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RESOURCES
During the COVID-19 situation, the University of Calgary Office of CME&PD has joined provincial and local organizations to provide timely CPD support to our frontline clinicians. This hub in the ECME portal is a place for you to find enduring content such as recordings and handouts of our most recent live webinars of various initiatives and education programs.
TOP Cognitive Impairment Guidelines
- For Alberta primary care physicians and their interdisciplinary teams to assess patients presenting with cognitive concerns and manage the majority of these patients and support their caregivers
- The supplement to the TOP Clinical Practice Guidelines above
Choosing Wisely Canada Antipsychotics Toolkit
- To support interventions to reduce excessive use of antipsychotic medications in long term care facilities; content derived from the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) Toolkit developed by Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services – Seniors Health SCN: Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) Toolkit
- Providing health care professionals with direction regarding assessment and management of responsive behaviours associated with dementia
- Finding referral criteria/ info for seniors health in a variety of zones
- Helping care teams get to know their patients past and present life experience (including, routine, preferences, triggers, soothing strategies and supports) to form the basis of a patient-centered care-plan
Nursing Assessment / Functional Inquiry
- Carewest tool for full physical functional inquiry
- An example of mental examination approach
Goals of Care Designation (GCD) Order
- A medical order used to describe and communicate the general aim or focus of care including the preferred location of that care
The ABC Approach to Accommodating and Managing Responsive Behaviours
- A framework for systematically assessing factors that commonly contribute to responsive behaviours in older adults with dementia, to establish the timeline of behavioural events
Additional tools:
The PIECES Three Question Template
- A tool used in the investigation of a new behavior
Responsive Behaviour Tracking and Assessment Tool
- An example of structured approach to history of behaviours
Pharmacologic Restraint Management Worksheet
- A tool for reviewing antipsychotic medication, pharmacologic restraint and responsive behavior
Restraint as a Last Resort: Information for Prescribing Practitioners
Restraint as a Last Resort: Information for Prescribing Practitioners working with older adults
Restraint as a Last Resort Toolkit
- Suggested strategies to minimize the use of all types of restraint
Inpatient Management of Delirium in Older Adults
- Alberta Health Services clinical knowledge topic summary
Delirium Screening Tool: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
- A tool for screening delirium
Palliative and End of Life Care: Symptom Assessment Tools
- Helping health care providers with symptom assessment of palliative and end of life care patients
Serious Illness Conversation Guide
- A tool for having difficult conversations with patients/caregivers
Palliative and End of Life Care: Care of the Family
- Preparing to talk with families before, during, and after death
Textbooks Available from University of Calgary Medical Bookstore
Marriott’s Practical Electrocardiography
Good reference textbook – starts with basic principles, quite comprehensive and detailed.
Rapid Interpretation of ECG (Dale Dubin)
Good introduction to basics, not a lot of depth or breadth.
12-Lead ECG – The Art of Interpretation (Tomas Garcia)
Intermediate in detail between Dubin’s book and Marriott.
12-Lead ECGs: A “Pocket Brain” for Easy Interpretation (Ken Gauer)
Pocket-sized reference provides key facts and figures; includes numerous memory aids.
ECG Criteria Book (James H O’Keefe)
Includes ECG criteria for 125 ECG diagnoses, sections on approach to ECG interpretation,
differential diagnosis of ECG abnormalities, and ACLS algorithms.
Complete Guide to ECGs (James H O’Keefe)
Intermediate (for somebody wanting to refine their 12-L interpretation skills and not for a
beginner); includes core concepts and interpreting ECGs in quiz format
Online Resources
https://www.teachingmedicine.com/
ECG basics. Online tutorials and practice modules.
https://litfl.com/ecg-library/
LITFL ECG Library. This is a free educational resource covering over 100 ECG topics relevant to Emergency Medicine and Critical Care.
http://ecg.bidmc.harvard.edu/maven
From Harvard, a web-based tutorial, self-assessment program for students and clinicians; Includes more than 434 cases, sortable by diagnosis and
difficulty.
