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2018 (to date)

  • Murray B, Halasz J, Novak K, Dowling S, Law S, Misra T, Williams J, Burak KW. Optimizing the Use of Gastroscopy in Otherwise Healthy Patients with Dyspepsia. Quality & Safety Summit 2018; Fishbowl Oral Presentation October 18, 2018.
  • Burnett C, Weeks S, Dongo T, Ryan C, McMeekin J, Quinn R, Gorsche R, Chow Baker E, Burak K. Flipping a CPD Class: Lessons learned from repackaging an ECG interpretation course for physicians. 10th National CPD Accreditation Conference, Toronto; poster presentation October 1, 2018.
  • Cooke LJ, Burnett C, Rawling J, Young D, Weeks S, Burak K.  Perceived and observed learning needs of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) preparing for practice in a Canadian Setting: A mixed methods needs assessment. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2018), Basel; oral presentation August 27, 2018.
  • Dongo T, Ryan C, Burnett C, McGuire A, Wiens S, Graham J, Miller T, Armson H, Chow Baker E, Burak K. (2018) Supporting healthcare providers in weight management counseling: Two CPD online self-learning modules of adult obesity management and healthy pregnancy weight gain. Second Annual Canadian Obesity Network – Calgary Chapter’s (CON-YYC) Research Showcase; poster presentation June 15, 2018.
  • Cooke, LJ, Weeks SG, Burnett C, Young D, Rawling, JM. Preparing International Medical Graduates (IMGs) for Practice Readiness Assessment and onward: A mixed methods needs assessment.  Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Halifax 2018; oral presentation April 30, 2018.
  • Cooke LJ, Duncan D, Dowling S, Rivera L, Stang A, Burak K, Armson H.  CAFF-einating Audit and Feedback for Professional Development: The Calgary Audit and Feedback Framework (CAFF) increased physician action planning for change. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Halifax 2018; oral presentation April 30, 2018.
  • Topps D, Cullen M.  Using Sentiment Analysis in assessing learner performance. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Halifax 2018; oral presentation April 30, 2018.
  • Crowshoe L; Henderson R; Barnabe C; Cooke L; Loyola Sanchez A; Williams K; Albers G; Hatfield J. Achieving Institutional Competency through Truth and Reconciliation Engagement. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Halifax 2018; oral presentation April 29, 2018.
  • Stang A, Law S, Gjata I, Burak K, Dowling S. The role of audit and feedback in continuing medical education: are physicians able to accurately predict their own practice? CPD Research Symposium, Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Halifax; oral presentation April 29, 2018.
  • Stang A, Law S, Gjata I, Burak K, Dowling S.  Are physicians able to accurately predict their own practice? Choosing Wisely Canada National meeting, Toronto; oral presentation April 23rd, 2018.
  • Murray B, Woodhouse D; Cole M; Katz D, Youssef N, Law S, Stang A, Burak K. Choosing wisely across the spectrum of care: physicians learning program and seniors health SCN collaboration to support the appropriate use of antipsychotics (AUA) in Calgary zone supportive living sites. Choosing Wisely Alberta Symposium, Calgary; poster presentation March 7, 2018.
  • Dowling S, Gjata I, Law S, Smart K, Burak K, Stang A. Bronchiolitis management in Calgary emergency departments. Choosing Wisely Alberta Symposium, Calgary; poster presentation March 7, 2018.
  • VandenBerg S, Dowling S, Rivera L, Ruhl G. (2018). Advancing knowledge translation of emergency medicine messaging through a collaboration between health and information design professionals. Choosing Wisely Alberta Symposium, Calgary; poster presentation March 7, 2018.
  • Rice C, Grigat D, Hair H, Dowling S, Lang E.  Choosing Wisely: Hemoglobin Transfusions and the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia. Choosing Wisely Alberta Symposium, Calgary; poster presentation March 7, 2018.
  • Law S, Mehta A, Train A, Patterson E, Cooper J, Lester J, Dowling S, Nicholson T, Cooke L, Burak K. Using data and partnerships to support primary care physicians. Choosing Wisely Alberta Symposium, Calgary; poster presentation March 7, 2018.
  • Halasz J, Murray B, Law S, Dowling S, Burak K, Swain M, Kaplan G, Misra T, Williams J, Slocombe L, Novak K. Optimizing the use of endoscopy for young, otherwise healthy patients with dyspepsia. Choosing Wisely Alberta Symposium, Calgary; poster presentation March 7, 2018.
  • Murray B, Youssef N, Katz D, Cole M, Law S, Woodhouse D, Stang A, Burak K. Multi-disciplinary team workshops supporting the appropriate use of antipsychotics in Calgary zone supported living facilities. ACFP 63rd Annual Scientific Assembly. Banff; poster presentation March 6, 2018.
  • Nicholson T, Law S, Mehta A, Stang A, Burak K. Development of a multi-faceted education workshops to enhance safe opioid prescribing. ACFP 63rd Annual Scientific Assembly. Banff; poster presentation March 6, 2018. [Selected as a TOP 3 Research Abstract, Second place award]

