CME & PD Opportunities – October 2026

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Each month, CPSA shares continuing medical education and professional development opportunities from a variety of partner organizations to promote continuing competence and lifelong learning.  

This month, explore offerings from the University of Alberta and the National Healthcare Language Program.  

Upcoming U of A Office of Lifelong Learning (L3) events: 

• MyL3Plan: free tool for PPIP 

• • Ongoing  

• Dare to Lead™ Program 

• • Tuesdays, Oct. 6 to Nov. 17  

• Women’s Health in Focus: Navigating the reproductive years 

• • Tuesday, Oct. 20, Tuesday, Oct. 27 and/or Monday, Nov. 2 

• Crucial Conversations® Course  

• • Monday, Oct. 19 and Monday, Nov. 2  

• Learn how to help your patients living with obesity  

• • Wednesdays, Oct. 21 to Nov. 18 (omit Nov. 11) 

• MSK Joint Injection Bootcamp: A hands-on workshop for family physicians   

• • Monday, Oct. 26 (dinner included)  

• Esophageal & Gastric Cancer: Pathways for Prevention, Screening and Diagnosis   

• • Tuesday, Nov. 10 

Upcoming U of A Endocrinology and Metabolism Faculty event:  

• Diabetes and Endocrine Update  

• • Saturday, Oct. 24  

Upcoming National Healthcare Language program courses:  

• Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions 

• • Nov. 9 – Jan. 15 (two virtual classes per week) 

• • Dec. 7 – Feb. 19 (two virtual classes per week) 

We share external courses and professional development (PD) opportunities to support your lifelong learning. However, CPSA is not involved in developing or facilitating external courses and PD opportunities, unless stated otherwise, and sharing these opportunities with regulated members does not constitute an endorsement by CPSA.