The Hat Rack

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Find Something to Hang Your Hat On!

Listen to The Hat Rack podcast where physicians in practice gain access to the strategies that CME/CPD experts and influencers use to effectively plan CME to implement change in their professional practice. The Hat Rack guests draw from their extensive experience as developers, contributors and promoters of CME/CPD, providing insights at local, provincial, national and international levels.

Hosted by Dr. Bill McCauley, CPD Associate Dean & Leslie McAdam, CPD Program Administrator of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Continuing Professional Development, Western University in London, Ontario, Canada.

Questions, Comments & Suggestions can be directed to thehatrack@uwo.ca

Episodes

Be Your Own CME Director

Dr. Dave Davis suggests you consider being your own CME Director from his over 40 years of experience as a practicing physician and CME/CPD influencer. A Western University medical school graduate, Dr. Davis has been involved in changing and improving the quality of CME/CPD for practicing physicians by holding many roles over his career. Among other positions, he has been Chair of Continuing Education at McMaster's Faculty of Health Sciences, Associate Dean of CPD at the University of Toronto, Chair for the Alliance for CME, and Chair of the Society of Academic Medicine.

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I need fewer credits? Is this true?

Episode 2: "I need fewer credits? Is this true?" The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) provides a preview of future changes to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Katherine Marsden, Associate Director of Learning & Strategy, RCPSC shares updates, supports and clarification throughout her interview with 'The Hat Rack'.

Capturing your CPD - Become a Mainpro+ Pro!

Episode 3: Capturing your CPD- Become a Mainpro+ Pro! Welcome Melissa Lujan and Zarreen Warsi from The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) to ‘The Hat Rack’. Listen in on our conversation highlighting the Mainpro+ Program, Professional Learning Plans (PLP) opportunities and Linking Learning. Rethink your approach to capturing your CPD through point of care learning and peer learning as well as hear about the upcoming 2024 changes at the CFPC.

The Neural Network: Unleashing AI’s Potential in Healthcare

Episode 4: “The Neural Network: Unleashing AI’s Potential in Healthcare” Learn together with ‘The Hat Rack’ on how artificial intelligence is being used in healthcare. Dr. Rob Arntfield, Medical Director of the Critical Care Trauma Centre at London Health Sciences Centre provides some background on AI, how AI is being used today, predictions for future opportunities along with strategies of how to get involved with AI in your practice.

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