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Option T2 | Medical Legal Writing for Primary Physicians
Dr. Derryck Smith, Mr. David Doig
Participants will learn the theoretical and practical techniques for writing medical/legal reports, both patient summary reports and independent medical examinations, from a team of an experienced lawyer and physician.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 Meet 18:00 – 20:00
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Mackenzie Room II
$150
Credit 2.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 30 persons
Light dinner provided

Clinical Procedure Workshops

Option T1 | Anaesthesia - Practical Tips for GPs
Dr. Bruce Prasloski, Dr. Ron Ree
A one-day course for practitioners interested in upgrading their anaesthesia skills. All scheduled operation rooms will be available for one-on-one participation with anaesthetists in the morning. A “Lunch with the Professors” will follow with the course participants discussing specific cases. The afternoon will include didactic sessions on newer anaesthesia techniques.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 Meet 7:30 – 15:30
St. Paul’s Hospital; Operating room, 3rd floor, Providence Wing
$385
Credit 7.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 8 persons
Note: Registrants will reduce their Main Lecture Series credits by 6.25 MAINPRO-M1 Credits for the day missed and fees will be reduced accordingly by one day.

Option T3 | The Sports Medicine Joint Exam
Dr. Navin Prasad
Learn how to examine the athlete or weekend warrior with an anatomical focus on the sports medicine exam, including shoulder, ankle, knee and elbow injuries. Registrants also take home a 45-minute DVD production prepared by the St. Paul’s Hospital CME Committee showing detailed joint examinations.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 Meet 18:00 – 20:30
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Mackenzie I
$190
Credit 2.5 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 12 persons
Light dinner provided

Option T4 | The Family Physician's Approach to the Eye Exam
Generously supported by Alcon Canada
Dr. N. Kevin Wade, Dr. Briar Sexton, Dr. Daniel Ngui
It is essential that family physicians have the skills and knowledge of the ophthalmology exam in primary care. This workshop will include a didactic session reviewing a Primary Care Physician Approach to the Eye Exam and an interactive small group rotation through 3 separate stations lead by 3 ophthalmologists. A review of the common ophthalmologic problems and practical ophthalmologic procedural techniques for the family physicians office will be reviewed.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 Meet 18:30 – 20:30
Kerrisdale Professional Centre.
Transportation shuttle will be available from The Fairmont Waterfront to the office and return.
$180
Credit 2.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 15 persons
Light dinner provided

Option W1 | Endometrial Biopsy & Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
Supplies gernerously provided by CooperSurgical
Dr. Jacqueline Purcell, Dr. Rhonda Low
An interactive workshop on the differential diagnosis and management of DUB and hands-on experience with endometrial sampling.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Meet 18:00 – 20:00
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Cheakamus Room
$180
Credit 2.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 16 persons
Light dinner provided

Option W2 | Hot Tips for ENT
Dr. Robert Irvine and ENT Faculty at St. Paul’s Hospital
A review of common ENT problems in family practice. Participants rotate through six interactive hands-on stations to learn practical ENT office examination techniques. Problems reviewed include dizziness, hearing loss, epistaxis, sinusitis, pediatric ENT, airway assessment and peritonsillar abscess. There will be sufficient time for discussion of these and any other topics the participants wish to raise.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Meet 17:45 – 20:30
St. Paul’s Hospital, New Lecture Theatre, 1st Level of Providence Wing
$190
Credit 2.5 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 28 persons
Light dinner provided

Option W3 | Taping and Splinting Techniques for Rehabilitation
Mr. Zenya Kasubuchi
The workshop provides experience in the application of taping and splinting for soft tissue injuries commonly encountered by the family physician in the office, ER and fieldside to assist in rapid rehabilitation of the injured patient.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Meet 18:00 – 20:00
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Mackenzie I
$175
Credit 2.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 20 persons
Light dinner provided

Option W5 and TH5 | Office Plastic Surgical Techniques
Dr. Kevin Bush, Dr. Neil Wells
Hands-on demonstration of office and surgical techniques. Expert instruction will be followed by supervised simulated practical case experience.

