“Women are significantly more likely than men to feel that the time they spend on the EMR outside regular working hours is ​‘excessive’ or moderately high’.” National Physician Health Survey 2025, CMA

Learn practical strategies to finish your charting within the clinical day — no late nights, no burnout, just proven systems that work. 

Session Description:

This session is designed for physicians who want to stop charting at night and start getting home with the work of the day done. In this practical live webinar led by The Charting Coach, Dr. Sarah Smith shares the proven steps taught to thousands of physicians that help them complete notes, charting, and inbox work during the clinical day without changing EMRs, staffing, or patient volume.

Physicians will be guided to reconsider the obstacles that make finishing on time feel impossible and explore realistic, stepwise changes that can immediately improve their experience of clinical medicine and create more sustainability in their clinical day.

This webinar is ideal for physicians seeking realistic, immediately applicable tools to improve efficiency, reduce burnout risk, and create more time for life outside of medicine. 

Participants will learn: 

• The exact steps to stop charting at night
• How to reduce mental load during the clinical day 
• Practical ways to get control of notes, charting, inboxes, and backlog 
• How to make small stepwise changes that support getting home on time 
• Why finishing today’s work today is possible, even in a busy practice

Bio:

Dr. Sarah Smith is a Rural Family Doctor, General Practitioner, and Rural Emergency Department Physician. She is also recognized as a Clinical Day Advisor and Charting Coach, supporting Doctors, Residents, Registrars, and Clinicians. 

With a strong commitment to addressing healthcare and administrative burnout, Dr. Smith provides practical strategies that allow clinicians to build sustainable practices while maintaining balance and wellbeing in their personal and professional lives. Read more about Dr. Smith at Chart​ing​Coach​.ca.

Session Description:

How we show up in the room matters. This session for women physicians will explore how to strengthen your presence, communicate with authority, and expand your influence across clinical, academic, and leadership spaces. 

Together, we’ll talk candidly about the realities many women navigate: managing perceptions of assertiveness versus likability, ensuring your expertise is recognized, and speaking with confidence in high-stakes settings. We’ll also discuss the unique traits women have that serve them well to lead and navigate challenging interactions. 

Through reflection and practical tips, you’ll refine communication strategies that feel authentic while stepping more fully into the influence you already carry. 

Bio:

Dr. Shazma Mithani is an emergency physician in Edmonton, practicing both adult and pediatric emergency medicine. She completed medical school at Western University in 2009 and her residency at the University of Alberta in 2014. 

Her passion for health education and advocacy sparked during the COVID-19 pandemic. It continues through her roles with various medical associations and her podcast, The Doc Talk. Shazma has received multiple awards for her advocacy, including Edify Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. You can read more about Dr. Mithani, here.

Session Description:

Advocacy can feel exhausting — especially when you’re constantly pushing uphill. This workshop invites physicians to step back and explore how to advocate from a place of clarity, steadiness, and strength rather than frustration or burnout. 

Participants will discuss practical ways to advocate for the support needed to sustain high-quality care in your practice settings, from equipment to staffing to equitable policies and procedures. 

The session will also address leveraging leadership opportunities as a platform for meaningful change. Grounded in real-world experience, this workshop offers tangible tips to help you advocate with confidence, credibility, and impact.

Bio:

Marcia Anderson, MD is Cree-Anishinaabe and grew up in the North End of Winnipeg. She has family roots in the Norway House Cree Nation and Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. 

Since graduating with her MD from the University of Manitoba (UM) in 2002 she has held a number of leadership positions locally and nationally including president of the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada and Medical Officer of Health in the WRHA. She is currently the vice-dean Indigenous health, social justice and anti-racism, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. 

Throughout her career, she has advocated successfully for many changes within the healthcare system and has been recognized for her efforts with several awards including the Doctors Manitoba 2022 Physician of the Year.

You can read more about Dr. Anderson, here, or follow her at The Leader’s Lodge.