CPD from other organizations

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Frames of Mind: A Monthly Mental Health Film Series
3rd Wednesday of each month |
7 p.m. | Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St | In person
Audience: Open to health professionals and those interested in the representation of mental health in cinema.
Overview: The Frames of Mind mental health film series and annual film festival is an initiative of the UBC Department of Psychiatry whose goal is to use thought-provoking cinema in order to promote community and professional education of issues pertaining to mental health and illness. The series consists of monthly evening screenings of a feature film or documentary directly related to a particular mental health theme, which is then followed by a relevant presentation and moderated discussion.
Up to 2.0 
MOC Section 2 Personal Learning Project credits
More information & tickets: https://www.framesofmind.ca/


2024 Assertive Community Treatment Virtual Learning Series 
March 27, April 10, May 15, Jun 5, Jun 26 |
Start times vary at 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. | Online  
Audience: 
All professionals associated to MHSU Assertive Community Treatment program 
Overview: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a team-based, person-centered service delivery model that supports people living with complex mental health or concurrent mental health and substance use disorders in their community. ACT teams aim to provide supports necessary for each client to experience their own version of recovery. We work with clients to improve their quality of life by building on their individual strengths to find success in living in a community setting. To achieve this, we adapt the care and treatment needs of each individual on our team. ACT has been implemented all over the world and is considered an evidence-based service delivery model. 
Up to 7.5 Mainpro+ credits
Register: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF5skJvc2Q/QEqTZBDztohT0d0gqUa7hg/view?utm_content=DAF5skJvc2Q&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor


HealtheSteps® Lifestyle Counselling for the Prevention of Chronic Disease
https://healthesteps.ca/cpd-registration/
March 28 (Thurs) |
3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. | Online
Audience: Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, health care providers interested in lifestyle counselling
Overview: This CPD activity involves learning about HealtheSteps® Lifestyle Counselling principles, and becoming trained in the delivery of the HealtheSteps® program. The activity provides primary health care providers with evidence-based and patient-centred tools and strategies to communicate about and promote health behaviour change with patients to prevent chronic disease.
Up to 12.0 Mainpro+ credits
Register: https://healthesteps.ca/cpd-registration/


Pacific Pain Forum — Integrating Pain Care
April 12 (Fri) |
8:30 a.m.–4:40 p.m. | UBC Robson Square, Vancouver
Audience: All physicians, specialists, nurses, NPs, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, psychology, people with lived experience and pain advocates
Overview: The Pacific Pain Forum offers an opportunity to learn about best practices in pain medicine from experts in this field, to better care for people living with pain. Highlights include keynote presentations from the Honourable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and the President of the Canadian Pain Society, Dr. John Pereira.
Up to 5.5 Mainpro+ credits
Register: https://pacificpainforum.ca/


Breast Screening Forum 2024
May 3-4 (Fri-Sat) | Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport or Online
Audience:  BC Breast Screening Program Screeners, BC Breast Screening Program Technologists, BC Cancer Staff, Radiologists, Physicians, Surgeons, Radiology Residents, BCIT Students 
Overview: This educational event will be of interest to radiologists, physicians & surgeons, technologists, and medical physicists concerned with breast imaging and interventional procedures of the breast. The conference also provides professional development and team building opportunities to affiliated radiologists, mammography technologists, and other interested medical professionals and researchers.  This year the conference will offer a combination of plenary and panel discussions, as well as breakout sessions and a pre-conference evening for technologists. Participants are expected to have a basic knowledge of breast imaging.
2.25 Category A credits for full attendance May 3; 8.0 Category A credits for full attendance May 4
Register: https://ubccpd.eventsair.com/breast-screening-forum-2024/reg/Site/Register


45th Internal Medicine Review Course for Primary Care Providers
May 6-9 (Mon-Thu) | 8 a.m.-3 p.m. | St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street
Audience: Primary care physicians, Nurse practitioners
Overview: Internal Medicine Review for Family Physicians 2024 is organized by the Providence Health Care Department of Medicine. Participants will get three and a half hours of one-on-one time with an industry professional during the workshop. Some medical subspecialties discussed in group sessions include nephrology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, and general internal medicine. 
Up to 20.0 Mainpro+ credits
Register: https://medicine.providencehealthcare.org/courses/internal-medicine-review-course-for-primary-care-providers/


