CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON PHYSICIAN HEALTH (CCPH)

The Fourth Canadian Conference on Physician Health (CCPH) was held in Winnipeg on October 16-17, 2015. More than 150 delegates attended from across the country to share knowledge, insights, experience, and explore around the conference theme:Great expectations: Navigating the competing identities of the modern physician.

Here are the highlights:

Speakers:
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  • Dr. Laura Swaney, PGY-4 Pediatrics, Dalhousie University
  • Dr. Christina Nowik, Past President, RDoC, PGY-4 OB/Gyn & CIP, Queen’s University
  • Dr. Nureen Sumar, early in practice Family Physician, Calgary

The speakers led a session, Resiliency curriculum for postgraduate medical education that stressed the importance of resiliency in residency for a sustainable career. They also provided an update on the on-going development of RDoC’s resiliency curriculum.