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We are pleased to highlight some recent presentations and publications related to Continuing Professional Development conducted by the CPD Office and/or Schulich Medicine & Dentistry faculty.

Presentations

2024

Gavarkovs, A. G. (2024, February). Contemporary theories guiding health professions education [Invited presentation]. Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON.

Gavarkovs, A. G. (2024, January). What can thermostats and cruise ships teach us about continuing education? [Invited presentation]. Centre for Education Research & Innovation Research Seminar, London, ON.

2023

Bosma, K., Mangel, J., & Foxcroft, L. (2023, December). Introduction of a universal wellbeing check-in program for clinical faculty in the department of medicine: A pilot project [Podium presentation]. Critical Care Canada Forum Conference, Toronto, ON.

Gavarkovs, A. G. (2023, December). Setting the PACE for learners: Research and practice in motivational design [Invited presentation]. Health Professions Education Seminar, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, ON.

Foxcroft, L., Lum, A., Lim, R., & McShane, K. (2023, November). A Canadian physician peer support program - Peers for Peers [Panel presentation]. Canadian Conference on Physician Health, Montréal, QC. 

McNair, S., & Foxcroft, L. (2023, November). Assisting our female physician colleagues who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) [Podium presentation]. Canadian Conference on Physician Health, Montréal, QC. 

Foxcroft, L., Lum, A., McShane, K. (2023, November). Implementation of a faculty mentorship program: Lessons learned from 2021 and 2023 in implementing interventions to improve optimization [Podium presentation]. Canadian Conference on Physician Health, Montréal, QC. 

Foxcroft, L., Lum, A., McShane, K. (2023, November). The experience of physician peer support wellbeing leads: Needs, emerging issues, and fulfillment [Poster presentation]. Canadian Conference on Physician Health, Montréal, QC. 

McNair, S., & Foxcroft, L. (2023, November). The importance of understanding trauma in caring for our patients, colleagues and ourselves [Poster presentation]. Canadian Conference on Physician Health, Montréal, QC. 

Mangel, J., Foxcroft, L., Bosma, K. J., Richardson, J. D., Soares, V., Nouri, M. Watling, C., & Lum, A. (2023, November). Introduction of a universal wellbeing check-in program for clinical faculty in the department of medicine: A pilot project. Canadian Conference on Physician Health, Montréal, QC. 

Foxcroft. L. (2023, October). Schulich clinical faculty mentorship program [Podium presentation]. PSI Symposium, Toronto, ON.

Foxcroft, L., Lum, A., & McShane, K. (2023, October). Faculty-wide peer-support program during the COVID-19 pandemic: Patterns of access [Podium presentation]. American Conference on Physician Health, Palm Desert, CA.

Gavarkovs, A. G. (2023, September). Fueling the motivation to learn: Lessons for educators [Invited presentation]. Interdisciplinary Research Group on Cognition and Professional Reasoning, Centre for Applied Health Sciences Pegagogy, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC.

Gavarkovs, A. G., Crukley, J., Miller, E., Kusurkar, R., Kulasegaram, K., & Brydges, R. (2023, June). Supporting medical students' autonomous motivation when learning online: A randomized controlled trial of life goal framing [Podium presentation]. International Self-Determination Theory Conference, Orlando, FL.

Gavarkovs, A. G. (2023, June). Setting the PACE for learners: A theory-informed approach for supporting learners' motivation, engagement, and academic achievement [Invited presentation]. The Bayfield Meeting, Bayfield, ON.

Foxcroft, L., & Lum, A. (2023, April). Schulich wellbeing Peers for Peers support program workshop: Empathetic listening [Conference workshop]. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City, QC.

Foxcroft, L. (2023, April). Schulich faculty mentorship program [Poster presentation]. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City, QC.

Gavarkovs, A. G., Crukley, J., Miller, E., Kusurkar, R., Kulasegaram, K., & Brydges, R. (2023, April). Life goal framing: A design strategy for supporting medical students' motivation and engagement in online training activities [Podium presentation]. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City, QC.

Giberson-Kirby, S., Bell, C., McAdam, L., & Schulz, V. (2023, April). From silo to matrix: The process & product of a faculty development innovation [Podium presentation]. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City, QC.

