Celebrating Excellence in CPD

Awards

CPD offers up to eight awards per year to celebrate excellence in continuing education. This past year, seven awards were given to leaders in education in our community for their outstanding work, as follows:


David Fear Fellowship

Vice Dean Spadafora presents Dr. Rene Wong with David Fear Fellowship Award
Vice Dean Spadafora presents Dr. Rene Wong with the David Fear Fellowship Award.


Colin Woolf Award for Long-term Contributions to Continuing Education

Vice Dean Spadafora presents co-winner Dr. Shelly Weiss with the Colin Woolf Award for Long-term Contributions to Continuing Education
Vice Dean Spadafora presents Dr. Shelly Weiss with the Colin Woolf Award for Long-term Contributions to Continuing Education. (Not pictured: co-winner Dr. Vincent Chan)


Colin Woolf Award for Excellence in Course Coordination

Vice Dean Spadafora presents Drs. Yvonne Chan and John Lee (Assistant Professor) with the Colin Woolf Award for Excellence in Course Coordination
Vice Dean Spadafora presents Drs. Yvonne Chan and John Lee (Assistant Professor) with the Colin Woolf Award for Excellence in Course Coordination.
(Not pictured: co-winner Allan Vescan)


Fred Fallis Online Program Award

Vice Dean Spadafora presents Dr. Peter Selby with the Fred Fallis Online Program Award
Vice Dean Spadafora presents Dr. Peter Selby with the Fred Fallis Online Program Award.


Interprofessional Health Care Team Continuing Education Award

Dr. Diana Kljenak, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, for UHN Department of Psychiatry 8th Bi-Annual Community Education Day: Who`s Afraid of Borderline Personality Disorder? Using Strategies from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) With Emotionally Dysregulated Patients


Ivan Silver Innovation Award

Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, for EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound Course) Program


Publications

Department of Medical Imaging


Mok PS, Probyn L, Finlay K. Factors Influencing Radiology Residents’ Fellowship Training and Practice Preferences in Canada. Can Assoc Radiol J. 2016 May;67(2):99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2015.08.005. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

Chetlen, AL, Mendiratta-Lala M, Probyn L, Aufermann WF, DeBenedectis CM, Marko J, Pua BB, Sato TS, Little BP, Dell CM, Sarkany D, Gettle LM. Conventional Medical Education and the History of Simulation in Radiology. Academic Radiology. 2015 Oct;22(10):1252-1267.

Lewis PJ, Probyn L, McGuinness G, Nguyen J, Mullins ME, Resnik C, Oldham S. Developing a Job Description for a Vice Chair of Education in Radiology: The ADVICER Template. Academic Radiology. 2015 Jul;22(7):933-938.

Department of Medicine


Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Intervention Guideline Series: Guideline 4, Interprofessional Education.
Van Hoof TJ, Grant RE, Sajdlowska J, Bell M, Campbell C, Colburn L, Davis D, Dorman T, Fischer M, Horsley T, Jacobs-Halsey V, Kane G, LeBlanc C, Lockyer J, Moore DE Jr, Morrow R, Olson CA, Reeves S, Sargeant J, Silver I, Thomas DC, Turco M, Kitto S.
J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2015 Fall;35 Suppl 2:S65-9. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000015.

Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Intervention Guideline Series: Guideline 3, Educational Meetings.
Van Hoof TJ, Grant RE, Sajdlowska J, Bell M, Campbell C, Colburn L, Dorman T, Fischer M, Horsley T, LeBlanc C, Lockyer J, Moore DE Jr, Morrow R, Olson CA, Silver I, Thomas DC, Turco M, Kitto S.
J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2015 Fall;35 Suppl 2:S60-4. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000011.

Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Intervention Guideline Series: Guideline 2, Practice Facilitation.
Van Hoof TJ, Grant RE, Campbell C, Colburn L, Davis D, Dorman T, Fischer M, Horsley T, Jacobs-Halsey V, Kane G, LeBlanc C, Moore DE Jr, Morrow R, Olson CA, Silver I, Thomas DC, Turco M, Kitto S.
J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2015 Fall;35 Suppl 2:S55-9. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000012.

Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education Intervention Guideline Series: Guideline 1, Performance Measurement and Feedback.
Van Hoof TJ, Grant RE, Miller NE, Bell M, Campbell C, Colburn L, Davis D, Dorman T, Horsley T, Jacobs-Halsey V, Kane G, LeBlanc C, Lockyer J, Moore DE Jr, Morrow R, Olson CA, Silver I, Thomas DC, Kitto S.J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2015 Fall;35 Suppl 2:S51-4. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000013.

Other ways of knowing: Using critical discourse analysis to reexamine intraprofessional collaboration. Wong R, Kitto S, Whitehead C. Can Fam Physician. 2016 Sep;62(9):701-3.

Towards a program of assessment for health professionals: from training into practice.
Eva KW, Bordage G, Campbell C, Galbraith R, Ginsburg S, Holmboe E, Regehr G.
Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2016 Oct;21(4):897-913. doi: 10.1007/s10459-015-9653-6. Epub 2015 Nov 21.

Don’t let up: implementing and sustaining change in a new post-licensure education model for developing extended role practitioners involved in arthritis care.
Lundon K, Shupak R, Canzian S, Ziesmann E, Schneider R.J Multidiscip Healthc. 2015 Aug 26;8:389-95. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S83237. eCollection 2015. Review.

Guideline uptake is influenced by six implementability domains for creating and communicating guidelines: a realist review. Kastner M, Bhattacharyya O, Hayden L, Makarski J, Estey E, Durocher L, Chatterjee A, Perrier L, Graham ID, Straus SE, Zwarenstein M, Brouwers M.
J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 May;68(5):498-509. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.12.013. Epub 2015 Jan 10. Review.

Quality improvement, patient safety, and continuing education: a qualitative study of the current boundaries and opportunities for collaboration between these domains.
Kitto S, Goldman J, Etchells E, Silver I, Peller J, Sargeant J, Reeves S, Bell M.
Acad Med. 2015 Feb;90(2):240-5. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000596.

Recognizing Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Activities in Academic Promotion in Departments of Medicine: Innovative Language in Promotion Criteria.
Staiger TO, Mills LM, Wong BM, Levinson W, Bremner WJ, Schleyer AM.
Am J Med. 2016 May;129(5):540-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.01.006. Epub 2016 Jan 29. No abstract available.

How to Write Up Your Quality Improvement Initiatives for Publication.
Wong BM, Sullivan GM.J Grad Med Educ. 2016 May;8(2):128-33. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-16-00086.1.

Effects of a Longitudinal Interprofessional Educational Outreach Program on Collaboration.
Yu CH, Halapy H, Kaplan D, Brydges R, Hall S, Wong R. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2016 Winter;36(1):24-31. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000020.

Frontline over ivory tower: key competencies in community-based curricula.
Millar A, Malcolm J, Cheng A, Fine R, Wong R.
Can Med Educ J. 2015 Apr 20;6(1):e34-42. eCollection 2015.

Quality Improvement Primer Series: The Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle and Data Display.
Bollegala N, Patel K, Mosko JD, Bernstein M, Brahmania M, Liu L, Steinhart AH, Silver SS, Bell CM, Nguyen GC, Weizman AV.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Sep;14(9):1230-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.04.042. Epub 2016 May 20. No abstract available.

Quality Improvement Primer Series: Launching a Quality Improvement Initiative.
Weizman AV, Mosko J, Bollegala N, Bernstein M, Brahmania M, Liu L, Steinhart AH, Silver SS, Bell CM, Nguyen GC. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Aug;14(8):1067-71. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.04.041. Epub 2016 May 20. No abstract available.

Quality Improvement Primer Series: How to Sustain a Quality Improvement Effort.
Bernstein M, Hou JK, Weizman AV, Mosko J, Bollegala N, Brahmania M, Liu L, Steinhart AH, Silver SS, Nguyen GC, Bell CM. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Oct;14(10):1371-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.05.019. Epub 2016 May 20. No abstract available.

How to Use Quality Improvement Tools in Clinical Practice: A Primer for Nephrologists.
Chan CT, Chertow GM, Nesrallah G, Bell CM. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 May 6;11(5):891-2. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11521015. Epub 2016 Mar 25. No abstract available.

