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Professional Development Opportunities
Education and Professional Development Opportunities
Educational opportunities available to support health professionals in Niagara
In-person Opportunities
Academic Detailing Service: Centre for Effective Practice
One-on-one evidence-based discussions with a clinical pharmacist and a family physician on a variety of clinical topics.
Helping Your Patients Quit Smoking: The 5As
At your office
Free educational session for your office
Supporting Parents/Caregivers During a Pandemic: Information for Primary Care: Part 1
January 27, 2021, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Virtual - Earn up to 1 certified Mainpro+® credit
These virtual Special Interest ECHO Sessions are in-depth educational opportunities. Learn more about pandemic mental health, and strategies to support parents/caregivers, children and youth during this unprecedented time.
Connecting to Hope: Addressing Suicide with your Patients
February 24, 2021, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Virtual - Earn up to 1.75 Mainpro+ credits
This educational event will cover the importance of screening patients for suicide risk and review best practice tools for screening and assessment in primary care, including the importance of regularly talking to patients about suicide.
Online Opportunities
Suicide: Facing the Difficult Topic Together - Empowering Physicians, Instilling Hope in Patients
Learn how to identify the risk of suicide among your patients, and how to better offer support.
Infection Prevention and Control – Online Learning
Public Health Ontario offers several e-modules for various infection prevention and control topics.
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis e-Module
Learn how to identify patients in your practice who may be at higher risk of acquiring HIV, an evidence-based approach and how to prescribe safely and address logistical concerns regarding prescribing.
Moving to Acceptance: How to address vaccine hesitancy in your busy practice
The one-hour module helps health care providers counsel vaccine-hesitant patients.
Radon - is it in your patients' homes?
McMaster University, together with Health Canada, the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Clean Air Partnership, have designed a free, certified program.
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