This session will be online only.
Paid registration also provides access to the recording and resources post event. All recordings will be available until August 31, 2024.
Agenda
0820 Welcome
0830 Do you need a chemistry laboratory test? Choose wisely – Laurel Thorlacius, Eleonara Petryayeva, Hana Klassen Vakili
0920 Deprescribing – Phil St. John, MD MPH CCFP FRCPC
1010 Falls in Older Adults – Lorraine Peitsch, MD, FRCPC
1100 Stretch Break
1130 Choosing Wisely: A Family Physician’s Guide to Radiology including MRI Knee and Lumbar Spine – Rick Bhullar, MD, DABR, FRCPC
1220 From Burning to Bliss: Choosing Wisely to Optimize UTI Care – Amila Heendeniya, MD FRCPC
1320 Closing
Objectives
By attending this session, participants will be able to:
- understand when it is appropriate to test for UTI in the elderly (Communicator, Medical Expert)
- determine when imaging is appropriate and when it is contraindicated (Collaborator, Medical Expert)
- identify when lab testing is inappropriate (Collaborator, Medical Expert)
- develop a general guideline for deprescribing (Scholar, Medical Expert)
- how to use Choosing Wisely to reduce falls in the elderly (Health Advocate, Scholar)