McCauley, W., Lum, A., Foxcroft, L., Garcia, B., Hutnik, C., McAdam, L., & Husarewych, L. (2023, April). Supporting faculty to their journey to promotion: A flipped classroom approach [Poster presentation]. International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), Quebec City, QC.

Gavarkovs, A. G., & Brydges, R. (2023, February). Sparking the flame for learning: Becoming an expert in designing more motivating online instruction [Conference workshop]. Michener Institute Convergence Conference, Toronto, ON.

Foxcroft, L., & Lum, A. (2023, January). Schulich wellbeing Peers for Peers support program workshop: Empathetic listening [Conference workshop]. The Physician Leadership Course for Women in Radiology, Virtual.

Gavarkovs, A. G., & Brydges, R. (2023, January). Society for simulation in healthcare research summit: Self-guided learning/regulated learning/peer-to-peer learning [Invited presentation]. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Orlando, FL.

Jensen, R. D., Brydges, R., Cheung, J., & Gavarkovs, A. G. (2023, January). Applying self-regulated learning (SRL) to enhance simulation-based training and assessment [Conference workshop]. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Orlando, FL.

Archived

Foxcroft, L., & Lum, A. (2022, November). Schulich Peers for Peers physician wellbeing support program [Podium presentation]. OHA Physician Leadership Network Meeting, Virtual.

Foxcroft, L., & Lum, A. (2022, October). Schulich Peers for Peers physician wellbeing support program [Podium presentation]. AMA International Conference on Physician Health, Orlando, FL.

Foxcroft, L., & Lum, A. (2022, April). Peers for Peers wellbeing support program [Poster presentation]. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Calgary, AB.

Lum, A. (2021, November). Peers for Peers Schulich wellbeing program [Podium presentation]. Association of Academic Health Centers - Southeast Asia Regional Meeting, Virtual.

Lum, A. (2021, October). Peers for Peers wellbeing support program [Podium presentation]. Federation of Medical Women of Canada Annual General Meeting, Virtual.

Dixon, D., & Brock, M. (2019, June). Needs assessments: What do I need to know? [Invited presentation].Family Medicine Faculty Development Session, Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine, London, ON.

Brock, M., Schulz, V., & Dixon, D. (2019, April). Specialist by day, generalist by night - A needs assessment approach for Anesthesiology [Podium presentation]. Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME), Niagra Falls, ON.

Publications

2024

Gavarkovs, A. G., Finan, E., Jensen, R. D., & Brydges, R. (2024). When I say...active learning. Medical Education, published ahead of print March 19, 2024. doi: 10.1111/medu.15383

2023

Gavarkovs, A. G., Crukley, J., Miller, E., Kusurkar, R. A., Kulasegaram, K., & Brydges, R. (2023). Effectiveness of life goal framing to motivate medical students during online learning: A randomized controlled trial. Perspectives on Medical Education, 12(1), 444–454. doi: 10.5334/pme.1017

Gavarkovs, A. G., Kusurkar, R. A., & Brydges, R. (2023). The purpose, adaptability, confidence, and engrossment model: A novel approach for supporting professional trainees’ motivation, engagement, and academic achievement. Frontiers in Education, 8. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1036539

Archived

Siu, S., Scarffe, A., Barrett, D., Strong, M., Schulz, V., Dixon, D., & Calvin, J. (2019). Enhancing physician managerial capabilities: Partnership between medicine and business. MedEdPublish, 8, 96. doi: 10.15694/mep.2019.000096.1

Foxcroft, L., Jones, D., Steele, M., & Lim, R. (2018). Implementation of a university faculty mentorship program. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 9(4), e123–e126. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6260501/

Padgett, J., Cristancho, S., Lingard, L. Cherry, R, & Haji, F. (2018). Engagement: What is it good for? The role of learner engagement in healthcare simulation contexts. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 24, 811-825. doi: 10.1007/s10459-018-9865-7

Vasudev, K., Lamoure, J., Beyaert, M., Dua, V., Dixon, D., Eadie, J., Husarewych, L., Dhir, R., & Takhar, J. (2017). Academic detailing among psychiatrists - feasibility and acceptability. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 30(1), 79-88. doi: 10.1108/IJHCQA-04-2016-0047


Please contact us at cpd@schulich.uwo.ca if you are Schulich Medicine & Dentistry faculty and you would like to include a presentation or publication on this page.