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CSIM Virtual Workshops 2026

Upcoming Accredited Workshops

Complimentary registration for CSIM Members and Associates.
Non-members wishing to register, please email info@csim.ca. A $30+tax fee will apply.

DERMATOLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS OF DISEASE FOR THE INTERNIST – Dr. Kerri Purdy, Halifax
February 18, 2026
12:00-1:00pm Eastern Time

  • Identify cutaneous manifestations of acute emergencies relevant to internal medicine.
  • Determine when a referral to dermatology is required in patients who have a cutaneous eruption in hospital.

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TOP FIVE PAPERS – Dr. Heather Chambers, Saint John, NB
March 10, 2026
12:00-1:00pm Eastern Time

  • Identify and summarize the findings of five papers published in 2025 that are highly relevant to internists and general internists in Canada.
  • Review the strengths and limitations of the papers using the principles of evidence-based medicine.
  • Recognize the implications of these papers for one’s own clinical practice.

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CHALLENGING HYPERTENSION CASES – Dr. Lisa Dubrofsky, Toronto, Dr. Karen Tran, Vancouver, and Dr. Iulia Iatan, Montreal
April 23, 2026
12:00-1:00pm Eastern Time

  • Understand approaches to assessing and managing resistant and refractory hypertension where there is diagnostic or therapeutic uncertainty.
  • Discern how and when to evaluate and intervene on patients for fibromuscular dysplasia and atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis.
  • Discuss the work up and management of the young patient with hypertension and secondary causes of hypertension.

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THE INTERNIST’S APPROACH TO ENCEPHALITIS – Dr. Caitlin Tarlton, Halifax
May 6, 2026
11:00am-12:00pm Eastern Time

  • Identify clinical presentations that raise a high index of suspicion for encephalitis.
  • Judiciously select patients who warrant further diagnostic evaluation.
  • Order high-yield and discerning diagnostic tests when the diagnosis of encephalitis is a consideration.
  • Accurately interpret lumbar puncture findings suggestive of encephalitis.
  • Understand current treatment modalities for managing encephalitis.

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ADDICTIONS MEDICINE FOR THE GENERAL INTERNIST – Dr. Tommy Brothers, Halifax
Date and registration TBA

  • Develop an approach to inpatient opioid withdrawal in terms of diagnosis and management.
  • Utilize an evidence-based approach to the inpatient initiation of opioid agonist treatment
  • Discuss harm reduction strategies to utilize for inpatients with substance use disorders admitted to General Internal Medicine.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

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MOC Accreditation Statement

Each of these live online workshops is an educational activity approved as an Accredited Group Learning Activity under Section 1 of the Framework of Continuing Professional Development options as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. As an accredited provider, CSIM has approved each workshop for 1 credit hour.