How to Sustain Change and Support Continuous Quality Improvement.
Silver SA, McQuillan R, Harel Z, Weizman AV, Thomas A, Nesrallah G, Bell CM, Chan CT, Chertow GM. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 May 6;11(5):916-24. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11501015. Epub 2016 Mar 25.
How to Begin a Quality Improvement Project.
Silver SA, Harel Z, McQuillan R, Weizman AV, Thomas A, Chertow GM, Nesrallah G, Bell CM, Chan CT. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 May 6;11(5):893-900. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11491015. Epub 2016 Mar 25.

How to Measure and Interpret Quality Improvement Data.
McQuillan RF, Silver SA, Harel Z, Weizman A, Thomas A, Bell C, Chertow GM, Chan CT, Nesrallah G. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 May 6;11(5):908-14. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11511015. Epub 2016 Mar 25.

How to Diagnose Solutions to a Quality of Care Problem.
Harel Z, Silver SA, McQuillan RF, Weizman AV, Thomas A, Chertow GM, Nesrallah G, Chan CT, Bell CM. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 May 6;11(5):901-7. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11481015. Epub 2016 Mar 25.

Transforming the Academic Faculty Perspective in Graduate Medical Education to Better Align Educational and Clinical Outcomes. Wong BM, Holmboe ES. Acad Med. 2016 Apr;91(4):473-9. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001035.

Recognizing Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Activities in Academic Promotion in Departments of Medicine: Innovative Language in Promotion Criteria. Staiger TO, Mills LM, Wong BM, Levinson W, Bremner WJ, Schleyer AM. Am J Med. 2016 May;129(5):540-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.01.006. Epub 2016 Jan 29.

Department of Obsterics and Gynaecology


Learning From Experience: Development of a Cognitive Task List to Perform a Caesarean Section in the Second Stage of Labour.
O’Brien S, Sharma K, Simpson A, Kingdom J, Windrim R, McAuliffe F, Higgins M J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2015 Dec;37(12):1063-71.

Learning From Experience: Qualitative Analysis to Develop a Cognitive Task List for Vaginal Breech Deliveries. Secter MB, Simpson AN, Gurau D, Snelgrove JW, Hodges R, Mocarski E, Pittini R, Windrim R, Higgins M. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2015 Nov;37(11):966-74.

Teaching an Experienced Multidisciplinary Team About Postpartum Hemorrhage: Comparison of Two Different Methods. Higgins M, Kfouri J, Biringer A, Seaward G, Windrim R. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2015 Sep;37(9):824-8.

Learning From Experience: Development of a Cognitive Task List to Perform a Safe and Successful Non-Rotational Forceps Delivery. Simpson AN, Gurau D, Secter M, Mocarski E, Pittini R, Snelgrove J, Hodges R, Windrim R, Higgins M. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2015 Jul;37(7):589-97.

Department of Pediatrics


Cahn PS, Bzowyckyj A, Collins L, Dow A, Goodell K, Johnson AF, Klocko D, Knab M, Parker K, Reeves S, Zierler BK. A design thinking approach to evaluating interprofessional education. PubMed. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2016 May; 30(3); 378-80. doi:10.3109/13561820.2015.1122582.Epub 2016.

Hubley D, Peacocke S, Maxwell J & Parker, K. Simulation for system change: Holland Bloorview’s experience using simulation to enhance the use of technology at the point-of-care. Healthcare Quarterly. 2015.

King G, Servais M, Shepherd T, Willoughby C, Bolack L, Moodie S, Baldwin P, Strachan D, Knickle K, Pinto M, Parker, K., McNaughton N, & Savage D. A Listening Skill Educational Intervention for Paediatric Rehabilitation Clinicians. Developmental Neurorehabilitation (1751-8423). 2015 Aug 25:1-13.

Mahmood, T, Haji, F, Damignani, R, Bagli, D, Dubrowski, A, Manzone, J, Truong, J, Martin, R, Mylopoulos, M. Compliance Does Not Mean Quality: An In-Depth Analysis of the Safe Surgery Checklist at a Tertiary Care Health Facility. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2015. DOI:10.1177/1062860614567830.

Mylopoulos, M. Brydges R, Woods, NN, Manzone, J, Schwarts DL. Preparation for future learning: A missing competency in health professions education? Medical Education. 2016; 50(1): 115-23.

Mutabdzic D, Mylopoulos M, Regehr G, Moulton CA. Coaching Surgeons: Is Culture Limiting our Ability to Improve? Annals of Surgery. 2015; 262(2): 213-6.

Ruco A, Walsh CM, Coooper MA, Rabeneck L. Training non-physicians to do endoscopy: feasibility, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 2016; 30(3): 389-96. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.04.006. C

Widger K, Friedrichsdorf S, Wolfe J, Liben S, Pole JD, Bouffet E, Greenberg M, Husain A, Siden H, Whitlock JA, Rapoport A. Protocol: Evaluating the impact of a nation-wide train-the-trainer educational initiative to enhance the quality of palliative care for children with cancer. BMC Palliative Care 2016: Jan 27: 15(1):12.

Zubairi S, Lindsay S, Parker K, Kawamura A Building and Participating in a Simulation: Exploring a Continuing Education Intervention Designed to Foster Reflective Practice Among Experienced Clinicians. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. 2016 Spring;36(2):127-32. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000065.

Online Publications

Walsh CM, Grover SC, Scaffidi MA. Evidence-based practice to improve adenoma detection. Canadian Association of Gastroenterology. Nov 1, 2015. Available at: http://www.cag-acg.org/publications/tools-promotional-materials. PA

Book Chapters

Moorthy LN, Muscal E, Riebschleger M, Klein-Gitelman M, Nigrovic LE, Horon JR, Rouster-Stevens K, Ferguson PJ, Eberhard BA, Brunner HI, Prahalad S, Schneider R, Nigrovic PA; American College of Rheumatology Special Committee on and the Investigators of the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance. Efficacy of an interinstitutional mentoring program within pediatric rheumatology. Arthritis Care and Research (Hoboken). 2016 May;68(5):645-51.

Pirie J (Lead), Kappus L, Sudikoff S, Bhanji F. Simulation curriculum development and application to competency based education, including continuing professional development. In: The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation: Pediatric Edition. (Cheng A, Grant V, eds.) Springer 2015

Department of Psychiatry


Sockalingam S, WIljer D, Yufe S, Knox MK, Fefergrad M, Silver I, Harris I, Tekian A. The Relationship between Academic Motivation and Lifelong Learning During Residency: A Study in Psychiatry Residents. Acad Med. 2016 June. (in press – available online)

Sockalingam S, James S, Sinyi R, Carroll A, Laidlaw J, Yanofsky R, Sheehan K. A Flipped Classroom Approach to Improving the Quality of Delirium Care Using an Interprofessional Train-the-Trainer Program. J Cont Educ Health Prof. 2016;36(1):17-23. Sockalingam S, Tehrani H, Lin E, Lieff S, Harris I,

Soklaridis S. Integrating quality improvement and continuing professional development: a model from the mental health care system. Acad Med 2016; 91(4):540-7.

Blitzstein SM, Seritan AL, Sockalingam S, Randall M, Kablinger A, Lieff S, Azzam A. From Industry to Generativity: The First 12 Years of the Association for Academic Psychiatry Master Educator Program. Acad Psychiatry. 2016 May 2 (available online).

Kurdyak P, Wiesenfeld L, Sockalingam S. Choosing Wisely? Let’s Start with Working Wisely. Can J Psychiatry. 2016 Jan;61(1):25-28.

Sockalingam S,Tehrani H, Kacikanis A, Tan A, Hawa R, Anderson R Okrainec A, Abbey S. Determining the need for team-based training in delirium management: a needs assessment of surgical healthcare professionals. J Interprof Care. 2015 Nov 29;29(6):649-651.

Zhang MWB, Bingham K, Kantarovich K, Laidlaw J, Urbach D, Sockalingam S, Ho R. Interprofessional Delirium Education and Care: Feasibility Study of Implementing a Delirium Smartphone Application. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2016;16:50.


Grants

Department of Medical Imaging

Dr. Kate Hanneman (Assistant Professor – JDMI) has received $65,450 in funding from the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) for her research project titled “Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance of Combined PET/MRI in Cardiac Sarcoidosis”.

Dr. Amanda Murphy (Neuroradiology Fellow) has received an RSNA Research Fellow Grant for her project entitled “VIPER-DCI: Vascular-Perfusion Imaging for Prediction and Early Recognition of DCI and Relationship to Clinical Outcome.” The grant is for $50,000 over one year beginning July 1, 2016.

