The Nurse Practitioner Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program supports nurse practitioners (NPs) across British Columbia (BC) through high quality learning opportunities.  

By attending NP CPD programs, you will learn evidence-based skills to improve your practice and patient care by attending virtual and in-person conferences, workshops and webinars.  

Highlights

• mental health in primary care
• centering patients in perinatal care
• gender-affirming primary care

Nurse Practitioner learning

We offer learning activities that meet your needs as a nurse practitioner (NP).

Online learning for NPs

• Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support  
• Emergency Contraception Updates
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)-informed Care
• Pediatric Asthma Management, Atopic Dermatitis and Nutrition Guidelines

Courses and workshops for NPs

• Implants and IUDs: comparing and inserting Long Acting Reversable Contraceptives (LARC)
• Not Just a Prescription Pad: A Multimodal Approach to Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management
• Communication Course for Health Care Professionals: Navigating Challenging Conversations Across the System

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Needs Assessment for BC NPs

Want to have your input considered in future education for Nurse Practitioners? Learn more about UBC CPD's Needs Assessment of Nurse Practitioners in British Columbia.

Partners

The Nurse Practitioner Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program was established in 2025 between the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC) and the University of British Columbia’s Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD).