Continuing Professional Development
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) encompasses accredited medical and professional learning activities to help you, as a medical staff, excel in your interdisciplinary healthcare team. Please refer to your respective Colleges to learn more about your CPD requirements.
The X-Change
The X-Change is a series of rounds that go beyond traditional Grand Rounds to engage in driving change in health care. Starting with ‘why’ and opening up the ‘what’ and the ‘how,’ we explore opportunities to change how we provide care.
Each X-Change session is followed up with a podcast with the presenter(s), do discuss their journey in more depth.
Project ECHO
Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) is a tele-mentoring program designed to create a virtual Community of Practice. ECHO brings together health-care providers and subject matter experts using videoconference technology. ECHO sessions include a brief accredited lecture presentation, case presentation by one of the providers, case discussion and treatment and resource recommendations from the group, fostering an “all learn, all teach” approach.
UBC Continuing Professional Development
The UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) offers a wide range of conferences, workshops, seminars, and more, to all medical staff.
UBCO (Okanagan) Continuing and Professional Education
Continuing and Professional Education offers courses and programs beyond traditional degrees to enhance your knowledge, acquire skills and develop competencies for the next stage of your journey.
Rural Continuing Professional Development
Explore learning activities tailored to medical staff practicing in rural B.C. communities (as defined by the Rural Subsidiary Agreement):
UBC Rural Continuing Professional Development
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