Anaphylaxis Outpatient Management

Learning Objectives

• Discuss with patients the priority role of epinephrine in the treatment of anaphylaxis
• Describe the various epinephrine auto-injectors on the Canadian market
• Understand how shared decision making can contribute to better preparedness for the management of anaphylaxis

Advanced Management of Allergic Rhinitis

Learning Objectives

• Optimize the management of allergic rhinitis (AR) in preventing and controlling symptoms
• Confidently identify patients who are candidates for allergen specific immunotherapy
• Conduct a shared decision making discussion with patients about the various treatment options for management of AR

Anaphylaxis Myths and Realities

Learning Objectives

• Recognize what does and does not constitute an anaphylactic reaction
• Address several common myths about anaphylaxis
• Confidently manage your patients living with a risk of anaphylaxis

Antihistamine Updosing

Learning Objectives

• Discuss with patients the priority role of epinephrine in the treatment of anaphylaxis
• Describe the various epinephrine auto-injectors on the Canadian market
• Understand how shared decision making can contribute to better preparedness for the management of anaphylaxis

Let's Talk Canadian Guidelines Conference

Learning Objectives

• To discuss the immunization guidelines and recommendations in Canada
• To explore the migraine preventive strategies and discuss the latest migraine preventive recommendations in Canada.
• To recognize the importance of an integrated and harmonized people-centered approach for cardiovascular-metabolickidney syndrome in people living with and without diabetes.
• To explain the evolving nomenclature for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and describe current best practices for diagnosing and managing this condition.
• To evaluate the risks and harms from alcohol consumption and summarize the recommendations to reduce alcohol related risks.
• To compare the asthma and COPD guidelines and distinguish between the available treatment options.
• To deliberate on the potential benefits and risks of introducing AI into medicine.

Dementia: Assessment of Cognition and Diagnosis

Learning Objectives

• Review the risk factors and possible presentations of dementia in older adults
• Understand the recommended processes for family physicians to follow in the evaluation of individuals with suspected dementia
• Distinguish between dementia and other conditions which may present with cognitive changes in older adults

Initial Management of Dementia

Learning Objectives

• Develop and approach to the disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia
• Understand the nonpharmacological management of early dementia including care partner supports
• Review the indications and potential side-effects of medications approved for dementia (cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine)

Financial Literacy and Burnout in Physicians

Learning Objectives

• Describe which financial stresses most commonly affect physicians
• Describe how the financial stress is linked to burnout
• Devise a plan to financial healing

Highlighting Obesity Week & Effective Management Strategies for Primary Care

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the impact of obesity today, emerging perspectives and management strategies
• Simplify new clinical data into effective conversations for primary care
• Review highlights from Obesity Week 2023

Improving Allergy Management: Putting Benadryl to Bed

Learning Objectives

• Describe the risks of 1st generation antihistamines
• Counsel patients about the importance of avoiding 1st generation agents. 
• Confidently select an appropriate 2nd generation antihistamine alternative for your patients

Semaglutide, Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity: Key Insights from the  SELECT Trial

Learning Objectives

• Review the pathophysiology of Obesity and CV disease
• Discuss current and future CVOTs in Obesity
• Review highlights of the SELECT Trial

Three "Must Do" Behaviour Treatment Principles to Pair with Anti-Obesity Medications

Learning Objectives

• Internalized Weight bias (IWB)
• Weight Expectations
• Appetite/Wanting

Point of Care: Ambulatory Glucose Monitoring

Learning Objectives

• Understand why ambulatory glucose monitoring (AGM) an important consideration for patients is living with Diabetes
• Describe which patients will benefit the most from ambulatory glucose monitoring systems
• Explain how technology empowers patients to make informed choices about their health 

Point of Care: Ambulatory Glucose Monitoring - It's All About the AGP

Learning Objectives

• Assess how easy Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology is to implement into patient care
• Recognize how CGM empowers patients to make better choices and enables positive change 
• Appreciate how easy the ambulatory glucose profile is to interpret and how that informs care decisions 

Point of Care: surveillance continue du glucose

Thème

• Quels sont les patients qui pourraient bénéficier de systèmes de surveillance du glucose en continu ?​
• Comment ces technologies peuvent-elles responsabiliser les patients?
• La différence entre le glucose interstitiel et le glucose capillaire et la valeur que ces dispositifs apportent aux patients et aux prestataires de soins.