Choose one of the following:
W5 is Wednesday, Nov. 18 Meet 08:30 – 16:30
OR
TH5 is Thursday, Nov. 19 Meet 08:30 – 16:30
St. Paul’s Hospital, Outpatients Dept., Burrard Building. After lunch (on your own) meet again at 13:00 at Conference Room 3, Providence Wing. Session ends approximately 1700 hours.
$350
Credit 6.5 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C (per session)

Maximum: 12 persons (each session)
Note: Registrants will reduce their Main Lecture Series credit by 6.25 MAINPRO-M1 for the day missed and fees will be reduced accordingly by one day.

Option TH2 and TH3 | Intra-Articular and Soft Tissue Injection Techniques in Arthritis: How and What to Inject
Generously supported by Genzyme
Dr. Simon Huang
Lecture and hands-on workshop on intra-articular and soft issue injection techniques using a synthetic visco-elastic joint fluid.

Choose one of the following:
TH2 is Thursday, Nov. 19 Meet 18:30 – 19:30
OR
TH3 is Thursday, Nov. 19 Meet 19:45 – 21:15
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Princess Louisa Suite
$150
Credit 1.5 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C (per session)

Maximum: 12 persons (each session)
Light dinner provided for TH2 and refreshments for TH3

Problem Based Learning

Option W4 | Troubleshooting Common Problems of the First Three Years of Life
Dr. Keyvan Hadad, Dr. Niloofer Baria
This interactive and practical session will review common problems in the first three years of life and provide answers to the most common questions asked by parents of young children. The session will review common issues encountered in the family practice setting such as sleep disturbances of childhood, common dietary myths and poor feeding behaviour, recognition of childhood obesity in the young child, discipline in the young child and a variety of common symptoms of the age group.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Meet 18:00 – 20:00
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Mackenzie Room II
$150
Credit 2.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1

Maximum: 20 persons
Light dinner provided

Option TH4 | Fund O’ Mentals: Tools and Resources for Mental Health Care
Dr. Ron Remick, Dr. Niloofer Baria
Between one quarter and one third of all patients seen by family physicians are suffering from a primary psychiatric disorder. In a small group discussion and tutorial format we will offer specific objective and subjective techniques that we believe will assist in recognizing specific psychiatric syndromes in your day to day practice and will lead to more effective treatment interventions. We will then discuss the two key questions that you should direct to your patient for each specific syndrome that will refine your diagnostic accuracy. In addition, we will present a number of brief psychometrics (patient questionnaires) that can be used in your office to assist with the diagnosis (and ongoing evaluation of treatment efficacy) of a depressive disorder, bipolar illness, anxiety disorders, OCD, adult ADHD, and substance abuse.

Thursday, Nov. 19 Meet 18:00 – 20:00
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Mackenzie Room I
$150
Credit 2.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1

Maximum: 20 persons
Light dinner provided

Case Based Learning

Option W6 | BPH Management for Family Physicians
Generously supported by GlaxoSmithKline
Dr. Alan So, Dr. Daniel Ngui
There is an increasing demand in the family physician’s office for an expedient, reliable approach to the BPH Management in Primary Care. BPH Management from all aspects from epidemiology, diagnosis and management will be covered in this session. This family physician moderated case based workshop is designed to be an interactive and informative session which will cover important topic areas from a family physicians perspective.

Wednesday, Nov. 18 Meet 18:00 – 20:00
Vancouver Convention Centre (East), East Meeting Room 10
$180
Credit 2.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 20 persons
Light dinner provided

Option TH1 | EKG Interpretation (Advanced)
Dr. James Nasmith
An interactive workshop for Advanced EKG Interpretation.

Thursday, Nov. 19 Meet 18:00 – 20:00
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Cheakamus Room
$150
Credit 2.0 Hours MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C

Maximum: 20 persons
Light dinner provided

Option TH6 | Menopause & Hormone Therapy - Dilemmas GPs Face
Dr. Tim Rowe, Dr. Lori McFarlane
This interactive case-based workshop will review common dilemmas and controversies Family Physicians face when considering hormone therapy for menopausal women. We will use the recent guidelines published by the SOGC to help with decision making. We will also review the pros and cons of the various available HRT preparations and touch on non-hormonal and non-pharmaceutical treatment options.

Thursday, Nov. 19 Meet 18:00 – 20:30
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Mackenzie Room II
$190
Credit 2.5 Hours MAINPRO-M1

Maximum: 20 persons
Light dinner provided

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