CME Opportunities

Free, 1-on-1, Mainpro+ Accredited Best Practice CE Discussions with CEP/TVFHT pharmacists (Academic Detailing)

For ongoing education opportunities, click here.
Includes Long COVID, gender affirming care, indigenous health and more.

Palliative Care: Canadian Serious Illness Conversations (CSIC)
The next wave starts in January 2024. Click on the link above to find out more. See the brochure.

Sports Medicine: Primary Care Masterclass in Sport and Exercise Medicine and Musculoskeletal Health
January 1, 2024, Virtual

Quality Improvement and Patient Training Series
Runs from January 9 to June 25, 2024 (Tuesday evenings)
From McMaster University - apply online

Navigating Challenging Patient Interactions for Physicians
January 24, 2024, 6:30-9:30 pm; virtual.

Family Medicine Summit: Driving Real Change for Family Doctors today
January 26 and 27, 2024, full days (time tba). Visit the FMS website.

Dermatology Day for Primary Care (early bird ends Dec. 1)
February 28, 2024, Virtual

Geriatric Medicine Refresher Day - SAVE THE DATE
May 1, 2024 (more info to come)

Free, 1-on-1, Mainpro+ Accredited Best Practice CE Discussions with CEP/TVFHT pharmacists (Academic Detailing)

For family physicians, primary care nurse practitioners, family medicine residents - we facilitate practice change by tailoring information and resources to the provider’s interests/practice. Current topics include:

  • Type 2 diabetes (insulin and non-insulin pharmacotherapy);
  • Falls prevention;
  • Heart failure;
  • NEW! Anxiety and depression

New topics are added every 5-6 months, and we will update them here.

How to book your visit?

Ongoing education opportunities

Long COVID Webinar Series
Monthly webinar series on Long COVID symptoms presented by Project ECHO. More information found here.

Ten-Minute CBT
CBT Canada via Zoom

Gender Affirming Care - from SOGC

Indigenous Health training opportunities

  • From Ontario Health (Mainpro+ accredited):
    • Updated - free Indigenous Relationships and Cultural Awareness interactive, online training incorporates cultural and language considerations and is an essential of person-centred care. These courses were created in collaboration with the Joint Ontario Indigenous Cancer Committee (JOICC), The IPHCC recommends the IRCA courses as a prerequisite to their Anishinaabe Mino’Ayaawin – People in Good Health training (see below).
    • Anishinaabe Mino’Ayaawin - People In Good Health training program. Foundations of Indigenous Cultural Safety is the first course being released, and is created for individuals in the healthcare system to learn the importance of adopting culturally safe and appropriate practices when serving Indigenous clients and patients. The information and curriculum are accompanied by tools, resources, assessments and checklists so that individuals are better equipped to respond and provide culturally safe care. Learn more here.
  • Indigenous Relationships and Cultural Safety online training, Cancer Care Ontario. More info here.
  • Indigenous Cultural Safety Training offered by San’yas: a rolling series of interactive modules and group learning that addresses the need for increased Indigenous cultural safety within the system. It brings to light the service provider bias and the legacies of colonization that continue to negatively affect service accessibility and health outcomes for Indigenous people. More info here

Mainpro+® Self-Study Program for Physicians: Understanding Quality Standards Programming in Primary Care

Earn CME credits by reading quality standards relevant to primary care.This one-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program has been certified by the CFPC Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 48.75 credits​. To learn more or to enroll in the program, contact: [email protected].

SPIDER Learning Collaborative: De-prescribing dangerous medications
12-month learning collaborative, starting this fall. Alliance for Healthier Communities.

EMR queries will be provided to help identify clients who would benefit. Contact Jennifer Rayner for more information.

Free online CPD course - safer, more inclusive STBBI care
Online course, 4 hours

From the Canadian Public Health Association – Provide safer, more inclusive carefor sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections – a free online CPD course for family physicians and other clinical care providers. Explores the stigma and discrimination often encountered by patients seeking treatment for sexual health, substance use or STBBIs.

FREE specialized training and supplies for people likely to encounter an opioid overdose

Heart to Heart CPR has completed Phase 1 of their “Peer Support Responder” program that provides free advanced overdose training and protective equipment for people most likely to encounter, witness or experience opioid poisoning. Email [email protected] to secure your spot.

Virtual Care Privacy and Security Training

Training is available online from OMD - click here for details.

Brush Up on your 18m Well Baby Visit

MacHealth has some great interactive resources and a virtual CME program.
More info here

Project ECHO - Always Ongoing and Many New Topics!

Join for CME on one of these topics:

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Adult Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Autism
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Care of the Elderly - Dementia
  • Care of the Elderly - LTC
  • Child and Youth Mental Health
  • Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship
  • Complex Patient Management (MH + Physical)
  • Concussion
  • Epilepsy- Adult
  • Epilepsy - Child and Youth
  • First Nations, Inuit and Metis Wellness
  • Liver
  • Mental Health
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Ontario Bariatric Network
  • Pediatric Complex Care
  • Pediatric Obesity Management
  • Pediatric Pain
  • Pediatric Palliative Care
  • Psychotherapy
  • Rheumatology
  • Skin and Wound
  • Trans and Gender Diverse Health Care

More info on Project Echo here.