University of Ottawa - Office of Continuing Professional Development

Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue
2025-06-12 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Date/Time: Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Location: Roger Guindon Hall, FoM – Room TBD
Facilitators: Dr. Hilary Writer
Target Audience: All faculty members at the FoM
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Registration fee:

Residents: $400
Registrants Affiliated with uOttawa, Faculty of Medicine: $500
Registrants Not Affiliated with uOttawa, Faculty of Medicine: $2,500

Deadline to register is May 8, 2025
Course description:
Crucial Conversations is a leadership course that teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics—at all levels of your organization. By learning how to speak and be heard (and encouraging others to do the same), you’ll begin to surface the best ideas, make the highest-quality decisions, and then act on your decisions with unity and commitment.
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

Allergy and Clinical Immunology Update for Primary Care
2025-09-19 | Sala San Marco, 215 Preston St, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 7R1, Canada
Allergy and Clinical Immunology Update for Primary Care
September 19, 2025
In person
Sala San Marco Conference Center
215 Preston St, Ottawa ON K1R 7R1
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Join us for a one-day, high-impact medical education conference focused on the latest advances in Allergy and Clinical Immunology tailored for primary care providers. This event will provide practical, evidence-based updates on the diagnosis, management, and referral of common allergic and immunologic conditions encountered in primary care. Expert speakers will address topics such as food allergies, asthma, atopic dermatitis, drug allergies, immunodeficiencies, and the evolving role of biologics. Through interactive sessions and case-based discussions, participants will gain valuable insights to enhance patient care and improve clinical outcomes.
ACCREDITATION
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 6.50 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 6.50 Mainpro+ credits.
OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course participants will be able to:

Apply current best practices in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of allergic and immunologic conditions across age groups, using evidence-informed strategies relevant to everyday clinical practice.
Enhance diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making by distinguishing between true allergic disease and common mimics, while recognizing when to initiate investigations or specialist referral.
Strengthen confidence in managing complex or evolving clinical scenarios through the application of updated guidelines, therapeutic advances, and critical appraisal of misinformation in allergy and immunology.

QUESTIONS?
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Endocrinology and Diabetes Update for Primary Care
2025-10-03 | St. Elias Conference Centre, 750 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Endocrinology and Diabetes Update for Primary Care
October 3, 2025
St. Elias Centre
750 Ridgewood Ave, Ottawa ON K1V 6N1
In person conference
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Professional Development and the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, TOH, are proud to offer this 1-day in person course in Endocrinology and Diabetes for primary care physicians. This popular course serves as a refresher of current guidelines and standards for the work-up and management of common endocrine disorders and diabetes therapies.
OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the educational activity, participants will be able to:

Outline approaches to diagnosing common endocrine disorders
Prescribe new therapies for diabetes and endocrine disorders
Identify patients who require specialized care by an endocrinologist etc.

QUESTIONS
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2025 Ottawa Curriculum for Perinatal Mental Health
2025-10-17 | The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4E9, Canada
2025 Ottawa Curriculum for Perinatal Mental Health
Friday, October 17, 2025
The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Amphitheatre
1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4E9
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Early bird registration ends September 19, 2025 – register early and save!

The University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the Department of Psychiatry are proud to present this 1/2-day hybrid course at The Ottawa Civic Hospital, Amphitheatre.

The focus of this year’s course is on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, with updates and clinical applications of the new Canadian Perinatal Mental Health guidelines. In live seminars, you will hear directly from perinatal mental health experts on how to identify, support, and treat pregnant and lactating individuals in today’s complex healthcare environment. The morning closes with a comprehensive panel of community resource providers to showcase their integral roles in the stepped care model. There will also be the opportunity to ask questions directly to perinatal psychiatrists.
This course will be of interest to ALL perinatal care providers, including obstetricians, family doctors, psychiatrists, midwives, nurses, doulas, social workers, occupational therapists, psychotherapists, lactation consultants, and learners.

Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.
*This symposium is available in English only*

2026 Mature Women’s Health Conference
2026-02-06 - 2026-02-07 | Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Drive, Ottawa, ON, K2K2W2, Canada
2026 Mature Women’s Health
February 6 & 7, 2026
Brookstreet Hotel, Kanata, ON
In person event
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Registration now OPEN!
This two-day academic conference is designed to provide family physicians and healthcare professionals with comprehensive, evidence-informed updates on the evolving landscape of mature women’s health. Through expert-led lectures, case-based discussions, and interdisciplinary dialogue, participants will explore current best practices and emerging research relevant to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of health concerns in women during midlife and beyond.
Sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator.
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

45th Annual Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference
2026-06-06 08:00 - 2026-06-09 17:00 UTC | Ontario
Save the Date!
45th Annual Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference
June 6th – 9th, 2026
Delta by Marriott St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre, St. John’s, Newfoundland
The Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a national organization of child and adolescent psychiatrists and other professionals in Canada, committed to advancing the mental health of children, youth and families through promotion of excellence in care, advocacy, education, research and collaboration with other professionals. Join us in June 2026 for our annual conference!
More information will be available soon! To be notified when registration opens, please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.