Dr. Kate Hanneman (Assistant Professor – JDMI) for being awarded the 2016 RSNA Research Scholar Grant for her research entitled “Exploring the Relationship Between Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction, Exercise-induced Troponin Release and Myocardial Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Molecular and Imaging Biomarkers”. The grant is for $152,000 over two years, beginning July 1st 2016.

E Oncology Grant for the Toronto Head and Neck Imaging Course in 2016 organised by the CME program

Department of Medicine

A case study of advanced post-licensure quality improvement and patient safety education. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (The). Medical Education Research Grant (MERG) competition. PI: Joanne Goldman. Collaborator(s): Ross Baker, Professor, Beverly Bulmer, Maitreya Coffey, Chris Hayes, Lianne Jeffs, Ayelet Kuper, Leahora Rotteau, Kaveh Shojania, Cynthia Whitehead, Brian Wong.

Department of Pediatrics

Paediatric Consultants (PC) Education Research Grants, HSC

In the 2015-2016 academic year, 2 Paediatric Consultants Education Grants were awarded to faculty members pursuing research which promises to increase understanding of educational phenomenon and contribute to theory building on such topics as research methods, attitudes and perceptions to teaching, career decision-making and technologically enhanced learning. The projects awarded also hold potential to enhance our local educational practices.

PC: Education Research

The Cultural Encounter in Developmental Paediatrics. Kawamura A, Zubairi M, Mylopoulos M,
Martimianakis T. Paediatric Consultants Educational Research Grant. $3903. March 2016 –April 2017.

PC: Education Innovation & Development

A smartphone application designed for teaching children emergency safety skills. Huber J, Young E, Campbell D, Mihalidis A, Walsh C. Paediatric Consultants Education Innovation and Development Grant. $5000. July 2015 – June 2016.

Education Development Fund, UofT

The EDF is a seed fund of the Faculty of Medicine designed to catalyze initiatives that immediately and directly impact University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine education and teaching programs through innovation and development. Proposals require matched funding that can come from a variety of sources such as grants, clinical departments and other. The following awards are in progress:

The interaction of children’s education and health policies with the relations of children, parents, educators and health professionals: Implications for health policy, health professions education, and practice. Ng S, Phelan S., Miller F, Leslie K. Educational Development Fund. $20,000. 2014-2016

Test-enhanced continuing education. A randomized controlled trial. Feldman M, Kulasegaram KM, Martimianakis MA, Wan M, Schneeweiss S. Educational Development Fund, University of Toronto. $19,250 CAD. 2015 – 2016

A qualitative investigation of faculty well-being at the Hospital for Sick Children. Weiss SK, Son Hing L, Gnanakumaran V. SickKids (Dr. D. Daneman) Pediatric Chair Fund. $8,000 CAD. Jan 2015-Mar 2016

Center for the Study of Adult Literacy: Developing instructional approaches suited to the cognitive and motivational needs of struggling adult readers. Greenberg D, Lovett MW, Graesser A, Frijters J, Branum-Martin L. Institute of Education Sciences (US Department of Education). $10,000,000 USD. Sep 2012-Aug 2017

Developing best practice hip surveillance clinical guidelines for children with cerebral palsy at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Kawamura A, Fehlings D, Ip M, Kim A, Kingsnorth C, Lindsay L. Holland Bloorview Foundation – Centre for Leadership in Child Development. $2,000 CAD. Apr 2015-Mar 2016

Evaluation of educational and infrastructural interventions targeted at barriers to antibiotic delivery in febrile neutropenia. Principi T, Gupta S, Burry E. Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, SickKids Hospital Research Grant. $5,000 CAD. 2014-2015.

Evaluation of knowledge translation and retention using an interactive echocardiography training module. Golding F, McCrindle BW, Bennett S, Manlhiot C. Labatt Family Heart Centre Innovation Funds. $20,310.00 CAD. Nov 1-2014-November 1-2016

“It’s not just about getting along”. Discourses of collaboration and team learning. Martimianakis MA, Mylopoulos M, Schneider R, Tse S. Royal College CanMeds Education Grant. $23,910 CAD. 2014 – 2016

Learning the Interpretation of Point of Care Emergency Ultrasound Images. Kwan C, Boutis K,
Fischer J, Pecaric M, Pusic M. Academic Pediatric Association. $10,000 CAD 2014-2015.