http://en.ecgpedia.org
A wiki site with a free ECG tutorial, textbook, online videos, reference card and sample cases.
www.cma.ca
Clinical Electrocardiography, 1999
The members only reference section of the CMA website provides access to a full-text online version of this ECG textbook. Use your password to access the Members Only section. Go to Clinical Resources, MD Consult, Clinical Knowledge, Reference Texts, Cardiology. Select Goldberger, Clinical Electrocardiography, 2006.
www.ecglibrary.com/ecghome.html
Library of ECG Recordings
The site authors have put online a collection of ECG recordings, many in 12-lead format, that can be used for teaching and review purposes. There is also a list of other sites related to ECG interpretation that might be helpful.
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg
The Alan E. Lindsay ECG Learning Center
This is an online interactive tutorial hosted by the University of Utah School of Medicine. It is organized in sections based on a recommended method of ECG interpretation. Each section provides didactic information, illustrations, and an interactive quiz.
http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/heart/egcyhome.html
ECG World Encyclopedia
ECG tracings in a number of different categories (e.g. infarction, arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities) are presented, as well as a link to an interpretation and/or comments on each. The site is suitable for teaching and review purposes.
Where can I find resources for pregnant women?
Online
- Healthy Parents Healthy Children
- Online Pregnancy Weight Gain Tracking Tool
- Canada’s Food Guide Servings Tracker for Pregnancy
- Ready or Not Alberta
- Inform Alberta
- AHS Tips for Vomiting and Nausea
- Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide
- Healthy Parents, Healthy Children – 2 Book Package
Health care providers in Alberta can order free of charge at https://dol.datacm.com
User ID: healthypublic
Password: healthy2013
Women can call Health Link 811 to find information on programs in their area
Where can I find tools to support my practice?
- 5As for Pregnancy Weight Gain
- AHS Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain Tools:
- Pregnancy Weight Gain BMI Calculator
- Poster on Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain
- Pregnancy Weight Gain Graphs for Singletons (Underweight or Healthy Weight, Overweight or Obese)
Health care providers in Alberta can order free of charge at https://dol.datacm.com
User ID: healthypublic
Password: healthy2013
Where can I find more professional information about weight gain, nutrition and physical activity during pregnancy?
Weight Gain
- Alberta Health Services Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain
- Health Canada Prenatal Nutrition Guidelines for Health Professionals: Gestational Weight Gain
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Where can I find information on nutrition services and dietitian referrals?
- AHS Program or Service Search
- In the dropdown menu for Search by Service Type select Food and nutrition
- Inform Alberta
- Registered Dietitian Information Outside of AHS:
- https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/Find-a-Dietitian.aspx
- http://collegeofdietitians.ab.ca/public/how-do-i-know-my-dietitian-is-registered/
- Check with your Primary Care Network about how to refer to their dietitian
Where can I find resources for women experiencing vulnerable situations?
- Healthy Parents Healthy Children
- Parent Link Centres
- Alberta CPNP Project Sites Map
- National CPNP Projects Directory
Where can I find resources for women who need mental health support?