Point of Care: Anaphylaxis

Learning Objectives

• Review the priority role of epinephrine 
• Discuss shared decision making 
• Selecting the appropriate EAI 

Medical Cannabis in the Elderly

Learning Objectives

• The Endocannabinoid System 101 
• What is medical cannabis: components, formulations 
• Indications for use in the elderly/long term care population 
• Challenges in prescribing in Long Term Care 

An Efficient Approach to Addressing Syncope in the Office

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate patients who present with syncope to determine cardiac or noncardiac causes. 
• Identify the risk factors for sudden cardiac death. 
• Analyze the evidence surrounding the use of ECG and CT scans in the assessment of a patient with syncope. 
• Perform a differential diagnosis to identify or rule out cardiac causes of syncope. 

Le trouble dépressif majeur : Outils de diagnostic et de traitement

Objectifs d'apprentissage

• Définir les outils appropriés pour diagnostiquer une dépression majeure, écarter les maladies concomitantes et mesurer la symptomatologie. 
• Appliquer des stratégies fondées sur des preuves pour choisir les antidépresseurs selon les symptômes des patients et ajuster le traitement en cas de réponse insuffisante (augmentation, changement ou ajout de traitements d’appoint).

Major Depressive Disorder: Tools for Diagnosis and Treatment 

Learning Objectives

• Identify appropriate tools to diagnose major depressive disorder, rule out comorbidities, and measure symptomology. 
• Apply evidence-based strategies to choose antidepressants based on patient-specific symptoms and to address poor treatment responses with augmentations, switching or adjunctive therapies. 

Major Depressive Disorder: Functioning at Work and Beyond

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the key steps for responding to patients requesting sick notes for time off work
  
• Identify evidence-based assessments and guidelines that can be used to support patient management and care

Trouble dépressif majeur : optimiser le fonctionnement au travail et ailleurs

Objectifs d'apprentissage

• Déterminer les principales étapes à suivre pour répondre aux patients qui demandent un arrêt de travail pour cause médicale 
• Cibler les évaluations et les lignes directrices fondées sur des données probantes qui peuvent être utiles dans la prise en charge et les soins des patients 

Wake Up to Better Allergy Care: Practical Approaches for Early Control of AR

Learning Objectives

From Congestion to Clarity: Managing Allergic Rhinitis Effectively

Learning Objectives

• Understand the prevalence and impact of allergic rhinitis. 
• Identify common triggers and seasonal variations in symptoms. 
• Review effective treatment options for allergic rhinitis. 
• Explore the role of immunotherapy in disease management. 

De la congestion au soulagement : gérer la rhinite allergique efficacement

Objectifs d'apprentissage

• Comprendre la prévalence et les conséquences de la rhinite allergique. 
• Cibler les déclencheurs courants et les variations saisonnières des symptômes. 
• Passer en revue les options de traitement efficaces pour le traitement de la rhinite allergique. 
• Examiner le rôle de l’immunologie dans la prise en charge de la maladie.

Abdominal POOP (Pain out of Proportion)

Learning Objectives

• Recognizing POOP as a Red Flag 
  
• Major Abdominal POOP Conditions Discussed: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) and Ischemic Bowel (Acute Mesenteric Ischemia) 
• Avoiding Diagnostic Pitfalls 

Douleurs abdominales disproportionnées

Objectifs d'apprentissage

• 1. Reconnaître la douleur disproportionnée comme un signal d’alarme )
  
• Discuter des principales affections qui se manifestent par des douleurs abdominales disproportionnées : Anévrisme de l’aorte abdominale (AAA) et Infarctus intestinal (ischémie mésentérique aiguë)
• Éviter les pièges liés au diagnostic