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Continuing Professional Development

Medicine and Life Saving Newsletter
November 14, 2025

Cognitive Biases in Practice

November 28, 2025
Time: 1300 - 1630
Location: Concordia Hospital Chapel

Cognitive Biases in Practice 2025 is an in-person session that will help you spot how bias sneaks into your decisions and teach you simple strategies to stop it. By examining real cases, you will uncover hidden blind spots and gain the tools to make safer, smarter, and more equitable choices.

Agenda

1230: Registration

1300: Introduction

Dr. Thomas

1315: Case 1 - Managing Behavioral Changes in Dementia (includes 10-minute Q&A)
Dr. Barry Campbell

1345: Case 2 - Hidden Danger (includes 10-minute Q&A)
Dr. Jonathan Gabor

1415: Case 3 - Challenging Admission (includes 10-minute Q&A)
Dr. Jonathan Gabor

1445: Case 4 - Missed Signal (includes 10-minute Q&A)
Heather Nowak

1515: Case 5 - Staying in the Hospital Does Not Prevent Falls (includes 10-minute Q&A)

Heather Nowak

1545: Stretch Break

1600: Case 6 - From Cellulitis to Crisis (includes 10-minute Q&A)
Cecilia Nguyen

1630: Wrap Up and Closing

Biases could be affecting your patient care; don't let them!

Fridays at the University: Cardiology Practice Essentials
November 28, 2025
Time: 820 - 1320
Location: Digitally through the University of Manitoba
Earn up to 4.5 Mainpro+ credits | Earn up to 4.5 MOC (Section 1) credit hours

Our next Fridays at the University session is fast approaching and it's right on the beat!

This event will help you strengthen clinical decision making around arrhythmias, cardiac imaging, and key diagnostics such as ECGs and biomarkers. You will also explore how to manage cardiovascular complications in pregnancy and apply the latest advances in heart failure and hypertension, with attention to the needs of diverse and special populations.

You can still save money on Fridays at the University registration costs!

Even though there's only 7/8 sessions left in our Fridays of the University series, registering for the entire series will still save you $330 compared to registering for each Friday session individually (cost for Physician registration)!

Plus, signing up for the entire series will also give you access to the recording of the October 2025 session — Integrating Public Health, Social Responsibility, and Addiction Medicine — so you can still earn some CME credits by viewing that content on your own time!

Skills Sessions:
Implantable Birth Control Insertion and Prenatal Care
November 28, 2025
Time: 1330 - 1530
Location: UM Bannatyne: Basic Medical Sciences Building: Theatre D-Skills Lab

Implantable Birth Control Insertion and Prenatal Care focuses on practical reproductive and prenatal care. Participants will learn about the indications, safety, and effectiveness of implantable contraception devices in Canada, along with counselling techniques for side effects and complications. Hands-on practice will cover proper insertion and post-insertion care. The session also highlights the importance of prenatal and antenatal care, including key assessments and common complications, and emphasizes how to educate clients on the benefits of breastfeeding.

Don’t miss your shot—secure your spot!

We Will Take Good Care of the People - Explainer

Earn CME credits, at your own pace, from anywhere!

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. The 10-module course is tailored for healthcare workers and learners, leveraging the knowledge and expertise of local Indigenous Knowledge Keepers and healthcare leaders. It incorporates foundational knowledge about Indigenous health, the impacts of colonization, the concepts of anti-racism, and cultural safety, while offering practical skills to equip healthcare workers to provide more racially just and culturally safe health care to Indigenous Peoples.

An engaging and supportive learning experience!

Life Saving Courses

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
November 20 & 21, 2025
December 18 & 19, 2025

See all dates for PALS and register today!

ACoRN

November 24, 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

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University of Manitoba

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