University of Ottawa - Office of Continuing Professional Development

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

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

QUESTIONS?
Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

Best Practices and Emerging Therapies in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Conference
2025-09-20 - 2025-09-21
Best Practices and Emerging Therapies in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Conference
September 20 – 21, 2025
Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Dr, Kanata, ON K2K 3G4
Register now!
View Course Program and Learn More
Early bird registration ends August 22, 2025 – register early and save!
On behalf of the University of Ottawa Division of Gastroenterology, we would like to invite you to participate in the Best Practices and Emerging Therapies in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Therapeutic Endoscopy Conference, taking place on September 20th and 21st, 2025 at Brookstreet Hotel in Ottawa. This conference will review important topics of relevance to specialists who care for individuals with digestive diseases. Through didactic lectures, panel discussions, case-based breakout sessions and video demonstrations, experts in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology and therapeutic endoscopy will present evidence-based updates that are relevant to clinical practice.
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 5.75 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 5.75 Mainpro+ credits.

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

Les influenceurs francophones en médecine : de la recherche à la pratique - série webinaire
2025-09-24 19:00 - 2025-11-19 20:00 UTC
Les influenceurs francophones en médecine : de la recherche à la pratique – série webinaire
(offered in French only)
Chaque mois, la FMC vous offre un webinaire sur un sujet d’intérêt en pratique médicale, pour discuter des données probantes et leur application en pratique pour les médecins et autres professionnel·le·s de la santé.
Nous invitons comme conférencier·ière·s des leaders francophones qui ont changé la pratique médicale et donc les soins aux patient·e·s, à travers leurs contributions en recherche, aux lignes directrices, à l’éducation médicale et autres.
Wednesdays, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

November 19, 2025
January 14, 2026
February 18, 2026
March 18, 2026
April 15, 2026
May 20, 2026

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/

CRUCIAL SERIES (Fall 2025)
2025-09-25 08:30 - 2025-12-10 16:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
CRUCIAL SERIES

FoM members special pricing
*$500 each course or $1000 for all 3

Crucial Conversations for Accountability – 2 day course
Thursdays, 8:30 to 4:00

September 25
October 16

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.
Information and registration

Crucial Influence – 1 day course

Wednesday, 8:30 to 4:00

November 5

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.
Information and registration
Getting Things Done – 1 day course
Wednesday, 8:30 to 4:00

December 10

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.
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
2025-09-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-23 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.

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

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

QUESTIONS
Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

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

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

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

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

Annual PGME Professional Development Day 2025
2025-11-18 08:00 - 16:00 | St. Elias Conference Centre, 750 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Annual PGME Professional Development Day 2025
November 18, 2025 – 8h00-4h00
St. Elias Banquet Centre
This professional development day is a collaboration between the University of Ottawa Postgraduate Medical Education, Continuing Professional Development, and the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CiMED), designed for program directors, program administrators, competence committee chairs, and other leaders in PGME.
Click here to view the program
Register here

2025 Fall EK Koranyi Review Course in Psychiatry
2025-11-24 - 2025-11-28
2025 Fall EK Koranyi Review Course in Psychiatry
NEW DATES! November 24 – 28, 2025
Virtual Course
Register now! Early bird registration ends October 26, 2025 – register early and save!
View course program or learn more
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.
Unable to attend the full conference live? All sessions will be recorded and available post-course for viewing, along with all of the presenter’s materials until May 31st, 2026.
Overall Learning Objectives

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

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 38.75 hours (credits are automatically calculated). Credits are only applicable for sessions that were attended live.
*This symposium is available in English only*

Faculty Affairs workshop series: Navigating Academic Promotion for Clinical Faculty Preparing for Promotion to Associate or Full Professor (Part 2)
2025-12-04 17:00 - 19:30
Faculty Affairs workshop series: Navigating Academic Promotion for Clinical Faculty
Preparing for Promotion to Associate or Full Professor (Part 2)
Register Now!

Date: December 4, 2025
Time: 5:00pm-7:30pm
Format: Virtual on Teams
Presenter: Dr. Sudhir Sundaresan

