Community Bulletin Board
The Well Doc Alberta Community Bulletin Board is a place to share information about upcoming physician wellness related events as well as research studies currently open to recruitment.
All postings will be reviewed by Well Doc Alberta Leadership for their relevancy to physician wellness and applicability to Alberta physicians, residents, and medical students. Please submit your posting early and allow at least one week for your submission to be reviewed.
For-profit events will not be posted, nor will research studies without formal Research Ethics Board approval or exemption (in the case of quality improvement work).
Once posted, event listings will remain on the website for up to one week past the event date. Research studies will be posted for a maximum of 6 weeks.
Events
Physician Well-Being Director Course: Designing and Leading Well-being at the Unit Level
Tuesdays from September 10 – October 22, 2024
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm MT
Virtual
Who is this event for: Physicians
About: Framed on the Stanford Model of Professional Fulfillment, this virtual six-week educational series equips leaders with knowledge and tools to catalyze changes at the local level in departments, divisions, practices, sites, and groups. The course is designed as a synchronous, live learning experience on Zoom, with assignments and activities to complete between sessions in a secure learning management system. The course contains didactic presentations, peer-to-peer learning, and individual participant work.
Organization: Stanford Medicine
Cost: $445 USD (Tuition only) or $595 (Tuition and CME/CE credit)
Physician Leadership Institute (PLI): Strength-Based Leadership
September 12 – 13, 2024
8:00 am – 3:00 pm MT
Virtual
Who is this event for: Physicians
About: This interactive course will help participants accurately identify their personal strengths and leverage them using pragmatic strategies. It also offers ways leaders can identify and leverage the strengths of their people and teams to increase work engagement and well-being and drive innovation.
Organization:
Canadian Medical Association
Cost: $1,400 CDN + tax (CMA members) or $1,750 CDN + tax (non-CMA members)
Responding to Secondary Traumatic Stress in Medical Education
September 26-27, 2024
Calgary, Alberta
In Person (Location TBD)
Who is this event for: Physicians
About: The importance of trauma-informed medical education has been recognized, although there has been less attention to the potential risks of secondary traumatic stress and vicarious trauma among preceptors involved in supporting residents. To address this gap, this interactive workshop for Physicians in practice introduces participants to Resilience for Trauma-Informed Professionals, an evidence-informed curriculum that has been developed to help preceptors develop skills to reduce the risk of secondary traumatic stress (STS) as they work with learners who have experienced trauma and encounter trauma in their work. The workshop will offer individual as well as organizational approaches for preventing, monitoring, and responding to STS and strategies that can help foster an STS-resilient workplace.
Note: Participants must attend both days.
Organization:
Office of Faculty Development and Performance, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Cost: Free
Federation of Medical Women of Canada 2024 Educational Conference and AGM
September 27-28, 2024
Chateau Laurier
Ottawa, Ontario
Who is this event for: Physicians, Residents, and Medical Students
About: The theme, Catalysts for Change: Celebrating 100 Years of Medical Women in Canada, will look at the past, present, and the future. Founded in 1924, the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) has a long history of successes. The initial priority of FMWC was to allow women to attend medical school and practice medicine. The FMWC remains deeply committed to their mission of enhancing the professional, social, and personal advancement of women physicians, and to the promotion of the well-being of women both in the medical profession and in society at large. This conference aims to develop and enhance leadership style and potential, create system change using evidence-based strategies, enhance knowledge and practice of Indigenous cultural humility and safety, gain skills to develop effective advocacy strategies, and learn how to engage others and create coalitions when advocating for women’s health.
Organization:
Federation of Medical Women of Canada
Cost: $200 - $1,450 CDN
International Conference on Physician Health (ICPH) 2024
October 17 – 19, 2024
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Who is this event for: Physicians, Residents, and Medical Students
About: A scientific conference sponsored jointly by the American Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association, and the British Medical Association. The conference will showcase research and system-level initiatives to mitigate burnout and promote professional well-being. ICPH promotes an overall healthier culture for physicians by offering practical evidence-based solutions, practice skills, and resources and tools for attendees to take back to their workplace and readily implement.
