CPD University of Toronto

Actions 0 – 18 months (end of 2018) ()
Develop CPD faculty development programs to support international leadership in CPD (CELP, Foundations, ESCPD) (Done)
Create partnerships to develop and disseminate CPD programs (Done)
Develop guidelines for responsibilities, supports, and resources for faculty leads in CPD (Done)
Create working group to promote best practices in CPD (In Progress)
Actions 18 – 36 months (end of 2020) ()
Identify and create a list of CPD champions across departments (Done)
Review faculty guidelines for promotion and advocate for CPD track for promotion (In Progress)
Support distributed model of CPD leadership through promotion of departmental CPD committees with academic and community representation (Done)
Create and expand web-based repository of best practices in CPD (e.g.,
Quick Tips) (Done)
Develop a modular curriculum to support lifelong learning for transitions in practice (Pending)
Actions 36 – 60 months (end of 2022) ()
Develop succession plan for CPD leadership ()
Collaborate with organizations (e.g. Royal College) to facilitate transition to competency-based CPD ()
Create a community of practice amongst CPD leaders, academic program directors and conference chairs through development of an online portal capturing and categorizing all CPD activities and learning tools ()

Actions 0 – 18 months (end of 2018) ()
Explore technology platforms to enable online self-directed learning (Done)
Identify strategies for assessment to support the transition to competency-based CPD (In Progress)
Identify grants and learning opportunities to support innovation (Done)
Actions 18 – 36 months (end of 2020) ()
Utilize web-based platforms to support innovative strategies for lifelong learning (Done)
Create a database of novel tools to enhance knowledge translation (Done)
Incorporate the use of social media in programs and conferences for knowledge translation, networking and marketing (In Progress)
Implement assessment strategies to support competency-based CPD across the continuum (Done)
Actions 36 – 60 months (end of 2022) ()
Support the development competencies for lifelong learning using a competency-based framework ()
Adopt disruptive innovations to facilitate development of new paradigms of learning ()
Support the development of virtual learning environments for interprofessional communities of practice ()
Scale and sustain successful initiatives ()

Actions 0 – 18 months (end of 2018) ()
Develop an infrastructure to support research and scholarship in CPD (Done)
Reinstate CPD research and development grants (Done)
Conduct an environmental scan of CPD scholarship activity in the Faculty of Medicine (Done)
Create a list of available CPD research grants (Done)
Actions 18 – 36 months (end of 2020) ()
Collaborate with Wilson Centre to establish mentorship for CPD research and scholarship (Done)
Develop workshops and presentations on scholarship of CPD and disseminate locally, nationally and internationally (e.g. SACME, AMEE) (In Progress)
Create alignment with existing scholarship rounds and presentations related to CPD (In Progress)
Identify and support a focused area of research and scholarship to advance CPD (Done)
Disseminate research and scholarship through local, national, and international educational conferences (e.g. AMEE, SACME, CCME) (Done)
Actions 36 – 60 months (end of 2022) ()
Facilitate development of internal and external partnerships to advance CPD research and scholarship ()
Engage faculty to create a community of CPD scholars locally and internationally ()
Grow number of CPD research projects in the Faculty of Medicine ()

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Actions 0 – 18 months (end of 2018) ()
Establish a common language/ QI literacy (Done)
Establish training opportunities in learning and applying QI methodologies for health professions (Done)
Develop a ‘how to’ guide to engage patients and families to support CPD (Pending)
Identify and support CPD activities that target healthcare teams (In Progress)
Actions 18 – 36 months (end of 2020) ()
Define the core competencies in QI for practicing health professionals (Pending)
Teach clinicians to gather relevant QI data to learn from their practice and determine if improvements have occurred (Done)
Utilize patient-reported experiences and share best practices to inform CPD program design (In Progress)
Share best practices for team engagement in the workplace (Pending)
Actions 36 – 60 months (end of 2022) ()
Utilize QI measures to drive and support improvements in learning and care ()
Disseminate knowledge (core competencies and QI literacy) to practicing health professionals ()
Establish work-based CPD activities to engage teams in improving care ()
Build capacity for coaching and mentoring of teams in their QI and learning activities ()

Actions 0 – 18 months (end of 2018) ()
Deliver biennial Indigenous and refugee health conferences (Done)
Develop/ curate an online cultural safety course (In Progress)
Develop repository of online free resources for Indigenous and refugee health (In Progress)
Actions 18 – 36 months (end of 2020) ()
Conduct an environmental scan of Indigenous health education across the continuum. Now under mandate of the Office of Indigenous Medical Education ()
Develop core Indigenous education for PGME and CPD. Now under mandate of the Office of Indigenous Medical Education ()
Support research and scholarship in refugee and Indigenous health through abstract submissions to North American Refugee Health Conference and Indigenous Health Conference (Done)
Actions 36 – 60 months (end of 2022) ()
Collaborate with elders and Indigenous community leaders, other organizations and universities to benchmark, promote and standardize Indigenous health education across Canada ()
Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop refugee education curricula ()
Collaborate with global health program to develop/ expand global health CPD activities ()
Support development of CPD initiatives on social determinants of health ()