CME on the Run! 2026–2027 is an award-winning virtual conference series from the UBC Department of Family Practice and UBC Continuing Professional Development. With more than 800 participants last year, it delivers short, focused talks for busy family physicians and other primary care professionals.
The series runs over six Friday afternoons from 1:00 to 5:00 pm Pacific Time: 2 October, 6 November and 4 December 2026, and 22 January, 16 April and 4 June 2027. Each three-and-a-half-hour session features eight presentations with dedicated time for audience questions. Recordings, where speakers consent, remain available on demand until 3 September 2027, and people who watch them may be able to claim self-learning credits.
Session themes so far:
- 2 October 2026 – Therapeutics: iron supplementation (Dr. Alym Abdulla), medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (Dr. David Yang), opioid deprescribing (Dr. Pippa Hawley), HFrEF management (Dr. Simone Cowan), sleep apnoea pharmacotherapy (Dr. Najib Ayas), migraine (Dr. Diya Shi), DMARDs in 2026 (Dr. Angela Hu) and the respiratory vaccine landscape (Dr. Meena Dawar).
- 6 November 2026 – Diagnostics and Radiology: EKG refresher (Dr. Zachary Laksman), planar and SPECT/CT (Dr. Kathryn Darras), dizziness and vertigo (Dr. Lillian Wong), echo reports (Dr. Christina Luong), wound swabs (Dr. Shivanjali Shankaran), health technology trends (Dr. Kendall Ho), cardiac imaging (Dr. Annie Y. Chou-Simpson) and vascular imaging (Dr. Darryl Wan).
- 4 December 2026 – Eye and ENT: red eye (Dr. Simon Moore), ocular signs of systemic disease (Dr. Briar Sexton), macular degeneration (Dr. David Albani), floaters and retinal detachment (Dr. Stephanie Wise), head and neck cancer screening (Dr. Ameen Amanian), chronic rhinitis and sinusitis (Dr. Amin Javer), and otitis and tinnitus (Dr. Maggie Aron).
Later sessions cover topics including geriatrics, medical imaging, obstetrics and gynaecology, palliative care and urology.
The audience includes family physicians, allied health professionals, health professional students, nurse practitioners and primary care and walk-in clinic teams. The full series is certified for up to 21.0 Mainpro+ credits (3.5 per session).
Fees: CAD 499 for all six sessions (CAD 549 later), CAD 119 per session, and CAD 49 per session for residents and students.
