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Recent Articles (December 2025)

Supporting Families Through Early Identification and Referral to First Words Preschool Speech and Language Program

• Primary care professionals are often the first to hear parents’ concerns about their child’s communication and are well positioned to support early language development via a timely referral to First Words Preschool Speech and Language Program.
• Families referred through the First Words Communication Checkup are typically contacted within about 3 months.
• Primary care physicians can also make a referral to CHEO’s Access Team when global developmental delay or loss of acquired skills is suspected.

CME Opportunities

CME: Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease, Jan 23rd, 2026, University of Ottawa CPD 

• Date: Friday, January 23, 2026 | 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• In-person, Elias Banquet Centre, Ottawa
• Accreditation: Up to 6.25 Section 1 / Mainpro+ credits
• Early Bird Deadline: December 19, 2025. Registration. Program.

Virtual, on-demand Infant Feeding CME, The Ontario HIV Treatment Network (HIVe)

• Dates: on-demand learning. Cost: Free.
• Eligible for 3 Certified Learning Mainpro+ credits
• Site page. You will need an account to Register.

Educational Opportunities

Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Online Learning, Public Health Ontario

• Ongoing. Variety of online Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Online Learning modules and resources.
• A My PHO account is required to access the learning management system (LMS) which hosts many of the IPAC education modules
• Opportunities in IPAC learning are listed on the PHO online learning site, including IPAC for Health Care Workers, Reprocessing in Community Health Care settings, and more.

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