No prerequisites
xxxxxxx+ credits
Significant earlybird savings
Next session: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 (12:00PM to 3:30PM Eastern)
Earlybird deadline: Friday, April 1, 2022 at 5:00PM Eastern
Safety first. All 2021 workshops will be held online. Although everyone misses Normal Life, prudence prescribes us hanging in there a little bit longer. Fortunately, Zoom has plenty of perky pluses (e.g., fancy polls, fast & easy breakouts, and astonishing flexibility in pantwear).
This CME respects your time. These workshops are certified at the very highest level (three-credits-per-hour) by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Our 3:1 CME saves you much time (and therefore money) over even ostensibly "free" 1:1 CME. You owe yourself at least a glance at the relative value calculations.
Workshop overview
CBT is recognized as the top non-biological treatment for depression. This practice-changing three-credits-per-hour workshop teaches a plethora of ten-minute techniques for helping patients with major depression, persistent depressive disorder (formerly "dysthymia") and suicidality. Participants learn to integrate medical CBT techniques into their standard family practice appointments, and are encouraged to discuss their most challenging cases. NOTE: Updated for DSM-5.
Learning objectives
1. Identify & avoid depression’s thinking traps
2. Discover Teflon techniques to “goalify” complainers
3. Acquire the skills to decisively manage indecision
4. Learn “maturity coaching” for persistent depression
5. Identify “good enough” treatments for perfectionizm
6. Learn to help patients delay procrastination
7. Learn releases from depressive rumination
8. Discover better ways to help the lonely connect
9. Practice self-compassion for malignant self-criticism
10. Acquire useful interventions for suicidality
Case studies
1. Karen, 31, drains you with her “empathy addiction”
2. Mark, 20, is so perfectionistic you fear for his future
3. Betty, 43, is unable to leave her abusive boyfriend
4. Donald, 68, worries you constantly with his suicidality
5. Helen, 79, is a widow and heart-breakingly lonely
6. George, 62, has been dysthymic for a decade
7. Sandra, 36, blames everyone else for her life situation
8. Ken, 18, is sabotaging his future with procrastination
9. Donna, 44, is so self-critical it's making her depressed
10. Steven, 55, constantly asks why but rarely takes action
11. Carol, 49, won't move beyond her childhood traumas
12. Edward, 60, complains so much that you dread his visits
| Physicians | Allied health | Residents | |
| Earlybird tuition | $1,295.00 | $995.00 | $795.00 |
| Regular tuition | $1,495.00 | $1,295.00 | $995.00 |
| Last minute tuition | $1,895.00 | $1,495.00 | $1,195.00 |
The "CBT for Depression" module has been hosted by the Alberta College of Family Physicians, BC College of Family Physicians, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Manitoba College of Family Physicians, Maritimes Conjoint Scientific Assembly, Ontario College of Family Physicians, Collège québécois des médecins de famille, Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians, and the University of Toronto Department of Family & Community Medicine.
| Date & time All times Eastern |
Mainpro+ credits & duration |
Earlybird deadline | Workshop status |
| Feb 11–28, 2021 variable times |
36.0 credits 18.0 hours |
n/a | private/ in-house |
| May 6–7, 2021 9:00AM–4:30PM |
36.0 credits 18.0 hours |
Apr 30 save $200 |
event completed |
If you ever need to cancel your registration for any reason whatsoever, you may transfer 100% of your tuition to another workshop without any penalty, or receive a full refund minus a 25% processing fee (policy).
Certificate Program. For the keen, CBT Canada offers a Certificate in Medical CBT (CMCBT). Requirements include the completion of the three core modules (CBT Tools, CBT for Anxiety, and CBT for Depression), followed by an online exam. All modules are three-credits-per-hour (12.0 hours & 36.0 Mainpro+ credits each). You may take the modules in any order you please.
Kind words
Many physician leaders have been trained by CBT Canada over the past 25 years. Alumni include CFPC presidents (both national & provincial), department chairs, residency training program directors—and even a few doctors who can juggle drills & saws. For a compilation of testimonials, click here.
CBT Canada won the National CME Program Award from the College of Family Physicians of Canada for providing "exceptional learning experiences". CBT Canada was also the first organization to be authorized by the CFPC to provide three-credits-per-hour CME. One accreditation reviewer wrote, "Two words: superlative & exemplary".
1. Absolutely recommended!! Best workshop that I have attended.
Mervin Scholtz, MD of Chilliwack, BC
CBT for Depression at UBC
2. Very accessible & very informative... high utility... no question it's recommended.
Michael Stephenson, MD of Toronto, ON
CBT for Depression at FMF in Montreal
3. Far more relevant with practical tools than other CME workshops I've taken... recommended!
Jacob Manonyane, MD of Saskatoon, SK
CBT for Depression at the SCFP ASA
4. Excellent! Very helpful... medical CBT training should be included in all medical school & family practice residency training.
Edward Howard, MD of Comox, BC
CBT for Depression on a Caribbean CME cruise
5. Medical CBT should be part of the medical school training process & all practicing physicians should take it irrespective of area of practice.
Sandeep Kumar, MD of Edmonton, AB
CBT for Depression on a Caribbean CME cruise
6. Much more practical than other psychiatric CME... gave me some real, practical tools that apply to many patients... I strongly recommend it.
Ruth Wilson, MD of Lindsay, ON
CBT for Depression in Mexico
7. Excellent. The best psychiatric CME I have attended. Recommended to colleagues!
John Le Roux, MD of Didsbury, AB
CBT for Depression at Primary Care Today
8. Very highly recommended. Should be taught in med school and FM residency.
Cynthia Lo, MD of Richmond, BC
CBT for Depression at UBC
9. Very practical... this seminar will change your practice!
Anne Kavulu, MD of Regina, SK
CBT for Depression at the SCFP ASA
10. Excellent—practical, time efficient & helpful for real change!
Kathryn Walker MD of Regina, SK
CBT for Depression at the SCFP ASA
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