2022 CMPA Annual Meeting and Conference
August 15, 2022
Vancouver, BC
In-person and virtual
Registration is open!
CMPA members* are invited to attend the 2022 Annual Meeting and Conference. Whether you attend in-person in Vancouver or virtually from your device, we have a full day of events planned—choose to attend as many as you like. The cost to attend is free for CMPA members.
*Membership must be active on August 15, 2022.
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What to expect
*All times listed are in Pacific Time.
Education Session
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PT*
Topic: Better Together! Collaborative conversations with colleagues and patients
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Healthy team relationships play a central role in the delivery of safe patient care. Teams that embrace effective communications strategies have the skills needed to diffuse conflicts while allowing physician-patient relationships to flourish. Through audience interaction, participants will learn practical approaches to reduce the risk of patient harm and medico-legal risk associated with patient and team communications.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify practical communication tools to use in encounters with patients and families to facilitate engagement
- Describe the impact of effective communication strategies on patient safety and mitigating medico-legal risk
- Recognize the implications of a deeply interconnected healthcare system
- Describe how physicians adapt and thrive through psychologically safe relationships
- Commit to one simple strategy leading to positive change
Break 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. PT*
Annual Meeting
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT*
An update on the Association’s strategic initiatives, finances, and how we’ve delivered on our commitments to supporting you and modernizing the CMPA while working collaboratively.
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Agenda
- Opening remarks and call to order
- A year in review
- 2021 Report of the Audit Committee
- 2021 Financial report
- 2023 Aggregate fees by region
- 2022 Council election results
- Q&A for members
- Looking to the future
- Remarks from incoming President
- Closing remarks
Supporting Materials
Break 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. PT*
Information Session
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. PT*
Topic: Medico-legal realities emerging from the pandemic–Opportunities and challenges of virtual care
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Virtual care continues to evolve rapidly as an expanded modality of healthcare delivery in Canada. A moderated panel of experts will explore the opportunities and medico-legal challenges emerging from the use of virtual care throughout the pandemic.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the opportunities and medico-legal challenges that have emerged from the widespread adoption of virtual care
- Discuss the barriers and enablers to supporting virtual care during the pandemic
- Reflect on factors that contribute to using virtual care safely
Reception for in-person attendees 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. PT*
A few things you may want to know
- The virtual Annual Meeting and Conference will be recorded. Your attendance will constitute consent to potentially appear in this media.
- The CMPA is committed to being responsive to the diverse needs of its members. Members with accessibility needs are asked to please contact the Association in advance of the meeting.
- The recorded webcast from the annual meeting and conference will be posted on the CMPA website by the end of August.
- It is prohibited, without authority of the CMPA, to record any portion of the Annual Meeting, Education Session, or Information Session (including presentations, supporting audiovisual material, posters, and displays), whether by video, audio, photography, or any other mechanism.
How to initiate a motion for consideration at a CMPA Annual Meeting
Members who wish to initiate a motion at an upcoming annual meeting are governed by rules and procedures, ensuring a consistent and fair process.
If you would like to bring forward a motion for consideration, complete and sign the Notice of Motion form and Member Support for Notice of Motion form and submit to the CMPA via fax, mail, or personal delivery, or send a scanned PDF file via email to [email protected] at least 60 days prior to the annual meeting (as per the CMPA’s By-law (Article 3, Section 3.09). Motions received after the deadline will not be considered. Members are encouraged to contact us for further information or to discuss a draft motion prior to submitting it.
Have questions or need more information? Contact us.
