NOSM University’s Mini Med School sessions are coming up and open to the general public. They will be hosting two sessions, with the in-person sessions at NOSM University, Thunder Bay campus. The session will be live-streamed to the Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre, as well as the Marathon, North Shore, and Wawa Family Health Teams.

Register at https://event.fourwaves.com/minimed2025/registration.

Life in the Balance: Mastering Diabetes Management

March 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to describe what diabetes is and its associated risk factors. Participants will also be able to recognize how diabetes affects the body, plan for preventing complications, and identify effective lifestyle and pharmacological strategies to manage diabetes

Back on Track: Understanding, Managing, and Preventing Back Pain

March 17, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to identify the different causes of back pain, list symptoms of life-threatening back pain, and develop a plan for preventing and managing mechanical lower back pain.

Feedback will be collected from attendees to evaluate areas that need change to create a more robust event in 2026.