Target audience: Clinicians within the HPA-OHT network by providing access to valuable resources, learning opportunities, and updates.
Upcoming Events
QRS Educational Services – ACLS Renewal & Provider Courses
Location for all courses: St. Marys Memorial Hospital, Meeting Room 2
ACLS Renewal Course – $350
- December 5, 2025, 0800-1600
ACLS Provider Courses – $400
- December 3, 2025, 1100-1600
- December 4, 2025, 0800-1600
ACLS pre-requisites and per Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF):
- You must present your HSF BLS card valid within the past 12 months on the day of the course. You will not be able to complete your ACLS course without your Heart and Stroke BLS Provider.
- Purchase the approved Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada ACLS Provider manual. The cost of this manual is in addition to the ACLS cost.
- Complete pre-course assessment PRIOR to the course. Once you have successfully completed the pretest with a pass of 70% you will need to print the results to bring with you on the day of the ACLS Provider Course.
TVCC Virtual Lunch & Learn
Target audience:
Referring physicians & nurses, and community providers
Event Details:
✔ Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 12:00 pm
✔ Virtual via Microsoft Teams
TVCC provides a variety of publicly funded pediatric services (e.g. PT, OT, Autism Services, Specialty Clinics with LHSC, etc.) in our region.
During this session, attendees will learn about more information on TVCC services. A Q+A period will follow. There have been some recent changes and TVCC would like to share how this may affect our teams.
How to Join:
- TVCC Lunch and Learn | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
- Meeting ID: 299 717 094 292 8
- Passcode: pQ79o7nS
OHT Advancing Clinical Collaboration
What’s New: New AI Scribe Program to Ease Clinician Workload
For primary care leaders | 1-min read of the blurb, 3-min read of the full article
Why it matters:
Clinician burnout is rising, driven in part by documentation demands. A national AI Scribe Program will offer free one-year licenses to up to 10,000 primary care clinicians, helping reduce admin time and improve patient care.
Next steps:
✔ Identify clinicians who could benefit
✔ Stay informed on rollout details in your region
✔ Read how AI scribes support Connected Care goals
Newsletters
Stay informed with the latest news, updates, and developments from the Clinical Network Newsletter and Health Matters Newsletter. Keeping you connected with key updates relevant to primary care providers.
Clinical Network Newsletter
HPA-OHT Health Matters Newsletter
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Opportunities
Professional growth and development are vital for delivering quality care. We have curated a list of links to the Continuing Professional Development pages of major medical schools in Ontario. These resources provide information on upcoming workshops, seminars, and certification opportunities that are especially relevant for primary care professionals.
Ontario Medical Schools and CPD Pages
- McMaster University – Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
- Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM University)
- Queen’s University – School of Medicine
- University of Ottawa – Faculty of Medicine
- University of Toronto – Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Western University – Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Rest of Canada - Medical Schools and CPD Pages
- Dalhousie University – Faculty of Medicine
- McGill University – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Memorial University of Newfoundland – Faculty of Medicine
- Université de Montréal – Faculté de Médecine
- Université de Sherbrooke – Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé
- Université Laval – Faculté de Médecine
- University of Alberta – Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
- University of British Columbia – Faculty of Medicine
- University of Calgary – Cumming School of Medicine
- University of Manitoba – Max Rady College of Medicine
- University of Saskatchewan – College of Medicine
Contact Us
If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out. For more information on how we can support your professional needs, contact us at oht@hpaoht.ca.