Clinical Reasoning Course
Course Overview
Clinical reasoning is a core competency for ensuring patient safety and the quality of patient care. It is a skill, process, or outcome wherein physicians observe, collect, and interpret data to diagnose and treat patients. Problems flagged during “Physician Practice Reviews”, such as missed diagnoses and suboptimal documentation, frequently reveal gaps in clinical reasoning. This course aims to explicitly remind and refresh physicians of the foundational elements that support clinical reasoning. Participants will learn steps and tools that lead to a better clinical process and improved practice.
Registration
Cohort 2
Workshop: January 22, 2025, 6:00-7:30 pm
Webinar: April 16, 2025, 6:00-7:00 pm
Register Now (maximum 10 participants)
Cohort 3
Workshop: June 4, 2025, 6:00-7:30 pm
Webinar: September 10, 2025, 6:00-7:00 pm
Email brenda.pederson@ucalgary.ca to be added to the waitlist
REFUND POLICY
This blended course contains self-paced online learning and live group learning. A written refund request may be submitted to cmereg@ucalgary.ca within 72 hours of registering for the course. $75 will be retained for administrative costs and online content provision will be disabled (if applicable). Refunds are not available 72 hours after registration.
Contact
Brenda Pederson, Physician Services Coordinator
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- Recognize the foundational elements supporting clinical reasoning
- Access your own mental pathways for clinical processes and reasoning
- Apply tools to self-evaluate and improve clinical reasoning
Credits
CFPC
This three-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 30 Mainpro+ credits.
RCPSC
This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development. Participants may claim a maximum of 10 hours.
Planning Committee and Faculty
Executive Director, Foundations for Medical Practice Education
Assistant Dean, Personalized Learning, CME&PD; Professor, Department of Family Medicine Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Disclosure:
- Honoraria: for The Foundations for Medical Practice Education, Executive Director
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Nothing to disclose
Grad Research Assistantship, Faculty of Education, Educational Psychology Department, University of Alberta
Disclosure:
- Grant: Mitacs Accelerate
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Nothing to disclose
Senior Medical Advisor, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta
Nothing to disclose
Education Consultant, CME&PD, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Disclosure:
- Honoraria: Analytics Solutions Inc., Fresh Squeezed Ideas Inc.