- CDM Resource Centre
- Provincial Webinar Series
- Edmonton Weight Wise Adult Community Program
- 5A’s of Obesity Management for various populations
- Calgary Weight Management Program
- Provincial Bariatric Resource Team
- Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain graphs
- BMI calculator wheels
- Healthy Pregnancy weight gain poster
To order free copies of these resources visit: Alberta Perinatal Professionals Electronic Library Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain learning module
Where can I find good online resources about obesity management? How can I connect with other people who are interested in obesity management and/or the field of obesity? Where can I find more information about obesity bias and stigma? If I have a patient who is moving to another area in Alberta, where can I find out what resources are available in that area? What weight management options are the Primary Care Networks offering?- Edmonton Adult Bariatric Specialty Clinic – Provides comprehensive support for individuals with obesity who require surgical intervention – Referral process and form
- Edmonton Bariatric Surgery Revision Clinic – Provides assessments for people who have undergone bariatric surgery and either are not happy with the outcome or have complications – Referral process and form
- Edmonton Weight Wise Adult Community Program – Provides weight management education and support to patients
- Central Zone Adult Bariatric Specialty Clinic (403-406-5640) – Provides comprehensive support for individuals with obesity who require complex medical management and/or surgical intervention
- Calgary Adult Bariatric Specialty Clinic – Provides comprehensive support for individuals with obesity who require surgical intervention – Referral process and form
- Calgary Weight Management Centre – Provides comprehensive and realistic weight loss and weight maintenance programs for adults and pediatrics
- South Zone Adult Obesity Specialty Clinic (403-528-8125) – Bariatric surgery and medical management for adults
Mental Health Programs and Services
Alberta Healthy Living Program [formerly Living Well with a Chronic Condition in Calgary and Better Choices Better Health (all zones)] – Provides support to individuals wanting to better manage their long-term medical condition
Where can I find more information about bariatric surgeries?- The Covidien Videos
- Surgical videos by CAMIS (Both AHS and non-AHS individuals can access. Once registering and logging in, go to Content Tree > CAMIS)
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery for Adults
- The Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons
- Online Weight Management Modules
- Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines (CSEP)
- Canada’s Food Guide
- Healthy Eating Starts Here
- Alberta Healthy Living Program
- Preconception Health website
- Healthy Parents, Healthy Children book set
- (Pregnancy and Birth and the Early Years books)
- Healthy Parents, Healthy Children
- To order free copies of Healthy Parents, Healthy Children print resources visit:
- https://dol.datacm.com/
- User ID: healthypublic
- Password: healthy2013
- To order free copies of Healthy Parents, Healthy Children print resources visit:
What weight management treatment options are available for a patient under 18 years of age?
- Provincial Pediatric Obesity Prevention and Management for Ages 2 to 17 years
- Pediatric Weight Management Services – Outpatient Dietitian Counselling
– Offers Nutrition and lifestyle counseling by a Registered Dietitian for children ages 2-17 years and their families (available throughout the province)
– Referral process and form - Pediatric Centre for Weight and Health
– Multidisciplinary care team approach for children ages 2-17 years and their families (clinics located in Edmonton and Calgary). Teleconference options are available for those living outside of these urban centres.
– Referral process and form - MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It!)
– Community based healthy lifestyle program for children ages 2-13 years and their families in a group setting
How do I know how to monitor weight and growth, and talk about it with families?
Where can I find resources about physical activity and sedentary behavior to give my patients and their families?
- Healthy Parents, Healthy Children
- Canadian Pediatric Society: Active Kids, Healthy Kids
- Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Guidelines
Where can I find resources about nutrition and healthy eating behaviours to give my patients and their families?
CPSA Tools and Resources
Standard of Practice
Boundary Violations: Sexual
Advice to the Profession
Boundary Violations: Sexual
Patient FAQs
Personal & Sexual Boundary Violations
Articles from The Messenger:
- Ensuring patients are protected (January 2019)
- An update on Bill 21 (March 2019)
- Helping you help your patients (April 2019)
How can I manage PTSD in primary care setting?
‘Flowchart of the algorithm for posttraumatic stress disorder’ in ‘The Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project at the Harvard South Shore Program: An Update on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder’
What tools are out there besides clinical therapy?
‘Mind-Body Workbook for PTSD’ by Stanley Block
PTSD Coach Canada – Mobile Application
Where could I refer my PTSD patient for treatment?
Sheldon M Chumir Health Center
Inner Solutions
Orian Health
Wood’s Homes- Crisis and Counselling Services
List of EMDR practitioners
Alberta Psychologists
Carewest Operational Stress Injury Clinic (Veterans Only)
Where can my patient find good information on PTSD?
PTSD Association of Canada
MyHealth.Alberta.ca
Canadian Mental Health Association
What supports are available for patients who are struggling with PTSD and substance use?
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Addiction Services Helpline 1-866-332-2322
Are there veteran specific PTSD support options?
