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*Learning Objectives: After attending this course, participants will be able to:

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8:15 Welcome and Introductory Comments

MORNING LECTURES:

8:30 Medical management of miscarriages

*LO: Manage first trimester bleeding using the latest approaches

9:15 Neurology – Evaluation of Tremors

*LO: Assess and manage patients with tremors

10:00 Nutrition Break

10:30 What’s the role of the new oral anticoagulants?

11:15 Common dermatology problems

*LO: Treat common dermatological conditions

12:00 Luncheon

AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS:

12:45 – 13:45 and repeated at 14:00 – 15:00 (60 minutes per workshop)

W1 Hormone Replacement Therapy: Where does HRT stand in 2011?

*LO: Discuss the role of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal

women

W2 Breast Cancer – Tamoxifen and beyond

*LO: Increase knowledge of the evidence for stopping use of tamoxifen and make transition to aromatase inhibitors

LO: Increase knowledge of how to communicate with patients about the implications of the above changes in treatment

W3 Management of post bariatric patients

*LO: Increase knowledge of the appropriate roles of family physicians in managing patients following bariatric surgery.

W4 Procedures in dermatology:

Shave biopsy, punch biopsy and use of liquid nitrogen

*LO: Perform shave and punch biopsies

W5 The Picky Eater – My child won’t eat

*LO: Advise parents regarding their children with difficult eating patterns

W6 COPD Management (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

*LO: Interpret and apply the most recent COPD guidelines

W7 Practical advances in men’s health for all practices

*LO: Awareness and understanding of the role of ED as the sentinal marker for cardiovascular disease, case-finding in primary practice, and clinic-friendly treatment strategies; *LO: Identify the role of GU prosthetics in the care of men, especially post-prostate and low-pelvic cancer treatments (early and delayed)

W8 Hip & Knee Exam – Skills Refresher

*LO: Increase ability to perform hip and knee examinations

14:45 Nutrition Break

AFTERNOON LECTURES:

15:15 Common orthopaedic problems in infancy and early childhood

*LO: Assess and manage common orthopedic problems in infants and children

16:00 Dementia: Pharmacotherapy and service co-ordination

*LO: Contrast the pharmacotherapies and their side effects for treatment of dementia; *LO: Follow effectiveness and side effects of pharmacotherapies; *LO: Link patients and families to the most appropriate support services

16:45 Evaluation and Wrap up

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