Description:
This highly interactive workshop is designed for clinical faculty who are actively preparing to apply for promotion to Associate or Full Professor. Through guided discussion and shared insights, participants will learn how to strategically organize their academic CV and application dossiers to reflect the standards of excellence established by the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. Exemplars from Faculty who have successfully navigated the promotion process in each area of academic focus will be shared. Participants will leave with concrete feedback to strengthen their applications and highlight their academic impact.
Target audience:
Clinical faculty at assistant or associate professor level who anticipate submitting their promotion application to the Departmental Teaching Personnel Committee (DTPC) in the next 1-3 years. All participants must come prepared with an updated academic CV.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Interpret Faculty of Medicine promotion criteria in relation to their individual academic contributions
Recognize the timelines and procedural steps involved in the promotion process
Organize their academic CV and promotion dossier to clearly demonstrate excellence, impact, and progression over time
Apply practical strategies to present evidence of excellence in clinical expertise, teaching effectiveness, leadership contributions, innovation, and scholarly output as relating to their area of focus
Integrate narrative and reflective elements to convey academic identity and sustained contribution
Identify common pitfalls in promotion submissions and approaches to strengthen the case for promotion
Outline the appeal process and reflect on the emotional repercussions of unsuccessful applications

Centre d’innovation en éducation médical (CiEM)
Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CiMED)
Faculté de médecine | Faculty of Medicine
850 Peter Morand Crescent
Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3
cimed@uottawa.ca

14th Update in Cardiology
2025-12-05 | University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4W7, Canada
14th Update in Cardiology
Friday, December 5, 2025
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Click here for more information!
Register TODAY!
The University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Professional Development and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are proud to offer this 1-day course in Cardiology for primary care physicians and specialists in cardiovascular medicine. This course serves as a refresher of current guidelines and standards for the work-up and management of common cardiac presentations as well as an update on the latest innovations in cardiology. This is a must attend event for primary care physicians and specialists in cardiovascular medicine.
Sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator by email at kmccoy@uottawa.ca. For additional information, please visit.
Questions?
Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

Destination Family Medicine
2025-12-08 07:30 - 16:00 | University of Ottawa Skills & Simulation Centre
Destination Family Medicine
December 8, 2025
University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Learn more!
Registration Information
Students (Grade 9-12) – $200 +HST
Register now!
Interested in medical school? Learn what it really means to be a family physician.
Hands-on small group workshops will cover pediatric mental health; surgical procedures; anaesthesia; mentorship; rashes; women’s health; public health; palliative care; hospitalist care; ER skills; joint injections; gender affirming care and much, much more.
We are also offering a limited number of bursaries to help remove barriers to participation. This bursary will waive the registration fee for students who may face financial, geographic, cultural, or other attendance challenges. These participants will be known as “Principal’s Delegates” and will receive all the same programming as every other student and will be fully integrated in the program. To apply for a bursary, please complete this application form by September 21, 2025. Selected students will be notified in October. Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee a spot in the course.

Questions?
Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca
Sponsorship opportunities are available – learn more!

Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease Course
2026-01-23 | St. Elias Conference Centre, 750 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease Course
Friday January 23, 2026
St Elias Banquet Centre Ottawa, Ontario
In person event

Registration now OPEN!

The University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the Division of Nephrology are proud to again offer this 1-day conference in hypertension and chronic kidney disease for primary care physicians and other health care professionals. This conference has been designed to serve as a refresher in these two areas of practice. Click here for more information.
Sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact Kristen McCoy, Lead Coordinator for Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease Course.
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

The Canadian Neuro-ophthalmology Review Course 2026 (CNORC)
2026-01-24 08:00 - 2026-01-25 17:00 | The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada
The Canadian Neuro-ophthalmology Review Course
The Canadian Neuro-Ophthalmology Review Course is an interactive 2-day course that includes small group discussions and didactic teaching delivered by faculty including world-renowned neuro-ophthalmologists. All levels of learners are encouraged to attend, and Neurology and Ophthalmology residents in their senior years will benefit from the opportunity to consolidate neuro-ophthalmic knowledge in preparation for Royal College exams and clinical practice.
REGISTER NOW
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Recherche 101
2026-01-30 08:00 - 2026-11-27 10:00
Recherche 101
À partir de janvier 2026
(offered in French only)
La recherche vous interpelle, mais vous ne savez pas par où commencer votre projet? Souvent, vous repoussez l’envie d’aller plus loin dans votre questionnement de peur de ne pas bien saisir toutes les étapes à satisfaire avant la publication? Vous vous sentez perdu.e lorsqu’il est question de remplir une demande d’approbation éthique? Certaines méthodes de recherche vous sont étrangères?
Ce programme court de 9 ateliers (s’étendant sur 1 an à raison d’un atelier de 2 heures par mois) vous permettra de mieux comprendre les phases permettant de mener à bien un projet de recherche, de la détermination de la question jusqu’à la publication. Il propose également des techniques et stratégies pratiques et efficaces, qui vous aideront à trouver du financement et à choisir les meilleurs instruments.
Information et inscription

PHASE 1 Foundations of Leadership for Clinicians - Winter/Spring 2026
2026-02-05 08:30 - 2026-06-11 16:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
PHASE 1 Foundations of Leadership – Winter/Spring 2026
(formerly known as Essentials for Academic Leadership)
*This course is offered in English only. To view information for the course in French click here.

