University of Ottawa - Office of Continuing Professional Development

2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series: Considerations for the Primary Care Provider Following Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
2025-01-13 12:00 - 13:15 UTC | ON
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2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series
January 13 | January 27 | February 10 | March 3 | March 24 2025
12:00PM – 1:15PM Eastern Time Zone
The Office of CPD and the Ottawa Hospital’s Division of Rheumatology has put together a series of webinars for family physicians focusing on Rheumatology.  The Webinar series clarifies the rheumatology referral process, provides information on community-based resources for arthritis care, and outlines when to order common rheumatology labs and how to interpret their results. The Webinar series will incorporates participant questions (collected before each session) related to the topic presented to ensure each presentation is as relevant and useful to the audience as possible. The format will be a didactic presentation using case-based scenarios followed by a question-and-answer period.
Register for the full series or individual sessions!
Early Bird Deadline: December 16, 2024

Full Series Early Bird Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $120 +HST
Full Series Early Bird Rates Resident: $80 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $165 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Resident: $100 +HST
Individual Sessions: $50 +HST

Session Schedule

Monday, January 13, 2025
Considerations for the Primary Care Provider Following Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Dr. Elliot Hepworth
Monday, January 27, 2025
Who, What, When, and How to Refer to Rheumatology
Dr. Julie D’Aoust
Monday, February 10, 2025
Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases: A Primary Care Physician’s Primer on Sys-temic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Sjogren’s Syndrome
Dr. Maysoon Eldoma
Monday, March 3, 2025
Diagnosis and Evidence-based Management of Gout in Primary Care
Dr. Priyanka Chandratre
March 24, 2025
Diagnosis and Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Dr. Raymond Chu

Questions?
Please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator, Event Management

Foundations of Leadership for Clinicians
2025-01-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-27 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-24 09:00 - 16:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
PHASE 1 Foundations of Leadership for Clinicians – Winter/Spring 2025

Target Audience: All faculty members from the Faculty of Medicine
Speaker: Mr. Ayoub Chobah
Location: in person at the FoM – Roger Guindon Hall – Room TBD
Price: $400 Early Bird deadline ends December 19, 2024 (course value is $3000 – 80% discount)
$600 December 20, 2024 to January 16, 2025 – included all materials and lunch
(formerly known as Essentials for Academic Leadership)
*This course is offered in English only
Thursday January 23, 2025 from 8:30AM to 3:30PM
Thursday March 27, 2025 from 8:30AM to 3:30PM
Thursday April 24, 2025 from 8:30AM to 3:30PM
Thursday May 15, 2025 from 8:30AM to 3:30PM
Thursday May 29, 2025 from 8:30AM to 3:30PM
Cancellation Policy: Refunds less $75 administrative charge will be issued for cancellations received in writing by January 16, 2025. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after that date.
Course Description:
Foundations of Leadership is a series of 5 workshops aimed at providing clinicians and non-clinicians with tools to successfully lead and manage teams.
Participants will develop an understanding and skills of how to:

Lead a process rather than manage it
Manage various types of team members effectively and deal with conflict
Get the most out of team members and keep them motivated
Introduce and manage change

Participants will also be apprised of legal implications and emerging trends as it relates to managing team members. Completion of the program will be acknowledged by a certificate in leadership from the Office of Continuing Professional Development.
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series: Who, What, When, and How to Refer to Rheumatology
2025-01-27 12:00 - 13:15 | ON
Register now!
2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series
January 13 | January 27 | February 10 | March 3 | March 24 2025
12:00PM – 1:15PM Eastern Time Zone
The Office of CPD and the Ottawa Hospital’s Division of Rheumatology has put together a series of webinars for family physicians focusing on Rheumatology.  The Webinar series clarifies the rheumatology referral process, provides information on community-based resources for arthritis care, and outlines when to order common rheumatology labs and how to interpret their results. The Webinar series will incorporates participant questions (collected before each session) related to the topic presented to ensure each presentation is as relevant and useful to the audience as possible. The format will be a didactic presentation using case-based scenarios followed by a question-and-answer period.
Register for the full series or individual sessions!
Early Bird Deadline: December 16, 2024

Full Series Early Bird Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $120 +HST
Full Series Early Bird Rates Resident: $80 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $165 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Resident: $100 +HST
Individual Sessions: $50 +HST

Session Schedule

Monday, January 27, 2025
Who, What, When, and How to Refer to Rheumatology
Dr. Julie D’Aoust
Monday, February 10, 2025
Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases: A Primary Care Physician’s Primer on Sys-temic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Sjogren’s Syndrome
Dr. Maysoon Eldoma
Monday, March 3, 2025
Diagnosis and Evidence-based Management of Gout in Primary Care
Dr. Priyanka Chandratre
March 24, 2025
Diagnosis and Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Dr. Raymond Chu

Questions?
Please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator, Event Management

Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society's Resident Course
2025-01-30 - 2025-02-01 | ON
Register today!
January 30 – February 1, 2025
Course Website
Registration Fees – Register Now!
Register by December 20, 2024 and save!

