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Faculty Professional Development Day (FPDD)
A day of learning from experts. A day with colleagues.
FPDD 2025
Advocacy in Action: Empower, Educate, Engage
Questions? Contact us at obgyn.research@utoronto.ca.
Keynote speaker
Dr. Modupe-Tunde Byass
“Leading with purpose: Advancing Advocacy through Quality and Impactful Change”
Plenary speaker
Dr. Nathalie Fleming
“Rethinking the Silos: Dyad Leadership in Organizational Wellness for Physicians and Staff in Canadian Hospitals—The winning formula”
Agenda
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Time |
Sessions |
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7:30-8:35 a.m. |
Registration, Breakfast & Networking |
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8:35-8:45 a.m. |
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement & Introductions |
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8:45-9:35 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Modupe Tunde-Byass “Leading with purpose: Advancing Advocacy through Quality and Impactful Change” |
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9:35-9:50 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
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9:50-11:00 a.m |
Workshop 1: |
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11:00-11:20 a.m. |
Refreshment & Remembrance Day minute of silence |
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11:20 a.m-12:30 p.m. |
Workshop 2: |
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12:30-1:20 p.m. |
Plenary Speaker: Dr. Nathalie Fleming “Rethinking the Silos: Dyad Leadership in Organizational Wellness for Physicians and Staff in Canadian Hospitals- The winning formula” |
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1:20-3:00 p.m. |
Lunch & Awards Ceremony |
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3:00 p.m. |
Evaluation and Adjournment |
1. Career Transitions and Retirement
Drs. Paul Bernstein, Ivan Silver and Janet Bodley
2. Advocacy for Clinical Faculty
Drs. Richard Pittini and Adrian Brown
3. Building a Financial Routine: Optimizing Finances to Buy Back Your Time
Dr. Stephanie Zhou
4. IPAC 101 for Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Dr. Maureen Cividino and IPAC Specialist Anne Augustin (Public Health Ontario)
What is FPDD?
Every November, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology hosts a daylong event that covers pressing and relevant topics to faculty academic roles and career development, presented by experienced experts in the area.
Examples of past topics include:
- Self-regulated learning
- Reflective practice
- Competency-based medical education
- Feedback
- Senior promotion
- Assessing research productivity
- Optimizing undergraduate teaching effectiveness
- Undergraduate medical education innovation
Past FPDDs
Agendas, sessions and award recipients from previous years
- FPDD 2024: Ob-gyn faculty members come together to learn about AI, ergonomics and more
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2023
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2020
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2019
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2018
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2017
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2016
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2015
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2014
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2013
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2012 & Alumni 125th Year Celebration
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2011 & Award Recipients
- Faculty Professional Development Day 2010 & Award Recipients