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…)

Best Practices in Online Teaching (panel discussion) Description: Teaching in a virtual environment has its own set of unique challenges and rewards. By the end of the session, participants will be able to explore and identify ways to foster relationships in online courses, apply ways to manage online workload, and utilize technology to engage students during online lectures. _____________________________________________________________________________ Panelists: (more…)

Description: This session will focus on exploring assessment in an online environment.  We will discuss practical methods to adapt existing assessments, including ways to help maintain assessment integrity and safeguard against plagiarism. We will critically examine various options for online assessment and explore creative solutions. As the pivot online adds new pressures to learners and (more…)

Description: The focus of this workshop will be adapting teaching for online delivery using asynchronous methods. There will also be a review of technological tools that faculty can use in delivering their content. Active learning strategies that can be utilized in an online setting that promote deep learning will be explored and discussed.   Learning Objectives:  evaluate (more…)

Description: The focus of this workshop will be adapting teaching for online delivery using synchronous (live) methods. There will also be a review of technological tools that faculty can use in delivering their content. Active learning strategies that can be utilized in an online that promote deep learning will be explored and discussed. Learning Objectives: (more…)

Description: This workshop will explore opportunities to incorporate emerging areas in health professions education/professional practice (e.g. inclusive teaching practices) and offer a quick curriculum mapping exercise to ensure that the newly adapted course covers the competencies, concepts, and/or objectives in the originally approved/accredited course plan/syllabus. Learning Objectives: adapt traditional classroom activities to the virtual classroom, (more…)

Description: Starting with the theoretical basis grounding the changes required to move courses online, this workshop will focus on developing a renewed course outline and potentially adjusted session learning objectives.  We will also discuss concepts related to wellness. Learning Objectives: apply best practices to adapting a course for online delivery in the health professions integrate (more…)

This event is only available via livestream. The link to connect will be emailed to registered participants 24-48 hours prior to the event.   The MEDS Conference is a powerful educational event that casts a critical eye on the balance of benefit and harm of the interventions we prescribe every day. A collaboration between the (more…)

The AUTHOR MD series is hosted by the Program In Health, Arts and Humanities at the University of Toronto (www.health-humanities.com) and the Gold Humanism Honor Society, the Alan Klass Health Humanities Program, and the Office of Educational and Faculty Development at the University of Manitoba. For more information, please contact allan.peterkin@utoronto.ca. The AUTHOR MD SERIES (more…)

Update on Medical Care of PCH Residents with Covid-19 Overall Objectives Discuss a methodology in approaching difficulty conversations with patients, family and staff specifically on Covid related outcomes and goals of care (Medical expert, communicator, collaborator) Explain the treatments for symptomatic Covid/palliative care in a PCH setting. (Medical Expert) Apply a protocol for usual/ chronic (more…)