Early Bird Rate (PGY 3, 4, 5 and Upper Extremity Fellows): $225 +HST
Standard Rate (PGY 3, 4, 5 and Upper Extremity Fellows): $260 +HST

Your registration fee includes three days of exceptional CME activities, including access to the surgical skills labs and a ticket to the CSES Course Reception and Dinner, taking place January 30, 2025.
Course Highlights*
20+ Expert Faculty Instructors
Small Group Case Based Interactive Sessions
4 Hands on Labs:

Elbow Arthroscopy
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Shoulder Arthroplasty
Ultrasound Guided Injections

Course Location
University of Ottawa, Skills and Simulation Centre (725 Parkdale Ave, 1st Floor, Ottawa)
A daily shuttle from the Lord Elgin Hotel to/from the University of Ottawa, Skills and Simulation Centre will be available to all attendees.
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 3.50 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

This event is an Accredited Simulation Activity (Section 3) 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 9.00 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

This event is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) 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 9.00 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Accommodations
A block of rooms has been set aside at the Lord Elgin Hotel (100 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5K8), located in the heart of downtown Ottawa. A daily shuttle from the Lord Elgin Hotel to/from the University of Ottawa, Skills and Simulation Centre will be available to all attendees.
To book your room, click here or contact the Lord Elgin directly (1-800-267-4298 / groups@lordelgin.ca) and quote the details below to make your reservation. Guest room rates start at $205/night and must be booked by December 30, 2024 to receive the group rate.

Booking code: 5150646
Booking name: CSES Resident Course 2025

Crucial Series: Getting Things Done
2025-02-05 08:30 - 16:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Getting Things Done – 1 day course
Wednesday February 5, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Deadline to register is February 2, 2025
Target Audience: All faculty members from the Faculty of Medicine
Speaker: Ms. Sara Munroe
Location: in person at the FoM, Roger Guindon Hall, Room TBD
Register now!
Learn more
Ces cours et le formulaire d’inscription sont en Anglais seulement.
Price:

Residents: $400 per course or $800 for all three courses ($6,700 savings!)
Registrants Affiliated with uOttawa, Faculty of Medicine: $500 per course or $1,000 for all three courses ($6,500 in savings!)
Registrants Not Affiliated with uOttawa, Faculty of Medicine: $2,500 per course or $5,000 for all three courses ($2,500 in savings!

Fees include all materials and lunch.
The Getting Things Done® (GTD®) methodology was developed 30 years ago by New York Times bestselling author David Allen. The course teaches skills to manage the constant flow of requests, tasks, and interruptions people face at all levels of the organization. By learning how to capture, clarify, and organize incoming requests, people are more likely to make strategic decisions about where to invest their time and energy, focus on the right priorities, and prevent critical projects from slipping. When used consistently and collectively, GTD skills also give teams a “way of working” for improved results. The in-person experience of Getting Things Done is an engaging classroom course rich with peer discussion, real-time practice, and group support and coaching. Delivered in one day, this in-person course offers the best in traditional learning and development.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds less $75 administrative charge will be issued for cancellations received in writing by February 2, 2025. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after that date.
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

Lower and Upper Canada Anesthesia Symposium
2025-02-07 - 2025-02-09 | The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N9H4
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February 7-9, 2025
Westin Ottawa Hotel (11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario)
Symposium Website
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This year’s edition of LUCAS promises to again deliver focused, practical, clinically relevant anesthesia topics and will take place at The Westin Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. After another successful hybrid program last year, we are pleased to once again offer the program in a hybrid format, for those who are unable to travel to attend in-person. The conference will take place February 8th and 9th, with our Regional Workshop and our new Crisis Resource Management (HIFI) Simulation Half-Day Session will be taking place Friday February 7th. LUCAS again promises to offer incredible value for Anesthesiology Continuing Professional Development.
Questions?
Please contact Kassaundra Richards, Lead Coordinator, 2025 Lower and Upper Canada Anesthesia Symposium

