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  • Breakfast with the Experts Nov 17 2018Nov 17, 20188:30 am - 11:00 amThis two-credit per hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 5.0 Mainpro+ credits. (ID-186097) This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 2.5 hours. Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.
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Description:

Spend Saturday morning with us at our new jam-packed Breakfast with the Experts series! Three speakers will present on common infectious disease topics and guide the learner through practical case studies that address barriers to change in day-to-day practice. Space is limited, so register early! This session is of interest to family physicians, specialists, allied health and residents.


Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

– Initiate a workup for the most common causes of fever in travelers from the tropics and address barriers in knowledge that practitioners face in this process.
– Accurately diagnose and initiate timely management for the most common life threatening causes of fever in returned travelers.
– Formulate a comprehensive and timely approach to diagnosing lymphadenopathy.
– Identify knowledge barriers that practitioners have in identifying causes of lymphadenopathy.
– Explain how practitioners can communicate HPV prevention strategies in discussions with their patients.


Speakers:

Pierre Plourde MD, FRCPC

Pam Skrabek MD, MSc, FRCPC

Michael Gousseau MD


Agenda:
0830 – 0900          Check In, Hot Breakfast and Pre-Test
0900 – 0935          Update in Travel Medicine – Fever from the Tropics – Pierre Plourde MD, FRCPC

0935 – 1010          Approach to Lymphadenopathy- Pam Skrabek MD, MSc, FRCPC

1010 – 1045          Human Papilloma Virus Treatment and Prevention – Michael Gousseau MD

1045 – 1100          Post Test – Discussion of answers and follow-up questions

1100                      Evaluation and Adjourn


Credits:

This two-credit per hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 5.0 Mainpro+ credits. (ID-186097)

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 2.5 hours.

Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.

The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).


Brochure coming soon!