Encouraging words

"A provider of exceptional learning experiences".  CBT Canada is proud to be a runner-up recipient of the 2011 College of Family Physicians of Canada CPD Providers Award. This major CFPC award recognizes the best CME providers in the country. 

CBT Toronto was held June 16-17, 2011 down at Harbourfront. The physician participants wrote these comments on their feedback forms:

Very inspiring... So practical—pure learning for me... Very applicable to all aspects of practice ... Very knowledgeable… listened & respected opposing views… was able to carry all the participants along ... Breaks my expectations... Much better than other CME… great practical tools that I can put to use tomorrow. ... Excellent opportunity for comments & questions… great, expert speaker ... Lots of useful tools—can’t wait to apply... Practical, powerful & self-evolving… will prevent premature aging [!]... Refreshing rejuvenating CME... I would definitely recommend this ... Simple tools to integrate into practice... Much more relaxing than other CME... Very applicable… useful & not cumbersome... Very thought-provoking ... Good learning experience… undoubtedly will influence my practice ... Very good & helpful ... Refreshing—an approach that is evidence-based and makes sense… directly applicable to almost all patient encounters ... I would absolutely recommend this—great skills for dealing with patients who are tough ... Excellent learning experience… very relevant ... Overall excellent and worthwhile ... Relevant… ready for use immediately... Fantastic, relevant, interesting, encouraging... I feel blessed for having attended ... Impact factor 10.0 !!

CBT Ottawa was held June 9-10, 2011 with a large contingent from the University of Ottawa Department of Family Medicine. Participating physicians had these things to say:

One of the most enjoyable workshops ever... Learned a lot! Will definitely change my approach to things... Excellent—very practical... Definitely an above-average CME experience... I will recommend it highly to colleagues ... Absolutely recommended—very applicable to many scenarios of family medicine... Remarkable expertise... brilliant workshop ... The best workshop I've taken so far ... Informal, approachable and comfortable style... Excellent course... definitely recommended... Such a relevant topic to family medicine... More interactive & interesting than most workshops... Very helpful... the best workshop I've taken... I came hoping to learn a bit about CBT & a few tools... I instead was presented with an abundance of tools and ways to implement them... far exceeded my expectations ... Warm, personal & interactive ... [Greg] really knows & understands this material & his field... very helpful suggestions, recommendations, references & techniques... The best workshop I've ever attended ... Very interactive... very competent speaker... Good value for money—great to go to a meeting with no drug firm logos... Material not covered in other CME... Lots of useful examples ... Solid information—relevant, evidence-based, and experience-informed ... I had a lot of fun ... Practical & practice-changing... Time & money well-spent ... Addresses many commonly-encountered conditions... extremely well organized and effective presentation... At the top of workshops I've attended ... Relevant, useful and practical ... Very respectful... Relaxed & informal with good use of humour... Will make me a better physician... Excellent "hands on" techniques... Absolutely recommended



University of Toronto conference feedback.  CBT Canada faculty have been giving workshops at every Primary Care Today since 2004. The physician participants on May 5 & May 6, 2011 had these things to say:

