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/

Physician Quality Improvement - Level 2 Intermedia Training   
Nov 14-15 | 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Online       
Audience:  Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Trainees, Allied Health                
Overview: Physicians from VCH and PHC, as well as those working in the community (e.g., privately owned clinics) can sign up for an upcoming Zoom-delivered PQI Intermediate Training session. Learn more about QI, begin developing a network of fellow QI champions, and begin working on your own QI projects!
Up to 7 Mainpro+ credits                 
Register: https://medicalstaff.vch.ca/working-for-change/vch-phc-plqi/intermediate-qi-training

Canadian Symposium on Advanced Practices on Child Maltreatment 2024       
https://cps.ca/sections/maltreatment   
Nov 18-20 | River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond BC | In-Person Conference           
Audience:  Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Trainees, Allied Health                
Overview: This symposium is designed to enhance the expertise of clinicians who currently provide medical evaluation of children for suspected abuse and neglect. The focus of this advanced symposium, developed and presented by members of the Canadian Paediatric Society section on Child and Youth Maltreatment, will be on the diagnostic evaluation of children with varied presentations of maltreatment and considerations of effective practice in this complex medicolegal context, including quality assurance and oversight.  Evidence-based practice will be emphasized. 
Register: https://ubccpd.eventsair.com/capm24/reg/Site/Register

The Rural Voices Gathering 2024   
Nov 20 and 27 | 8:30a.m.-12p.m. | Online with in-person community discussions in between     
Audience: Health-care providers and administrators, community members, policy makers, academics, local businesses and organizations living, working or providing services to a rural, remote, First Nations or Métis community   
Overview: Relationships are the cornerstone of our efforts to improve the health of rural people and communities. When it comes to improving the health of rural people and communities, we believe that every voice has a valued perspective. Health-care providers and administrators, community members, policy makers, academics, local businesses and organizations are all invited to take a seat at the table and join the Gathering.                     
Register: https://form.jotform.com/241976390710056

TFME 37th Annual Safe Practice Management Conference         
Nov 22 | 8a.m.-4p.m. | Online          
Audience: Clinicians, administrators, and regulators interested in the management of complex medical conditions         
Overview: The focus of this program is on managing requests for medications. It includes four one-hour asynchronous presentations discussing approaches to appropriate prescribing, and a one-day virtual conference where subject matter experts will dive into the nuances of reconciling patient requests with prescribing best practices.          
Up to 9.0 CME credits                 
Register: https://tfme.formstack.com/forms/37th_annual_chronic_pain_management_can

70th Annual St. Paul's Hospital CME Conference for Primary Care Physicians     
Nov 26-29 | 8:30a.m.-5p.m. | Vancouver Convention Centre, West Building     
Audience: Primary Care Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Family Practice Residents, other primary care medical staff.         
Overview: The Continuing Medical Education (CME) Conference will focus on an evidence-based review of practical information and new trends and discuss controversial topics useful for primary care physicians practicing in urban or rural areas.      
Up to 33 Mainpro+ credits. *Main Lecture Series for up to 25 Mainpro+ credits.             
Register: https://stpaulscme.org/registration/

Gender-Affirming Care for Pediatric Patients in Rural Communities
Dec 11 | 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. | Online     
Audience: rural health professionals and physicians supporting rural communities     
Overview: Join this free online CME session, hosted by SPRUCe through the Rural Coordination Centre of BC. Dr. Ingrid Cosio and Dr. Dan Metzger will define gender affirming care for children and youth, review evidence-based interventions for gender-diverse children and youth, and cover how to assess and plan for pubertal suppression in gender-diverse or gender questioning pediatric patients.      
Up to 1.5 MOC Section 1 Group Learning credits          
Register: https://rccbc.ca/event/spruce-gender-affirming-care-for-pediatric-patients-in-rural-communities/

BC Cancer Lung Screening Forum           
Feb 1 | 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | BC Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, BC            
Audience: Program radiologists and diagnosticians, medical physicists, health authority operations leads, others interested in lung screening
Overview: BC Cancer Lung Screening is pleased to host the inaugural Lung Screening Forum. We will gather together with program radiologists and diagnosticians, medical physicists, health authority operations leads, and others interested in lung screening to share program updates, learn from expert speakers, and discuss challenging cases.             
Register: https://ubccpd.eventsair.com/bcclsf25/reg/Site/Register 

Rural Locums Forum
https://rccbc.ca/event/rural-locums-forum/      
Feb 8 | 8:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo, BC            
Audience: Rural locums from across British Columbia
Overview: The Rural Locum Forum is back for 2025! Join us on February 8th for an opportunity to connect in-person with rural locums from across British Columbia. With an agenda designed for both new and seasoned locums, this half-day CME will include educational presentations, and engagement sessions, plus space to socialize and exchange experiences of rural practice with other locums. Topics will include a guide to locuming in BC and tips and tricks for thriving in the rural ER.              
Register: https://ubccpd.eventsair.com/rlf2025/reg/Site/Register 

MSK Whistler Course 2025
https://www.ubcradcme.com/msk/      
Feb 22-25 | Fairmont Chateau Whistler | Whistler, BC | In-Person Conference            
Audience: General radiologists involved in protocolling, imaging and assessment of Musculoskeletal injuries and disease  Overview: The Program is a 4-day conference to serve to review and update current information on clinical MR and ultrasound imaging evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders with an emphasis on bone, muscle and soft-tissues. The role of imaging in the evaluation of specific patterns of sports-related musculoskeletal injury will be reviewed. Clinical-Radiologic Correlation of MSK abnormalities will be discussed.             
Register: https://ubccpd.eventsair.com/msk2025/reg/Site/Register

CSMM Diploma in Mountain Medicine (Winter & Summer Modules)
April 17-24 and Summer (TBD) | All day | Winter-Whistler, BC. Summer - Canmore, AB  
Audience: Nurse Practitioners, Residents, Physicians, Advanced Care Paramedics, Physician Assistants     
Overview: A DIMM graduate is trained to care for injuries and illness in austere environments and to provide advice and direction to mitigate or pre-empt medical problems in people travelling to similar environments. Both the Winter and Summer CSMM modules incorporate didactic sessions and field components with practical sessions and realistic simulations exercises. Graduates receives an internationally recognized Diploma in Mountain Medicine from ICAR/UIAA and CME credits.
54 (Summer) + 58 (Winter) = 112 MOC Section 3 & Mainpro+        
Register: https://www.thecsmm.org/registration/

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                 
Register: https://learninghub.phsa.ca/Courses/31222/phsa-bccdc-overview-of-syphilis-for-healthcare-providers-in-b

Implicit bias: Building a common understanding LearningHub module     
Audience: Physicians and all health-care providers                 
Overview: This learning module aims to aims to help you define what implicit biases are and explore how they can show up in practice. It allows space to consider what some of our own implicit biases may be, and provides tools to start addressing them.
Up to 2.5 Mainpro+ credits                 
Register: https://learninghub.phsa.ca/Courses/29438/implicit-bias-building-a-common-understanding

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                 
Register: http://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/course/concussion-awareness-training-tool-for-medical-professionals

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

Electronic Health Record Education - Island Health              
https://ihealth.islandhealth.ca/ihealth-for-staff/for-medical-staff/ihealth-training-medical-staff/                               
Audience: all primary care providers                 
Up to 6.0 Mainpro+/MOC credits