2025 University of Ottawa Simulation-Based ECT Course for Practitioners
2025-02-09 07:30 - 17:30 | University of Ottawa Skills & Simulation Centre
Registration Now Open! Elevate Your ECT Skills with Cutting-Edge Training!
Experience a simulation-based ECT course, scientifically proven to boost your skills, knowledge, and confidence more effectively than traditional methods. Join us for dynamic, hands-on sessions led by top experts in the field.
Founded by Dr. Kiran Rabheru, this is the first simulation-based ECT course proven to increase skills, knowledge and confidence for ECT practitioners in a randomized-controlled trial compared to traditional training methods. (J ECT 2013, 29(4):291-6) The Ottawa Hospital and the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre deliver world-class care to their patients every day in affiliation with the University of Ottawa. Together, they work collaboratively to ensure a high standard of patient safety by training health-care providers such as physicians and nurses through education and research
Course Website
February 9, 2025
In person course
University of Ottawa, Skills and Simulation Centre (725 Parkdale Ave, 1st Floor, Ottawa, ON K1Y4E9)
Register now!
Questions?
Please contact Kaitlin Moberg kmoberg@uottawa.ca, Lead coordinator, ECT Course 2025

2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series: Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases: A Primary Care Physician’s Primer on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Sjogren’s Syndrome
2025-02-10 12:00 - 13:15 | ON
Register now!
2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series
January 13 | January 27 | February 10 | March 3 | March 24 2025
12:00PM – 1:15PM Eastern Time Zone
The Office of CPD and the Ottawa Hospital’s Division of Rheumatology has put together a series of webinars for family physicians focusing on Rheumatology.  The Webinar series clarifies the rheumatology referral process, provides information on community-based resources for arthritis care, and outlines when to order common rheumatology labs and how to interpret their results. The Webinar series will incorporates participant questions (collected before each session) related to the topic presented to ensure each presentation is as relevant and useful to the audience as possible. The format will be a didactic presentation using case-based scenarios followed by a question-and-answer period.
Register for the full series or individual sessions!
Early Bird Deadline: December 16, 2024

Full Series Early Bird Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $120 +HST
Full Series Early Bird Rates Resident: $80 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $165 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Resident: $100 +HST
Individual Sessions: $50 +HST

Session Schedule

Monday, February 10, 2025
Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases: A Primary Care Physician’s Primer on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Sjogren’s Syndrome
Dr. Maysoon Eldoma
Monday, March 3, 2025
Diagnosis and Evidence-based Management of Gout in Primary Care
Dr. Priyanka Chandratre
March 24, 2025
Diagnosis and Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Dr. Raymond Chu

Questions?
Please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator, Event Management

Choice and Partnership Approach 3rd International Virtual Conference
2025-02-18 - 2025-02-19 | Virtual Program
Virtual Conference
February 18-19, 2025 Canada/Europe
February 19-20, 2025 Australia/New Zealand
Register now!
Visit our website
Submit your contribution
Important Dates
Call for Contribution Opens: October 9, 2024
Call for Contributions Closes: November 15, 2024
Notification of Acceptances: December 11, 2024
Join us virtually! The 3rd International CAPA conference will offer mental health teams that use – or are curious about – the CAPA model, a space to discuss ideas and practice experience in their work with children, youth, and families. We recognize that the lived experiences of children, youth, and their caregivers are crucial to shaping meaningful discussions and learning. We invite youth and caregivers to actively participate, as their insights will greatly enrich our shared journey. Together, we aim to build a supportive global community and advance excellence in mental health care.
Questions? Please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator, Choice and Partnership Approach 3rd International Virtual Conference

2025 Women's Health Update
2025-02-28 | Infinity Centre, 2901 Gibford Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 2L9, Canada
Join us for an empowering 1-day conference dedicated to women’s health – register now!
Designed especially for family physicians and healthcare professionals, this event will dive deep into the latest insights and cutting-edge approaches to women’s health, spanning from the needs of young women to those of mature women. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your expertise and connect with leaders in the field who are passionate about advancing care for women at every stage of life.
February 28, 2025
In Person
Infinity Centre (2901 Gibford Dr, Ottawa)
Visit event website
Register now!
Sponsorship Opportunities
By the end of this conference, participants should be able to:
Implement up-to-date evidence on diagnosis, prevention and management of common women’s health concerns (including gynecologic and non-gynecologic areas); Discuss management/practice strategies in areas where evidence is scant; Connect women’s health specialists in the Ottawa region and facilitate networking amongst like-minded practitioners.