Very practical tips… very relevant to my practice... Organized & concise… great delivery... Excellent… evidence-based with clear references... Excellent slides... Very informative… very interactive session... Approachable, with entertaining dialogue... Light-hearted and interactive… excellent... A great deal of information well organized... Very interactive... I can use this stuff in <10 min in my office... I learned a lot... Lots of information… good learning... Very useful information for family practice... For sure I’d recommend this workshop to a colleague… great & useful information... Very organized... Very knowledgeable speaker... More interactive & less formal than other workshops... Great syllabus... Unbiased information... Very interactive… excellent presentation... I’m very satisfied—looking forward to sharing & implementing tools... Among the best workshops I’ve attended... Engaging speaker with practical information... Very helpful for practice… excellent!!... Aware of realities of family practice and limited time with patients... Excellent and useful—I plan to do more... Definitely recommended… useful in many aspects of family practice... Could not be better... Such a big part of family practice… I wish CBT was taught in undergrad... Relaxed & friendly… well organized… excellent... Very educational… useful skills … superb ... Relevance +++... Material simple & easy to understand... Excellent… some very practical, useful tools that are relevant to many patients ... Organized & concise… great! ... Practical & helpful to patients in real world... Knowledgeable and enthusiastic ... Systematic & organized yet flexible ... Lot of humor—inspiring ... Up-to-date… very well presented... Enjoyable & educational... Cheerful presenter (+ knowledgeable) ... Lovely, personable ... Lots of time for questions/ interaction ... More entertaining than other workshops! ... Enthusiastic, fast-paced & entertaining ... Practical … simple & relevant… excellent ... Very interactive, very enthusiastic presenter… extremely informative ... Among the best workshops I’ve attended ... Engaging presenter ++… very relevant material… practical tips for everyday practice ... Very useful… very much enjoyed the workshop!... Should be mandatory training for all GP/FPs ... At the top of the workshops I’ve attended ... Excellent group dynamics… superb workshop... Very useful ... Extremely relevant & helpful

"A marvelous program.... we're pleased and proud"

James Meuser, MD, CCFP, FCFP

Director, Professional Development Program

Department of Family and Community Medicine

University of Toronto

National conference feedback.  Greg Dubord, MD has given Mainpro-C workshops on medical CBT for the national conference of the College of Family Physicians of Canada every year since 1999—a total of 35 times. The physicians in the October 2010 workshops in Vancouver had these comments:

"Warm and casual style... Very practical... Knowledgeable, experienced, informative and organized... Relevant to general practice... Very relatable and knowledgeable... Very practical, with emphasis on what works... Excellent workshop-learned a lot... Fun... Simply excellent... Fantastic speaker... I would absolutely recommend this... Engaging... Well-organized... Entertaining... Much of general practice can be improved with these techniques... Quality information applicable for short office visits... Relaxed environment... REAL tools to use in a short of amount of time... Funny & entertaining... Dynamic... Amazing expertise... Presentation style second to none... Filled lots of my deficiencies... Superior ... Very lively and humorous... Very practical and useful... I can incorporate CBT into my busy practice... Lively and interactive... Very relevant and informative... Clinically relevant... Very interesting material ... Practical and fun... Excellent workshop ... Great information and great delivery... Useful in practice... Evidence-based... Very relevant... I learned tons... Really knows this inside-out... Lots of great resources... Engaging with great sense of humour... Very approachable... Much, much better than other workshops... Very well-prepared and organized... I liked it... Very friendly atmosphere... CBT was a gray area for me prior to this... Very helpful and practical for every family doctor to learn... Very engaging and interactive... Humorous, fun and clear... Friendly, fun and focused... Obviously highly-skilled... Great sense of humour!... Adaptive and friendly environment... Lots of interaction and flexible... Entertaining and practical... Very practical advise that will help me... Very beneficial for family doctors... Excellent for family medicine ... Objectivity and professionalism... Thought-provoking... Useful references... Great style... Lots of tools for the toolbox... Excellent for family medicine... One of the best workshops I've attended... Very practical... Easy to understand... Very useful for family medicine... Excellent speaker: great voice and funny... Highly recommended... Clear and helpful... Much better than most... Presenter's style held attention... Useful & fun... Practice-changing"

Assistant faculty:  Clement Sun &  Mark Sherman

"It can be done by family MD's in short office visits"

Barbara Yeates, MD
Ottawa, ON

"Family medicine oriented... very useful and accessible"

Thomas R. Freeman, MD

London, ON

"Pertinent to my rural family practice"

Sara Rudge, MD
Gravenhurst, ON

"Excellent, very useful"

Edith Patricia Lafleur, MD
Lake Echo, NS

"Very helpful in the limited time of family practice"

Farnaz Ghorbani, MD
Richmond Hill, ON

"Worthwhile for all physicians to attend at some time in their career"

David Hillier, MD
Novar, ON

"Practical and down to earth"

Donna Cherniak, MD
Sherbrooke, QC

"Very enjoyable and certainly useful"

David W. Tannenbaum, MD
Toronto, ON