Online education for Celiac Disease and the gluten-free diet teaching. Vresk L, Marcon M, Walsh CM. Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research. $14,946.80. July 2015 – July 2017.

Training for pediatricians on early identification and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in children: Follow-up and evaluation. Brian J, Penner M, Eldon P, Kawamura A. Holland Bloorview Foundation. Centre for Leadership in Child Development. $5,836 CAD. Apr 2015-Mar 2016

Other Distinctions

Department of Lab Medicine and Pathobiology

Dr. Julia Keith has received the Post Graduate Education Award offered by the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Julia Keith completed the NEAL Program offered by Centre of Faculty Development, University of Toronto.

Drs. Nadia Ismiil and Matthew Cesari completed the Masters Certificate in Health Management offered by the Schulich Executive Education Centre at York University.

Department of Medical Imaging

Presentations


Invited Speaker. The Millennial Learner: Is there an App for that? 79th annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Presenter(s): Probyn L, Finlay K. (Continuing Education). Apr 16, 2016

Invited Speaker. Post Residency Panel. 79th annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Presenter(s): Probyn L. (Continuing Education). Apr 16, 2016

Invited Speaker. Feedback. Teaching for Learning and Collaboration (TLC), Ontario Shores. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presenter(s): Probyn L, Sandi Ellis. (Continuing Education). Feb 8, 2016

Presenter. A prospective evaluation of the utility of simulation to enhance radiology resident knowledge of acute, life threatening emergencies. Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Presenter(s): Riley J, McGowan M, Lang C, Probyn L. Apr 26, 2016

Presenter. Best practices in rotation evaluation (BPRE) for postgraduate medical education. Canadian Conference on Medical Education. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Presenter(s): Probyn L, Abrahams C, Glover Takahashi. Oral Presentation. Apr 26, 2016

Posters


The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Radiology 2016 Outstanding Clinical Scientific Poster Award: Tahani Ahmad & David Manson – Diagnostic Pathway for Imaging Acute Appendicitis in Children. (2016 International Pediatric Radiology Conference in Chicago, IL – May 15-20, 2016)

2016 IPR Popular Choice award for best Educational Exhibit: Caroline Lacroix, Rayan Ahyad & David Manson – Anatomic – Pathophysiologic Correlates of Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Children. (2016 International Pediatric Radiology Conference in Chicago, IL – May 15-20, 2016)

2016 SPR Caffey Award for Best Educational Exhibit: Claudia Martinez & Alan Daneman – Pediatric Thyroid Carcinoma: Sonographic Appearances and Pitfalls. (2016 International Pediatric Radiology Conference in Chicago, IL – May 15-20, 2016)

Department of Medicine

CPD Posters and Presentations

CCME

Mathieu Albert, Elise Paradis, Ayelet Kuper, University of Toronto Faculties of Medicine: A Welcoming Environment for Faculty Members from Diverse Academic Backgrounds? – Oral presentation
Jerry Maniate, Ayelet Kuper, Cynthia Whitehead, University of Toronto – Academic Advocacy: Creating Space for Engaged and Innovative Communities of Practice in Health Professions Education Research & Scholarship – Workshop

Rene Wong, Cynthia Whitehead, University of Toronto, Simon Kitto, University of Ottawa – A Socio-historical Exploration of Continuing Professional Development in Chronic Disease Management – A Critical Discourse Analysis – Oral Presentation

AMEE

Rene Wong (Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada) – Using the past to improve continuing professional development (CPD) in chronic disease management – a critical discourse analysis – Poster

Jennifer Cleland (University of Aberdeen, UK), Rona Patey (University of Aberdeen, UK), Ayelet Kuper (The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Canada), Jerry Maniate (The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Canada), Cynthia Whitehead (The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto, Canada)- Creating Safe Spaces for Academic Innovation: Pushing the Boundaries of Medical Education Research and Scholarship – SYMPOSIUM

Department of Obsterics and Gynaecology

Awards

  • Dr. Michele Farrugia won the 2015 Chair’s Award for Continuing Medical Education Course Coordination
  • Dr Han Keunen was awarded the 2015 Chair’s Award for Excellence in Continuing Medical Education Teaching.
  • At the 2015 meeting of the Association of Professors in Obstetrics and Gynecology (APOG), 2 trainees from our Department were awarded joint Best Research Award: Dr Hadar Rosen for her randomized trial of simulation versus patient based ultrasound education and Dr Aparna Sarangapani for her project on video based education for forceps assisted birth.