Carewest Operational Stress Injury Clinic
Veterans Transition Network (Canadian Veterans)
What resources can I offer to the family of a patient with PTSD?
Wood’s Homes- Crisis and Counselling Services
Domestic Violence: Women’s Resources and Shelters
Family Violence – Connect to support and services
Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868;
Where can my patient find crisis support outside of my office hours?
Distress Centre
Mental Health Help Line 1-877-303-2642
Suicide Prevention Crisis Centers – Alberta
Where can patients go for trauma specific support?
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime
Domestic Violence: Women’s Resources and Shelters
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse
Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre
Tools and resources provided by Alberta Health Services – Chronic Pain Centre:
- Patient referral information
- Chronic Pain Centre Opioid Guidelines
- Calculating Oral Morphine Equivalent Daily Doses (MEDD) Using Canadian Opioid Guidelines and CDC Guidelines
- Medication Tapering Plan
- Sample Medication Tapering Plan
- Opioid Flow Sheet
- Opioid Information, Functional Goals, and Treatment Agreement
- Opioid Tapering – Information for Chronic Pain Patients
- Opioid Tapering for Chronic Pain Patients – Information for Family Physicians
- Opioids for Chronic Pain Management: Dose Availability and Alberta Health & Wellness Funding – Information for Healthcare Providers
Other tools and resources:
- Opioid Manager
National Pain Center - Opioid Safety for Patients with Chronic Pain
Jointly published by: Alberta College of Pharmacists, Alberta Health Services, Alberta Medical Association, College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta - Opioid Risk Tool
Developed by:
Lynn R. Webster, MD; Medical Director of Lifetree Medical, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84106 - Navigating Opioids for Chronic Pain
Developed by:
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Office, Faculty of Medicine’s , University of Toronto
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada
Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing - Opioid Education Resources
Collated by Alberta Physician Learning Program - Take Home Naloxone Presentation for Trainers
Provided by Alberta Health Services - Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP)
An integrated community-based chronic disease management program that includes the following services:
– Patient education, including disease-specific and general health and lifestyle topics, such as nutrition (including for Irritable Bowel Syndrome), fatigue, fibromyalgia
– Better Choices, Better Health® – Chronic Pain
– Provides free self-management workshops for people with chronic pain. Workshops are once a week for 2 ½ hours for 6 weeks.
– Supervised exercises
- Specialist LINK
A telephone advice line that family doctors can use to contact a specialist for advice about a patient in real time
Provides advice from a chronic pain specialist — 403-910-2551 (toll-free 1-844-962-5465) - Pain BC
Includes webinars, workshops and online self management training through the Live Plan Be portal - The Pain Toolkit
Helping people all over the world self manage persistent pain - Headspace
(website and smartphone app)
Mindfulness meditation; free content available - Dr. Christopher Germer
Mindfulness meditation, self-compassion, relaxation; free downloads available - Dr. Dan Siegel
Videos and supportive material
Mindful Breathing with Dr. Daniel J. Siegel on YouTube (7 minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEd1YP-TQt0
How do I register for an ECME self-learning course?
There are two ways to register for an online self-learning course, as a new user or a returning user to ECME.
If you are a new user to ECME:
- Select an online course from the course listing.
- Fill out the registration form and click 'Submit'.
With this form you will create an e-Learning profile and register for the course in one step. - Login to your new profile and navigate to 'My Courses' on the top menu bar.
- Start your new course by selecting it from the list of your enrolled courses.
If you are a returning user to ECME:
- Login to your e-Learning profile.
If you forget your password use the 'Lost Your Password?' link on the login page. - Select an online course from the course listing.
- Fill out the registration form and click 'Submit'
How do I register for a blended course that has ECME self-learning component?
Blended courses are offered with an online self-learning and a group learning components. There is usually a fee associated with these courses. Completion of online self-learning component is required prior to attending the group learning component.
When the self-learning component is not stand-alone as an e-learning course, you have to register for the face-to-face component first. You will need to login or create a Destiny One profile. More information on the Destiny One registration process can be found here. Follow the instruction in the email you receive after registration to access the self-learning component.
