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National Caregiver Day 2025: We Care

Event Date: 
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 12:00
Time: 
12-1 pm
Cost: 
Free
Body: 

This virtual celebration event is hosted by the Ontario Caregiver Organization / L’Organisme de soutien aux aidants naturels de l’Ontario (OCO/OSANO).

Join OCO for a special virtual event in celebration of caregivers and National Caregiver Day. This year’s theme, “We Care,” celebrates the work of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to improving the lives of caregivers in Ontario.

At this event, we’ll honour the invaluable contributions caregivers make to our communities and healthcare system, and present the inaugural Janet Beed Impact Award. We’ll also share insights about caregiving and more on the work of The Ontario Caregiver Organization.

Promising practices to improve access to primary care in northern, rural and remote communities

Event Date: 
Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 13:00
Time: 
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Cost: 
Free
Body: 

This webinar is presented by Healthcare Excellence Canada (HEC) The second webinar in this two-part series presents key promising practices that are improving access to safe, including culturally safe, high-quality team-based primary care in northern, rural and remote communities. Whether or not you attended the first session, you’re invited to join us to explore a new set of promising practices.  

 Explore strategies and real-world outcomes that offer insights into how you can consider applying or adapting these approaches in your community.   

Webinar: Telling Your Organization’s Story to Connect, Inform & Amplify

Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 12:00
Time: 
12:00-1:30pm
Cost: 
Free
Body: 

This workshop is presented by Healthcare Excellence Canada. 

Your work makes a difference – but are you communicating that impact in a way that connects with people? Join us for a virtual workshop led by Jason Rehel to help you craft powerful stories that inspire action and amplify your organization’s impact.

 

The Role of Primary Care in Reducing the Risk of Caregiver Burnout for Better Patient Care

Event Date: 
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 12:00
Time: 
12:00 - 12:45 pm
Cost: 
Free
Body: 

This webinar is presented by the Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO) and the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario.

# Ontario’s 4 million caregivers matter.

Managing medication. Scheduling appointments. Communicating with healthcare teams. These are some of the critical tasks caregivers manage for family, friends and neighbours.  When they’re supported, they provide better care, improving health outcomes for patients. 

CPRI Clinical Symposium

Event Date: 
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - 00:00
Time: 
Time TBD
Cost: 
TBD
Body: 

This event is presented by the Child & Parent Resource Institute (CPRI). 

Save the date! The CPRI Clinical Symposium will be taking place on November 25, 2025. Registration for this biennial virtual event will be open in Summer 2025. 

Key topics for this year's symposium: 

  • Recent Developments on Complex Child and Youth Mental Health
  • Fostering Resiliency Through Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions

This event is intended for clinicians, researchers, academics, medical and allied health professionals, educators, and learners.

Storytelling Workshop

Event Date: 
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 10:00
Time: 
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cost: 
$300
Body: 

This workshop is presented by the Sick Kids Knowledge Translation Program.

# About the Workshop.

Storytelling is a powerful knowledge-sharing tool that can help you connect with your audience, get your message across, and be memorable-at conferences, retreats, meetings, and anywhere you speak about your work. It’s also useful when describing the impact of your work to funders and the general public, or when developing knowledge translation products, such as videos.

HEADS UP: Headache and Migraine Management Education Seminar for Primary Care

Event Date: 
Friday, April 25, 2025 - 13:00
Time: 
1:00 - 4:30 pm
Cost: 
Free
Body: 

This seminar is presented by Women's College Hospital and the University of Toronto. 

This interactive Migraine Education Seminar is designed to enhance your approach to migraine diagnosis and management in primary care. Led by Dr. Christine Lay and other neurology specialists from Women’s College Hospital’s Centre for Headache, this session will provide practical strategies to differentiate between migraine types, optimize treatment plans, and recognize red flags that require specialist referral.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to headacheresearch@wchospital.ca

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