Department of Pediatrics

Awards

International

Walsh, C.M. Recipient of the Teri Li Award, in recognition of novel and/or extensive educational efforts in pediatric Gastroenterology for a junior faculty (within 10 years of fellowship), North American Society for Pediatric for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, October 2015

Walsh, C.M. Recipient of the NASPGHAN Endoscopy Prize, in recognition of best endoscopy related research presentation, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, October 2015

National

Martimianakis, M. A. Recipient of the CAME Meridith Marks New Educator Award, in recognition of scholarly contributions to the field of medical education, Canadian Association for Medical Education, April 2016

Martimianakis, M. A. Co recipient, along with Maria Mylopoulos and Nikki Woods of the Early Career Medical Educators (ECME) Mentorship Award, ECME group. April 2016

Mylopoulos, M. Co recipient, along with Maria Athina (Tina Martimianakis) and Nikki Woods of the Early Career Medical Educators (ECME) Mentorship Award, ECME group. April 2016

University

Weiss, S. Winner of the Colin R. Woolf Award for Long-Term Contributions to Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, May 2016.

Department of Paediatrics

Hellmann J, Guttmann A: Winners of the Denis Daneman Faculty Mentorship Award for outstanding approach to mentoring, June 2016.

Milo-Manson, G: Winner of the Continuing Medical Education Award for Sustained Excellence in Contributions to Continuing Education in Department of Paediatrics/University of Toronto Continuing Education sponsored event, June 2016.

Walters, T: Winner of the Continuing Medical Education Award for excellence in course coordination in a Department of Paediatrics/University of Toronto Continuing Education sponsored event, June 2016.

Department of Physical Therapy

International and National Continuing Education Presentations

Evans C. Switzer-McIntyre S, Ladyshewsky R. Preparing internationally educated and geographically dispersed Physiotherapists for practice in Canada. World Physiotherapy Congress, Singapore, May 3rd, 2015 (Poster)

Evans C, Switzer-McIntyre S. Online Discussion Boards to Promote Understanding about Canadian Practice for Internationally Educated Physical Therapists. World Physiotherapy Congress, Singapore, May 3rd, 2015 (Podium)

Evans C. Exercise training/rehabilitation for people with special health needs, World Physiotherapy Congress, Singapore, May 3rd, 2015. Panelist (invited).

Daniel S, Switzer-McIntyre S, Evans C. The Role of the Clinical Practice Facilitator in the Ontario Internationally Educated Physical Therapy Bridging Program. World Physiotherapy Congress, Singapore, May 3rd, 2015 (Poster)

A023: An Online Community of Practice to Support Evidence Based Physiotherapy Practice in Manual Therapy. Cathy Evans, PhD, MSc, BScPT*; Euson Yeung, PhD(c), MSc,BScPT*; Sara Guilcher, PhD†; Roula Markoulakis, PhD*. Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, June, 2015 Halifax, NS.

A031: Preparing Internationally Educated and Geographically Dispersed Physiotherapists for Practice in Canada through a Fully Online Course. Cathy Evans, PhD, MSc, BScPT*; Richard Ladyshewsky, PhD†;, Sharon Switzer McIntyre, B.P.E., B.Sc.P.T., M.Ed., Ph.D. Canadian Physiotherapy Association Congress, June, 2015 Halifax, NS.

Mori, B. Evans, C. Failure to Fail. University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty Development. St. Michael’s Hospital, June 2016. ON Canada. (3 hour workshop)

Mori, B. Evans, C. Failure to Fail. InterACTION 2016 Ontario Physiotherapy Congress, April 2016. Toronto ON, Canada. (Workshop)

Department of Psychiatry

FMEC CPD Approved Project: Incorporating Lifelong Learning from Residency to Practice: A Multi-Method Study Exploring Learner Needs, Practices and Motivations – Leads: Sanjeev Sockalingam, David Wiljer