Consultations in Infectious Diseases 2024 **CANCELLED**

This session will be online only.

Paid registration also provides access to the recording and resources post event. All recordings will be available for 30 days after the event.

Agenda (subject to change)

9:00  Human Immunodeficiency Virus: All You Need to Know in 15 Minutes
9:15  Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
9:30  Post-exposure Prophylaxis
9:45  Panel Discussion

10:00  Assessment and Treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
10:15  Assessment and Treatment of Prostatitis
10:30  Diagnosis and Treatment of Syphilis
10:45  Panel Discussion

11:00  Diagnosis and Management of Recurring Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis
11:15  Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Sinusitis
11:30  Diagnosis and Treatment of Inner Ear Infections including Mastoiditis
11:45  Panel Discussion

1:00  Vaccine Update: Keeping Current
1:15  Everything you Need to Know about Clostridium difficile Disease
1:30  An Update in Hepatitis B and C Infection
1:45  Panel Discussion

2:00  Pediatric Topic 1
2:15  Pediatric Topic 2
2:30  Pediatric Topic 3
2:45  Panel Discussion

3:00  An Update in Traveler’s Diarrhea
3:15   Travel Vaccinations
3:30  Travel Related Skin Disorders
3:45  TBA
4:00  TBA

Objectives

At the end of this educational event, participants will be able to:

• Recognize, diagnose and support patients who may benefit from PrEP, or who are infected with HIV (Medical Expert, Communicator, Collaborator)
• Identify the risks inherent in a needlestick injury, and what prophylactics and followups are required (Medical Expert)
• Diagnose and prevent recurrent UTIs, CDI, and HCV (Communicator, Medical Expert)
• Apply the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for acute and chronic prostatitis (Communicator, Medical Expert)
• Manage the care of infections in individuals who use injection drugs (Health Advocate, Communicator, Collaborator)
• Assess and treat new Canadians for common infectious agents and provide support (Health Advocate, Communicator)
• Recognize infections and conditions that disproportionately affect people without access to suitable housing (Health Advocate)
• Identify the indications and contraindications of new vaccines available in Manitoba (Scholar)
• Apply diagnostic, prevention and treatment strategies for travel-related conditions (Medical Expert, Communicator)

Registration

Physicians: $225
Other health professionals: $95
Residents/students: $35

This event is available via livestream.  Connection details will be emailed to registered participants 24 hours in advance of the session date

Only paid registrants can receive credits and access speakers’ presentations post-event.

Per CPD Medicine policy, the department requires any refund or cancelation request to be submitted in writing up to 14 days before an event. A $50 administrative fee will be withheld to cover transaction and administrative costs. Refund or cancelation requests made less than 14 days before an event may be considered on a case-by-case basis