Professional Development & Resources
- Black History Month: ‘Anti-Black racism has not left the health system’, Canadian Medical Association (CMA) article, Jan 31, 2025. Highlights conversations with Black physicians and the critical importance of representation in medicine for both patients and providers. Includes links to related resources for support and advocacy.
- 74th Annual Refresher Course for Family Physicians April 10-11, partial Hybrid conference : Early Bird registration closing March 7th. University of Ottawa CPD. 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 University of Ottawa’s Office of Continuing Professional Development for up to 12.50 Mainpro+ credits. Registration. Full Program.
- Pertussis (whooping cough): this factsheet from Immunize provides answers to the following questions: What is pertussis? and Who should be immunized? Immunize Canada invites health care professionals to download and use this factsheet to get the immunization conversation going with their patients.
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): This recently updated factsheet provides answers to the following questions: What is RSV?, What are the symptoms?, How does RSV spread?, Who is at risk?, What products are there to help protect against RSV infection?, What are palivizumab and nirsevimab?, What are the benefits of getting the RSV vaccine while pregnant?, and Are there other ways I can help to protect myself and others against RSV? Also available is the Pocket Guide for Immunizers: RSV Vaccines and Immunizing Agents which can serve as a tool for health care providers to learn more about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in Canada and make strong recommendations to their patients