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Education & Events

The NMCN is dedicated to ensuring our Northern partners are aware of upcoming educational opportunities, events, and information. Check our events calendar regularly or join our mailing list.

If you're interested in promoting an educational or training event, kindly send an email to info@nmcn.ca. Ensure to include the event title, a brief description, fees, date, time, venue, contact details, and registration instructions (if applicable).

Northeast Courses

For more information on educational offerings at the Sault Area Hospital, please visit their website.

Northern Ontario Simulation Symposium

This event has quickly grown in popularity among healthcare professionals, educators and industry. They offer a day of interactive simulation workshops and endless networking opportunities. Here is your chance to showcase your products and services and connect with leaders of healthcare simulation throughout the north.

May 1, 2025, 8:30AM - 4:30PM

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Northern Ontario Simulation Symposium

This event has quickly grown in popularity among healthcare professionals, educators and industry. They offer a day of interactive simulation workshops and endless networking opportunities. Here is your chance to showcase your products and services and connect with leaders of healthcare simulation throughout the north.

More information will be posted to the event website in the near future. If you have any questions, please reach out to Louise Moir (Louise.Moir@canadorecollege.ca).

May 1, 2025, 8:30AM - 4:30PM

Northwest Courses

PAIL Network Virtual Compassionate Care Workshop

Free one day workshop focused around providing compassionate care to bereaved parents during the loss of their pregnancy or death of their infant.

November 8, 2024

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PAIL Network Virtual Compassionate Care Workshop

Join us for a FREE one day workshop focused around providing compassionate care to bereaved parents during the loss of their pregnancy or death of their infant.

This educational session covers many topics, including; attachment, statistics, grief, loss experience (miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, loss of a multiple), memory making, what to say/what not to say, pregnancy after loss, and caring for the caregiver. We also invite a panel of family members to answer questions about their lived experience with loss and what it means to receive compassionate care.

Participants leave with ideas for providing compassionate supports and resources, as well as practical skills, tools, and techniques to provide skilled care to grieving parents and families.

Hosted by: Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Labour & Delivery, Maternal Newborn

Date/Time: Friday November 8, 2024 / 8:30AM – 4:00PM

Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pail-network-virtual-compassionate-careworkshop-thunder-bay-regional-hsc-registration-838902519017

Password: PAILCCW

Deadline to register: Friday November 1, 2024. Space is limited.

November 8, 2024

Additional Courses

Improving Care at the End of Life Addressing the Need for Culturally Safer Care for Indigenous Peoples

These two free online sessions are coordinated by the Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program. Speaker, Holly Prince, MSW (PhD Cand), will explore the historical and current state of Indigenous-specific racism within healthcare. The workshop challenges healthcare providers to examine their own positionality through the lens of cultural safety, cultural humility and trauma-informed care.

December 5th & December 12th, 2024

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Improving Care at the End of Life Addressing the Need for Culturally Safer Care for Indigenous Peoples

These two free online sessions are coordinated by the Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program. Speaker, Holly Prince, MSW (PhD Cand), will explore the historical and current state of Indigenous-specific racism within healthcare. The workshop challenges healthcare providers to examine their own positionality through the lens of cultural safety, cultural humility and trauma-informed care.

Session 1: December 5th, 2024, 1:00PM - 2:00PM

Session 2: December 12, 2024, 1:00PM - 2:00PM

December 5th & December 12th, 2024

Does the System Even Want Us? The Resilience of IEHPs Facing Threat to Their Professional Identity

Join this workshop for a systemic understanding of the resilience of IEHPs in Canada faced with threat to their professional identity. We will present the result of research focusing on the resilience of IEHPs based on focus groups from the SPU program.

December 4, 2024, 1:00PM

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Does the System Even Want Us? The Resilience of IEHPs Facing Threat to Their Professional Identity

Join this workshop for a systemic understanding of the resilience of IEHPs in Canada faced with threat to their professional identity. We will present the result of research focusing on the resilience of IEHPs based on focus groups from the SPU program.

*IEHP – Internationally Educated Healthcare Providers

December 4, 2024, 1:00PM

ACoRN Workshop

ACoRN aims to teach the concepts and basic skills of neonatal stabilization and, where necessary, preparation for transport to a referral facility. It is designed to meet the needs of practitioners who may be faced with an at-risk or ill baby.

Tuesday, December 3rd and Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

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ACoRN Workshop

The Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns Program (ACoRN) is designed to teach neonatal stabilization, support the multidisciplinary team, and identify and care for babies who become unwell or are at risk of becoming unwell in the first few hours or days after birth.

ACoRN aims to teach the concepts and basic skills of neonatal stabilization and, where necessary, preparation for transport to a referral facility.  It is designed to meet the needs of practitioners who may be faced with an at-risk or ill baby.

Like neonatal resuscitation, stabilization is most effective when performed by a well-coordinated interdisciplinary team.

ACoRN uses clinical scenarios to enrich learning and to reflect an interdisciplinary approach to clinical care, teaching and evaluation.

ACoRN reinforces principles viewed as essential for neonatal care:

  • Family-centered care, including support for parents and caregivers.
  • Team-based care, promoting an interdisciplinary approach to training and practice.
  • Regionalized care, promoting liaison between referring and referral centres.
  • Regionalized education, promoting an education-learner infrastructure based on existing outreach programs.
  • Evidence-based care, firmly based on existing evidence and subject to ongoing peer-review and modification.
  • Adult learning strategies, addressing the needs of practitioners using flexibility in delivery and content.

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024

Tuesday, December 3rd and Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

Paediatrics Continuing Medical Education

Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre offers the Pediatric Regional Outpatient Program (PROP) which includes Case-Based Lecture Series.

