Since women access the health care system regularly before, during, and after pregnancy, maternal health care providers are well positioned to conduct universal screening for alcohol and other substance use. This contact with a health care provider can also serve as a unique opportunity to provide interventions, treatments and strategies to mitigate the impact of alcohol use on fetal development, postnatal health and maximize the potential for favourable outcomes. This online course ... Details
When: February 17, 2021 – December 31, 2025
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This online course reviews current knowledge in the safety and best practices in minimally invasive surgery; particularly surgical approaches to laparoscopy, fluid management, and electrosurgery in gynaecology. This program supports specialists in gynaecology in their knowledge of these aspects of minimally invasive surgery with an individualized understanding of patient risks and... Details
When: February 28, 2019 – December 31, 2025
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This online course is based on the key recommendations from the SOGC guidelines. The aim of this program is to provide increased knowledge and skills for practitioners who provide care to women who use cannabis. Increased practitioner awareness of and confidence in supporting informed decision-making with women about their cannabis use may be associated with improvements in health outcomes. Almost a quarter of women in Canada report using cannabis recreationally, and, roughly 300... Details
When: April 26, 2022 – December 31, 2030
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Choosing Wisely Canada is a campaign to help clinicians and patients engage in conversations about unnecessary tests and treatment, to make smart and effective choices in order to achieve high quality care. Following this online course, participants will be able to describe the SOGC-CWC gynecology recommendations and rationale and apply the recommendations to clinical scenarios.
When: September 28, 2021 – December 31, 2025
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Choosing Wisely Canada is a campaign to help clinicians and patients engage in conversations about unnecessary tests and treatment, to make smart and effective choices in order to achieve high quality care. Following this online course, participants will be able to describe the SOGC-CWC obstetrics recommendations and rationale and apply the recommendations to clinical scenarios.
When: September 28, 2021 – December 31, 2025
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This online course will give you the opportunity to evaluate twenty cases of women seeking contraception. These will present common and not-so-common situations that may face health care providers.
When: February 11, 2019 – December 31, 2025
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This online course offers a review of up-to-date information on the COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy.
When: March 18, 2021 – December 31, 2025
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The objectives of this online course are to allow participants to review the epidemiology of HPV and disease, to update the latest data on HPV vaccines, to discuss the uptake of HPV vaccination and its impact on disease, to explore the safety of HPV vaccines, and to learn how to successfully counsel on HPV vaccination.
When: February 18, 2019 – September 11, 2025
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This online course will review up-to-date evidence on the effectiveness of LARCs, uptake statistics, and conceptualize the current needs for expanding contraceptive options in Canada. In particular, emerging evidence has shown that etonogesterel subdermal implant is a highly effective contraception option. Etonogesterel subdermal implant will be reviewed in detail, and by the end of the module you will have an understanding of the benefits and risks of this LARC option, how to... Details
When: November 9, 2020 – December 31, 2025
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This online course is based on current data from Canadian and international literature. The aim of this program is to provide increased knowledge and skills for practitioners who provide care to patients who are transgender/non-binary/gender diverse. Cultural competency has been shown to improve health care for gender diverse individuals. In this second module, we will be exploring: Medications used in GAHT, timeline for changes relating to masculinizing and feminizing gender... Details
When: May 25, 2023 – December 31, 2027
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While comprehensive evidence-based guidelines exist to guide choices in induction of labour (IOL), the practice of IOL involves specific safety considerations, accurate methods of administration, skilled patient counselling, documentation, and clinical judgement. This online course supports hospital obstetrics staff with up-to-date education on safety matters concerning induction of labour (IOL), including methods, risks, and practical insights for optimal... Details
When: August 19, 2019 – December 31, 2025
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Unintended pregnancies can be prevented with effective contraception options, including intrauterine contraception (IUC). This online course provides information on how to initiate the conversation about IUC, and maintain positive communication with patients throughout and post-procedure. With four in-depth modules, the course provides a review of the practical skills and knowledge required for practitioners who would like to develop or build on their expertise for insertion of IUC... Details
When: February 18, 2019 – December 31, 2025
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Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is prevalent in patients in gynaecology and obstetrics practice and is associated with many adverse effects and outcomes including fatigue, poor wound healing, and risks for pregnancy and infants. Yet research has revealed that IDA is substantially underdiagnosed and undertreated in Canadian gynaecology and obstetrics practices. Gynecologists and obstetricians are in the ideal position to recognize the common risk factors for IDA in women, and to assess... Details
When: February 4, 2021 – December 31, 2025
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Lyme is an emergent disease in Canada, transmitted to humans via the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. The SOGC’s 2020 Committee Opinion No. 399: Management of Tick Bites and Lyme Disease During Pregnancy provides guidance for the care of pregnant patients with tick bite or suspected Lyme disease. This online course is based on key learnings from the new SOGC opinion statement. The aim of this program is to increase awareness of Lyme risk and management in pregnancy, and to provide ... Details
When: April 27, 2021 – December 31, 2025
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By the end of this online course, participants should be able to define medical abortion, to describe the incidence of both induced abortion and medical abortion in Canada, to identify differences in abortion access between and within the provinces and territories of Canada and to understand the need for a combination regimen of mifepristone/misoprostol in Canada.
When: February 18, 2019 – December 31, 2025
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