VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL & VARIOUS VIDEOCONFERENCE SITES

OCT 2014 - JUN 2015

CME ON THE RUN

21.0 MAINPRO M1

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ATTEND LIVE OR BY VIDEOCONFERENCE Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm Location: Paetzold Lecture Theatre, Vancouver General Hospital 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC Parking: Diamond Health Care Centre Parkade (complimentary passes for VGH attendees) 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC Videoconferences Sites: Please see back page for locations

5 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER Online: www.ubccpd.ca Phone: 604-875-5101 Email: cpd.info@ubc.ca Mail: UBC CPD Fax: 604-875-5078 855 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L7

FRI OCT 10, 2014 (GYNE/UROLOGY) Cysts vs. Carcinoma: Working Up Renal Masses in Family Practice

- List the investigations for the initial work-up of renal masses. - Describe an approach to differentiate the common diagnoses - Outline an approach to management of the most common renal masses

Clotting and Spotting: Office Management of Menorrhagia and Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding - Describe an office based approach to investigating menorrhagia and DUB for the FP - Outline the initiation of medical management for the FP - Determine when to refer for surgical management

“Doc, I’m Having Hot Flashes”: Menopause and HRT Update - Outline the current evidence for postmenopausal hormone therapy - Contrast the evidence for hormone therapy and other therapeutic options including bioavailable hormone therapy

Living with Chronic Pelvic Pain: What the FP Needs to Know About Endometriosis - Describe the common presentations of endometriosis - Outline the staging of endometriosis - Describe the workup of endometriosis - Discuss therapeutic options with a patient

Androgen Deprivation Therapy: Managing the Side Effects -List the side effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy. -Outline how to initiate management in the community FP office.

“Dribble, Dribble”: BPH Management for the Family Physician - List the most appropriate tests to workup BPH - Describe therapeutic choices, common side effects and potential risks of therapy.

“Help! I’m Leaking”: Overactive Bladder Management - Describe the workup of OAB for the community based FP - Outline the current therapeutic choices for overactive bladder. - Discuss the indications for surgical management

Prostatitis: Office Assessment and Management  - Be able to confidently diagnose prostatitis - Be able to initiate effective therapy 

FRI DEC 5, 2014 (GERIATRICS/PALLIATIVE CARE) “Doc, Grandma Can’t Sleep” - Insomnia in the Elderly

- Describe the nature of insomnia as it applies to the elderly - Understand the prescribed and over the counter treatment options for insomnia - Counsel patients on using treatment options safely and appropriately "Can We Have a Standing Order for Seroquel?” - Managing Behavioural Problems in the Elderly - Discuss how mental health problems present in the elderly population - Describe the non-pharmacologic strategies for managing dementia, delirium, agitation, depression and anxiety - Describe the pharmacologic treatment approaches for the behavioural symptoms of dementia - Explain the risks associated with atypical antipsychotics. Managing Diabetes in The Elderly. What Target Should We Aim For? - Describe the targets for treatment of diabetes in the elderly population - Touch on the targets for treatment for associated medical conditions (eg, hypertension, renal disease) - Discuss why these targets may be different from other age groups More Than Just The Hip Protector: Falls Prevention - Assess the effects of falls on the elderly - Develop a screening process for older adults at risk of falls - Discuss interventions for patients who are at high risk for falls - Design a plan to reduce the risk of falls

Spinning Grandpas - Dizziness in The Elderly - Distinguish the pathophysiology of vertigo, orthostatic hypotension and other etiologies of dizziness from syncope and transient loss of consciousness - Evaluate a patient’s drug list for drugs that may be associated with increased risk of dizziness or syncope - Recommend appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological options for treatment of identified causes of dizziness

Having “The Talk”: Advanced Care Planning - Develop a strategy of incorporating advanced care planning conversations into everyday conversations - Discuss the process of developing an Advanced Care Plan It’s More Than Just Being Old - Depression in The Elderly - Recognize depression in the elderly by utilizing screening tools such as the Geriatric Depression Scale - Discuss suicide risk assessment in the elderly - Describe the relationship between depression, cognition and functional impairments - Recognize bereavement-related depression and anxiety - Implement appropriate treatment strategies Managing Nausea in Palliative Care - Discuss the pathophysiology of nausea and vomiting in the palliative care setting. - Construct a differential diagnosis for nausea in palliative care - Develop an initial treatment plan for patients with nausea - Develop a follow up plan for nausea that is refractory to an initial treatment approach - Identify other non-pharmacologic strategies to managing nausea

FRI JAN 23, 2015 (THERAPEUTICS) Obesity Management

- Indications for surgery - The role of over the counter medication and side effects - Are diet and exercise alone still a good choice?

Post TIA Management - Role of the antiplatelet therapy as secondary prevention - How long to stay on therapy? When to stop?

