Keywords: Medical Education
Advanced Imaging and Education Centre Cardiac Computed Tomography course
This intensive 5-day course is designed to provide a safe, focussed and in depth
comprehensive learning experience in Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT). The curriculum
format assumes no prior knowledge and will accommodate trainees with varying levels of
experience. Trainees will progress through the ample caseload at a comfortable pace aimed
at covering 50 cases of coronary calcium and 100 cases of cardiac CT covering a wide range
of pathology.
A unique educational environment has been created to provide state of the art facilities
for an optimal learning experience. This course is run by passionate and experienced cardiac
imagers with an extensive background in teaching cardiac imaging. The
purpose-built facility is set within a busy Academic Medical Imaging Department,
adjacent to two busy cardiac CT units (320 Multidetector CT), facilitating the viewing of
live cases during the course.
Hands-on training and comprehensive work station based case review using a systematic
method of 150
cases to include:
– Cardiac Anatomy
– Calcium score
– Post processing techniques
– CT Coronary angiography
-Coronary graft assessment
– Functional Assessment
– Non coronary cardiac findings
– CT Physics
– Radiation Dose
– Optimization of image quality
– Live Cardiac CT demonstration using Canon 320 CT
Credits (up to)
Certificate in Academic Family Medicine
The Certificate in Academic Family Medicine is designed to address the growing need for skilled educators and leaders in family medicine. The certificate is comprised of 3 courses that are established in our graduate studies programming at DFCM and Dalla Lana School of Public Health. The courses will help learners to expand family medicine expertise from a systems lens, build skills in teaching and learning in the health professions, and develop skills in a preferred scholarship domain, all of which highlight key components of academic family medicine as a discipline.
The target audience is family physicians.
The certificate goals include:
– Developing an evidence-based approach to teaching and learning.
– Promoting innovation and scholarship in primary care
– Growing Family Medicine leadership
The certificate requirements include:
1. Foundational coursework in Family Medicine: Social, Political, and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine Course
2. Foundational coursework in Teaching and Education: Interprofessional Applied Practical Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions (INTAPT) Course
3. Scholarship selective:
– Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making
OR
– Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care
OR
– Leading Improvement in the Quality of Health Care for Community Populations
4. Capstone Project
Duration: The program is completed in 12-18 months.
Credits (up to)
CPD Forum (2025-2026)
The CPD Forum is a collaborative space for everyone working in the field of continuing professional development and medical education more broadly. Whether your work involves program development, education consultation, accreditation, or professional services in the CPD ecosystem, this forum is designed to help you stay ahead of the curve with engaging webinars covering timely topics.
Each webinar features a thought-provoking presentation from an invited speaker, inviting dialogue around what’s new in program evaluation, artificial intelligence, accreditation best practices, and health equity research. Together, we’ll explore how these innovations shape our work as CPD professionals.
More than a webinar series, the CPD Forum is a space to connect with ideas, with colleagues, and with the future of our field. Registration is free, and all are welcome.
The program is a way to bring the U of T CPD community together.
The series dates are as follows:
Webinar #1: Monday, November 17, 2025 (12:00 – 1:00 pm ET)
Webinar #2: Monday, January 19, 2026 (12:00 – 1:00 pm ET)
Webinar #3: Monday, February 23, 2026 (12:00 – 1:00 pm ET)
Webinar #4: Monday, April 20, 2026 (12:00 – 1:00 pm ET)