Fridays at the University Diagnostics Day – January 14, 2022

This session will be available by online only

January 14, 2022 – Diagnostics Day

Agenda

0820 Welcome

0830 Rheumatologic Testing: What Do I Order? – Dr. Amber Cogar

0920  Introduction to POCUS 101 – Dr. Taft Micks

1010  A Family Physician’s Guide to Radiology –Dr. Rick Bhullar

1100  Stretch Break

1130  Which cardiac test to order –Dr. Steven Promislow

1220  Are PFTs Always Needed or Will Spirometry Do? –Dr. Clare Ramsey

1320 – Closing Remarks

Objectives

Apply a strategy in knowing when to order and how to interpret common rheumatological tests (Medical Expert, Collaborator, Scholar)

Describe indications for POCUS use according to best practices in primary care (Medical Expert, Collaborator, Scholar)

Apply appropriate criteria for common imaging tests such as MRI Knee and Lumbar spine (Medical Expert, Communicator, Leader)

Differentiate when to order a stress test, MUGA, MIBI, and other non-invasive cardiac imaging (Medical Expert, Collaborator, Leader,  Scholar)

Appropriately order respiratory testing for common respiratory illnesses according to best practices  (Medical Expert, Communicator, Leader, Scholar)

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Registration

Physicians: $175
Other health professionals: $75
Residents/students: $30

This event is available via livestream. You will be emailed connection information prior to the event.

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

Study Credits

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 4.5 Mainpro+ credits.

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 4.5 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).

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