Thursdays | 8h30-16h00

February 5
March 12
April 2
May 14
June 11

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

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/

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

2026 University of Ottawa Simulation-Based ECT Course for Practitioners
2026-02-08 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Ottawa Skills & Simulation Centre
2026 University of Ottawa Simulation-Based ECT Course for Practitioners
*This course is offered in English only
Elevate Your ECT Skills with Cutting-Edge Training!
February 8, 2026
In person course
University of Ottawa, Skills and Simulation Centre
725 Parkdale Ave, 1st Floor, Ottawa, ON K1Y4E9
Learn More
Register Now!
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.

Questions?
Please contact Kaitlin Moberg kmoberg@uottawa.ca, Lead coordinator, ECT Course 2026

Crucial Series (Winter/Spring 2026)
2026-02-11 08:30 - 2026-06-09 16:00 | University of Ottawa Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
Crucial Series (Winter/Spring 2026)

FoM members special pricing
*$500 each course or $1000 for all 3

Crucial Conversations for Accountability – 2 day course

Tuesdays, 8:30 to 4

May 26, 2026
June 9, 2026

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.

Information and registration

Crucial Influence – 1 day course

Wednesday, 8:30 to 4:00

February 11, 2026

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.

Information and registration

Getting Things Done – 1 day course

Wednesday, 8:30 to 4:00

April 22, 2026

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.

Information and registration

Bureau du développement professionnel continu
Office of Continuing Professional Development
Faculté de médecine | Faculty of Medicine
Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa
Édifice Loeb | Loeb Building
725 Parkdale Ave (WM158) Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5 Canada
uOttawa.ca/faculte-medecine | uOttawa.ca/faculty-medicine

Lower and Upper Canada Anesthesia Symposium (LUCAS)
2026-02-20 08:00 - 2026-02-22 17:00 | Hotel Bonaventure Montréal, 150 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1L4, Canada
Lower and Upper Canada Anesthesia Symposium (LUCAS)
February 21-22, 2026
Pre-Conference Workshops on February 20, 2026
*This symposium is available in English only*
Please click here to view the course program & register today!
Event Location : Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal
900 Rue De la Gauchetière O,
Montréal, QC H5A 1E4
The Lower and Upper Canada Anesthesia Symposium will be hosted at the Hotel Bonaventure Montréal. A block of rooms has been set aside with rates starting at $239/night (plus applicable taxes).
Rooms must be booked prior to January 19, 2026 to ensure that you receive the quoted rate.
Book now!
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 11.00 Mainpro+ 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 11.00 hours per session. (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 7.00 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca
Bureau du développement professionnel continu
Office of Continuing Professional Development

Faculté de médecine | Faculty of Medicine

Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa

Édifice Loeb | Loeb Building
725 Parkdale Ave (WM158) Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5 Canada

uOttawa.ca/faculte-medecine | uOttawa.ca/faculty-medicine

Gastroenterology Update for Primary Care
2026-03-06 08:00 - 17:00
Gastroenterology Update for Primary Care
March 6, 2026

Register Now!
Click here to view program
The University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), in collaboration with the Division of Gastroenterology, is pleased to present this comprehensive one-day program tailored for family physicians, nurse practitioners, and other primary health care professionals. The course will focus on practical, evidence-based approaches to the diagnosis and management of common gastrointestinal conditions seen in primary care. Participants will gain up-to-date insights into screening and prevention strategies, new therapeutic options, and emerging trends in gastroenterology. Through engaging presentations and case-based discussions led by leading experts, attendees will leave with enhanced knowledge and tools to improve patient care and clinical decision-making in everyday practice.

Bureau du développement professionnel continu
Office of Continuing Professional Development

Faculté de médecine | Faculty of Medicine

Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa

Édifice Loeb | Loeb Building
725 Parkdale Ave (WM158) Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5 Canada

uOttawa.ca/faculte-medecine | uOttawa.ca/faculty-medicine

Canadian Dizziness Symposium
2026-04-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Infinity Centre, 2901 Gibford Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 2L9, Canada
3rd Annual Canadian Dizziness Symposium
April 13, 2026
Ottawa, ON | Infinity Convention Centre
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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. This year due to popular demand, we have added a second stream of lectures to add more content into the day!
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Bureau du développement professionnel continu
Office of Continuing Professional Development

Faculté de médecine | Faculty of Medicine

Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa

Édifice Loeb | Loeb Building
725 Parkdale Ave (WM158) Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5 Canada

uOttawa.ca/faculte-medecine | uOttawa.ca/faculty-medicine

Creating Space 16: The Impact of Identities on Health and Wellbeing
2026-04-19 08:00 - 2026-04-21 17:00
Creating Space 16: The Impact of Identities on Health and Wellbeing
April 19-21, 2026 | Ottawa, Ontario
In Person Conference
Registration now open!

