Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The NOSM CEPD office has a variety of Continuing Medical Education opportunities offered through a variety of methods. Whether you’re able to attend one of our many conferences, participate in workshops or series hosted in our communities, or access one of our now many virtual events to meet your personal learning needs, there is something for all faculty, in all communities.
Please explore the opportunities and additional resources in our menu options below!
CME Series & Workshops
NOSM U CEPD Palliative Care Education Series & Clinical Rounds
Please visit the NOSM U CEPD Palliative Care Education website to view upcoming events and to register!
Accreditation
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Continuing Education and Professional Development Office at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ credit.
Pan-Northern Clinical Rounds Collective
Pan Northern Clinical Rounds Collective (PNCRC) – created in response to feedback received from clinicians across the North. The PNCRC will bring together in one convenient location Rounds programs from across the wider campus of NOSM University, resulting in an itemized collection of live and archived CME content.
About:
Our goal is to support and connect communities and clinicians by “shortening the distance” between you and the valuable educational content being created across the region. You can use the accordion menu on the “About the Collective” tab to see what each Rounds Program has to offer or use the search function of the Schedule page to search for a particular topic.
Visit the Pan-Northern Clinical Rounds Collective website for more information!
Annual CPD Conferences
Palliative Care Conference 2026 (March 27, 2026)
Northeast Ontario Palliative Care Conference 2026
March 27, 2026 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST
Join us in person at the NOSM U Sudbury Campus or Virtually on WebEx.
This year’s conference includes dynamic Keynote speaker Sandy El-Bitar, a NOSM Learner literature review, an update from Ontario Health, lightning talks chosen from abstract submissions, three afternoon streams with something for everyone, from primary level care, specialty level care and psychosocial topics and the day will end with a panel discussion with regional experts!
For more conference information or to register, visit the Palliative Care Conference website now!
Northern Constellations 2026 (April 30 – May 2, 2026)
Join us April 30 – May 02, 2026 at the Delta Toronto Airport Hotel for Northern Constellations 2026! This 3 day conference is Northern Ontario’s premier event for faculty and preceptor development. Connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues old and new from across Northern Ontario.
After attending this conference, participants will be able to:
- Incorporate tools, resources, and frameworks in your teachings to support diverse learner needs.
- Apply strategies to promote equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in educational and/or administrative settings.
- Implement leadership practices to cultivate psychologically safe and effective teams in educational and organizational environments.
- Identify resources and opportunities to assist with career progressions in health care education.
- Facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange between health professionals practicing in Northern Ontario.
- Continue to build skill and confidence in approaching common clinical presentations and procedures
David Healey MSK Day (May 22, 2026)
David Healey MSK Day
Friday, May 22, 2026
Location: NOSM U Campus, Sudbury
Orthopaedics and musculoskeletal medicine for primary care & emergency physicians, nurse practitioners and allied health.
Stay tuned for more information!
Northern Health Research Conference 2026 (June 3, 2026)
Northern Health Research Conference (NHRC)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Location: NOSM U Campus, Sudbury
Abstract submissions now closed. Registration opening soon!
For up-to-date information, visit the NHRC website!
Northeast Women’s Health Symposium (June 19, 2026)
Northeast Women’s Health Symposium
Friday, June 19, 2026
Location: NOSM U Campus, Sudbury & WebEx
This year’s topic selection is based on a robust needs assessment performed by the conference planning committee and takes into consideration referral patterns, emerging needs, updated practice guidelines, and participant requests. This is a fantastic opportunity for clinicians in our region to access up to date information and interact with colleagues in person and virtually.
Symposium Learning Objectives
1. Counsel patients regarding common gynecological and obstetric situations involving symptom management, treatment options and considerations for risk factors.
2. Discuss best practices in common obstetrics and gynecological presentations, from assessment & diagnosis, to treatment & management
Thunder Bay Family Medicine Update 2026 (September 18, 2026)
Thunder Bay Family Medicine Update 2026
Friday, September 18, 2026
Location: Delta Hotel Thunder Bay
Stay tuned for more information!
NoahStrong Pediatric Conference 2026 (October 2, 2026)
NoahStrong Pediatric Conference 2026
Friday, October 2, 2026
Location: NOSM U Campus, Sudbury & WebEx
Stay tuned for more information!
North of 44: A Primary Care Conference (October 30, 2026)
“11th Annual” North of 44: A Primary Care Conference
Friday, October 30, 2026
Location: NOSM U Campus, Sudbury & WebEx
Stay tuned for more information!
Northern Ontario Women’s Health Conference (November 20, 2026)
Northern Ontario Women’s Health Conference 2026
Evening Social: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Full-Day Conference – Delta Hotel: Friday, November 20, 2026
Stay tuned for more information!
Asynchronous Learning Opportunities
Hearing Our Voices: Indigenous Cultural Safety Online Program
This program communicates the experience of Indigenous women in their own voices to residents and other allied health care practitioners who care for Indigenous patients or clients. These online modules aim to improve practitioners’ ability to care for Indigenous people in Canada by increasing cultural awareness and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples’ social determinants of health and by learning how to incorporate culturally appropriate care into practice. The Hearing Our Voices Program incorporates videos, readings, self-reflection exercises, and interactive activities to guide learning.
Learning Objectives:
* Practice cultural humility and engage in critical self-reflection about one’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
* Apply the principles of trauma-informed care and relational practice to foster trust-based relationships with patients or clients.
* Incorporate strategies to support culturally safe and culturally appropriate care for Indigenous Peoples in clinical and/or educational practice.
For more information and to register, please visit the CEPD Learning HUB
Stand Up: Understanding and Combatting microaggressions
This program offers:
* Frameworks to provide effective, collegial feedback to learners in difficulty
* Strategies for collaboratively developing improvement plans for learners
* Approaches for responding to professional lapses and repeated professional lapses
* Information on the hidden curriculum and professional identity formation models
* Guidance on NOSM U’s remediation policies and planning
Learning Objectives:
* Describe microaggressions and examples of microaggressions.
* Explain how microaggressions result in healthcare disparities and unsafe environments for learners, faculty, clinicians, and patients.
* Apply the Triangle Model Framework to respond to microaggressions as the source, bystander, or recipient of a microaggression.
For more information and to register, please visit the CEPD Learning HUB
Setting the Table: An Introduction to teaching and Practicing in Northern Ontario
* Practice your feedback-giving skills through interactive scenarios featuring the Ask-Tell-Ask and One-Minute Preceptor Feedback models.
* Learn key information about NOSM University, Northern Ontario communities, and social determinants of health that impact health care delivery in the North.
* Explore tip sheets and best practice guidelines to support you in the areas of teaching, orienting new learners, and creating safe learning environments.
Learning Objectives
* Establish a safe learning environment when providing feedback to learners in a clinical environment (Scholar).
* Identify characteristics and challenges of the Northern Ontario health care context (Health Advocate).
* Describe NOSM U’s Distributed Medical Education model and the structure of its core programs (Scholar).
* Apply the Ask-Tell-Ask and One-Minute Preceptor Feedback Models when providing feedback to learners in clinical contexts (Scholar).
For more information and to register, please visit the CEPD Learning HUB
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