University of Ottawa - Office of Continuing Professional Development

Regional Harm Reduction Programs and Services - Including Drug Checking and Mobile Services (Webinar)
2024-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Virtual Program
Register for all 3 webinars and save, single session registration also available.
October 23, October 30, & November 6, 2024 from 12:00 – 13:00 each week
1 CFPC Mainpro+ Credit per webinar
To view full webinar details, please click here.
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In a rapidly evolving public health landscape, staying informed and proactive is crucial for healthcare professionals. We are excited to present a comprehensive three-part webinar series designed to empower Primary Care Physicians and Allied Health Professionals with the latest strategies and tools to tackle critical public health challenges in Ottawa. Each one-hour session combines didactic teaching and interactive learning to foster an engaging and enriching experience.
Regional Harm Reduction Programs and Services – Including Drug Checking and Mobile Services
October 30, 2024 | 12:00 – 13:00
This session focuses on no cost fixed, mobile and virtual Harm Reduction programs, services and resources, including Ottawa based available drug checking services through community partners and OPH. Participants will learn about how and where to refer their patients who use substances to life saving services.
Other Webinars in This Series – Register for all 3 webinars and save, single session registration also available.
Ottawa’s Updated Overdose Prevention and Response Strategy, Suicide Prevention and Post Suicide Response
October 23, 2024 | 12:00 – 13:00
This session is designed for Primary Care Providers (PCP) to learn about Ottawa’s Overdose Response strategy, and the Mental Health Strategy. There will be a focus on data, tools, resources and how to access local resources. This session will help PCP’s support their patients, regardless of where they present on the spectrum of substance use, suicidal ideations, and post suicide support for loved ones.
Advancing sexual health services through technology and innovation – GetaKit, Sex it Smart and more!
November 6, 2024 | 12:00 – 13:00
This session focuses on providing comprehensive sexual health services in primary care. Information on client self-collected gonorrhea and chlamydia testing and lab-based testing for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C will be covered. Discussion of HIV testing options through anonymous or client collected self-tests. Information on how to receive no cost STBBI treatment options at your clinics. In addition, we will discuss the OPH sexual health programs available – STBBI testing; low cost/no cost contraception and free condoms – with services provided in a fixed setting, mobile outreach, mailout and more.
ACCREDITATION
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 3.0 Mainpro+ credits (1 credit per webinar).

Advancing sexual health services through technology and innovation - GetaKit, Sex it Smart and more! (Webinar)
2024-11-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Program
Register for all 3 webinars and save, single session registration also available.
October 23, October 30, & November 6, 2024 from 12:00 – 13:00 each week
1 CFPC Mainpro+ Credit per webinar
To view full webinar details, please click here.
Register Now!
In a rapidly evolving public health landscape, staying informed and proactive is crucial for healthcare professionals. We are excited to present a comprehensive three-part webinar series designed to empower Primary Care Physicians and Allied Health Professionals with the latest strategies and tools to tackle critical public health challenges in Ottawa. Each one-hour session combines didactic teaching and interactive learning to foster an engaging and enriching experience.
Advancing sexual health services through technology and innovation – GetaKit, Sex it Smart and more!
November 6, 2024 | 12:00 – 13:00
This session focuses on providing comprehensive sexual health services in primary care. Information on client self-collected gonorrhea and chlamydia testing and lab-based testing for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C will be covered. Discussion of HIV testing options through anonymous or client collected self-tests. Information on how to receive no cost STBBI treatment options at your clinics. In addition, we will discuss the OPH sexual health programs available – STBBI testing; low cost/no cost contraception and free condoms – with services provided in a fixed setting, mobile outreach, mailout and more.
Other Webinars in This Series – Register for all 3 webinars and save, single session registration also available.
Regional Harm Reduction Programs and Services – Including Drug Checking and Mobile Services
October 30, 2024 | 12:00 – 13:00
This session focuses on no cost fixed, mobile and virtual Harm Reduction programs, services and resources, including Ottawa based available drug checking services through community partners and OPH. Participants will learn about how and where to refer their patients who use substances to life saving services.
Ottawa’s Updated Overdose Prevention and Response Strategy, Suicide Prevention and Post Suicide Response
October 23, 2024 | 12:00 – 13:00
This session is designed for Primary Care Providers (PCP) to learn about Ottawa’s Overdose Response strategy, and the Mental Health Strategy. There will be a focus on data, tools, resources and how to access local resources. This session will help PCP’s support their patients, regardless of where they present on the spectrum of substance use, suicidal ideations, and post suicide support for loved ones.
ACCREDITATION
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 3.0 Mainpro+ credits (1 credit per webinar).

Is Promotion Possible for Me? (Fall 2024)
2024-11-07 13:00 - 16:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Is Promotion Possible for Me? – Fall 2024
Date/Time: Thursday November 7, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Roger Guindon Hall, FoM
Facilitator: Dr. Sharon Whiting
Register Now! NOTE: all attendees must bring an updated cv in any format.
Target Audience: Faculty at lecturer and assistant professor level who are unsure if they should be considering promotion
Learning objectives:
At the end of the workshop the participant will be able to:
Describe the benefits of seeking promotion
Differentiate between academic activities and scholarship
Discuss opportunities to move academic participation to scholarship
Questions? Please contact Christine Cool, Lead Coordinator, Faculty Development.

