AAPS Professional Development Program Registration
Thank you, AAPS members, for your interest in the AAPS PD Program.
We look forward to hosting you at one of our events, either in-person, online, or if you are viewing a recording.
We hope that you find these sessions helpful and we welcome your feedback and suggestions for the program.
If you have accessibility requirements or serious allergies or questions about the session, be sure to let us know in advance. You can email Sarah at aaps.pd@ubc.ca.
AAPS Advocacy PD session are designed as presentations with the ability for members to ask questions along the way or at the end of the session.
Before registering for an AAPS PD session, kindly consider your time and ability to participate fully in the session. The majority of our sessions are design to be participatory and interactive. If you are participating in-person, it is expected that you will attend the full length of the session. If you are participating in a live Zoom it is expected that you will have video and audio and actively participate in the full session.
We typically send out invitiations to register around 2 weeks in advance. More information will be posted on our calendar as dates, locaitons, and content gets confirmed
AAPS Advocacy Professional Development: Focus on Family Leaves with Senior AAPS Member Services Officer, Ashkon Hashemi
2. In Person at VGH: Monday, November 2, 2026 from 12pm -1:30pm, ICORD Lecture Hall
3. Webinar: Thursday, November 5, 2026 from 12pm -1:30pm, AAPS Zoom webinar
If you cannot make the webinar, please sign up for the recording.
Encore: Developing Messages for Difficult Conversations with Diane Ross
1. In Person at Point Grey Campus: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 from 10:00am -12:00pm, AAPS Seminar Room
2. Live Participatory Zoom: Friday, November 6, 2026 from 10:00am - 12:00pm, AAPS Zoom Meeting Platform
You can sign up for the recorded version that we made in October 2025 on the AAPS PD Recording Registration page.
Developing Agency in Uncertain Times with Scott Orth
Want to catch up on the first four parts? Request the reocorded versions. Please note you need not participate in all six part consecutively.
Seasonal Shifts: Check-In, Reflection, Planning, and Priorities
Friday, November 13, 2026: 12:00pm -12:45pm – Shifting to the Holiday Season Edition
Friday, December 18, 2026: 12:00pm -12:45pm - Shifting to the End of the Calendar Year Edition
These casual, unfaciliated sessions are designed to give you time for reflection, thinking, and planning. They are live Zoom only.
Next Level Leadership: Influencing Effectively in Complex Workplaces with Merge Gupta- Sunderji
1. In Person at Okanagan Campus: Monday, November 16, 2026 from 9:30am-12:00pm, UNC Room 334
Not able to attend a live session? Sign up for the recorded version. It will be available after November 21.
Looking for more professional development opportunities you can do at your own pace?
- Check out our recorded programs and series: https://aaps.ubc.ca/aaps-pd-recordings
- Personal Finance: The Successful Investor's Journey with Tracy Theemes
- Career: Career Care with Isabeau Iqbal
- Communication: Developing Messages for Difficult Conversations and Presentation Skills with Diane Ross
- Personal Agency and Resilience: Developing Agency in Uncertain Times with Scott Orth