2027 Annual Meeting Program

Prepare Your Abstract Submission

Join us in reaffirming our shared dedication to excellence in lifelong learning by showcasing your scholarship, sharing lessons learned, and inspiring the community. The abstract selection committee will accept research and best practice submissions for oral and poster presentations in the following categories:

• RICME - Works in Exploratory Stages, In Progress, Completed Studies

• Best Practices and Innovations

• Program Evaluation

• Evidence and Data Informed Perspectives/Forums

• *NEW* Advancing CPD/CE Practice

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2027 Program Details

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Plenary Presentation

Emotional Regulation: New Strategies for Individuals and Organizations

Rachel Thibeault, O.C., Ph.D, FCAOT

An occupational therapist who holds a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in psychology, Rachel was for nearly three decades a professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Ottawa, Canada. She has developed expertise in psychological resilience, Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) and peer support in complex situations such as conflict and post-conflict areas, and has worked worldwide as a clinician, researcher and trainer. In recognition of her contributions, she has received the title of Officer of the Order of Canada, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Canadian Society for International Health and Honorary Degrees. Now a consultant, she provides training and assistance to a broad range of agencies, from medical bodies and governmental organizations to corporations and NGOs. Since 2022, she supports war survivors and healthcare providers in Ukraine.

Plenary Presentation

Beyond Credits and Competencies: Continuing Professional Development as the Linchpin of Learning Health Systems

France Légaré, C.Q., B. Sc. Arch, MD, MSc, PhD, CCMF, FCMF

Dr. France Légaré is a family physician, Full Professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine at Université Laval, and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Mobilization. She is also Co-Director of the Learning Health System (LHS) Core of the Quebec SPOR SUPPORT Unit and a clinical researcher at VITAM Centre de recherche en santé durable and the CHU de Québec Research Centre. Internationally recognized for her contributions to continuing professional development (CPD), shared decision making, implementation science, and knowledge mobilization, Dr. Légaré has dedicated more than 30 years to understanding how health professionals learn, change practice, and improve patient care. She has led pioneering work on theory-informed evidence-based CPD interventions, implementation of shared decision making in clinical practice, and development of innovative approaches to measuring behaviour change among healthcare professionals, including the CPD-Reaction instrument. Her research has produced more than 500 peer-reviewed publications and has informed educational programs, clinical practice, health policy, and system transformation initiatives in Canada and internationally.