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Chronic Pain Care for Indigenous Patients – Asynchronous Online Learning Module

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“Chronic Pain Care for Indigenous Patients” is an online asynchronous learning course intended to educate physicians on the provision of culturally-safer, trauma-informed chronic pain care for Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The course is organized into four section that cover the following content:
1) an overview of the historical and ongoing colonial policies and practices in Canada that impact the health of Indigenous Peoples and their experiences when accessing the healthcare system;
2) an introduction to chronic pain and approaches to pain care based on Western medical and Indigenous perspectives, including a patient-centred examination of the barriers that Indigenous patients face in accessing chronic pain care;
3) recommendations for providing high quality culturally-safer care to Indigenous individuals with chronic pain;
4) guidance for accessing supports when caring for Indigenous patients and resources for further learning.

The course incorporates interactive self-guided components throughout the content slides and includes opportunities to reinforce learning in the form of embedded case examples, reflection questions, and quizzes. Learners also have an opportunity to ask the course facilitator questions that are moderated and displayed, along with facilitator responses, on the learning platform.

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The 6th Annual Canadian Children, Youth and Communities (CCYC) Health In | Equity Conference

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Vernissage Health Program 2026

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Dialogue, along with mentorship, can be a powerful catalyst for
transformative learning experience for physicians who are assuming
leadership roles in health care. This is the central idea behind an DLSPH
Continuing Education offering called Vernissage Health™, a forum for
contemporary leadership development of emerging physician leaders in
health care.Vernissage Health™ brings together two leadership groups in a
small group environment for dialogue about leadership: alumni from DLSPH
embarking on careers in health leadership (emerging leaders) and
mid to late career leaders with established, successful leadership careers
across broad sectors in health (established leaders). The scope of
established leaders will include leaders from the private and public sectors –
consultants, public health agencies, hospitals, community care organizations,
advocacy and professional associations, and government. The offering includes a leadership
self assessment(Leadership Practice Inventory, EI and Character Strengths)
followed by a series of dialogue sessions, along with 1:1 mentorship coaching
sessions. Together, these offerings provide a unique opportunity for emerging
physician leaders to self-assess their leadership skills, share leadership experiences, and exchange
evidenced based concepts and ideas about leadership. Ultimately, this unique
experience will help impact and develop early career physician leaders who
can successfully navigate their careers and create positive change within
Canada’s health system.

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Planetary Health & Sustainable Care ECHO

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The Planetary Health & Sustainable Care ECHO offers a collaborative space for people in the Canadian healthcare sector to discuss, troubleshoot, and celebrate efforts to provide climate resilient and responsible care across settings and specialties.

The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model is an “all teach, all learn” training framework based on mentoring and peer support. The overarching objective is to share support, guidance, and feedback in service of the dissemination and implementation of good practices. As our collective understanding of the issues and opportunities related to climate change and health deepens, the ECHO format offer members of the healthcare community the support they need to navigate the nuances of sustainability work.

The Planetary Health & Sustainable Care ECHO (program) runs in cycles (~6-10 weeks) that involve weekly 1-hour virtual sessions. Each cycle (~2-4 cycles per year) focuses on a different theme and sub-topics, while each session features a topic of interest related to the cycle theme grounded by experts in the field and brought to life by case studies shared by participants. At this time, we do not repeat themes or topics. The ECHO engages a national cohort, serving a pan-Canadian audience: anyone in the Canadian healthcare community can join and is invited to all future cycles.

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Fundamentals of Mental Health Online Course (2026)

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One in five Canadians experiences a mental health problem in a given year. This five-module, self-directed online course explores basic concepts of mental health and mental illness. The prevalence of mental health problems in Canada, the risk and protective factors that influence mental health, and the links between mental health and the social determinants of health are explored.

The importance of creating a safe space for clients and developing a positive therapeutic relationship are discussed. Various treatments for common mental health challenges-including psychoeducation, lifestyle changes, medications and psychotherapy are described, and additional strategies to support clients and their families are explored.

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Managing Alcohol Use Problems Online Course 2026

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This course designed for physicians and other health care providers aims to enhance their knowledge and skills to more effectively identify, assess and treat people with alcohol use problems. Five self-directed, online modules explore the impact of alcohol use problems and the use of common pharmacotherapies and psychosocial treatments for alcohol use disorder.

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2026 META:PHI Webinar Series

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This monthly webinar series will feature a series of presentations from experts in different disciplines presenting on current topics in substance use health care. The target audience for this series is individuals who work with people who use substances in clinical settings such as primary care, rapid access addiction medicine (RAAM) clinics, withdrawal management, emergency care, and acute care, including clinicians, counselors, peer workers, and administrators.

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AIEC virtual colonography didactic and hands on training course

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This didactic and hands on training program aims to educate both novice and minimally experienced radiologists in the field of virtual colonoscopy. There is a detailed insight into the pathophysiology of colon cancer, the rationale for screening and the role that imaging plays in the paradigm for colon cancer. In addition to didactic content attendees are given one on one instruction in navigating the colon on a virtual platform. This is interwoven through all 3 days of the workshop.

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