Opportunities for offering formative feedback (or assessment for learning) in the classroom are plentiful. In this workshop, participants will review characteristics of effective formative feedback, practice giving written feedback, and consider opportunities for offering feedback in their teaching contexts.  Learning Objectives At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: apply principles of (more…)

The 23rd 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. If you are interested in the prevention and control of communicable diseases, as (more…)

Description: The purpose of this workshop is to provide educators in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences with an introduction to teaching about racism and provide tools for supporting students to think about race, power, and privilege in the context of settler colonialism. It will help facilitate a deeper understanding of racism and strategies for (more…)

Description: Learning objectives: Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to articulate their program of research in compelling and persuasive ways, identify opportunities to align “service work” with scholarship, and make choices about time, projects, and authorship that support the development of a research profile. Making the leap from doing individual education research (more…)

Description: Target audience: Teachers working in clinical settings who are called upon to provide written feedback for their learners on their clinical performance. Rationale: Emphasis on formative feedback and documentation of assessment requires teachers to provide frequent written feedback for their learners. This session is designed to help make this task easier. Learning Objectives: After (more…)

Description: Many teachers in health professions programs also play the role of coach. However, what coaching entails is not always clear. In this session, participants will reflect on principles of coaching and coaching behaviours in order to clarify roles and choose their actions accordingly. Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be (more…)

During this workshop key concepts that will assist health professional educators in implementing Indigenous health education in response to the TRC Calls to Action will be discussed along with suggestions and practices to facilitate these critical dialogues in the learning and work environment.   Learning Objectives: After completing this session, participants will be able to: (more…)

Teaching dossiers are a critical component of your academic dossier.  Required for promotion and tenure, they are a record of your philosophy of teaching and how it is enacted through your teaching practice, as well as a record of your teaching activities. Learning Objectives: By attending this session, you will be able to create a (more…)

Course Overview Removable prosthodontics play an important role in the replacement of teeth. As digital dentistry is revolutionizing how care is provided in the dental office, this compact lecture will provide everything you need to know to get started in your office concerning digital dentures. We will cover how and what to expect in digital dentures. (more…)

Learning Objectives: This workshop aims to meet the needs of healthcare practitioners seeking to explore creative and reflective writing, as well as those looking to inform their professional practice with narrative approaches to health and medicine. The workshop will begin by introducing the elements of writing practice and the essentials of close reading, to be (more…)