Primary Care Educational Opportunities

Upcoming Island Health Primary Care Grand Rounds

 

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April 2024 - Dr. Marie-Claude Grégoire

Date (Pending): April 2024 - Pediatric ADHD

Meeting information: Coming Soon

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar

Click here for Island Health's Primary Care Continuing Professional Development Events Calendar.

 

UBC CPD Courses: online modules, conferences workshops webinars, travelling courses, etc.
UBC Grand Rounds by Departments

 

Island Health Primary Care Grand Rounds

Island Health hosts Grand Rounds to encourage new ways of thinking, introduce new or updated ideas, generate discussion, and in some cases debate around important health issues.  Grand Rounds is hosted by Dr. William Cunningham and Dr. Leah MacDonald of Island Health with communications support from Matthew Burbidge in the Department of Primary Care. 

The following rounds have been accredited for Mainpro+ certification. 

 


Recent Rounds

02/28/2024 - Medical Services available through the Victoria Sexual Assault Clinic

Presenters: Christina Malo BScN RN(C) Communicable Disease, Emergency & Forensic Nurse and Janet Calnan RN BSN Coordinator, Forensic Nurse Examiner Program

Includes information on who can access the clinic, and how family physicians and primary care providers can best utilize the following medical services in the Victoria area: medical exams; forensic exams; options for reporting to police; crisis support; and connections to community resources.

Click here to access video from the round.

Click here for the clinic PDF.

Primary Care Grand Rounds - Forensic Nursing.


Past Round Presentation & Summaries

Presentation: COVID-19 Antiviral Medications and How To Prescribe Them | March 10, 2022

Medical Assistance in Dying: ‘Program update and understanding the new legislation | June 24, 2021

Presentation | June 24, 2021

Dementia Management:  Medication and More | May 27, 2021

Presentation | May 27, 2021

Vaccines and Variants:  A COVID-19 Update with Dr. Reka Gustafson | April 22, 2021

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Primary Care Grand Rounds - Post COVID-19 Care in BC | March 25, 2021

Presentation | March 25, 2021

COVID-19 2021 MHO update for Primary Care Grand Rounds | January 28, 2021

Presentation | January 28, 2021

COVID Decompensation: Supporting Patients with Addictions during the Pandemic | November 26, 2020

Home Health Monitoring | Building capacity in patients living with chronic disease through remote patient monitoring services  | October 22, 2020

Home health monitoring & CKD management in Primary Care | October 22, 2020

Cultural Safety and Humility Grand Round | September 24, 2020

Department of Primary Care Grand Rounds summary | July 30


Greening of Health Care / Planetary Health

Climate Change and Mental Health: Pathways to Increased Awareness and Adaptive Capacity | Oct 26, 2021 Click here for a 9 min video related to the event. 

Breathing a Little Easier | Feb, 2022

Inhaler Coverage Chart BC | Feb, 2022

An introduction to Planetary Healthcare | Feb, 2022

Climate Change Response & Environmental Sustainability | Feb, 2022


Hospital Round Evaluation Surveys

Evaluation is an essential part of the Continuing Medical Education process as it provides feedback about whether the target audience’s needs were addressed, learning objectives were met and participants were engaged.  Please take a moment to provide your feedback by completing an evaluation survey.  Thank you.


BC Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) Service

Date: Ongoing (earn up to 2.0 Mainpro+ credits in 30 minutes)

The PAD service is a form of CME in which a health professional, usually a pharmacist, meets with physicians one-one-one to discuss  selected drug therapy topics.  For more information and current topics please see the PAD Service website.

Division of Family Practice

The Vancouver Island Divisions of Family Practice is a resource for various CME/CPD activities for those working in primary care.

Campbell River Division | Comox Valley Division | Cowichan Valley Division | Nanaimo Division | Oceanside Division | Port Alberni Division | South Island Division | Victoria Division