OBJECTIVES

Explore the impact of arts and humanities in health professions education and practice, including their role in fostering better outcomes.
Engage with the arts’ and humanities’ contribution to health professional wellness and create opportunities for growth and development
Elevate the voices of people with lived experience and build bridges between patients, the health care system and different culture

Professional identity formation is complex: Navigating our various identities affects our personal health, wellbeing, and our relationships with colleagues and those we care for. The arts and humanities (including indigenous ways of knowing, history, literature, poetry, theater, the performing arts, audio and video recordings and the visual arts) are often woven into the teaching, learning, development and practice of health professions. These holistic, integrated approaches deliver better outcomes for patients and their communities. They help clinicians develop insight, reduce burnout and compassion fatigue by making sense of their experiences not only as clinicians but also as learners and members of inter-disciplinary teams.
This exploration of identity and lived experience engenders culturally responsive, safe, healthcare settings, lowers barriers to care, and promotes empathy, communication skills and perspective-taking. Sharing voices and perspectives through the arts and humanities leads to advocacy for social and cultural change.
“Identity”, the theme of this year’s conference of the Canadian Association of Health Humanities, is foundational to health and wellbeing. This conference is the opportunity to creatively share how the arts and humanities improve healthcare and health professional education. And it will highlight opportunities to explore how notions of personal, professional or team identities can facilitate growth or change.

QUESTIONS?
Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca.

MAiD2026 - The Next Decade of Choice
2026-04-30 08:00 - 2026-05-02 17:00 | Delta Montreal, 475 Av. du Président-Kennedy, Montreal, QC, H3A 1J7, Canada
MAiD2026 – The Next Decade of Choice
April 30 – May 2, 2026
Delta Montreal, Montreal, QC
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Course Description
Hosted by the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers, MAiD2026 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 MAiD2026 — 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

The organization of this conference is being supported by the planning team at the
University of Ottawa, Office of Continuing Professional Development.

Questions? Please contact cpd@uottawa.ca
Bureau du développement professionnel continu
Office of Continuing Professional Development

Faculté de médecine | Faculty of Medicine

Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa

Édifice Loeb | Loeb Building
725 Parkdale Ave (WM158) Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5 Canada

uOttawa.ca/faculte-medecine | uOttawa.ca/faculty-medicine

75th Annual Refresher Course for Family Phyisicians
2026-05-07 08:00 - 2026-05-08 17:00 | Ottawa Conference & Event Centre, 200 Coventry Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1K 4S3, Canada
75th Annual Refresher Course for Family Physicians
May 7 & 8th, 2026
Partial Hybrid Course
The Ottawa Conference and Event Centre | 200 Coventry Road, Ottawa
Registration is open! Register early to save!
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.
Please click here to view program & register today!
For questions, please reach out to cpd@uottawa.ca

Bureau du développement professionnel continu
Office of Continuing Professional Development

Faculté de médecine | Faculty of Medicine

Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa

Édifice Loeb | Loeb Building
725 Parkdale Ave (WM158) Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5 Canada

uOttawa.ca/faculte-medecine | uOttawa.ca/faculty-medicine

Did That Cross a Line? A Practical Guide to Professionalism for Faculty
2026-05-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Program
Did That Cross a Line? A Practical Guide to Professionalism for Faculty
Format: Virtual webinar via Zoom
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Presenters: Dr. Anna Byszewski and Dr. Sudhir Sundaresan
Accreditation: 2.00 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits | 2.00 RCPSC Section 1 Hours
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Professionalism is more than a policy — it is a daily practice that shapes our workplace and the learning environment, supports psychological safety, and defines our culture at the Faculty of Medicine. Yet, it is also one of the most challenging areas to navigate in real life. As faculty members, we are expected to model professional behavior, recognize when boundaries are crossed, and respond appropriately when concerns arise involving learners or colleagues.
This interactive, case-based session brings professionalism out of the abstract and into real scenarios drawn from clinical and educational practice. Together, we will explore grey zones, develop confidence in identifying and addressing lapses, and learn how to support a respectful and inclusive workplace. This session is suited to all faculty members, especially front-line teachers and educational leaders committed to fostering excellence in the learning environment.

Bureau du développement professionnel continu
Office of Continuing Professional Development

Faculté de médecine | Faculty of Medicine

Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa

Édifice Loeb | Loeb Building
725 Parkdale Ave (WM158) Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5 Canada

uOttawa.ca/faculte-medecine | uOttawa.ca/faculty-medicine
