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)
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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 UTC | Ontario
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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, 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 | Ontario
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

Foundations of Leadership for Clinicians
2025-03-27 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-24 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-15 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-29 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.

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)
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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 | Ontario
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 | Ontario
Update in Dermatology
May 15, 2025
The Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
Hybrid Conference
Register now!
View Course Program and Learn more
Sponsorship Opportunities
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

The Ottawa Hospital's Biennial HIV Updates 2025
2025-05-22 18:30 - 21:00 | The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N9H4
The Ottawa Hospital’s Biennial HIV Updates 2025
May 22, 2025 | 18:00- 21:00 EST
The Westin Hotel, Ontario Room
11 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa
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There is no registration fee to attend this conference.
This course is intended to provide family physicians and other health-care providers with relevant and recent information about approaches to HIV prevention and the management of patients who are living with HIV. This course is a 3-hour event and consists of 4 presentations tailored towards family physicians, pharmacists and nurses. The presenters are experienced HIV Specialists who currently work in The Division of Infectious Diseases at The Ottawa Hospital.
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 2.0 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 2.0 Mainpro+ credits.

15th Symposium on Joint Preserving and Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hip: Hip Instability - A Consensus Meeting
2025-06-05 - 2025-06-07 | Hotel Le Concorde, 1225 Cours du Général-de Montcalm, Québec, Québec, G1R 4W6, Canada
15th Symposium on Joint Preserving and Minimally Invasive Surgery of the HipHip Instability – A Consensus MeetingJune 5-7, 2025 | In personHôtel Le Concorde (1225 Cours du Général-de Montcalm, Québec, QC)Register Now!View program or learn more!Sponsorship opportunities
The University of Ottawa, Division of Orthopaedics is proud to offer the 15th Symposium on Joint Preserving and Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hip to be held June 5-7, 2025 in historical Québec City, Canada. We have developed a 2 1⁄2 days symposium dedicated to a scientific and practice oriented discussion of current topics and controversies in treating the young adult with hip pain. The 2025 program will cover varying topics, including hip arthroscopy, femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) / dysplasia, hip resurfacing, less invasive hip replacement surgery, as well as expert panels to discuss controversies of out patient joint replacement, dual mobility, resurfacing and large ceramic heads.
Overall Learning Objectives By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

Explain Differential Diagnosis and essential imaging of the painful pre-arthritic hip
Discuss current indications and results of osteotomies about the hip
Formulate a treatment algorithm for labral tears
Discuss the principles of hip arthroscopy
Explain techniques of labral repair as well as capsular management
Explain indications for new surgical approaches as well as their impact on rapid recovery programs
Explain investigation of the painful metal on metal total hip
Recognize the clinical indications for various implant designs for both primary and revision hip surgery.

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 17.25 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications
Live educational activities recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) are deemed by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) eligible for ECMEC®.
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.
*This symposium is available in English only*

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
Register now
Learn more!
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.

The 2nd annual Ottawa SIMposium
2025-06-20 | uOttawa Skills and Simulation Centre, 725 Parkdale Ave, 1st Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K0A1X0, Canada
The 2nd annual Ottawa SIMposium
June 20, 2025
uOttawa Skills and Simulation Centre
In person event
Learn more!
Register now!
Designed for healthcare professionals, educators and those with a general interest in healthcare simulation activities, this one day event will explore the latest innovations in simulation-based education, system design, and clinical training.
Through expert-led discussions, attendees will engage in interprofessional collaboration, discover cutting-edge simulation technologies and methodologies, and gain valuable insights into best practices for integrating simulation into healthcare
education.
We are excited to welcome a diverse audience of healthcare professionals from Ottawa and beyond, all dedicated to leveraging simulation to improve education, safety, and system performance.
Deadline to register: June 17 2025, 11:59PM (EST)
ACCREDITATION
This activity has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 5.75 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits.
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 5.75 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

7th North American Aortic Valve Repair Symposium (AVRS) Masterclass
2025-09-05 - 2025-09-06 | Ontario
7th North American Aortic Valve Repair Symposium (AVRS) Masterclass
September 5-6, 2025
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Register now!
View Program or Learn More
About the Masterclass
The 7th North American Aortic Valve Repair Symposium (AVRS) Masterclass is a two-day conference providing an immersive experience in all aspects of aortic valve reconstructive surgery, including aortic valve repair and the Ross procedure. The program includes live surgical cases with review and discussion of preoperative imaging, detailed intraoperative valve analysis, and covers the spectrum of surgical repair techniques. International experts in aortic valve surgery will describe repair techniques, highlight outcomes, and identify areas for improvement. In addition to live cases, the program includes videos of surgical procedures, presentation of clinical data and outcomes, panel discussion with experts in the field, as well as hands-on and interactive sessions.
Target Audience
This conference has been designed for cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, residents and fellows with an interest in aortic valve repair as well as other members of the care team.
Accreditation Statement
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 14.25 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology, Royal College MOC Section 1 credits are deemed to be substantively equivalent to EBAC CPD credits.
Live educational activities recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) are deemed by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) eligible for ECMEC®
Questions?
Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.
*This course is available in English only*

Foundations of Leadership for Clinicians
2025-09-16 08:30 - 2025-12-02 16:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Foundations of Leadership for Clinicians – Fall 2025 – Last chance for the Early bird

*This course is offered in English only
Foundations of Leadership is a series of 5 workshops aimed at providing clinicians and non-clinicians with tools to successfully lead and manage teams.
Tuesdays, 8h30-16h00

September 16
October 7
October 28
November 25
December 2

*Early bird deadline is August 20, 2025
Information and registration
Office of Continuing Professional Development
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Loeb Research Building, Main Floor, Room 158
725 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9
Email: christine.cool@uottawa.ca
http://med.uottawa.ca/professional-development/

Mini Medical School - Fall Series
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4E9, Canada
Fall 2025 Series
Thursday Evenings from 18:00 – 20:00
September 18, 2025 – October 23, 2025
The Ottawa Hospital – Norman Paterson Amphitheatre
1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9
Learn More or Register Today!
Topics include:

Lessons on Empathy and Resilience from a Physician Leader
Gender Affirming Care
Operating Theatre: Anesthesia vs Surgery
Inspiring Lessons Learned from Inspiring Kids
Advances in Allergy and Immunology
Tales from the Life of a Rural General Surgeon
Life of Emergency Room Physicians: Real life stories from the real ‘Pitt’
Parkinson’s Disease: History, Hype and Hope
Life of a Military Physician
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

Course Presentations
To ensure course participants receive the most up-to-date information and to lessen the environmental impact of our events, all available course materials will be posted to our participant website as soon as they become available. Printed course materials will not be available onsite.
We cannot guarantee that all course materials will be posted on the website.
Registration
Registration for the Fall 2025 is now open: REGISTER TODAY
*Early Bird registration valid until August 28, 2025.
Please subscribe to be added to the mailing list for future series.

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