ICRE 2023 Registration
Pre-registration through the website for in-person programming is available until September 25, 2023. On-site registration will be available contingent on availability.
After you have completed your registration, don’t forget to book your conference hotel. Full conference hotel and travel booking information is available on the hotel and location webpage.
*NEW* Can’t make it in person to this fall’s International Conference of Residency Education (ICRE) 2023? Want to get a taste of what ICRE 2023 has to offer? Register for virtual attendance to sample the conference’s cutting-edge and thought-provoking perspectives on medical education—all from the comfort of your home!
Virtual attendance provides access to:
- Six captivating live plenaries, as well as the post-conference recordings of these plenaries, and
- The immersive digital poster hall, with over 50 posters to discover!
Note: A virtual option is not available for the Program Administrators Conference.
ICRE 2023 Registration
Pre-registration through the website for in-person programming is available until September 25, 2023. On-site registration will be available contingent on availability.
After you have completed your registration, don’t forget to book your conference hotel. Full conference hotel and travel booking information is available on the hotel and location webpage.
*NEW* Can’t make it in person to this fall’s International Conference of Residency Education (ICRE) 2023? Want to get a taste of what ICRE 2023 has to offer? Register for virtual attendance to sample the conference’s cutting-edge and thought-provoking perspectives on medical education—all from the comfort of your home!
Virtual attendance provides access to:
- Six captivating live plenaries, as well as the post-conference recordings of these plenaries, and
- The immersive digital poster hall, with over 50 posters to discover!
Note: A virtual option is not available for the Program Administrators Conference.
Conference Fees
All prices are listed in Canadian Dollars (CAD $).
| ICRE registration categories | Early bird full fee: Received by/on September 8 | Full fee: Received after September 8 | One-day fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registrant | $1,125 | $1,300 | $675 |
| Resident | $300 | $350 | $180 |
| Medical Student | $275 | $310 | $160 |
| Program Administrators attending ICRE | $325 | $375 | N/A |
| *NEW* Registrant (virtual attendance only) | $375 | $425 | N/A |
| *NEW* Resident (virtual attendance only) | $75 | $75 | N/A |
| *NEW* Medical student (virtual attendance only) | $75 | $75 | N/A |
| *NEW* First-time attendee (virtual attendance only) | $300 | $300 | N/A |
Other events
| Other events | Date | Registrants | Residents/Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICRE Welcoming Reception The ICRE Welcoming Reception ticket cost is covered for anyone who has paid the full ICRE or PA Conference registration fee as well as those who have registered for any Thursday pre-conference program. | Oct. 19 | $50 | $50 |
ICRE Scholarly Conversations: Advocacy curricula implementation challenges (Dinner Included) | Oct. 19 | $150 | $150 |
| Trainee Networking Reception | Oct. 20 | N/A | $25 |
| International Residency Education Awards Dinner | Oct. 21 | $175 | $75 |
| Yoga (Participants will receive a yoga mat as part of their registration) | Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 | $30 | $30 |
| Walk/Run | Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 | $0 | $0 |
Pre-conference courses and events
| Pre-conference courses and events | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Program Administrators Conference | Oct. 18-19 | Early bird full fee: $400 Received by/on September 8 Full Fee: $450 Received after September 8 |
| The International Summit on Leadership Education for Physicians (TISLEP) | Oct. 18 | Early bird fee: $350 Received by/on September 8 Full Fee: $400 Received after September 8 Resident and Medical Student: $50 Virtual attendee (breakout sessions only) – No fee |
| Increasing your productivity: Emails, meetings and beyond (PM Half Day) | Oct. 18 | $200 |
| The accommodation paradox: When kindness sabotages a culture of accountability (PM Half Day) | Oct. 18 | $200 |
| Tell me a story: Balint Groups to teach social justice, support physician wellness and engage reflective practice (PM Half Day) | Oct. 18 | $200 |
| What you wish you had known when you took the job: A 2.0 Bootcamp for Program Directors (PM Half Day) | Oct. 18 | $200 |
| Assessing professional identity formation: An impossible task or a necessary endeavor? (PM Half Day) | Oct. 18 | $200 |
| ASPIRE Essentials (Full Day) | Oct. 19 | $350 |
| Basic principles of sustainable change: The pattern perspective (AM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
