7 hours
DoubleTree by Hilton Calgary North
Free Tickets Available
Sat, 07 Mar • 09:00 AM (GMT-07:00)
DoubleTree by Hilton Calgary North
2120 16 Avenue Northeast, Calgary, Canada
9:00 – 9:20 AM | Check-in & Coffee
9:20 AM | Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
Teaching Skills and Strategies
This presentation focuses on effective clinical teaching strategies for adult learners, emphasizing the importance of balancing supportive guidance with constructive, growth-oriented feedback. It explores ways to adapt teaching approaches to different learning styles and highlights the distinction between coaching and mentoring, helping preceptors recognize when to actively guide learners and when to step back to encourage independence and professional confidence.
10:20 – 10:35 AM | Coffee Break
Systemic Barriers Faced by Indigenous Peoples
This presentation addresses systemic barriers faced by Indigenous patients, including racism, wait times, and treatment disparities, as well as the impacts of “Birth Alerts” and related legal actions. It concludes with practical guidance for culturally safe care, including respectful greetings in Blackfoot, Cree, Nakoda, and Dene, family-centered communication, and support for traditional practices such as access to tobacco, sage, and sweetgrass.
Preventing preceptor burnout: self-care and resilience strategies
This presentation helps participants distinguish preceptor burnout from related challenges, recognize early warning signs in clinical settings, and explore practical strategies for managing stress and fatigue. It also emphasizes effective communication with learners under pressure and highlights available resources to support wellbeing and professional resilience.
12:15 – 1:00 PM | Lunch + Massages
Building the Future Sonography Workforce: Students, Staff, and Standards(virtual)This presentation reviews key highlights and challenges of student placements and shares insights into recruitment and retention within the sonography workforce. It examines how workplace morale influences both staffing and learner engagement and provides an update on CCSA changes resulting from NCP 7.0 and their implications for clinical education and professional practice.
Building Stronger Educators: Communication, Connection, and Teaching the Next GenerationThis presentation focuses on building student independence, motivation, and accountability in clinical learning environments. It explores practical strategies to reduce barriers to independent practice, foster intrinsic motivation, and encourage students to take ownership of their learning, drawing on relationship-building and scaffolding approaches to support long-term student success.
2:40 – 2:55 PM | afternoon break
Navigating Challenges: Strategies for Supporting Difficult Students in Ultrasound Practicum
Info: Teaching Skills and Strategies
This presentation focuses on effective clinical teaching strategies for adult learners, emphasizing the importance of balancing supportive guidance with constructive, growth-oriented feedback. It explores ways to adapt teaching approaches to different learning styles and highlights the distinction between coaching and mentoring, helping preceptors recognize when to actively guide learners and when to step back to encourage independence and professional confidence.
Info: Systemic Barriers Faced by Indigenous Peoples
This presentation addresses systemic barriers faced by Indigenous patients, including racism, wait times, and treatment disparities, as well as the impacts of “Birth Alerts” and related legal actions. It concludes with practical guidance for culturally safe care, including respectful greetings in Blackfoot, Cree, Nakoda, and Dene, family-centered communication, and support for traditional practices such as access to tobacco, sage, and sweetgrass.
Info: Preventing preceptor burnout: self-care and resilience strategies
This presentation helps participants distinguish preceptor burnout from related challenges, recognize early warning signs in clinical settings, and explore practical strategies for managing stress and fatigue. It also emphasizes effective communication with learners under pressure and highlights available resources to support wellbeing and professional resilience.
Info: Building the Future Sonography Workforce: Students, Staff, and Standards(virtual)
This presentation reviews key highlights and challenges of student placements and shares insights into recruitment and retention within the sonography workforce. It examines how workplace morale influences both staffing and learner engagement and provides an update on CCSA changes resulting from NCP 7.0 and their implications for clinical education and professional practice.
Info: Building Stronger Educators: Communication, Connection, and Teaching the Next Generation
This presentation focuses on building student independence, motivation, and accountability in clinical learning environments. It explores practical strategies to reduce barriers to independent practice, foster intrinsic motivation, and encourage students to take ownership of their learning, drawing on relationship-building and scaffolding approaches to support long-term student success.
Info: Navigating Challenges: Strategies for Supporting Difficult Students in Ultrasound Practicum
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| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | Free |
