News and Events

Event information and registration is available on the webpage.

Presenter Schedules*

April 21 – Northeast sites

3:00 PM One Kids Place
3:20 PM Chapleau Health Services
3:40 PM Aspire Speech
4:00 PM Sault Area Hospital
4:20 PM Radiance Physiotherapy
4:40 PM St. Joseph’s General Hospital
5:00 PM Andalusia Speech Therapy
5:20 PM Health Tweak
5:40 PM West Parry Sound Health Centre
6:00 PM Inspire
6:20 PM Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare
6:40 PM Hands the FamilyHelp Network

April 22 – Northwest sites

3:00 PM Geraldton District Hospital
3:20 PM Rainy River District School Board
3:40 PM Fairway Physiotherapy
4:00 PM George Jeffrey Children’s Centre
4:20 PM St. Joseph’s Care Group
4:40 PM Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
5:00 PM Dryden Regional Health Centre
5:20 PM Oak Medical Arts
5:40 PM FIREFLY
6:00 PM MOVE Therapy
6:20 PM Meno Ya Win
6:40 PM Bayshore

*Schedules may change prior to the event.

Each session will take place from 12:00pm – 1:00pm Eastern via WebEx.

Registration is open for the 2026 Preceptor Development Series sessions.

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore how supervising students can enhance your practice.
2. Identify methods to achieve workload management and efficiency while supervising a learner.
3. Implement practical strategies for effective learner supervision.

Please register here for this session, or any of the 3 remaining live sessions of the 2026 Preceptor Development Series.

Access our Self-Directed Modules in our Resources – Self-Directed Preceptor Development Series

April 7th Learning Objectives:

1. Emphasize treating the underlying causes by describing some common wound etiologies.
2. Introduce the VIPs of wound healing, and their importance in wound assessment.
3. Describe how to apply this knowledge in determining the goals of care.

April 14th Learning Objectives:

1. Apply principles of wound bed preparation to real cases, focusing on navigating under-resourced geographies.
2. Determine appropriate wound care goals by leveraging the VIP frame work.
3. Highlight the importance of team-approach to care and management.

To register, please click here. We hope you can join us for this new webinar series!

About the Speakers:

Deirdre (Dee) O’Sullivan-Drombolis been a physiotherapist in her home town of Fort Frances for over 25 years, working at first at the local hospital and in 2017 moving to Giishkaandago’Ikwe Health Services to service the surrounding 10 Anishinaabe Communities of Southern Treaty 3. In 2007 she took part in the first Clinical Master’s Program in Wound Healing at the University of Western Ontario and this started her passion for skin health and the role physiotherapists can play in this complex health concern. She has and continues to provide advanced skills and support to the local hospital as well as for the Home and Community Care Program within Giishkaandago’Ikwe on an ongoing basis. Outside of this she has participated in many best practice guideline development processes including Wounds Canada and the Registered Nurse Association of Ontario and authored many papers around skin health. She was a long standing member of the Wounds Canada Board of Directors and continues to support ongoing professional development for them. In her spare time she teaches yoga, runs and lives at the hockey rink.

Jeremy Caul is an advanced practice Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence. He lives and works in Sioux Lookout and is passionate about Limb Preservation. Jeremy works as a Nurse Advisor for First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care, and has experience teaching wound care skills as well as promoting the integration culturally safe practices in skin and wound health.

Recordings from all past sessions on the Health Sciences Webinar webpage.

If you view one of our archived webinars, and submit an Evaluation and Feedback Form, you will receive a certificate of completion for your professional development records.

Northern Constellations 2026

Adapting to our Changing Environment – Planetary Health, AI & Technology

Join us on April 30, May 1, and May 2, 2026, for Northern Ontario’s premier conference for faculty and preceptor development. This conference promises to deliver an experience relevant to the practice of Northern Ontario medical and health professionals and students who work in urban, rural, and remote communities.

This year’s program will feature keynote addresses, panel discussions, and interactive workshops exploring:

• The impact of planetary health on our clinical environments, our patients’ lives, and our work as educators.
• The role of AI and emerging technologies in shaping clinical practice and medical education.

Conference at a glance

 April 30 | Pre-Conference Leadership Forum + Simulation Activities
 April 30 | Northern Constellations Keynote Speaker, Reception + Faculty Awards
 May 1 | Northern Constellations Workshops and Interactive Sessions, Reception + Learner Awards
 May 2 | NOSM University Affiliated Meetings

Conference Agendas 

• View the Northern Constellations 2026 pre-conference agenda
• View the Northern Constellations 2026 main conference agenda

Location

Delta Toronto Airport Hotel
655 Dixon Road
Toronto, ON M9W 1J3

Registration

Opens: January 7, 2026
Closes: April 23, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT

To learn more about Northern Constellations 2026, please visit their website.

If you have any questions, please contact: northernconstellations@nosm.ca

Click here to Register!!

 Any questions about these SCHC courses or our associated research study please contact course facilitator Dr. Bryan MacLeod (bmacleod@nosm.ca).

North 49 Introduction to Vestibular Therapy Hybrid Course

A 16 hour hybrid course developed specifically to help you build a framework to guide your assessment and treatment of dizziness, combining the latest research with years of clinical experience.

This course will cover:

• Treating BPPV of the posterior, lateral & anterior canals.
• Treatment progressions for vestibular hypofunction.
• Managing vestibular migraines.
• The reasons for and addressing persistent dizziness after a concussion.
• Addressing dizziness & impaired balance with central vestibular disorders such as a stroke, cerebellar tumour, etc.
• Fall risk assessment & management.
• And more.

Where: Fairway Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic, Thunder Bay

In-person component: Friday April 10 from 2:00pm – 6:00pm and Saturday, April 11 from 8:00am – 5:00pm

For further details about this course or to register, please visit their website. 

Location: St. Joseph’s Hospital, Outpatient Gym, Thunder Bay, ON

Cost: $450 per person

To learn more about the course, please contact Greg Lehman, Greglehmanphysio@gmail.com

NOSM University’s Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) is excited to introduce the NOSM University Clinician Teacher Certificate, NOSM University’s first Micro-Credential!

What is it?
The Clinician Teacher Certificate (CTC) provides targeted training opportunities for preceptors to expand their clinical teaching skills and explore new teaching strategies. Pick and choose from a variety of e-learning courses and workshops to customize your learning journey. This program is a Micro-Credential: a condensed training program developed to help individuals upgrade their skills.

Format: E-learning courses & workshops
Each workshop and e-learning course is accredited individually, and you will be able to claim learning credits upon completion. Pick-and-choose from course and workshop offerings or complete all requirements to receive the Clinician Teacher Certificate:

Length of time: Up to 2 years from enrollment date to complete all requirements

Requirements: A total of 7 courses/workshops including 4 mandatory e-learning courses and 2 workshops (1 mandatory, one of our your choosing). For your 7th course, participants may choose an e-learning course or workshop. Mandatory components are indicated with an asterisk (*) below.

Course Overall Learning Objectives

1. Apply strategies to cultivate a safe, supportive learning environment within the context of busy clinical practice that fosters learner engagement, curiosity, and professional growth.
2. Orient learners to busy clinical practice to support their integration into the collaborative clinical setting and set the stage for a positive and effective learning experience.
3. Provide constructive feedback and coaching to learners in busy clinical practice, ensuring continuous improvement and accountability in their educational journey while supporting a growth mindset.
4. Model professional behaviour, ethical practice, and compassionate patient care while supervising learners in busy clinical practice.

Where can I register? 

Registration for the CTC and upcoming in-person workshops is now open to faculty and preceptors.

For more information on the Clinician Teacher Certificate Program, check out this flyer or visit their website.

This program aims to support primary care providers with diagnosis and management of their rheumatic patients, allowing for early treatment so that tissue/joint damage is avoided or reduced.

Program learning objectives are: 

• To develop an approach to identifying inflammatory arthritis in order to

• Facilitate early referral and management
• Optimize triage
• Identifying clinical, laboratory and radiographic features suggestive of disease flare/activity
• Monitoring for side effects of commonly used disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
• Monitoring for disease and treatment associated comorbidity

2026 Program

To register: ECHO Rheumatology – Register Here

For more information, please visit Rheumatology – Project ECHO® at University Health Network

For additional questions, please connect with our Administrative Assistant (Andrea.Hong@uhn.ca) for assistance.