| Residency wellbeing 2.0: A roadmap for applying the principles of Health Promoting Learning Environments outlined by the Okanagan Charter to residency education (AM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
| How to choose, collect, analyze, visualize, validate, and share programmatic assessment data with learners and systems (AM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
| The hug, the nudge, the tackle and the role model: Creating power from anguish (AM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
| The vexing problem of teaching evaluations: Current practices and paths to change (PM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
| Teaching for transformation: Embracing HyFlex (hybrid flexibility) learning experiences for the greater good (PM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
| Teaching empathy and compassion to residents and faculty: A course on being better communicators (PM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
| Power, privilege and toxicity: Threats to learning environments (PM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
| Decision making and managing uncertainty (PM Half Day) | Oct. 19 | $200 |
What your registration includes
| Education Sessions (Refreshment/Lunch Included) | Thursday Opening Plenary & Welcoming Reception | |
|---|---|---|
| ICRE Registrant (full registration) | Friday and Saturday | Included at no added cost |
| ICRE Registrant (one day registration) | Friday or Saturday | Ticket to the welcome reception must be purchased separately |
| Resident/Medical Student (full registration) | Friday and Saturday | Included at no added cost |
| Resident/Medical Student (one day registration) | Friday or Saturday | Ticket to the welcome reception must be purchased separately |
| Program Administrator (ICRE registrant) | Friday and Saturday | Included at no added cost |
| Program Administrators Conference | Wednesday and Thursday *Tuesday networking reception included at no added cost | Included at no added cost |
| Wednesday half-day pre-conference workshops | Wednesday | Ticket to the welcome reception must be purchased separately |
| Wednesday full-day pre-conference workshops | Thursday | Included at no added cost |
| Thursday half-day pre-conference workshops | Thursday | Included at no added cost |
Payment and cancellation policies
Payment policy
Payment for the full amount of the registration fee must be made prior to the conference. An electronic confirmation will be sent to confirm receipt of payment.
Residents/Medical Students
Payment for the full amount of the registration fee and receipt of the letter from your program director or chairman of department to confirm your registrant category are required to complete the registration.
Royal College Resident Affiliates may provide their membership number as confirmation of registrant category.
Cancellation policy
In-person attendance
Requests for cancellations or substitutions must be submitted in writing to the Conference Secretariat at icre@royalcollege.ca by September 25, 2023.
Cancellation requests received in writing by September 25, 2023, are eligible for a refund of 75 percent of the paid registration fee. There will be no refunds after this date, though substitution within the same category is permitted. Refunds requested after September 25 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may be processed after the conference.
Virtual attendance
Requests for cancellations or substitutions must be submitted in writing to the Conference Secretariat at icre@royalcollege.ca by October 9, 2023. Cancellation requests received in writing by October 9, 2023 are eligible for a refund of 75 percent of the paid registration fee. There will be no refunds or substitutions after this date. The conference platform will be available to virtual attendees post-conference.
Force Majeure
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada shall have no liability whatsoever if any of our events or programs are delayed, changed, or cancelled at any time due to strikes, lockouts, accidents, fires, floods, severe weather, acts of God, healthcare crisis, epidemics and pandemics as a result of viral or bacterial illnesses, forced shut-downs, emergencies, war, riots, terrorist attacks, any actions constituting a “force majeure,” or any other causes or delays beyond the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s reasonable control, whether similar to or different from the causes listed above.
Contact information
For general inquiries please contact the Conference Secretariat at icre@royalcollege.ca
Payments by credit card will show billing from “Royal College.” Electronic funds transfers are not accepted as payment for the conference.