Register before August 31, 2024 and save with our “Super Early Bird” pricing!
Early bird pricing closes on January 24, 2025
Registration closes on February 25, 2025. Onsite registration will be available, should space permit.

Questions?
Please contact Kaitlin Moberg, Lead Coordinator, 2025 Women’s Health Update

2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series: Diagnosis and Evidence-based Management of Gout in Primary Care
2025-03-03 12:00 - 13:15 | ON
Register now!
2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series
January 13 | January 27 | February 10 | March 3 | March 24 2025
12:00PM – 1:15PM Eastern Time Zone
The Office of CPD and the Ottawa Hospital’s Division of Rheumatology has put together a series of webinars for family physicians focusing on Rheumatology.  The Webinar series clarifies the rheumatology referral process, provides information on community-based resources for arthritis care, and outlines when to order common rheumatology labs and how to interpret their results. The Webinar series will incorporates participant questions (collected before each session) related to the topic presented to ensure each presentation is as relevant and useful to the audience as possible. The format will be a didactic presentation using case-based scenarios followed by a question-and-answer period.
Register for the full series or individual sessions!
Early Bird Deadline: December 16, 2024

Full Series Early Bird Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $120 +HST
Full Series Early Bird Rates Resident: $80 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $165 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Resident: $100 +HST
Individual Sessions: $50 +HST

Session Schedule

Monday, March 3, 2025
Diagnosis and Evidence-based Management of Gout in Primary Care
Dr. Priyanka Chandratre
March 24, 2025
Diagnosis and Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Dr. Raymond Chu

Questions?
Please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator, Event Management

Mini Medical School - Spring Series
2025-03-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-24 18:00 - 20:00 | The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4E9, Canada
March 20, 2025 – April 24, 2025
Thursday evenings from 6 :00pm -8 :00PM
The Ottawa Hospital – Norman Paterson Amphitheatre
1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9
*this event is offered in English only*
Register now!
Learn more!
Mini-Medical School is a popular and ever-growing concept being offered all over Canada and the United States for the public. It is an innovative and entertaining series of lectures on medicine and health that are ‘just like going to medical school’ (but without the long hours and hard work!). You won’t get a license to practice medicine, but you will learn a tremendous amount and leave a more educated consumer of the health care system.
The University of Ottawa launched this program in 2004 and over 2200 people have now “graduated” from our Mini Medical School.
Each series is designed to stimulate and satiate your curiosity about the human body and the many health issues we face as a society. It combines the basic sciences (anatomy, physiology) with clinical cases in each lecture so participants can experience ‘being a doctor’.
Come and join our expert presenters as they highlight their expertise in their informative and entertaining lectures.
Questions? Please contact Janine Smith, Lead Coordinator, Mini Medical School.

2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series: Diagnosis and Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
2025-03-24 12:00 - 13:15 | ON
Register now!
2025 Rheumatology for Primary Care Webinar Series
January 13 | January 27 | February 10 | March 3 | March 24 2025
12:00PM – 1:15PM Eastern Time Zone
The Office of CPD and the Ottawa Hospital’s Division of Rheumatology has put together a series of webinars for family physicians focusing on Rheumatology.  The Webinar series clarifies the rheumatology referral process, provides information on community-based resources for arthritis care, and outlines when to order common rheumatology labs and how to interpret their results. The Webinar series will incorporates participant questions (collected before each session) related to the topic presented to ensure each presentation is as relevant and useful to the audience as possible. The format will be a didactic presentation using case-based scenarios followed by a question-and-answer period.
Register for the full series or individual sessions!
Early Bird Deadline: December 16, 2024

Full Series Early Bird Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $120 +HST
Full Series Early Bird Rates Resident: $80 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Physician and Other Healthcare Professionals: $165 +HST
Full Series Regular Rates Resident: $100 +HST
Individual Sessions: $50 +HST

Session Schedule

March 24, 2025
Diagnosis and Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Dr. Raymond Chu

Questions?
Please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator, Event Management

Ethics Symposium
2025-03-28 | Perley Health, Perley Health, 1750 Russell Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 5Z6, Canada
Friday March 28, 2025
In person
Perley Health (1750 Russell Rd, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z6)
Learn more!
Register TODAY!
This course will bring together interdisciplinary perspectives to explore moral distress in healthcare, examining its impact on providers, patients, and organizations.
Participants will engage with real-world cases to identify sources of moral distress, focusing on the interplay between ethical challenges, systemic inequities, provider roles, and organizational dynamics. Through presentations and interactive discussions, the course fosters a deeper understanding of how moral distress affects healthcare environments and explores strategies to build moral resilience and promote a culture of ethical integrity that supports both individual and collective well-being.
Questions? Please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator of the 2025 Ethics Symposium.