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Paediatrics Continuing Medical Education

This education is developed by the Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre.  The Continued Medical Education committee comprises of paediatric staff specialists, academic paediatricians, family physicians, nurse educators, and community paediatricians (regional partners). As part of the Paediatrics Continuing Medical Education, they offer the Pediatric Regional Outpatient Program (PROP) which includes Case-Based Lecture Series. To participate individuals must sign up free of charge, and create an individual login. They are also able to facilitate simulation and point of care workshops as arranged via your departmental leads.

Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK)

TREKK provides recommendations on common pediatric illnesses.

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Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK)

Website used by many tertiary centers. Best known for their DKA algorithm. Has many pertinent pediatric ‘bottom line recommendation’ references on common pediatric illnesses, other up to date algorithms on pertinent pediatric illnesses. There is also a phone app for quick reference.

Connected Care

Live and recorded educational webinars in relation to the current pediatric surge.

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Connected Care

Live and recorded educational webinars in relation to the current pediatric surge. Connected Care offers a library of self-directed education and practice resources and access to recorded webinars. This is an excellent resource and SickKids is encouraging community hospitals to share this education.

Open Paediatrics

E-learning educational modules recommended by SickKids and CHEO.

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Open Paediatrics

E-learning educational modules recommended by SickKids and CHEO. Learners must create a login to track progression. Once access is granted, navigate to the critical care platform and enroll in the desired courses. No cost.

Workshops, Webinars and Conferences

Right-Sizing Health Systems for Kids: Creating the Future Together Conference

Children’s Healthcare Canada invites you to join in Ottawa, Ontario on April 14 and 15, 2025, at The Westin for their 2025 Annual Conference, Right-Sizing Health Systems for Kids: Creating the Future Together.

April 14-15, 2025

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Right-Sizing Health Systems for Kids: Creating the Future Together Conference

Children’s Healthcare Canada invites you to join in Ottawa, Ontario on April 14 and 15, 2025, at The Westin for their 2025 Annual Conference, Right-Sizing Health Systems for Kids: Creating the Future Together. 

For Conference 2024, the theme was Right-sizing Health Systems for Kids: Navigating to brighter futures. In 2025, they are building on the knowledge shared, connections made, and momentum generated in 2024, and the theme for the 2025 conference is Right-sizing Health Systems for Kids: Creating the future together.

Invited guests and leaders from the children's health and healthcare community will tackle themes including the political determinants of health, intentionally designed healthcare systems for children and youth, growing a pipeline of children’s healthcare leadership from within, how AI and Precision Health are helping to deliver personalized, data-driven healthcare, and getting kids on the platforms of all major parties in Canada.

Location: The Westin, Ottawa, Ontario

April 14-15, 2025

Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) Conference 2024

The 2024 CMHO Conference provides an opportunity to highlight innovative and evidence-based practices, share knowledge and experience, and build on our collective efforts to prioritize improving outcomes for infants, children, youth, and families.

November 18-19, 2024

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Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) Conference 2024

With a goal of better outcomes, advancing equity, and building a stronger child and youth mental health and addictions system, the conference convenes leaders with a shared goal of improving the health and well-being of young people and their families, including youth and families with lived expertise. The 2024 CMHO Conference provides an opportunity to highlight innovative and evidence-based practices, share knowledge and experience, and build on our collective efforts to prioritize improving outcomes for infants, children, youth, and families.

November 18-19, 2024

9th Annual Northern Ontario Women’s Health Conference!

NOSM University and the Lakehead Obstetrics and Gynecology Local Education Group are hosting the 9 annual Northern Ontario Women's Health Conference!

November 22, 2024

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9th Annual Northern Ontario Women’s Health Conference!

NOSM University and the Lakehead Obstetrics and Gynecology Local Education Group are hosting the 9 annual Northern Ontario Women's Health Conference! At this in-person conference we will have the opportunity to learn and network with our colleagues who provide care in the region.

Our mission, as always, is to bring together remote, rural, and urban primary care providers to network and share information related to Women's Health in our region. This year's conference will bring together regional expertise, complimented with expertise from our tertiary care referral centres to discuss pertinent topics to our patient population.

FULL-DAY FORMAT! Conference content will focus on Gynecology in the morning sessions and Obstetrics in the afternoon sessions, with a warm-up session and welcome reception on Thursday evening.

November 22, 2024

Children's Healthcare Canada's SPARK: Live webinars and recordings

Children's Healthcare Canada's SPARK: Live webinars is a bi-weekly learning series.

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Children's Healthcare Canada's SPARK: Live webinars and recordings

Children's Healthcare Canada's SPARK: Live webinars is a bi-weekly learning series.

SPARK: Live provides you access to:

  • Cutting-edge research and other evidence (practice, policy, leadership, and lived experience) in child and youth health and healthcare
  • Innovations from across the child healthcare continuum
  • Subject matter experts and colleagues from Canada and around the world

Sign up for our SPARK Newsletter.

Check our SPARK Learning Calendar.

Other

SPRUCE-RN

SPRUCE-RN offers free skills-based simulation practice accessible to nurses & allied health professionals in rural-remote settings.

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SPRUCE-RN

The goal of the website is to provide a one-stop-shop for starting hands-on education at your nursing station/healthcare center today. Spruce-RN and its content was co-developed by nurses with experience providing care to patients in rural/remote locations in Ontario and nurses with simulation-based nursing education expertise. This website is designed by nurses for nurses.

PRACTISS (Peer-Run Applied Cases for Teaching Interdisciplinary Simulations and Scenarios):

PRACTISS is a completely free, open-access learning platform looking to make simulation and case-based education accessible to all.

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PRACTISS (Peer-Run Applied Cases for Teaching Interdisciplinary Simulations and Scenarios):

PRACTISS is a completely free, open-access learning platform looking to make simulation and case-based education accessible to all.