Continuing Professional Development Faculty of Medicine

Online Courses

External course

Foundation Course in Occupational Medicine

The Foundation Course in Occupational Medicine is a distance learning course from Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick and the University of Alberta Division of Preventive Medicine. It provides knowledge and skills in the areas of occupational medicine encountered in family medicine and other community-based clinical practices. Find out more about this accredited program here [PDF - 398 KB].

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Webinars

Webinars offer the perfect way to stay current and informed, without having to take time out for travel. And since most of our live webinars take place at 8 pm, you will not have to lose any of your workday. As a Nova Scotian physician, you’ll benefit from an annual series of live, one-hour, Mainpro+ accredited programs. These sessions are designed to help you better understand a variety of highly relevant topics, including:
    - Pituitary disease/dysfunction
    - Anxiety in children and teens
    - Pitfalls in ER: Commonly missed diagnoses
    - Assessing decision-making competency in older adults

If you miss a webinar that interests you, it’s easy to catch up. As long as the facilitator gives permission, you’ll find the presentations posted below for up to one month after the original event.

On occasion, we use webinars to pass on important messages from the Department of Health and Wellness. Previous topics have included:
    - H₁N₁
    - C. difficile colitis
    - Lyme disease
    - Management of low back pain

Upcoming webinars

Topics for the 2017-18 academic year are continually being booked and will be updated regularily. With only the odd exception, the dates below are set for the year. Please mark any dates of interest in your calendar. If you are a physician and would like to be included in a weekly Tuesday email-reminder of current upcoming sessions, drop us a line at cpd@dal.ca.

Sep 20
Patient Insistence/Anger and Different Expectations | Joan Evans PhD, RN

Oct 04
Drug Companies and the Opioid Crisis | Dr. Joel Lexchin

Oct 18

Nov 08
Commonly Used Street Drugs | Dr. John Fraser

Nov 23
What Continuing Care Supports are Available for Frail and Elderly Patients | Ms. Susan Stevens

Dec 06
De-prescribing in Frail Elderly | Dr. Brian Steeves & Dr. Peter Loveridge

Jan 10
Depression and Antidepressants | Dr. Risk Kronfli

Jan 25
Choosing Wisely: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Order a Test | Dr. Samuel Campbell

Feb 07
Complementary Medicine | Dr. J.William LaValley

Feb 22
Interpreting an Abnormal CBC | Dr. Nick Forward

Mar 07

Mar 22