Description: Clinical teachers have begun to adapt to the new normal of virtual supervision. Yet with the new academic year upon us, we need to further refine our supervision strategies to meet the needs of novice learners. Join Alex Singer and Teresa Cavett as they discuss more pearls and pitfalls in virtual supervision. Learning Objectives: Adjust clinical (more…)

Addiction Medicine in the Time of Covid-19- Integrating Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine (RAAM) and Management Strategies for Substance Use Disorders Overall Objectives Comprehend the scope of substance use disorder in Manitoba Identify key substance use related concepts during Covid-19, including withdrawal and overdose. Explain the basic principles and tools for substance use disorder management. (more…)

Description: Change is a constant feature in health professions education, through changes to curriculum, changes to professional practice, changes to standards, and changes in our organizational context. Our leadership of the change processes we face needs to recognize the complexity of the environment in which we function.  In this workshop, we’ll explore how complexity leadership (more…)

Supporting Graduate Students during a Pandemic Description: The pandemic has resulted in a lot of uncertainty and changes to how we do our work, including supervision of graduate students. This webinar is intended for RFHS graduate supervisors who are supporting graduate students during the pandemic. Topics include changes to regulations and expectations for finances, visas, (more…)

NEW THIS YEAR – Bug Day available to stream on Youtube Important Event Information: The link to connect to the live Bug Day will be emailed to registered participants Monday, Oct 19th. This event will be recorded and available for future viewing on YouTube. Note: This recording is eligible for non-certified Mainpro+ credits and Maintenance of Certification (more…)

Best Practices and Lessons Learned Teaching with Zoom (Panel Discussion) Description: On March 18th, 2020, in response to the covid-19 pandemic, all courses at the UofM were moved to a virtual learning environment.  Faculty members in the RFHS met this challenge with imagination, innovation, and a spirit of adventure. Teaching in a virtual environment has its own (more…)

Sponsored by the Gold Humanism Honor Society, the Alan Klass Health Humanities Program and the Office of Educational and Faculty Development Description: The Covid-19 pandemic is presenting faculty and staff with new sources of stress arising from worry about patients, friends, and family, social isolation, loss of personal support systems, and changes to routines.  Research (more…)

Session Description: This Zoom training session is intended for teachers in the RFHS in their various roles. It begins with an orientation to Zoom’s main features and then opens to participants practicing using Zoom and asking their specific questions. Facilitators will be available after the session for further questions. The same session will be offered (more…)

Session Description: This Zoom training session is intended for teachers in the RFHS in their various roles. It begins with an orientation to Zoom’s main features and then opens to participants practicing using Zoom and asking their specific questions. Facilitators will be available after the session for further questions. The same session will be offered (more…)

Description: This short session will provide a quick overview and demonstration of Microsoft Teams and Milanote. Microsoft Teams is a collaborative workspace that helps teams to effectively communicate and importantly cuts down on the need for endless threaded emails. Milanote is a digital whiteboard to creatively and visually map out ideas with yourself or with (more…)