Wednesday, May 30, 2012

1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Reserved for Partner meetings
1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Exhibit and Poster Registration and Set Up – Allstream Centre
7:00 p.m. Reserved for Social Events held by CME Congress 2012 Partners

Thursday, May 31, 2012 – Allstream Centre

7:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
Poster Setup & Exhibits
8:00 a.m. Congress Welcome
8:30 a.m. Plenary Session 1 -  The Barbara Barnes Plenary
Introduction: Gabrielle Kane
Keynote Speaker: Matthew Weinger – Human factor engineering, and how this perspective can help the world of CPD/CME understand safety and learning
Discussant: George Mejicano – Quality improvement and providing better care
Theme: New Perspectives on Safety and Better Practice
Despite several initiatives from leaders in CME practice and push from regulators, the worlds of safety & quality and CME often remain separate. Human factor engineering takes a holistic view of these issues from the perspective of not only the individual, but also the team and the system. Our invited speaker will provide a stimulating and thoughtful human factor engineering view of health care systems and safety, and the discussant will examine improvement of performance and outcomes from the CME world. Between them, they will set the stage for the congress themes
10:00 a.m. Move to Concurrent Sessions
10:05 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 1
11:05 a.m. Refreshment Break
Posters and Exhibits
Move to Concurrent Sessions
11:35 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 2
12:35 p.m. Lunch
Posters and Exhibits
1:35 p.m. Plenary Session 2
Introduction: Jan Balmer
Keynote Speaker: Scott Reeves – The Evidence: what works in IPE, and what does not
Discussants: Joan Sargeant – The role of IPE in lifelong learning
Madeline Schmitt - Does life long learning drive teamwork?
Theme: Interprofessional Education and Learning for Life
Inter-professional Education is not a new idea – but historically tended to focus on primary professional training, and seemed to stop abruptly on entry into the workplace. But if inter-professional teams learn together, will they work better together? What evidence do we have for this? What are the practical implications? Clinical outcomes? What is the balance between an individual’s responsibility for their own learning and assessment of performance and that of the team’s?  The leading experts in this field will build on the concepts explored in the earlier sessions of the Congress, and will examine the evidence to support – or refute – the principles of inter-professional education, the relationship between teamwork and lifelong learning in healthcare, and expected outcomes of this alliance.
2:35 p.m. Dedicated Poster Session
3:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
Posters and Exhibits
Move to Concurrent Sessions
4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 3
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception

Friday, June 1, 2012 – Allstream Centre

7:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
Poster & Exhibit Set-up
8:00 a.m. Congress Update – Dave Davis
8:30 a.m. Plenary Session 3
Introduction, Moderator and Perspective: Deborah Sutherland Simulation after Residency: Paradise Found? (or Does it Matter?)
Keynote Speaker: Amitai Ziv – The effectiveness of Simulation as a Strategy for CME/CPD
Karim Qayumi - Integrating Simulation, Patient Safety and Interprofessional Education into CME/CPD: Where are We Today?
John Armstrong – Injecting Simulation-Based Interprofessional Team Training into CME/CPD: Is this the Future?
The importance of medical simulation in undergraduate and graduate medical education, especially for skills acquisition and assessment, is widely accepted. But how much has it been used in CME/CPD? What research-driven data do we have on its effectiveness? This session will take a critical look at this field from a global perspective, explore its remarkable range of activities and examine implications for its application to CME/CPD in specialty societies, team and interprofessional training.
10:00 a.m. Move to Concurrent Sessions
10:05 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 4
11:05 a.m. Refreshment Break
Posters and Exhibits
Move to Concurrent Sessions
11:35 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 5
12:35 p.m. Lunch
Posters and Exhibits
1:35 p.m. Plenary Session 4
Introduction and perspective: Gabrielle Kane Research Agendas in CME
Keynote Speaker: Jocelyn Lockyer – Advancing curriculum design: What’s new? What’s old but relevant? How can we improve our effectiveness?
Discussants: Maureen Doyle-Scharff
David Pieper – Practical Implications
Theme: Engagement of Learners
Designing learning activities is optimally done by considering the learning tasks; drawing upon the theories and research which explain why learning should occur in specific contexts; and evaluating outcomes to assess whether the intended outcomes were achieved.  This plenary will examine current learning theory and suggest ways that CPD activities can become more effective. Respondents will discuss the practical implications for CME/CPD practice
2:35 p.m. Move to Concurrent Sessions
2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 6
3:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 7
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
6:00 p.m. CME Congress 2012 Social Event (ticket required)

Saturday, June 2, 2012 – Allstream Centre

7:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
Posters & Exhibits
8:00 a.m. Congress Updates – Curt Olsen
8:30 a.m. Plenary Session 5
Introduction and Moderator: Bernard Marlow
Keynote Speaker: Dame Leslie Southgate – UK Assessment of competence to continue practice
Panel: Betsy Williams – Working with doctors at risk
Craig Campbell - Competency-based Practice
Theme: Safe to Practice? Innovations in Assessment:
Determining the competence of health professionals is not only essential for the quality of health care and the safety of patients, but is fraught with difficulties. Our keynote speaker and panelists will describe their experiences in different aspects of this domain, and suggest innovative approaches to determine competency.
9:35 a.m. Move to Concurrent Sessions
9:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 8
10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
Posters and Exhibits
Move to Concurrent Sessions
11:15 a.m. Plenary Session 6 – Closing Plenary
Don Moore – The Closer moves in
We will close with thoughtful wrap up of the events and ideas generated by Congress 2012’s activities. Dr. Moore’s trademark incisive and unique perceptions will prompt us to reflect further, inquire deeper, and stimulate our curiosity about the world of CME/CPD.
12:30 p.m. Evaluation and Adjournment