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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

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Additional Courses

FREE Critical Care and Acute Care Nursing Programs

Critical and Acute Care certificate opportunities for nurses.

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FREE Critical Care and Acute Care Nursing Programs

As part of the Northern Ontario Health Human Resources Strategy, Ontario Health North East & North West have partnered with the Ministry of Health and the Michener Institute of Education at University Health Network (UHN) to provide funded spots for sponsored nurses working at northern Ontario hospitals in their Critical and Acute Care Nursing Programs.

The Critical Care Nursing Certificate Program will provide learners with the advanced knowledge, specialized skills and abilities to practice competently and safely within a critical care environment. The innovative design integrates the clinical experience throughout 11 weeks of synchronous and asynchronous virtual learning, allowing students to integrate new knowledge into their critical care practice on an ongoing basis.

Read More: Critical Care (level 3) Nursing Program Overview

The Acute Care Nursing Certificate Program will provide learners with the advanced knowledge, specialized skills, and abilities to practice competently and safely within an acute care environment. The innovative design integrates the clinical experience throughout 8 weeks of synchronous and asynchronous virtual learning, allowing students to integrate new knowledge into their acute care practice on an ongoing basis.

Read More: Acute Care (level 3) Nursing Program Overview

Hospitals can connect with the program manager (Michelle Morgan) at mmorgan@michener.ca to enroll RN learners.

ED Nursing Education, Retention, and Workforce Program

Free virtual ED nursing training through Ontario Health.

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ED Nursing Education, Retention, and Workforce Program

Ontario Health introduced the ED Nursing Education, Retention, and Workforce Program in August 2023 with an initial focus on increasing access to Virtual Training Modules (instructor-led courses delivered virtually) and Specialty Training Fund (ED nurse certificate programs and specialty education/training). This Program, including the Virtual Training Modules, is now available to all EDs in Ontario.

Ontario Health: On-Going Health Equity Learning Opportunities

Ontario Health is offering on-going health equity learning opportunities.

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Ontario Health: On-Going Health Equity Learning Opportunities

Ontario Health is offering on-going health equity learning opportunities.

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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

But I Don't Do Maternity Care! Prenatal Essentials (Online Workshop)

This workshop focuses on preconception and early prenatal care and was developed in partnership between the Vancouver Division of Family Practice and UBC CPD.

June 16, 2025

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But I Don't Do Maternity Care! Prenatal Essentials (Online Workshop)

Updated and improved, the But I Don't Do Maternity Care! educational series for family physicians who don't do deliveries is back! This workshop focuses on preconception and early prenatal care and was developed in partnership between the Vancouver Division of Family Practice and UBC CPD.

By the end of the workshop learners will be able to:

  • Identify key issues in preconception care;
  • Describe the key tasks to accomplish in the first and second prenatal visits;
  • Practice using Pathways as a tool for early prenatal care;
  • Support your patients to find a maternity provider;
  • Identify what tests to order in early prenatal care;
  • Provide prenatal genetic screening information and arrange screening in a timely manner; and
  • Connect with multidisciplinary maternity teams in your community.

June 16, 2025

Measles in Ontario: Epidemiology, Prevention and Managing Risks in Pediatrics and Pregnancy

Toronto Regional Maternal and Child Health Network free webinar on Measles in Ontario.

April 28, 2025, 4PM - 5PM ET

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Measles in Ontario: Epidemiology, Prevention and Managing Risks in Pediatrics and Pregnancy

Speakers: Pierre-Philippe Piche-Renaud MD, SickKids, Vinita Dubey MD, TPH, Mark Yudin MD, Unity, Andrea Lausman MD, Unity, & Michelle Science MD, SickKids

Objectives:

  • Discuss measles epidemiology, vaccines and post exposure prophylaxis in children and pregnant individuals.
  • Describe clinical presentation and complications in children and pregnant individuals.
  • Review infection and prevention control measures and considerations for hospital exposures.

Audience: For healthcare providers in pediatric and perinatal settings.

April 28, 2025, 4PM - 5PM ET

Connected in Care Conference

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network is hosting their second biennial education conference in September this year.

September 24-26, 2025

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Connected in Care Conference

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network is hosting their second biennial education conference in September this year. New this year, the Pre-Conference on Wednesday will have a strong focus on practical skill building like simulated communication exercises, making hand and foot molds, and toolkit development workshops, and much more.

This conference will be of great significance for the pregnancy and infant loss community as it aims to bring together health care professionals and bereaved families with a shared goal: to improve the quality of compassionate and skilled care and support for individuals and families who experience a pregnancy loss or infant death.

September 24-26, 2025

Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference (ACSC) 2025

The SOGC is looking forward to welcoming you to an in-person program (with a virtual option) for the 2025 Annual and Clinical Scientific Conference in beautiful Whistler, BC!

June 17 - 20, 2025

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Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference (ACSC) 2025

The SOGC is looking forward to welcoming you to an in-person program (with a virtual option) for the 2025 Annual and Clinical Scientific Conference in beautiful Whistler, BC!

The SOGC’s Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference (ACSC) is the premier continuing medical education event in Canada for obstetrics and gynaecology, bringing together the largest gathering of health care professionals working in the field of women’s health.

June 17 - 20, 2025

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

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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.