Crucial Conversations for Accountability – 2 day course
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-17, 2025-04-03, 2025-04-17 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Crucial Conversations for Accountability – 2 day course
Thursdays April 3 and 17, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Deadline to register is March 31, 2025
Target Audience: All faculty members from the Faculty of Medicine
Speaker: Ms. Sara Munroe
Location: in person at the FoM, Roger Guindon Hall, Room TBD
Register now!
Learn more
Ces cours et le formulaire d’inscription sont en Anglais seulement.
Price (Fees include all materials and lunch)

Residents: $400 per course or $800 for all three courses ($6,700 savings!)
Registrants Affiliated with uOttawa, Faculty of Medicine: $500 per course or $1,000 for all three courses ($6,500 in savings!)
Registrants Not Affiliated with uOttawa, Faculty of Medicine: $2,500 per course or $5,000 for all three courses ($2,500 in savings!)

Cancellation Policy: Refunds less $75 administrative charge will be issued for cancellations received in writing by March 31, 2025. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after that date.

Course Description:
MANAGING PERFORMANCE IS MORE THAN A PROCESS—IT’S ABOUT PEOPLE – Sure, there are fancy software and tools to make performance management seamless and easy. But any manager who’s struggled to close a significant performance gap or anyone who has ever walked out of an annual review feeling like they’ve just been processed rather than prioritized knows there’s nothing easy about it. Deflated and disenchanted people don’t improve, and neither do results. In reality, performance management is about addressing your people’s behavior routinely and consistently. It’s about candidly coaching through challenges and holding people accountable for lapses in behavior. It’s about identifying goals, fast-tracking careers, and in the process, improving your bottom line. These are communication skills—the difficult kind that may not come naturally, but when learned, mean the difference between managing people and managing process. The good news is these accountability skills are replicable and learnable. We’re all just a few crucial skills away from learning how to manage people and performance daily and directly.
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

74th Annual Refresher Course for Family Physicians
2025-04-10 - 2025-04-11 | Infinity Centre, 2901 Gibford Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 2L9, Canada
74th Annual Refresher Course for Family Physicians
April 10 – 11, 2025
Partial Hybrid Event | Infinity Convention Centre, Ottawa Ontario
12.50 Mainpro+ Credits
12.50 RCPSC Section 1 Hours
Registration is live! Click here to register today!
Early bird deadline: March 7, 2025
This comprehensive course is designed to provide family physicians and other health-care providers with relevant and recent information about approaches to the diagnosis and management of conditions across the breadth of family medicine in both rural and urban settings. Each day consists of a combination of lectures and workshop sessions designed specifically for family physicians and healthcare providers which allows course attendees to customize their learning experience.
To learn more please visit our website.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Questions? Please contact Laura Darbon, Lead Coordinator of the Annual Refresher Course for Family Physicians

MAiD 2025 - Building Bridges
2025-05-01 - 2025-05-03 | Sheraton Wall Centre, 1000 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2R9, Canada
MAiD 2025 – Weathering Change May 1-3, 2025 Sheraton Wall Centre Vancouver, BC 12.75 CFPC Mainpro+ Credits 12.75 RCPSC Section 1 Hours View Conference Details Register Now!
Course Description Hosted by the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers, MAiD2025 will provide you with a high quality learning and development experience alongside MAiD experts in Canada.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and experience MAiD2025 — Canada’s only annual conference serving the diversity of professionals in MAiD!

ATTEND two days of sessions with experts and top-notch speakers and additional pre-conference sessions
NETWORK with colleagues and experts in MAiD
DISCOVER new and helpful resources in person and virtually
EXPAND your network, learn something new, and be inspired

Questions? Please contact Kaitlin Moberg, Lead Coordinator, MAiD 2025

COFAS Foot and Ankle Cadaver Course
2025-05-04 | ON
COFAS Foot and Ankle Cadaver Course
May 4, 2025
University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre
725 Parkdale Ave, 1st Floor, Ottawa, Ontario
REGISTER NOW!
Join us May 4, 2025 at the University of Ottawa, Skills and Simulation Centre for the COFAS Foot and Ankle Cadaver Course.
The Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (COFAS) was formed in June of 2002 at the combined meeting of the Canadian and American Orthopaedic Associations. Since then, COFAS has fostered numerous initiatives related to education, research and advocacy related to surgical foot and ankle care.
REGISTRATION FEES
Space is limited, register early to secure your spot – register now!

