
Upcoming Events
Yale Program in Addiction Medicine: Pain, Opioids, & Worker Wellness – a clinician Training.
Date: May 23, 2023, 1 PM – 6 PM
Free, live half-day interactive virtual training
Caring for individual living with acute and chronic pain
Supporting your patients' goals in navigating return to work
Responsible opioid prescribing and tapering
Diagnosis, treatment, and referral for opioid use disorder
To register: Meeting Registration - Zoom
Optimal Outcomes: How to Navigate Difficult Interactions
Do you find yourself experiencing difficult interactions with patients, other physicians, or allied health providers? Challenging conversations in the workplace can leave us feeling isolated and burned out.
Join our session as we share personal experiences in navigating difficult interactions, provide insights into what we’ve learned and tips for managing these situations, including when and how to terminate the physician-patient relationship.
Date: May 24, 2023, 8 AM – 9 AM
To register: OCFP (ontariofamilyphysicians.ca)
13th annual Sinai Health/UHN Geriatrics Institute Education Day
Please consider attending 13th annual Sinai Health/UHN Geriatrics Institute Education Day on Thursday June 8th, 2023, from 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM via ZOOM.
Topics range from community support and home care, incontinence, dementia, to social isolation and caregiver supports.
This year's theme "Ageing Well Beyond the Encanto," will guide presentations, looking to strengthen our community and collectively transform the future of geriatric care. VISIT HERE for the program. Sinai Health | 2023 Sinai Health/UHN Geriatrics Institute Education Day (sinaigeriatrics.ca)
Scholarships are available to ensure this is an accessible event
Early Bird Registration Fee is $25 per person until May 7th and then will be $40 thereafter.
Registration is open until June 1st, 2023. Note that the registration link is best compatible with Chrome or Firefox.
Toronto Western Family Health Team Health Education Workshops for the Public
As part of supporting the health needs of our community, the TW FHT is starting a series of regular Health Education Workshops, most of which are open to both TW FHT patients and the public. They are free of charge and usually one hour in length.
CLICK HERE to view the flyer for May’s workshops.
Please feel free to share this with your patients. Also, keep an eye on the Program Calendar as they regularly add new workshops.
For registration, visit their website (Health Education Workshops and Group Education (twfht.ca)
Toronto Regional Arthroplasty Collaborative (TRAC)
Weekend hip and knee surgery- Sunny brook and Michael Farron have partnered to provide increased OR capacity to reduce wait times for hip and knee surgery. Join the webinar on May 23, 2023 from 6:30 PM- 7:30 PM for detailed information on this new model and referral options.
To learn more, click here to view the flyer.