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Continuing Professional Development

Medicine and Life Saving Newsletter
October 3, 2025

Managing Ingrown Toenails

Skills Sessions — October 10, 2025
Time: 1330 - 1530
Location: UM Bannatyne — Basic Medical Sciences Building: Theatre D-Skills Lab

This skills session is a great opportunity for healthcare providers to build confidence in managing a common but often tricky condition: the ingrown toenail. You will learn how to recognize the three stages of an ingrown toenail, understand what can happen if it is left untreated, and explain non-surgical treatment options to patients in a clear and helpful way. The session will also cover when surgical treatment is needed, walk you through different techniques, and highlight the pros and cons of each approach. Whether you want to sharpen your clinical skills or improve patient communication, this session offers practical knowledge you can use right away.

Registration

Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Other Health Professions: $200
All prices listed include all taxes and fees

29th Annual Bug Day

October 23, 2025
Time: 1330 - 1530
Location: Digitally through the University of Manitoba
Earn up to 7 Mainpro+ credits | Earn up to 7 MOC (Section 1) credit hours

Interested in the prevention and control of communicable diseases, and health issues in the community or healthcare setting? Bug Day is for you! Nationally and internationally recognized experts will present timely topics in infectious diseases and public health at Manitoba’s largest healthcare education event.

Objectives

By attending this program, the attendee will be able to:

State the names of the key pathogens that have been clinically and socially relevant over the past 29 years.
State how the determinants of health influence a person’s risk for infection.
State how to modify risk factors for the acquisition of infection.

Earn your CME credits from anywhere and for free! What are you waiting for?

Opioid Agonist Therapy 101: Introduction to Clinical Practice

November 13 & 14, 2025
Time: 0800 - 1620
Location: Thompson Clinic Conference Room
50 Selkirk Avenue Thompson, MB, Canada, R8N 0M7

The award-winning CPD event is coming to Thompson, MB!

The Opioid Agonist Therapy 101 workshop will arm you with new knowledge and skills around opioid addiction and the resources available to support this vulnerable patient population; it is a prerequisite training requirement in order to prescribe or dispense methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone in Manitoba.

Don't miss your chance for a fantastic event in Thompson!

Life Saving Courses

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Next Session: October 6, 2025
Time: 0800 - 1600
Location: UM Bannatyne: Brodie Centre: Room-000, Clinical Learning & Simulation Facility

PROGRAM DELIVERY

COMPONENT 1 | Pre-course Preparation

Self-directed study is required. Textbooks are included in the exam fee. This is followed by an online (independent) exam to be completed prior to the didactical portion. Exams not taken within this time frame will become invalid and the learner will be required to purchase another exam and restart the process.

COMPONENT 2 | On-site
This is an advanced course! The workshop consists of integrated skills station and team-based scenarios. Upon successful completion, a Completion Card will be presented from the CPS. This card does not imply clinical competence in this area, but indicates participation and completion of the course.

Registration
All prices listed include all taxes and fees

Workshop, Neonatal Manual, and NRP Online Exam: $495

Workshop and NRP Online Exam (Textbook not included): $445

ACoRN

October 27, 2025
Time: 0800 - 1630
Location: UM Bannatyne: Brodie Centre: Room-000, Clinical Learning & Simulation Facility

The Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns Program (ACoRN) is a Canadian Program designed to teach neonatal stabilization, support the multidisciplinary team, and identify and care for babies who become unwell or are at risk of becoming unwell in the first few hours or days after birth and, where necessary, preparation for transport to a referral facility

ACoRN introduces knowledge and skills sequentially, using a case-based approach. It is designed to be useful regardless of a condition’s complexity or how frequently a practitioner is called upon to manage specific conditions.

Note: Participants must complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) course before taking ACoRN

Registration

All prices listed include all taxes and fees

Course Cost (including ACoRN Online Exam and ACoRN Primary Survey; Sequences and Laminates): $395

ATLS is a vital educational program created by the American College of Surgeons, designed to equip medical professionals with essential skills for managing trauma patients. This program offers a systematic approach to trauma care, emphasizing early assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and definitive treatment.

Registration
All prices listed include all taxes and fees

Registration: $1,800

Upcoming Dates

November 7 & 9, 2025
January 16 & 17, 2026
January 16 & 18, 2026

See all dates for our ATLS courses and register today!

Our PALS Provider course will help you to develop individual skills – as a member of a healthcare team – in simulated real-life situations that mirror your work life in which you’ll need to recognize and respond to cardiopulmonary arrests or other cardiovascular emergencies involving pediatric patients.

Prerequisites

Current Heart & Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider

PALS Precourse Self-Assessment Certificate

Registration
All prices listed include all taxes and fees

Registration: $585

Upcoming Dates

October 23 & 24, 2025
November 20 & 21, 2025

See all dates for PALS and register today!

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Office of Continuing Competency and Assessment

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University of Manitoba

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