Ewa Szumacher MD FRCPC MEd

Affiliate Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Odette Cancer Research Program
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Academic-coordinator, Medical Radiation Sciences Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Co-Director of Continuing Professional Education, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Vice-president, American Association for Cancer Education

Excellence in Interprofessional CPD Award

Continuing Professional Development Awards

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Biography

Dr. Szumacher’s work in Continuous Professional Development embedded in interprofessional work environment with an interprofessional focus is multifaceted and innovative in how it not only engages staff and faculty, but also patients, focusing on how teams can better work and communicate with each other to provide high quality cancer care. She has been engaged in CPD with an interprofessional focus for more than 15 years.

Dr. Szumacher has organized and participated in the planning of several different conferences focusing on interprofessional learning in radiation oncology. As Co-chair of the International Cancer Education Conference in October 2020 and as a conference planning committee member with several Sunnybrook Education conferences, she brought forward her experience working in a highly interdisciplinary field. She helped ensure that these conferences were planned by interprofessional planning committees that were representative of the target audience.

In the last two years Dr. Szumacher is collaborating with her European and American colleagues has developed a Leadership Course Essential Skills in Cancer Education which was successfully presented at the International Cancer Education Annual in 2020 meeting and will be presented at the ICEC in 2021 and European Association of Cancer Education meeting in Krakow, Poland in December in 2021.

To effectively integrate interprofessional collaborative practice throughout health care systems across the world, IPCPD needs to become an integral part of lifelong learning for all health professions. Each health care stakeholder has an important role to play in this evolution.

About the Award

Acknowledging the importance of exceptional health care teams in the provision of quality health care, this award was developed to recognize excellence in in continuing professional development activities designed to enhance interprofessional team practice and improve healthcare delivery.