2017

  • Armson H, Roder S, Straus S, Elmslie T. Practice Tools Used by Primary Care Providers to Implement Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Montreal; oral presentation, November 17, 2017.
  • Howard M, Elmslie T, Kotecha J, Armson H. Family Physicians’ Self-Audit Topics and Approach: A Retrospective Review of Exercises in a College of Family Physicians of Canada Program. North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Montreal; oral presentation November 17, 2017.
  • Law S, Mehta A, Patterson E, Cooper J, Lester J, Train A, Dowling S, Nicholson T, Burak K. Using Facilitated Audit and Feedback to Support Choosing Wisely Initiatives in PCN’s. Accelerating Primary Care Conference, Calgary; poster presentation November 17, 2017.
  • Burak KW, Dowling S, Nicholson T, Woodhouse D, Law S, Chen W, Gjata I, Mehta A, Rice C, Stang A. Alberta Physician Learning Program: Encouraging self-reflective practice through facilitated audit and feedback. 9th Annual National CPD Conference on Accreditation, Ottawa; poster presentation September 26, 2017.
  • Desy J, Harvey A, Paget M, Burak K. Flipping the classroom for faculty development. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2017), Helsinki; oral presentation August 25, 2017.
  • Choudhury P, Cooke L. Case-oriented needs assessment for professional development in an academic neurology centre. Canadian Journal of Neurological, 44(S2), S39-S39.doi:10.1017/cjn.2017.185
  • Dowling S. Reducing Unnecessary Coagulation Testing in the ED. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Whistler; oral presentation June 6, 2017.
  • Krebs LD, Chartier L, Dowling S, Rowe BH. Choosing Wisely in the ED: Exploring the reach, support and potential for the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign among emergency physicians. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Whistler; poster presentation June 3, 2017.
  • Krebs LD, Gaudet LA, Chartier L, Dowling S, Rowe BH. Exploring definitions of “unnecessary care in emergency medicine: a qualitative analysis of physician survey responses. Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, Whistler; poster presentation June 3, 2017.
  • Rivera L, Lonergan K, Dowling S, Lang E. (2017). Leveraging clinical information systems to facilitate knowledge translation in emergency medicine. Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Banff; poster presentation June 1, 2018.
  • Jahangir K, Dubois L, Cooke L, Ross S. Evaluating a tool for assimilating Competence-By-Design: A innovative new survey designed to capture perceived and unperceived needs of family physicians in Alberta in the context of CanMEDS competencies. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Winnipeg; oral presentation May 02, 2017.
  • Burnett C, Young D, McGuire A, Armson H, Rivera L, Cooke L. E-Learning as a Learning Process: The Development of an Obesity Self-Learning Online CME Program and Observed Participant Behaviors. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Winnipeg; oral presentation May 01, 2017.
  • Cooke L, Rivera L, Duncan D. Engaging physicians in a novel program of professional development derived from health administrative practice data: A story of diffusion of innovation. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Winnipeg; oral presentation May 01, 2017.
  • Rivera L, Cooke L. Physician perceptions of barriers and facilitators to participating in simulation-based continuing medical education. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Winnipeg; oral presentation May 01, 2017.
  • Dowling S, Rivera L, Wang D, Rich T, Lang E. Emergency Physician Perceptions of Clinical Performance and Dissemination Modalities. Western Emergency Department Operations Conference (WEDOC), Saskatoon; poster presentation April 7, 2017.
  • Hair H, Dowling S, Grigat D, Rice C, Boudreau D. A Patient Focused Information Design Intervention to Support the mTBI Choosing Wisely Recommendation. Western Emergency Department Operations Conference (WEDOC), Saskatoon; oral presentation April 6, 2017.
  • Chen W, Dowling S, Duncan D, Rivera L, Rice C, Law S, Cooke L. Calgary Hospitalists Reduce their Use of Antipsychotics and Sedatives in seniors following Education and Data with Feedback Sessions. ACFP 62nd Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff; oral presentation March 4, 2018.
  • Mehta A, Rivera L, Dowling S, Law S, Cooke L. Variation in dual energy x-ray absorptiometry usage by gender and health zone in Alberta. ACFP 62nd Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff; poster presentation March 4, 2018. [Winner of Top Reviewer’s Choice Award]
  • Mehta A, Symonds C, Law S, Duncan D, Dowling S, Cooke L. Pre-operative testing in low risk patients undergoing low risk procedures: An Alberta Perspective. Choosing Wisely Canada National Conference, Calgary; oral presentation February 27, 2017.
  • Burnett C, Young D, Cooke L. A local platform for facilitated physician self-learning: ecme.ucalgary.ca. Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship Symposium, Calgary; oral presentation Feb 13, 2017.
  • Rivera L, Duncan D, Chen W, Dowling S, Rice C, Law S, Vig R, Athwal T, Chan T, Enns E, Evans S, Cooke L. Implementation of a facilitated audit and feedback intervention for hospitalist family physicians in support of atypical antipsychotic and sedative de-prescribing. Choosing Wisely Canada National Conference, Calgary; oral presentation February 27, 2017.
  • Chen W, Dowling S, Duncan D, Rivera L, Rice C, Law S, Cooke L. Calgary hospitalists reduce their use of antipsychotics and sedatives in seniors following education and data with feedback sessions. Choosing Wisely Canada National Conference, Calgary; oral presentation February 27, 2017.
  • Gjata I, Dowling S, Rivera L, Duncan D, Law S, Symonds C, Talavera R, Rice C, Cooke L, Baghirzada L, Endersby R, Olivieri L. Tranexamic acid use during total knee and hip replacements and blood transfusions following surgery: An audit and feedback intervention. Choosing Wisely Canada National Conference, Calgary; oral presentation February 27, 2017.

