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Illness Narratives and Patient Perspectives: Cultivating Deep Listening Skills
November 5-12, 2025The first step in better understanding stories of illness is to listen — and deep listening is an invaluable skill that can be developed with practice.
What does it mean to listen from a place of full presence? To be a witness to stories of suffering? The impact of deep listening in healthcare is profound: when patients feel truly heard, their experiences are validated, practitioners feel more connected to their patients, and opportunities for better care emerge.
When we learn how to listen, we can begin to identify different types of illness narratives and how to best respond to them with empathy, equanimity, and individualized care, as well as the space to sit with our own reactions.
In this workshop, we will explore what it means to really listen, and strengthen that muscle together in practice. Through close reading of literary and artistic texts, we will encounter different types of illness narratives from the patient perspective, seeing the patient as an expert in their experience and a collaborator in the healing process: key tenets of narrative-based medicine. We will also unpack what happens when we receive these stories of suffering.
This workshop also offers a supportive environment for empathic listening in which to write and share illness stories we have witnessed or our own personal illness narratives.
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5 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)5Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
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5 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 15American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
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5 credit or credits for European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC5European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC
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Illness Narratives and Patient Perspectives: Cultivating Deep Listening Skills
November 5-12, 2025The first step in better understanding stories of illness is to listen — and deep listening is an invaluable skill that can be developed with practice.
What does it mean to listen from a place of full presence? To be a witness to stories of suffering? The impact of deep listening in healthcare is profound: when patients feel truly heard, their experiences are validated, practitioners feel more connected to their patients, and opportunities for better care emerge.
When we learn how to listen, we can begin to identify different types of illness narratives and how to best respond to them with empathy, equanimity, and individualized care, as well as the space to sit with our own reactions.
In this workshop, we will explore what it means to really listen, and strengthen that muscle together in practice. Through close reading of literary and artistic texts, we will encounter different types of illness narratives from the patient perspective, seeing the patient as an expert in their experience and a collaborator in the healing process: key tenets of narrative-based medicine. We will also unpack what happens when we receive these stories of suffering.
This workshop also offers a supportive environment for empathic listening in which to write and share illness stories we have witnessed or our own personal illness narratives.
Credits (up to)
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5 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)5Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
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5 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 15American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
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5 credit or credits for European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC5European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC
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Food as Medicine 2025 Update – Weight of Change: The Interplay of Nutrition, New Medicine and Stigma in Obesity
November 13, 2025The Food as Medicine 2025 Update is a full day symposium for primary care providers and other medical professionals to learn about key nutrition topics to manage and prevent noncommunicable diseases in children and adults. The aim is to address the knowledge-gap in continuing medical education related to the role nutrition in patient care. The event includes 8 presentations and opportunity for participants to interact with speakers through audience polling and live panel discussions. This year's event is hybrid. Individuals online will be able to ask questions and participate in polling using an online polling software (e.g. Slido, Poll Everywhere).
Credits (up to)
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5 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)5Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
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5 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 15American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
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5 credit or credits for European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC5European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC
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Simulated Newsroom
November 13, 2025An interactive 3.5 hour workshop taught by top physician-journalists to rapidly develop participant skills to:
• advocate for populations that fall through the cracks
• produce engaging content to win hearts and minds
• strategize purposeful, effective public engagement and legislative advocacy
Participants develop competence that amplifies their ability to have impact through:
• interacting with the media to tell stories that have impact
• combating misinformation effectively across platforms and formats
• advocating within existing organizational and political structures
How do we do it?
• didactic teaching on the information ecosystem, building trust, and engaging the public
• large and small group discussion using exemplars
• numerous simulation exercises in which participants actively apply the concept of newsworthinessCredits (up to)
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2 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)2Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
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2 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 12American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
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Simulated Newsroom
November 13, 2025An interactive 3.5 hour workshop taught by top physician-journalists to rapidly develop participant skills to:
• advocate for populations that fall through the cracks
• produce engaging content to win hearts and minds
• strategize purposeful, effective public engagement and legislative advocacy
Participants develop competence that amplifies their ability to have impact through:
• interacting with the media to tell stories that have impact
• combating misinformation effectively across platforms and formats
• advocating within existing organizational and political structures
How do we do it?
