Date: Nov. 7 & 8, 2025 
Time: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (breakfast & registration); 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (course delivery) 
Cost: $890+tax per participant 
Location: In-person at DNS 25 Spectacle Lake Dr., Dartmouth Nova Scotia 
Faculty: Phil Cady & Dr. Nadia Salvaterra

Demystifying systems to help physicians gain a deeper understanding of how to navigate and influence individuals within a large, complex environment. Through organizational simulation, reflective exercises and conversation, physicians will gain understanding of the systems’ components and of the leadership role they can play in addressing systemic challenges. 

Learning outcomes: 

• Examine the complexities and challenges within the Canadian health system. 

• Discuss strategies to effectively navigate challenges and respond to them. 

• Practice sense-making to guide decisions in simple, complicated, complex and chaotic systems. 

• Apply skills to influence individuals’ and systems’ patterns that make them resistant to systemic change. 

• Use systems thinking as a framework for managing organizational and systemic change 

Register here by Oct. 9, 2025.

• To successfully complete your registration, you must first create a PLI Learning Portal account. Note: You will not have access to the course enrollment page until this step is complete and will be automatically redirected to create an account. 

• After creating an account/logging in, select enroll/buy now and complete registration questions. 

• Follow the check-out process and hit complete order. 

• Check your inbox for your registration confirmation. 

• Should you have any questions regarding your registration please contact pli@cma.ca.  

If you have any questions or are looking for more information, please contact Mikiaya Ford.