Workshop and Courses

Our CMIO team is offering a Connect Care training blitz for Emergency and Urgent care prescribers.  We have 20 remaining slots in June.

NP 1:1 Optimization Support - Triage the Chaos, Trim the Clicks

We are offering a new optimization opportunity for Connect Care Emergency Department and Urgent Care prescribers! The CMIO has a team of eager Nurse Practitioners providing 1-on-1 virtual support/optimization sessions for all prescribers using Connect Care (Emergency Department and Urgent Care focus). Sessions are 60 minutes in length. These sessions will provide the chance to walk through some of your current workflows and offer optimization options for notes, orders, in-basket, and efficiency tips. Investing in optimization will help improve your efficiency (less clicks) and save time in your day-to-day practice. 

Duration: 1 hour · Price: Free

Dr. Karmon Helmle

You are formally invited to join Emergency Care Alberta for an engaging session on the implementation of artificial intelligence in emergency care: AI at the Front Line: Sharing Innovations in Emergency Departments on June 23, 2026, from 1000-1500hrs, in Theatre 4 of the Foothills Medical Centre Health Sciences building, Calgary.

This event is open to patient advisors, clinicians, leaders, educators, quality improvement specialists, researchers, and professionals in emergency care and allied disciplines

Registration Options:

In-person event
Please register via Eventbrite using the link below:
AI at the Front Line: Sharing Innovations in Emergency Departments Tickets, Tuesday, June 23  •  10…

Lunch will be provided. Please indicate any food allergies when you register.

The Continuing Medical Education & Professional Development office has developed a new program designed to support physicians in meeting all aspects of the CPSA’s PPIP requirements. The SUPPORT for PPIP program aims to provide physicians with a comprehensive package of self-guided online tools as well as a Zoom webinar facilitated by an expert physician who has previously served as a Senior Medical Advisor at the CPSA. The program is designed as a comprehensive package that will help physicians complete all aspects of CPSA’s PPIP requirements. 

• This one-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development for up to 15 Mainpro+ credits.
• This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program (Section 3) of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 15 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
• You may also perform Linking Learning exercises around a question you ask yourself as a result of learning from this program at: http://www.cfpc.ca/Linking_Learning_exercises/. Each completed Linking Learning exercise earns up to five Mainpro+ certified credits.
• Accredited Royal College MOC Section 1 and Section 3 credits are eligible for certified Mainpro+ credits, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle; any additional credits are eligible as non-certified Mainpro+ credits. MOC Section 3 accredited activities can be claimed at 3 credits per hour up to the cycle maximum.

The course does not have a start date as it is a work at your own pace. Physicians can sign up anytime to work through the modules.

ACS and Friends is a practical, uptodate case-based full-day course centered on acute coronary syndromes and their mimics. It emphasizes cutting edge ECG interpretation, real-world decision-making, high-risk patterns, OMI concepts discussions, and the up-to-date ED diagnosis and treatment approach to all ACS presentation + pericarditis.

Upcoming ACS and Friends courses: 

May 13, 2026 — 10:00 am to 6:30 pm ET — Virtual 
November 6, 2026 — 8:00 am to 4:30 pm ET — Virtual

Some participant feedback from ACS and friends course (ICEM2025 + February 2026):

• “Very well structured for an online course and very well presented, with enough interaction to stay engaged without getting sidetracked. The evidence-based approach was a major strength.”
• “Great day and wonderful learning. There was a lot of high-yield material, with several changes I can apply immediately — especially around lytics in remote settings, as well as pericarditis criteria + TX.”
• “Excellent material. The course was very well organized, the links and pre-course material were easy to access, and the reinforcement before, during, and after the course was excellent.”
• “This course gave me several immediately usable takeaways: the importance of mirror changes and acute T waves, the potential harm of early DAPT, and the need for faster repeat ECGs in ongoing chest pain.”
• “Very good course. It was a long day, but the content was so relevant and interesting that it was easy to stay engaged. I came away with a much clearer grasp of classic and subtle ACS presentations, exact criteria, and pericarditis management.”

CME credits
ECGU courses list up to 7 hours of Section 1 credit and up to 5 hours of Section 3 credit, with recognition through Royal College and that can be used for CCFP members.

(10% rebate for CAEP members)

Alain Vadeboncoeur MD 
ECGU Course co-founder and director 
Staff, Montreal Heart Institute Professor of Family and Emergency Medicine, Montreal University
Information: alain.vadeboncoeur@gmail.com ecgu.ca@gmail.com

ECGU-911 is a full-day interactive course focused on all recent aspects of evaluation and care of unstable, high-risk, and easily missed cardiac emergencies seen in the ED. Topics include acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock, malignant arrhythmias, syncope, post-cardiac arrest care, wide-QRS tachycardia, ICD-related emergencies, and aortic dissection, all from real cases and centered on ED stabilisation and management.

Upcoming ECGU-911 courses: 
October 1, 2026 — 9:00 am to 5:30 pm ET — Virtual 
December 2, 2026 — 9:00 am to 5:30 pm ET — Virtual

All ECGU courses are taught by our expert-level faculty members: Drs. Alain Vadeboncoeur, Hétoum Misirliyan, David Paré, Dominic Larose, Julie Sirois, and Fred Picotte.

CME credits
ECGU courses list up to 7 hours of Section 1 credit and up to 5 hours of Section 3 credit, with recognition through Royal College and that can be used for CCFP members.

(10% rebate for CAEP members)

Alain Vadeboncoeur MD 
ECGU Course co-founder and director 
Staff, Montreal Heart Institute Professor of Family and Emergency Medicine, Montreal University
Information: alain.vadeboncoeur@gmail.com ecgu.ca@gmail.com