• didactic teaching on the information ecosystem, building trust, and engaging the public
• large and small group discussion using exemplars
• numerous simulation exercises in which participants actively apply the concept of newsworthinessCredits (up to)
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2 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)2Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
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2 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 12American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
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Food as Medicine 2025 Update – Weight of Change: The Interplay of Nutrition, New Medicine and Stigma in Obesity
November 13, 2025The Food as Medicine 2025 Update is a full day symposium for primary care providers and other medical professionals to learn about key nutrition topics to manage and prevent noncommunicable diseases in children and adults. The aim is to address the knowledge-gap in continuing medical education related to the role nutrition in patient care. The event includes 8 presentations and opportunity for participants to interact with speakers through audience polling and live panel discussions. This year's event is hybrid. Individuals online will be able to ask questions and participate in polling using an online polling software (e.g. Slido, Poll Everywhere).
Credits (up to)
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5 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)5Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
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5 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 15American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
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5 credit or credits for European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC5European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC
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Allergy Update Conference
November 15, 2025Credits (up to)
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7.0 credit or credits for Royal College (RCPSC) Maintenance of Certification - Section 17.0Royal College (RCPSC) Maintenance of Certification - Section 1
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7.0 credit or credits for College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+® Certified Activity7.0College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+® Certified Activity
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2025 Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario Women’s Health CPD – Advancing Women’s Health: Equity, Evidence & Practice
November 15, 2025This program will strengthen participants’ ability to deliver culturally safe, evidence-based care for Black and other racialized women across the reproductive lifespan. Through a series of interactive, case-based sessions, participants will enhance their clinical knowledge and cultural competence in eight key areas: dermatologic care for richly melanated skin; comprehensive menopause management and menopause-related mental health; polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and cardiometabolic health; diagnosis and management of fibroids, endometriosis, and adenomyosis; HIV and sexual health including PrEP and PEP; cervical cancer prevention and screening; culturally safe communication and shared decision-making; and strategies for addressing structural barriers and anti-Black racism in women’s health. Designed for family physicians, gynecologists, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals, the curriculum supports practice improvement and better health outcomes, equipping participants with actionable strategies to advance equity and patient-centred care.
Credits (up to)
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6 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)6Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
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6 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 16American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
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6 credit or credits for European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC6European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC
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2025 Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario Women’s Health CPD – Advancing Women’s Health: Equity, Evidence & Practice
November 15, 2025This program will strengthen participants’ ability to deliver culturally safe, evidence-based care for Black and other racialized women across the reproductive lifespan. Through a series of interactive, case-based sessions, participants will enhance their clinical knowledge and cultural competence in eight key areas: dermatologic care for richly melanated skin; comprehensive menopause management and menopause-related mental health; polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and cardiometabolic health; diagnosis and management of fibroids, endometriosis, and adenomyosis; HIV and sexual health including PrEP and PEP; cervical cancer prevention and screening; culturally safe communication and shared decision-making; and strategies for addressing structural barriers and anti-Black racism in women’s health. Designed for family physicians, gynecologists, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals, the curriculum supports practice improvement and better health outcomes, equipping participants with actionable strategies to advance equity and patient-centred care.
Credits (up to)
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6 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)6Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
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6 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 16American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
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6 credit or credits for European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC6European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC
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Applied AI in Medicine: From Coding to Implementation
Oct. 17 - Nov. 16, 2025Artificial intelligence (AI) offers exciting prospects for future healthcare delivery. Deploying AI can help us improve medical consultations, design personalized treatment plans, and deliver precision medicine. We can implement AI in novel and ethical ways in order to build a healthcare system that works for the 21st century.
Designed as an intensive and interactive survey of AI in health and medical contexts, the Applied AI in Medicine: From Coding to Implementation certificate program will equip you with the necessary tools and knowledge to apply AI in your own field of expertise — whether that is in the hospital, clinic, or laboratory.
With a focus on applied learning through exercises and examples relevant to medicine, you will first learn about the different types of AI architectures, the ethics of AI in medicine, and opportunities for applied AI in medicine. You will then practice programming in Python and gain expertise with this essential language used to code AI applications. Finally, you will become familiar with the unique features of common Python libraries and use them to implement AI applications.