Digital Certificate
Leading and Influencing Change in CPD
October 22, 2026 - June 11, 2027
Advanced CPD Leadership Development is a certificate program designed to meet the needs of individuals who are responsible for promoting excellence, innovation, and change in continuing education initiatives for health professionals. This program specifically aims to build leadership capacity by providing participants with the necessary knowledge, tools and skills to lead continuing education initiatives for health professionals in today’s complex health care environment.
We’ll begin by exploring how the demands and forces of change in health care environments have created opportunities and challenges to continuing health education providers. Then, apply best practices in CPD and change management principles to overcome barriers to change and implement new initiatives. In addition, learn how to foster collaboration and expand CPD networks, promote innovation in CPD, and identify opportunities for scholarship.
Our past learners have remarked that this certificate program “reflected continuing education practices that are aspirational in [the] use of IPE, QI, and meeting the needs of learning” and appreciated the level of quality and interactivity. Ready to join this community of leaders and change makers? Join us and lead innovation in CPD for health professionals.
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Agent and Advocate for Change
LEADS in a Caring Environment; Adaptability, Flexibility and Responsiveness; Structural Competencies (Anti-racism/ Anti-Oppression); Wellness.
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Evidence-Informed CPD
Technology and Data-Enhanced CPD; CPD Best Practices; Innovations; Health Outcomes.
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Partnerships and Collaboration
Patient Engagement and Involvement; Continuing Interprofessional Education; Entrepreneurship.
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Integration with Systems
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Professional Standards.
Program Co-Directors
As a previous participant, I am excited to join Advanced CPD Leadership Development as a program co-director this year. I've spent the last 15 years leading CPD programming in a hospital setting and look forward to sharing my experience fostering professional growth, innovation, and impact in CPD while ensuring long-term sustainability of programming.
Asha Maharaj MBA, FSACME
Director, Community and Continuing Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Join a growing community of CPD leaders and take the next step in your professional development. Advanced CPD Leadership Development equips participants with the skills to lead change, drive innovation, and become eligible for the CPC(HC) credential from the Coalition for Physician Learning Practice Improvement.
Suzan Schneeweiss MD, MEd, FRCPC, CPC(HC)
Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Temerty Medicine, University of Toronto
CPD has the power to transform our health system and ensure that patients receive the high-quality care they need and deserve. This program is committed to supporting emerging and experienced leaders to take on new challenges, find creative, evidence-based solutions and create lasting networks of colleagues and experts they can rely on throughout their CPD journey.
David Wiljer PhD, CPC(HC), FSACME, FAACE
Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Medicine, University of Toronto
Program Audience
This certificate program is designed for professionals who are:
- Engaged in continuing health education, knowledge translation, patient safety, quality improvement, performance improvement initiatives, or health policy
- Interested in promoting excellence, innovation, change, and scholarship in CPD for health professionals
- Considering career advancement within CPD
Learning Objectives
- Equip participants with the skills to lead and advocate for meaningful change within their organizations and communities
- Encourage the use of evidence-based practices, leverage technology and data, and drive innovation in CPD to improve health outcomes and professional growth.
- Facilitate strategies for meaningful patient engagement, interprofessional education, and entrepreneurial thinking to improve collaboration and drive positive change in healthcare.
- Develop leaders' ability to apply tools for quality improvement, patient safety, implementation science, and effective knowledge translation to ensure best practices are integrated into CPD
Here's what program alumni have enjoyed most about Advanced CPD Leadership Development:
I was amazed at the level of expertise the guest speakers brought to each session. It was an honour to learn from these experts and the people I met through the program. Seeing how people within the sector are encountering similar challenges and looking for new ideas brought a sense of comfort that I was part of a professional community. This also made it easier to build partnerships across CPD and continue these relationships long after the program finished.
Aamna Ashraf
Senior Manager, Health Equity, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Certified Professional in CPD (Healthcare) Credential
Demonstrate Your Achievement and Leadership in CPD.
Awarded by the Coalition for Physician Learning and Practice Improvement, the Certified Professional in CPD (Healthcare) credential recognizes the achievement of professionals engaged in the discipline of CPD as leaders, program developers, researchers, and administrators.
When you obtain the CPC(HC), you join a community of like-minded individuals committed to furthering the discipline of CPD across Canada and around the world.
Completion of both Leading & Influencing Change in CPD and CPD Foundations offers one route to the CPC(HC).
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