2016

  • Mehta A, Dowling S, Duncan D, Rivera L, Law S, Cooke L. Implementation of a Primary Care Network targeted educational session combining audit-feedback data and Choosing Wisely Recommendations. Accelerating Primary Care Conference, Edmonton; poster presentation November 28, 2016.
  • Jahangir K, Cooke L, Dubois L, Ross S. A survey designed to capture perceived and unperceived needs of family physicians in Alberta around CanMEDS roles. 8th National CPD Accreditation Conference, Toronto; October 17, 2016.
  • Mehta A, Dowling S, Duncan D, Rivera L, Bell J, MacIver D, Law S, Cooke L. Implementation of a Primary Care Network targeted education session. Primary Care Health Improvement Symposium, Edmonton; oral presentation May 26, 2016.
  • Rivera L, Chen W, Dowling S, Law S, Duncan D, Symonds C, Cooke L. Characterizing the family physician response to a knowledge translation intervention aiming to facilitate practice reflection and commitment to change. Primary Care Health Improvement Symposium, Edmonton; poster presentation May 26, 2016.
  • Rivera L, Dowling S, Duncan D, Chen W, Symonds C, Cooke L. Optimizing a knowledge translation intervention for Calgary family physicians to facilitate practice reflection. Primary Care Health Improvement Symposium, Edmonton; poster presentation May 26, 2016.
  • Rivera L, Burnett C, Delver HA, Simpson D, Marley RA, Cooke L. A mixed-methods study of perceived barriers to practice change for CME participants. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Montreal; oral presentation April 17, 2016.
  • Burnett C, Penney C, Young D, Rivera L, Cooke L.  Physician Perceived Learning Needs: Go Beyond Suggested Topics. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Montreal; oral presentation April 17, 2016.
  • Rivera L, Duncan D, Hardegger K, Cox R, McMann J, Spencer A, Letal M, Cooke L. Physician response to audit and feedback as a professional development activity. A qualitative study.  Canadian Conference on Continuing Medical Education, Montreal; oral presentation April 17, 2016.
  • Cooke L, Armson H, Topps D, Jackson W. CURIOS: Curated Ubiquitous Rural Informed Online Services.  Canadian Conference on Continuing Medical Education, Montreal; oral presentation April 17, 2016.
  • Armson H, Elmslie T, Roder S, Mayhew L.  How Do Family Physicians Participating in Ongoing Continuing Professional Development Revisit Planned Practice Changes? World Congress on Continuing Professional Development, San Diego; oral presentation March 18, 2016.
  • Symonds C, Mehta A, Duncan D, Cooke L.  Osteoporosis treatment and screening in Alberta before and after a hip fracture: an evaluation of current practice. ACFP 61st Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff; oral presentation March 4, 2016.
  • Cooke L, Train A.  Choosing Wisely Alberta: The Case for Healthy Conversations. ACFP 61st Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff; oral presentation March 4, 2016.
  • Symonds C, Chen W, Duncan D, Cooke L, Svenson L. Using administrative data to find local evidence for Choosing Wisely recommendations on cervical cancer screening. ACFP 61st Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff; poster presentation March 4, 2016.

