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Background Our eLearning site was first launched back in 2014, using the learning management system (LMS) Moodle. Since then our site as grown, and at the time of writing, we have 59 open courses! We found that our eLearning site was starting to experience some growing pains, and our site was no longer able to provide a great user experience to our learners. In 2020, UBC CPD underwent a branding refresh. Our Creative Team was tasked with redesigning our eLearning site, updating the look and feel to match the division’s new creative direction, and improving the user experience. Challenge Due to

The Navigating Thyroid Testing in Primary Hypothyroidism: Practical Approaches for Health Professionals eLearning module is now available to family physicians, nurse practitioners and other health professionals engaged in ordering thyroid tests. Register for the course Background Laboratory testing is the most common medical activity in Canada; an estimated CAD $5.9 billion is spent on laboratory activities annually. 1 Laboratory test overuse occurs when tests are ordered inappropriately, without due consideration of impact on clinical status. An estimated 16–56% of laboratory testing provides

The Health Data Coalition (HDC), Practice Support Program (PSP), and UBC Faculty of Medicine's Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) have partnered with select Divisions of Family Practice throughout British Columbia to host small group learning pilot programs that combine embedded practice measures with education pertaining to topics on adult mental health. The goal of this pilot is to encourage health professionals to incorporate practice data alongside the Adult Mental Health education. The education is divided into two parts: 1) Three online modules available now and 2)

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) Screening & Interventions Register for the AUD course Despite the high prevalence of high-risk drinking, alcohol use disorder (AUD), and alcohol-related harms in British Columbia (BC), these conditions often go unrecognized and untreated in our health system. Research has shown that primary care providers can play a key role in shared decision-making about any alcohol consumption, the early detection and treatment of high-risk drinking and AUD, and in connecting people and families with specialized care services and recovery-oriented supports in their communities. To

Team-based care Primary Care Networks (PCNs) across British Columbia are working toward sustaining successful team-based care to improve the wellness and workflow of health professionals and primary care teams (family physicians, clinic administrators, pharmacists, registered nurses and more). To help implement team-based care, UBC CPD and the Vancouver Division of Family Practice (VDoFP) have worked together in collaboration with the Practice Support Program and Vancouver Coastal Health to deliver online education for Vancouver health professionals and their teams. This educational program

Overview Applications are closed for the 2025-2026 year. Mentees: Emergency Medicine mentees or other Faculty of Medicine mentees Mentors: Emergency Medicine mentors or other Faculty of Medicine mentors The Clinical Faculty Mentoring program, delivered in partnership by UBC CPD and UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) Faculty Affairs, pairs junior clinical faculty/new educators (mentees) with senior clinical faculty (mentors) and includes the 22 departments and schools that make up UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. The Clinical Faculty Mentoring program continues to find success by offering a flexible

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism ( CIRCA ) and UBC CPD have collaborated to deliver comprehensive multimodal educational offerings to support primary health care providers advance their confidence and knowledge in autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and management and equip these providers with relevant tools to better support their patients with autism spectrum disorder. The educational development and delivery will include online modules and webinars, with practical post-learning resources to support the facilitation of the newly acquired knowledge into

Course: Addiction Care and Treatment Online Course Background: Our goal was to adapt a comprehensive course from the BCCSU on addiction care, covering 20+ modules on topics such as opioid use disorder, cannabis use disorder, harm reduction, and many more. The intended audience: family physicians, specialists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners involved in addiction care and treatment. Problems: With our broad range of online learners, all of whom are receptive to different learning styles, it was important for us to establish a careful balance of