23rd Annual BC Endocrine Day
May 10 (Fri) | 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Vancouver Holiday Inn- Centre (Broadway)
Audience: general practitioners, internists, OB/GYN, specialists, medical trainees, nurse practitioners, allied health professionals
Overview: This full-day lecture series offers an interactive case-based review of common endocrine problems encountered in clinical office practice. A variety of endocrine health topics and disorders will be reviewed including osteoporosis, PCOS, gestational diabetes, male hypogonadism, sellar lesions, breast cancer risk with hormone replacement therapy and thyroid tests.
Up to 6.25 MOC Section 1 and Mainpro+ credits
Register: https://www.endocrineresearchsociety.com/events/23rd-annual-bc-endocrine-day


2024 Tropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course
May 13 (Mon) and May 17 (Fri)| 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC or Online
Audience: Health professionals, Primary care physicians, Nurses, Nurse practitioners, Pharmacists, Medical trainees
Overview: The Tropical and Geographical Medicine Intensive Short Course 2024 is co-developed between the UBC Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health and UBC Division of Infectious Diseases. Health professionals will be provided with training on a clinical approach to evaluate and manage tropical diseases. A laboratory component will be included in the curriculum.
Up to 33.75 Mainpro+ credits
Register: https://spph.ubc.ca/programs/continuing-education/tgm2024/


Overview of Syphilis for Healthcare Providers in BC Course
Audience: Clinicians who may be involved with the case management and follow-up of syphilis cases and their contacts 
Overview: The Overview of Syphilis for Healthcare Providers in BC online course provides clinicians with the key foundational knowledge needed to support them with:
- clinical recognition;
- screening and appropriate testing;
- treatment and follow-up of syphilis cases in BC.
Up to 2.0 Mainpro+/MOC Section 3 credits
Registerhttps://learninghub.phsa.ca/Courses/31222/phsa-bccdc-overview-of-syphilis-for-healthcare-providers-in-b


SafeCare eLearning modules
Audience: 
Physicians
Overview: SafeCare is blended, facilitated psychoeducation for health professionals and human service workers in community and acute settings. This education includes trauma and violence informed practice, substance use, harm reduction, Indigenous Cultural Safety, and self-care components. This curriculum is a combination of self-paced online modules and a facilitated session.
Up to 8.0 Mainpro+ credits
Registerhttp://www.bcwomens.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/safecare


Portrait Online
Audience: 
Nurse practitioners and Family/General Practice physicians
Overview: Portrait Online is a practice resource tool for optimizing clinician prescribing patterns. We select 2 topics per year that are relevant to most BC clinicians, show an opportunity to improve prescribing across the province, and will lead to better patient outcomes and/or better use of resources. Portraits provide evidence-based practice suggestions along with a snapshot of your recent prescribing and a comparison with other BC physicians.
Portrait can help you tune up prescribing by providing positive feedback where your prescribing is optimal and helping identify areas where your prescribing could be improved
Up to 5.0 Mainpro+/MOC Self Learning Credits per Portrait viewed
Register: https://www.ti.ubc.ca/portrait/


Medical Abortion Training For Primary Care Providers (Hosted by the National Abortion Federation)
Audience: 
Primary care physicians  
Overview: This medication abortion training is an opportunity for primary care professionals to learn about mifepristone/misoprostol abortion care and integrating it into primary care settings. The workshop is open to people from clinical, administrative, nursing, or counselling backgrounds and consists of six asynchronous modules with one live session.
Register: https://web.cvent.com/event/1048f179-8e60-4bbb-9881-1e7b211fffd3/summary


Online CATT (Concussion Awareness Training Tool)
Audience:
pediatricians, emergency medicine physicians, neurosurgeons, sports medicine physicians, and other healthcare practitioners who are involved in the initial assessment and care of concussion patients.
Up to 2.0 MOC Section 3 credits
Register: https://cattonline.com/medical-professional-course/


BC Mental Health Act Education Module – Pediatric Module
https://learninghub.phsa.ca/Learner/Home
Ongoing | Online
Audience: Physicians, directors and clinical staff who admit and provide care to children and youth admitted under the BC Mental Health Act
Up to 3.0 MOC Section 3 credits
Register: https://learninghub.phsa.ca/Courses/22649/bc-mental-health-act-education-pediatric-focus