When the self-learning component is also a stand-alone e-learning course, follow the instruction in 'How do I register for an ECME online self-learning course' above.
How do I register for a webinar/virtual course?
In order to register for these online group learning activities, you will need to login or create a Destiny One profile. More information on the Destiny One registration process can be found here. Follow the instruction in the email you receive after registration to access the webinar/virtual course.
What do I do if I need assistance?
Please email the ECME team at ecme [at] ucalgary [dot] ca to get assistance with all your registration and e-Learning needs.
What do I do if I forget my password?
You can reset your password on the login page using the "Lost Your Password?" link and the email/username you used to register your e-Learning profile.
What does a self-learning course/course component look like?
Each program has similar content structure of Course > Modules > Topics. You can always find the table of content in the right (widget) area of a page.
How is my completion of learning activities recorded/tracked?
Make sure to click the 'MARK COMPLETE' button at the bottom of the page when you complete a module. When there is learning activity in the topic, the 'MARK COMPLETE' icon will not be clickable until you complete that learning activity.
In some course, autocomplete is set for the topics. In this case, your learning is recorded along completion of interactive activities built in the topics.
Can I finish a self-learning course with my own pace?
For your self-paced learning, you may exit from the middle of the course and come back later. When you log in the e-learning portal again, click on 'RESUME LEARNING' so that you will be redirected to where you left last time. In most cases, you have up to one year to finish a course.
What is this comment field in a page of a self-learning course?
The comment field serves as discussion board for learners. You are encouraged to reflect on your learning and leave comments, as well as respond to other learners' comments. Please be respectful and courteous, as if you were having a face-to-face discussion.
How do I take and/or access my notes while working through topics and modules?
While on a topic or module page, you will find a "Take Notes" button at the top right-hand corner of the screen. Check out the how-to video guide below for taking and accessing notes.
May I revisit a course that I have completed?
You may revisit the course content that you have completed as long as the course is not closed.
What information related to the courses can I access without revisiting the course content?'
Tools and Resources and Ask an Expert are outside of the courses. You can directly visit these two places for topic specific support needs; you don't have to log in and go back to the course content.
What is a webinar/virtual course?
A webinar is when an event or presentation is broadcast in real time over the Internet. A webinar also allows you to interact in real time with other remote participants and submit questions during Q&A periods. Previously, we often provided a webinar option for our featured face-to-face CME courses if you could not attend in person so that you were able to hear the sessions in real time while watching the presentation from your own device. In the era of COVID 19, all our fall courses will be virtual. This means all our courses will be virtual and will be broadcast as webinars. You will see the terms ‘webinar’ and ‘virtual course’ being used interchangeably on our website and in our communications.
Which category of CME credits can I claim for attending a virtual course?
Our real-time virtual courses are accredited as a Mainpro+ Group Learning / MOC Section 1 group activities.
What equipment and system do I need to prepare for attending a virtual course?
We currently use Zoom to broadcast our courses. You can find how to participate in a Zoom session here.
You will need a device (desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device) with a stable Internet connection for attending a virtual course.
Device speaker: Adjust the speaker volume so that you can hear from your device clearly.
Webcam and headphone with mic: To participate in some courses with small group workshop activities, you will be required to enable your webcam and also speak up during the workshop. Laptops and mobile devices come with a built-in camera and mic, while desktop computers need an external webcam and a headphone with mic to be attached.
How do I register for a virtual course?
Online registration for our virtual courses is provided individually on each course page. Please check out our full list of courses. Once you have registered, you will be emailed the access information prior to the virtual course.
How do I access a registered virtual course?
A virtual course may comprise of multiple sessions and/or you may be required to review pre-course materials prior to attending the virtual sessions. We will organize the course information in a secure and easy to navigate webpage in ECME. This page will include information such as course schedule, session handouts, attendance survey and all the Zoom links for the sessions. Follow the instruction in the email you receive after registration to gain access to the virtual course page on ECME.