Sleep Apnea - Focus on non-typical patient - Modalities for treatment and cost

Medications for Mild Cognitive Impairment - Discuss the effectiveness of current pharmacological treatments - Role of non-pharmacological treatment

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Discuss new modalities for treatment - Role of non-pharmacological treatment - Approach to relapsing patient

Antifungals for hair, nail and skin - Indication for topical treatments and know which one to prescrib - Discuss common side effects

Type 2 Diabetes management: Combination Therapies  

- Be able to confidently prescribe multiple drug regimens - Discuss adverse reactions to watch out for - Understand the role of insulin and how to combine it with oral hypoglycemic agents  

Topical Antineoplastics: What the GP needs to know - Describe the mechanism of action of these agents - List the general adverse effects of chemotherapeutic agents - Be able to know the indication for use and how to prescribe them

FRI APR 17, 2015 (DIAGNOSTICS/RADIOLOGY)

 Cardiac Imaging 2015: Getting a Clearer Picture - Indications and interpretation of cardiac visualizing modalities ordered by the FP, in the ED and cardiologists

Current Trends and Standards in Prenatal Genetic Screening - Which tests to order in which situations - How to interpret the results and counsel your patients

Low Back and MSK Imaging: Interpreting the Results - Assessing the importance of various findings in plain films, CT, U/S and MRI scans of the low back and other bone and joint studies

Controversies in Breast Cancer Screening: Applying the Latest Guidelines - More screening, less screening: how to help patients decide on appropriate screening with the changing guidelines

Safety on The Road: Assessing Driving Competency - How to assess and report physical and cognitive function in the OSMV driver’s examination

Making The Most of The CBC: Interpreting All Those Parameters - Assessing and making use of the various values measured in the CBC - When to order additional smears and studies

A Practical Approach to Office Assessment of Dementia - How to assess level of cognitive function rapidly and accurately in the FP office setting - Assessing the effects of your patient’s dementia in the home and community

Cardiovascular Risk Screening: Best Use of The Tests - How to order and interpret lipid profiles, CRP and other tests to counsel and treat patients

FRI MAY 15, 2015 (OPHTHALMOLOGY/ENT)

 Management Decisions in Otitis Media - Be able to identify AOM vs SOM and be confident to manage these conditions in the office - Know when a referral to ENT is appropriate and the criteria for tube insertion vs. no tubes

Red Eyes: What Not To Miss! - Know the signs and symptoms of worrisome red eyes and make a diagnosis in the GP office - Know the timeline of when to refer to an Ophthalmologist

Hearing Disorders - CAN YOU HEAR ME? - Understand the various forms of hearing loss - Be able to perform simple hearing assessments in the Family physician’s office - Know and initiate the management for treatable hearing loss conditions

Glaucoma: How to deal with rising pressure - Know when to suspect this condition and understand the difference between the types of glaucoma - Become familiar with the treatments used for glaucoma

Bad Breath - What can you do for halitosis? - Understand the most common causes of halitosis - Be able to assess the oral cavity for halitosis - Be able to counsel patients on treating this condition

Rhinitis & Sinusitis: Office Assessment and Management - Be able to confidently diagnose rhinitis and sinusitis in the office - Be able to manage these conditions in the office - Be able to determine when to refer

The Spot (Floaters) Light (Flashes) is on Retina & Vitreous Detachments - Be able to identify warning signs of a detached retina/vitreous - Understand when to refer the patient for urgent expert assessment and management - Know the latest treatments and management

The Hole in My Eye - Understand the differences between dry vs wet macular degeneration - Know the signs and symptoms of macular degeneration and be able to start the diagnostic process in the office - Become familiar with the latest treatments for macular degeneration

FRI JUN 5, 2015 (INTERNAL MEDICINE) Doc, Mare’s Eat Oats and Doe’s Eat Oats…should I? Gluten

Sensitivity and Celiac Disease – What’s the Evidence? What’s the family physician to do? - Outline the current evidence regarding gluten sensitivity  - Describe the approach to diagnosis of gluten sensitivity and celiac disease  - Initiate management

This topic just keeps coming back up: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder - Outline the current evidence regarding therapeutic choices - Discuss the recommendations for duration of therapy - Describe the long term side effects of different therapeutic choices

Hypertension Management Update – If one is good and two is better, what about three? Monotherapy vs Combination therapy, synergies and side effects - Outline an approach to choosing antihypertensive medications - Be able to safely and effectively combine antihypertensive medications

Hyperthyroidism - Be able to confidently make a diagnosis - Initiate management and do follow up 

TIA – A family practice approach to the patient with TIA symptoms -Outline the current office based approach to investigation of reported TIA symptoms  - Be comfortable prescribing an immediate and long term management plan of suspected TIA

Too much, too little, and both or neither - Update on movement disorders - Describe new developments in the diagnosis and management of common movement disorders: Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis  

Restrictive Lung Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis and Bronchiectasis – Diagnostic clues and management options - Describe diagnostic cues to the diagnosis of different restrictive lung diseases  - Outline management options available to the family physician

Headache Syndromes: How the family physician can differentiate and approach management - Be able to confidently diagnose the cause of headaches - Become updated on best management for headache syndromes 

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