Physician Rate: $250 +HST
Resident/Fellow Rate: $25 +HST

Your registration includes an invitation to the COFAS Foot and Ankle Course Dinner, taking place May 3, 2025 at 8:30PM. Online registration closes April 30, 2025. Onsite registration will be available, should space permit.
Questions?
Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.
*this course is available in English only

The Canadian Dizziness Symposium 2025
2025-05-05 | Vancouver General Hospital, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
May 5, 2025
Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia
In person event
6.25 CFPC Mainpro+ credits
6.25 RCPSC Section 1 Hours
Register Today!
Learn More
Sponsorship Opportunities
Patients presenting with dizziness are challenging, whether this is acute or chronic, in the clinic or the emergency department. Dizzy patients are difficult to diagnose and manage for all clinicians, from primary care to specialists and other allied health professionals. This 1-day symposium will provide participants with a solid foundation of clinical knowledge and skills used to diagnose and treat patients with dizziness through a combination of didactic teaching, case-based learning, and clinical skills workshops.
REGISTRATION FEES – Register now!
Early Bird Deadline: April 4, 2025

Registration Type
Fee

Physician Early Bird
$360+HST

Physician Regular
$410+HST

Physician Onsite
$435+HST

Allied Healthcare Professional Early Bird
$325+HST

Allied Healthcare Professional Regular
$375+HST

Allied Healthcare Professional Onsite
$400+HST

Resident Early Bird
$325+HST

Resident Regular
$375+HST

Resident Onsite
$400+HST

Student Early Bird
$105+HST

Student Regular
$155+HST

Student Onsite
$180+HST

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 6.25 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 6.25 Mainpro+ credits.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Laura Darbon, Lead Coordinator, The Dizziness Symposium
*Ce programme est offert en anglais uniquement*

Crucial Influencer – 1 day course
2025-05-14 08:30 - 16:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Crucial Influencer – 1 day course
Target Audience: All faculty members from the Faculty of Medicine
Speaker: Ms. Sara Munroe
Location: in person at the FoM, Roger Guindon Hall, Room TBD
Wednesday May 14, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Deadline to register May 11, 2025
Register now!
Learn more
Ces cours et le formulaire d’inscription sont en Anglais seulement.
Price:

Residents: $400 per course or $800 for all three courses ($6,700 savings!)
Registrants Affiliated with uOttawa, Faculty of Medicine: $500 per course or $1,000 for all three courses ($6,500 in savings!)
Registrants Not Affiliated with uOttawa, Faculty of Medicine: $2,500 per course or $5,000 for all three courses ($2,500 in savings!

Fees include all materials and lunch.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds less $75 administrative charge will be issued for cancellations received in writing by May 11, 2025. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after that date.
Course Description:
THE NEW SCIENCE OF LEADERSHIP: When facing persistent, resistant challenges, leaders often surrender to poor results or invest in change efforts that waste time and resources. And yet it’s possible to influence behavior with surprisingly predictable success. For the past thirty years, we’ve studied leaders with a proven ability to influence rapid, profound and sustainable change. And here’s what we know: human behavior is grounded in six sources of influence. Effective leaders know how to leverage and apply these sources to influence real results. Influencer goes beyond corporate perks and charismatic personalities to teach a method for changing ingrained human behavior. Leaders learn how to achieve better results by changing human habits that are extraordinarily difficult to alter—especially those that mire down teams and organizations. Drawing on the skills of the world’s best change agents and five decades of social-science research, Influencer teaches why people do what they do and how to help them act differently.
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

Update in Dermatology
2025-05-15 | ON
Update in Dermatology
May 15, 2025
The Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Hybrid Conference
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Early bird registration ends April 25, 2024 – register early and save!
The University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Professional Development and the University of Ottawa, Division of Dermatology are proud to offer the 1-day course in Dermatology for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, residents and other interested primary care providers. This course will provide education in dermatology focusing on practical diagnosis and management. There will also be updates on the latest dermatology treatment options and newest discoveries in patient care. The speakers are drawn from the teaching faculty of the University of Ottawa Division of Dermatology and Community Dermatologists.
Questions? Please contact Kassaundra Black, Lead Coordinator.
*This course is offered in English only
