Preliminary Agenda

Session 1 – 2025 SACME Annual Meeting (in person and virtual, 4h)
March 16, 2025 (Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington or virtual)

  • Program introduction (0.5h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Understanding Ways of Knowing, Being and Valuing in CPD Evaluation and Research (1h)
  • Design question (1.5 h)
  • Concomitant sessions (1h)
    • Research design – research
    • Research design – program evaluation

Session 2 – Equity and Ethics in CPD (virtual, 2h)
April 8th, 2025 (4-6pm EST)

  • Program update (0.5h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Equity and Ethics in Research, Evaluation and QI in CPD (1.5h)

Session 3 – Evidence Review (virtual, 2h)
May 13th, 2025 (4-6pm EST)

  • Program update (0.25h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Concomitant sessions (1.75h)
    • Evidence review – research
    • Evidence review – program evaluation

Session 4 – Methods (virtual, 2h)
June 10th, 2025 (4-6pm EST)

  • Program update (0.25h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Concomitant sessions (1.75h)
    • Overview of Quantitative Methods
    • Overview of Qualitative Methods

Session 5 – Collecting Data (virtual, 2h)
July 8th, 2025 (4-6pm EST)

  • Program update (0.25h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Concomitant sessions (1.75h)
    • Designing Questionnaires
    • Conducting Online Focus Groups

Mentoring and Consultation
August 12th, 2025 (4-6pm EST)

Session 6 – Analyzing Data (virtual, 2h)
September 9th, 2025 (4-6pm EST)

  • Program update (0.25h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Concomitant sessions (1.75h)
    • Analyzing Qualitative Data
    • Analyzing Quantitative Data

Session 7 – Other Methods (virtual, 2h)
October 14th, 2025 (4-6pm EST)

  • Program update (0.25h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Concomitant sessions (1.75h)
    • Multi-Method Design
    • Using Clinical and Practice Data in CPD Research and Evaluation

Mentoring and Consultation
November 11th, 2025 (4-6pm EST)

Session 8 – Writing your Article (virtual, 2h)
January 13th, 2026

  • Program update (0.5h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Writing up your Results (1.5h)

Mentoring and Consultation
February 11th, 2026 (4-6pm EST)

Session 9 – 2026 SACME Annual Meeting (in person and virtual, 3h)
March 2026

  • Program update (0.5h)
    • David Wiljer, Joyce Fried and Martin Tremblay
  • Project presentation at the SACME Board of Directors (1h)
  • Session on projects during the 2026 Annual Meeting Program (1.5h)