2015 and Prior

  • Chen W, Mehta A, Duncan D, Patterson, E, Cooke L. Engaging Physicians in a Discussion about Variances, Practice Issues and Knowledge Translation Strategies. Accelerating Primary Care Conference, Edmonton; poster presentation November 6, 2015.
  • Armson H, Roder S, Elmslie T, Eva K, Wakefield J. Can Pre-Testing Impact Learning and the Implementation of Planned Changes in Practice. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2015), Glasgow; oral presentation September 5, 2015.
  • Topps D, Topps M, Myhre D, Rawlings J. Is there an App for that? Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2015), Glasgow; oral presentation September 5, 2015.
  • Cox R, McMann J, Letal M, Duncan D, Spencer A, Cooke L. Practice improvement by tracking pediatric tonsillectomy outcomes. Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Annual Meeting, Ottawa; oral presentation June 19, 2015.
  • Francis M, Lang E, Rich T, Vicas I, Cormier R, Symonds C, Chen W, Cooke L. Severe sepsis report cards for emergency physicians: How do you measure up? Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Conference, Edmonton; poster presentation May 30, 2015.
  • Topps D, Armson H, Carr E, Mehta A. DynIA: A Unique CME Program for Assessing Knowledge Translation in Chronic Pain – Best Practice and Innovation. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME 2015), Tampa; oral presentation May 2, 2015.
  • Armson H, Roder S, Khan S, Cameron L, Elmslie T. Impact of Knowledge Translation Tools on Practice Implementation. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME 2015), Tampa; oral presentation May 2, 2015.
  • Roder S, Wakefield J, Elmslie T, Eva K, Armson H. Importance of Identifying Barriers and Enablers to Practice Implementation. Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME 2015), Tampa; oral presentation May 2, 2015.
  • Cooke L, Chow Baker E, Faremo S.  The hard facts about a podcasting program for CME. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Vancouver; oral presentation April 28, 2015.
  • Burnett C, Simpson D, Collisson B, Hebert M, Garcia JA, Faremo S, Cooke L. How did healthcare practitioners learn in a three month online course? Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Vancouver; oral presentation April 28, 2015.
  • Cox R, Hardegger K, Duncan D, Letal M, Spencer A, McMann J, Cooke LJ.  Connecting patient outcomes to physicians’ administrative health data reports to encourage reflective self-assessment in practice. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Vancouver; oral presentation April 27, 2015.
  • Francis M, Symonds C, Chen W, Cormier R, Lang E, Rich Tom, Vica I, Cooke L. How god is my sepsis car? Using administrative datasets to generate self-assessment and peer-comparison opportunities for emergency physicians. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Vancouver; oral presentation April 27, 2015.
  • Chow Baker E, Duncan D, Symonds C, Cooke L. Answering Clinical Queries on Prescribing Practices, Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Test Ordering – Using Administrative Datasets to Generate Alberta-specific Reports. ACFP 60th Annual Scientific Assembly, Banff; poster presentation February 27, 2015.
  • Topps D, Ma I, Ellaway R. Measuring Performance in Blended Simulation Scenarios. OHMES Symposium, Calgary; oral presentation February 17, 2015.
  • Topps D, Armson H, Mutch C, Taenzer P, Carr E, Mehta A. Dynia: combining webinars, virtual patients & forums for KT in chronic pain. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE 2014), Milan; poster presentation September 1, 2014.
  • Simpson D, Shorting L, Mills C, Babey M, Wu C, Cooke L. Curriculum Development for Updates in Therapeutics: An inclusive approach. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa; oral presentation April 25, 2014.
  • Vicas I, Cox R, Aboulhoda A, Lardner D, Letal M, Mcintyre D, Cooke L, Lockyer J. Providing Sub-Specialty Practice-Specific Physician Feedback: A Practical Process and Some Useful Tools. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa; oral presentation April 25, 2014.
  • Aboulhoda A, Topps D, Armson H, Chow Baker E, & Cooke L. DISECKT – Cutting Edge Data-Informed Self-Evaluation. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa; poster presentation April 25, 2014.
  • Cooke L, Lockyer J, Chow Baker E, de Gara C. Lessons Learned from the Alberta Physician Learning Program – Using administrative data to guide physician learning. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa; poster presentation April 25, 2014.
  • Mills C, Babey M, Shorting L, Simpson D, Wu C, Cooke LJ. Videoconference plays its role in local community of practice. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa; poster presentation April 25, 2014.
  • Topps D, Armson H, Mutch C, Taenzer P, Carr E, Mehta A. Dynia: combining webinars, virtual patients & forums for KT in chronic pain. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa; poster presentation April 25, 2014.
  • Rawling J, Topps D, Armson H, Murphy S. CROSSBAR: SCT for assessment of clinical reasoning. Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa; poster presentation April 28, 2014.