Moving Forward with Promotion - Fall 2024
2024-11-21 09:00 - 12:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Moving forward with promotion – Fall 2024
Date/Time: Thursday November 21, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Roger Guindon Hall, FoM
Facilitator: Dr. Sharon Whiting
Register Now! NOTE: all attendees must bring an updated cv in any format.
Target Audience: Faculty at assistant or associate professor level who are getting ready to submit to DTPCs for consideration
Course description: In this highly interactive workshop we will explore the various areas of academic focus, examples of scholarship, presentation of documents.
Learning objectives:
At the end of the workshop the participant will be able to:
Describe the promotion process
Identify what is required for scholarship
Develop a strategy to prepare their dossier
Questions? Please contact Christine Cool, Lead Coordinator, Faculty Development.

Destination: Family Medicine
2024-11-22 07:30 - 16:00 | uOttawa Skills and Simulation Centre, 725 Parkdale Ave, 1st Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K0A1X0, Canada
Friday November 22, 2024
University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
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Learn More
Registration Information – Register Here!
Students (Grade 9-12) – $175 +HST
Destination: Family Medicine is an exciting new medical education event for high school students that involves critical thinking exercises, case studies and problem-solving, which can enhance students’ analytical and critical thinking skills. Join us to learn skills and techniques that family physicians rely on in their practice!
Destination: Family Medicine provides students in grades 9-12 with a glimpse into the diverse world of family medicine and primary care. Students will be exposed to various techniques and procedures that can help them explore potential career paths, fostering early interest in healthcare professions. As an added bonus, Destination: Family Medicine equips students with knowledge about the healthcare system, turning them into informed consumers. This understanding is valuable not only for personal health decisions but also for navigating the broader healthcare landscape.
Destination: Family Medicine is designed to empower students by offering a wide array of sessions tailored to their interests and goals. With over 20 unique experiences to choose from, students have the freedom to create their own personalized schedule, ensuring a meaningful and engaging experience.

How It Works:

Browse the Session Streams: Explore our extensive list of sessions covering various topics such as military physicians, virtual reality, sports medicine, palliative care, joint injections, ER procedures, and more. Each session is crafted to provide hands-on experience and valuable insights.
Create Your Schedule: Select the series of sessions that align with your interests and aspirations. Please note that there are limited spaces available in each group.
Engage and Participate: Dive into each session with enthusiasm and curiosity. Our sessions are led by experts physicians and residents who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and experiences.
Connect with Peers: This event is not just about learning; it’s also an opportunity to connect with fellow students who share your interests. Build friendships, collaborate on projects, and expand your network.

Questions? Please contact Kaitlin Moberg, Lead Coordinator, Destination Family Medicine

Getting Things Done
2024-11-28 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Getting Things Done
Thursday, November 28, 2024 | 8:30AM to 4:00PM
6 RCPSC Section 1 hours | 6 CFPC Mainpro+ Credits
Register Now! FoM members save 80% when registering for all 3 Crucial Courses
Speaker: Ms. Sara Munroe
Location: in person at the FoM, Roger Guindon Hall
Target Audience
All faculty members from the University of Ottawa, clinicians, health care administrators, healthcare leaders, managers and directors of healthcare teams.
Course Description
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. Learn More!
Registration Fees – Register Now!

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 – Deadline to register is August 23, 2024.

Cancellation Policy: Deadline to cancel your registration is August 30, 2024. A $75 administrative fee will apply. No refund for cancellation after August 30, 2024.
Questions? Please contact Christine Cool, Lead Coordinator, Faculty Development.

Other Available Crucial Courses
Crucial Conversations for Accountability (2 day course)
Tuesdays September 17 and October 1, 2024 | 8:30 AM to 4:00PM
12 RCPSC Section 1 hours | 12 CFPC Mainpro+ Credits
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. Learn More!
Crucial Influencer
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | 8:30AM to 4:00PM
6 RCPSC Section 1 hours | 6 CFPC Mainpro+ Credits
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. Learn More!

Canadian Health Workforce Conference (CHWC) 2024
2024-11-28 - 2024-11-29 | Faculty of Social Science, 120 University Private, Room 4007, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
November 28-29, 2024
Room 4007, 120 University Private, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Social Science, Ottawa Ontario Canada K1N 6N5
Hybrid Conference – Login details for virtual attendees will be provided the week of the conference
Register now!
Join us for the 10th anniversary of the Canadian Health Workforce Conference (CHWC), a conference that brings together policy makers, academics, researchers, practitioners, patient advisors and students from across the country with responsibility for and interest in health workforce issues. The goal of the conference is to provide an opportunity to engage in knowledge exchange and meaningful discussion on a range of health workforce issues and showcase the latest research and cutting-edge technology and innovation for health workforce policy, planning and management across the country.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We are currently accepting abstracts for consideration! If you would like to submit an abstract, please fill out this form before September 3rd, 2024. Upon reviewing all submissions, we will provide confirmation of acceptance by September 30th. The registration deadline for presenters will be October 4th.
Questions? Please contact Laura Darbon, Lead Coordinator of the Canadian Health Workforce Conference (CHWC) 2024.

EK Koranyi Review Course in Psychiatry
2025-01-06 - 2025-01-11 | Virtual Program
The E.K. Koranyi Review Course in Psychiatry is a yearly, intensive review of psychiatry, meant to help Canadian Psychiatry Residents prepare for their Royal College Exams, as well as provide an update for practicing psychiatrists, featuring 23 lectures over 5 days.
January 6-10, 2025
Virtual Course
Register today!
Learn more!
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
List areas of psychiatry for which their knowledge is current
List areas of psychiatry that contain new knowledge for the participant
Describe how they plan to incorporate this new knowledge into their practice
For questions or to be notified when registration opens, please contact Kassaundra Richards, Lead Coordinator, EK Koranyi Review Course in Psychiatry.

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 | 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, 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 | 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 | 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

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 | Ontario
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 | 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

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 | 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 | 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

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
