Subject: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Training and Fridays at the University!

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CPD Medicine
Learning for Life
Focus Training CBT Series

September 14, 21, and October 5, 2020 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Presenter: Cory F. Newman, Ph.D.

This webinar will be of interest to physicians, nurses, psychologists, allied health

New this fall!

This free series of webinar lectures entitled CBT for Alcohol Misuse and Other Substance Use Problems: Teaching Patients Self-help Skills to Replace Self-Medication will focus on the use of cognitive behavioural therapy in treating patients with substance use disorders. This series is also a primer for a new upcoming CBT trainer series.

Cory F. Newman, Ph.D. is Director for the Center for Cognitive Therapy, Professor of Psychology, in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), and Adjunct Faculty at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy.  

This event is ONLINE ONLY. You will receive a link to connect before the session date.
28 Mainpro+ Credits
Various dates and locations around Manitoba!
September 10 and 11 - Churchill 
November 19 and 20 - Portage La Prairie 
December 10 and 11 - Winnipeg 

This two-day intensive workshop will arm you with new knowledge and skills around opioid addiction and the resources available to support this vulnerable patient population. This workshop is a prerequisite training requirement in order to prescribe or dispense methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone in Manitoba. 

September 25, 2020  | 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 

Cardiovascular disease continues to be a major disease burden in terms of both mortality and health related quality of life, and is an important source of health inequalities between populations in Canada. This one-day program will provide an overview of controversies and uncertainties in the areas of treatment and intervention of cardiovascular disease. 

This event is ONLINE ONLY. You will receive a link to connect before the session date.


October 20, 2020 | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

NEW THIS YEAR! Bug Day will be available online (digitally) only: 
Livestream (limited to 1000 registrants) and MBTelehealth.

The 24th Annual BUG DAY is hosted by HSC Winnipeg in collaboration with the University of Manitoba’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Medicine Program.

BUG DAY is Manitoba’s largest healthcare education event and it is held every year during National Infection Prevention & Control Week. Join locally, nationally and internationally recognized experts for this popular day-long symposium focusing on hot topics in infection prevention and control, infectious diseases and public health.

This event is ONLINE ONLY. You will receive a link to connect before the session date.

Don't miss any of these upcoming hands-on skills workshops!

Dermatology Procedures Oct 16, 2020
 Fitness to Drive Dec 4, 2020
 IUD Insertions Jan 15, 2021
 CBT | Feb 12, 2021
Joint Injections | March 7, 2021
 Diabetic Foot June 4, 2021


Topics include: 

Indigenous Health Day | October 16, 2020
Chronic Pain Day | November 13, 2020
Geriatric Day | December 4, 2020
Women's Health Day | January 15, 2021
Mental Health Day | February 12, 2021
Wound Care Day | March 5, 2021        
Hot Topics | May 7, 2021
Chronic Diseases Day | June 2, 2021


This event is ONLINE ONLY. You will receive a link to connect before the session dates.
This series of webinars will focus on the tools that the Personal Care Home (PCH) team will require to navigate patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include:

Frailty scale
Goals of care
Symptom management
Chronic care of residents residing in PCH
Delirium in the PCH during COVID-19
Mental health and psychological symptoms of dementia
What to expect during a COVID-19 outbreak in the PCH

Registration fee is optional and is of interest to Family Physicians, Specialists, Pharmacists, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Allied Health, and Health Professionals in training. 

Our speaker is Dr. Elizabeth Rhynold, MD, FRCPC. Assistant Professor. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Office of Continuing Competency and Assessment
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
260 - 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, R3E 3P5, Canada
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