B.C. Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) service
Last updated on October 27, 2026Learn about how B.C. PAD offers continuing education on drug therapies for clinicians.
About the B.C. PAD service
B.C. PAD service provides accredited continuing medical education to individuals and small groups of clinicians on selected drug therapy topics. Each session is 30-60 minutes.
- About PAD
- How PAD topics are developed
- PAD Refills newsletter
- PAD topic suggestions – Suggest a PAD topic
Current PAD topics
- Medications for acne – until March 12, 2027
- Medications for menopause-associated vasomotor and genitourinary symptoms – until March 30, 2027
- Medications for weight loss – until May 21, 2027
Sharing and citing PAD resources
PAD resources may be shared for educational and clinical practice purposes. When sharing PAD resources, link directly to the original PAD resource to ensure readers access the complete and most current version.
If PAD materials are copied, quoted, reproduced, or adapted, please acknowledge the source. Users are responsible for ensuring reproduced content remains accurate, complete, and up to date.
The B.C. Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) Service and the Ministry of Health are not responsible for errors, omissions, modifications, or interpretations arising from copied, adapted, or redistributed content.
Example citation
Source: B.C. Provincial Academic Detailing (PAD) Service, British Columbia Ministry of Health. Adapted from COPD: Triple Therapy and Device Choice. February 2026. Available from: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/practitioner-pro/provincial-academic-detailing-service/bc_pad_2026_medications_for_menopause_handout_update_march_2026.pdf
Past PAD topics
