PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LOCATION HAS CHANGED
Hot Topics in Postgraduate Education is a series of workshops on various topics of interest to Program Directors, Residents and others involved with postgraduate medical education.
Session Title: Resident Duty Hours: Issues and Impacts
Presenters: Dr. Michael Tong (Cardiac Surgery Chief Resident)
Dr. Claude Kortas, Medicine Program Director
Date: Friday February 24th, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room 1 & 2, SJHC (previously Shuttleworth Auditorium)
Course No: 812
Resident Duty Hours: Issues and Impacts
In this session participants will:
1) Appreciate national and international trends in duty hours for postgraduate trainees,
2) Discuss the educational effects of duty hour restrictions and
3) Describe possible approaches to accommodating duty hour restrictions. This session is intended for program directors, faculty who supervise residents, residents and program administrators.
Registration:
This FREE workshop is designed for Schulich Residency Program Directors, Residency Program Research Coordinators, Research Supervisors, Research Directors, Residents and Postdoctoral Scholars interested in research-oriented careers. Enrolment is limited so please register early. Register online at
http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/cpd or contact Continuing Professional Development at 519.661.2111 x 81577 or
cpd@schulich.uwo.ca
Future Session Dates:
Friday, June 15, 2012: Transitions in Medical Education
In this session, participants will:
1) Recognize issues related to transitions including from undergraduate to postgraduate education, from junior to senior resident and from senior resident to independent practitioner
2) Describe possible approaches to facilitating successful transitions across the medical education spectrum. This session is intended for program directors, clerkship directors, residents, clerks and others interested in residency education.
