Subject: Don't forget to register for our great CPD events coming in May!

Continuing Professional Development
Newsletter | April 4, 2025

 
ACS Network Heart Attack Day. May 2, 2025.

St. Boniface Hospital treats over 2,000 heart attack patients annually. The Manitoba ACS Network works to improve outcomes by ensuring all heart attack patients across the province receive optimal, guideline-based, and safe care.

Event Details

Date: May 2, 2025
Time: 0830 - 1645
Location: Online only event

Registration Rates

Physician: $175
Nurse/Other Health Professional: $50
Resident/Student/Trainee: $25

Learning Objectives

  • Ongoing ACS Network projects and highlight improvements in ACS care.

  • Explore modern approaches to ACS care in the aging population via expert panel discussions.

  • Emphasize the critical role of early detection and prehospital interventions in improving ACS outcomes.

  • Highlight diagnosis and management of cardiogenic shock.

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Mindfulness. New Facilitator Training.

The Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Mindfulness (CBTm) New Facilitator Training equips healthcare professionals with techniques in cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, goal setting, stress management, and more to enhance mental well-being

Event Details

Date: May 6, 2025
Time: 0900 - 1715

Location: Online only event
Study Credits: Up to 7.25 MOC Section 1 hours.

Registration Rates

Manitoba Physician: $300
Out-of-Province Physicians: $400
Other Manitoba Health Professional: $100
Out-of-Province Health Professional: $150
Residents/Students: $30
 

 

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the development of and rationale behind CBTm classes for mood, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms/disorder.

  • Identify strategies that the CBTm Hub Team used to date in implementing CBTm classes in sites across Canada (primary care, military, veterans, and self-help organizations) on reducing wait times and improving mental health symptoms.

  • Demonstrate how the CBTm content has been adapted for use with a range of populations, such as public safety personnel, youth, and Indigenous populations.

  • State strategies to incorporate symptom measures and monitoring of outcomes during the classes.

  • Outline opportunities to engage clients/patients in a research study evaluating a free web-based, self-directed CBTm course.

  • Complete 7.25 hours of training in CBTm class content.

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Blood Disorders Day 2025.

Join us for Blood Disorders Day 2025, a symposium offering practical insights into hematology and blood disorders. In collaboration with CancerCare Manitoba and the University of Manitoba, this event provides primary care providers with evidence-based knowledge to enhance patient care and outcomes.

Event Details

Date: May 30, 2025
Time: 0800 - 1600

Location: Hybrid event

Online attendance: Virtual
In-person attendance: UM Bannatyne: Apotex Centre - Room 164

Registration Rates

Physician: $140
Other Health Professional: $50
Resident/Student: No Cost
CancerCare Staff/ CCP Staff: No Cost
 

Learning Objectives

  • Develop an approach to the work up of patients with suspected blood disorders, especially those with laboratory abnormalities (e.g. anemia or other cytopenia).

  • Utilize clinical algorithms to inform the diagnosis, management, and optimal referral of patients with blood disorders.

  • Recognize the up-to-date treatment strategies for patients with common blood disorders.

Fridays at the University
Primary Care Day / Wellness

Fridays at the University is back this May with Primary Care Day/Wellness!

Taking care of oneself, both professionally and personally, is an important part of patient care!

Event Details

Date: May 9, 2025
Time: 0820 - 1320

Location: Online only

Credits: Up to 4.5 MAINPRO+ credits and up to 4.5 MOC Section 1 hours.

Registration Rates

Physician: $175
Nurse/Other Health Professional: $75
Resident/Student: $30

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Online Courses.
We Will Take Good Care of the People. Indigenous Cultural Safety Training.

 We Will Take Good Care of the People | Indigenous Cultural Safety Training

The We Will Take Good Care of the People Indigenous Cultural Safety Training is an Indigenous-led cultural safety program designed to address racism, improve healthcare outcomes, and foster culturally safe environments for Indigenous peoples in Manitoba.

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Driver Fitness

Driver Fitness

Manitoba Public Insurance often receives inquiries from medical professionals about assessing fitness to drive. This 2-hour module covers practitioner responsibilities, communication strategies, and rules for operating vehicles with various medical conditions. It’s relevant for family physicians, specialists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and psychologists.

College of Pharmacists of Manitoba Pharmacy Jurisprudence Modules 2025

College of Pharmacists of Manitoba Pharmacy Jurisprudence Modules

The College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) Pharmacy Jurisprudence Modules provide a strong foundation in provincial and federal pharmacy jurisprudence.

These self-study modules must be completed by all new CPhM applicants, including pharmacists (domestically and internationally educated), interns, and pharmacy technicians-in-training before they can write the CPhM Jurisprudence Examination (JP exam).

Lifesaving courses
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

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 Rates:

General registration: $1,800

Some courses may offer different rates. Please check the registration pages for more details.

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 Rates:

General registrations: $585

Some courses may offer different rates. Please check the registration pages for more details.

Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN)

The Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns Program (ACoRN) is a Canadian program that teaches neonatal stabilization, supports the multidisciplinary team, and helps identify and care for newborns at risk of becoming unwell in the first hours or days after birth, including preparing for transport to a referral facility when needed. Using a case-based approach, ACoRN introduces knowledge and skills sequentially, ensuring it is valuable regardless of condition complexity or how often practitioners manage specific cases.

Registration Rates:

Physicians: $300
Other Health Professionals: $300
Peds Resident: No Cost (to be paid by department)

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