Organization:
American Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association, and the British Medical Association
Cost: $400 - $1,200 CDN
Note: Conference is sold out but registrants can add names to waitlist.
Physician Leadership Institute (PLI):
Inclusive Leadership – Cultivating Psychologically and Culturally Safe Working Environments
October 24-25, 2024
8:00 am – 3:00 pm MT
Virtual
Who is this event for: Physicians
About: Inclusive leaders recognize and embrace diversity, build trust and foster a sense of belonging where team members feel respected and empowered to speak up and contribute to improving organizational well-being and patient care. Inclusive leaders are curious, are aware of their own biases and blind spots, demonstrate cultural humility and actively seek out different perspectives to inform their decision-making. Inclusive leadership is a critical capability to increase engagement and well-being, develop a positive organizational culture and improve patient outcomes. In this course, participants will work with other physicians and/or health care leaders to identify moments of intervention and learn practical approaches to effect positive and sustainable change within your team or organization.
Organization: Canadian Medical Association
Cost: $1,400 CDN + tax (CMA members) or $1,750 CDN + tax (non-CMA members)
WELLMED5 – Fifth International Meeting on Well Being and Performance in Clinical Practice
October 30 – November 3, 2024
Mount Pelion, Greece
Who is this event for: Physicians
About: This meeting will bring together experts from diverse disciplinary backgrounds in order to present and discuss innovative ways of linking physician well-being to patient safety and quality of care. This year they celebrate 10 years from the first WELLMED meeting, where the idea of linking physician well-being to patient safety was first introduced.
Abstract submissions are now open until July 15, 2024. For more information and to submit, please visit https://www.well-med.gr/abstract-submission/
Organization: WELLMED
Cost: 450 – 850 Euros
Designing and Leading Well-Being at the System Level: Chief Wellness Officer Course and Training Program
July 20 – 25, 2025
Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay, California, United States
Who is this event for: Physician Leaders
About: The Stanford Medicine WellMD & WellPhD Chief Wellness Officer (CWO) Course and Training Program is an executive education program and learning community hosted annually for approximately 50 executive leaders with system-wide responsibilities for advancing clinician well-being. Using the Stanford WellMD Professional Fulfillment Model™ and extensive experience of program faculty, the CWO Course and Training Program includes pre-work, lectures, group activities, and faculty office hours designed to help participants cultivate expertise in the principles and applications that contribute to clinician well-being. The program teaches participants how to use influence, relationships, expertise, and data to lead the development of a shared vision for clinician well-being in large, complex organizations. The program equips participants to advance well-being and catalyze progress through data-informed strategic priorities.
Applications for the 2025 CWO Course and Training Program is now open until January 31, 2025.
Organization: Stanford Medicine
Cost: $14,300 USD
Recurring Events
Plein Air MD
Plein Air MD is a registered charitable organization with a vision to assist participants dealing with high levels of stress and/or PTSD; reconnecting them with nature while creating art through the medium of plein air painting.
A Plein Air session is a safe space in a non-judgmental environment. Artistic ability and /or previous artistic training is not required.
Sessions are tailored and open for front line workers such as military, emergency responders, physicians and typically last from 3-4 hours.
Upcoming Sessions:
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September 8, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 10, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 12, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 15, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 19. 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 22, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 24, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 26, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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September 29, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
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October 2, 2024 @ 12:00 pm MT
Cost: $25/session and supplies are provided
Learn more and register for a session from their website here or email todd@toddlachance.ca.
Please note: sign up is on a first come, first serve basis.
Research Studies/QI Projects
If you have a physician wellness research study or Quality Improvement project, submit it here.
What are the Wellbeing Experiences of Albertan International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Who is eligible:
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Physicians who received degree outside of Canada
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Currently licensed and practicing within Alberta
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Willing to share their experiences regarding wellbeing in the workplace
Purpose: to help administrators, regulators, and health systems understand the wellbeing experiences of IMGs and inform future interventions and support strategies to help IMGs thrive.
Participation:
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involves a 1-hour semi-structured interview conducted virtually
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participation is voluntary and answers will be completely confidential
Principal Investigator: Dr. Florence Obianyor
To Participate or Inquire Further, Contact:
Dr. Florence Obianyor (Principle Investigator)
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