What We Do
SCOPE is a not-for-profit organization, founded and governed by Canadian physicians.
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SCOPE develops quality continuing health education (CHE) programs for specialists, family physicians, and allied healthcare professionals. Every SCOPE initiative is designed to directly impact Canadian clinical practice, healthcare team effectiveness, and patient outcomes.
Our accredited and non-accredited programs span all therapeutic areas, employ a broad range of learning formats, and are designed to serve healthcare providers across Canada. SCOPE programs involve collaboration with leading experts, industry partners, medical education and communication companies, and accreditation providers.
SCOPE Directors
SCOPE is governed by three renowned Canadian physicians who are committed to developing impactful, multichannel initiatives and advancing continuing health education. They provide direction, contribute to programming, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and ensure scientific rigor.
Vipul Jairath
MBChB DPhil MRCP FRCPC
John Marshall
MD MSc FRCPC AGAF
Mark S. Silverberg
MD PhD FRCPC
Governance
Directors
Renowned physicians who are committed to advancing continuing health education and to the development of multichannel and impactful initiatives. They provide direction and contribute to programming to meet the needs of the SCOPE members through scientific rigour and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Course Directors
Specialists, primary care physicians and allied health professionals who are leaders in their field and who provide expertise in the development of educational programming of the highest caliber.
Collaborators
Multidisciplinary expert physicians and other allied health professionals, serving as faculty, who ensure all ethical standards are met and initiatives balanced.
SCOPE Course Directors
SCOPE course directors are specialists, primary care physicians and allied health professionals who are leaders in their field and who provide expertise in the development of educational programming of the highest caliber.
Bowel Ultrasound
Kerri Novak, MD
MD MSc FRCPC
Endoscopy
Jeff Mosko, MD
MD MSc FRCPC
Hepatology
Hemat Shah, MD
MD FRCPC
IBD in Pregnancy & Fertility
Vivian Huang, MD
MD MSc FRCPC
Collaborators
SCOPE collaborates with multidisciplinary expert physicians and other allied health professionals. These experts serve as faculty, ensuring all ethical standards are met and initiatives are balanced.
Compliance
SCOPE, along with our expert course directors, is responsible for creating and delivering continuing health education activities of the highest standard for specialists, family physicians, and allied healthcare professionals.
All activities and partnerships are conducted in compliance with: