Recording: Fridays at the University Infectious Disease Day – May 12, 2023

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  • Fridays at the University - Infectious Disease Day May 2023May 12, 2023 - Aug 31, 20238:20 am - 1:30 pmThis 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. ID# 197631-007 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).

Location

Digitally through the University of Manitoba

Address:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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MAY 12, 2023 – Infectious Disease Day, event recording

 

Agenda

820 Welcome

0830  Office Treatment of Syphilis – Yoav Keynan, MD. PhD

0920 A Review of Antiviral Treatments for SARS-CoV-2 – Eric Bow, MD., MSc., D.Bacteriol., FRCPC

1010  Cumulative Pre-Travel Health Risk Assessment – Pierre Plourde, M.D., FRCPC

1130 Stretch Break

1200 Global Vaccines and Vaccinations: The Science vs The Anti-Science – Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, DSc (hon), FASTMH, FAAP

1250 Febrile Neutropenic Cancer Patients in the Community – Eric Bow, MD., MSc., D.Bacteriol., FRCPC

1320 Closing

IDD Agenda

Objectives

  • Participants will understand the various stages of syphilis and be able to describe appropriate treatment (Medical Expert, Communicator)
  • Participants will be updated on current treatments for SARS-CoV-2 and understand their uses and shortcomings (Medical Expert, Communicator)
  • Participants will be able to initiate a general pre-travel assessment of their patients and be aware of resources to help where there are knowledge gaps (Collaborator, Medical Expert)
  • Participants will learn where the anti-vaccine movement misleads patients in their quest for knowledge and how participants can give patients the resources to make informed decisions (Communicator, Collaborator, Health Advocate)
  • Participants will become aware of how to prescribe responsibly so as to minimize the risk of antibacterial (and other) resistance (Collaborator, Medical Expert)

 

Registration

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

This registration provides access to the session recording only, which will be available for viewing until August 31, 2023

Study Credits

This recorded activity is eligible for non-certified Mainpro+ credits and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Section 2: Self-Learning credits. These are self-reporting through the respective Colleges.

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Program Coordinator

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    Amanda Marten

    Program Coordinator, CPD - Medicine
    Office of Continuing Competency and Assessment
    Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
    University of Manitoba
    Tel: 431-373-9697

    Email: Amanda.Marten@umanitoba.ca

 

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