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Conference
Program
Letter from
ASA Chair
Deborah Smith MD, CCFP
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ELCOME TO THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS’
51st Annual Scientific Assembly. This is the Premier Family
Medicine Conference in Ontario and has been planned and developed
by Family Physicians for Family Physicians. We are excited to offer over
160 sessions ranging from Mainpro C to small workshops, seminars, and
general sessions. There is plenty of variety to keep you up to date on
current evidence-based practice, from short sessions on hot topics to
seminars geared at helping you make changes to improve healthcare
outcomes for your patients. It’s not all just hard work; we’ve managed
to secure an inspirational Keynote Address by Dr. Mark Tremblay to
launch our conference, secure many exhibitors to showcase their
products as well as celebrate the installation of our new President Dr.
Jonathan Kerr and of course there will be time to network with friends
and colleagues during the breakfasts, lunches and breaks. Thank you
for joining us at this years’ Annual Scientific Assembly!
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BANQUET KITCHEN
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CONVENTION LEVEL FLOOR
FITNESS CENTRE
GOVERNOR GENERAL
SUITE
GUEST ELEVATORS
WASHROOMS
TO SECOND FLOOR BRIDGE
POOL
SECOND FLOOR
HOST VENUE
OSGOOOE
WEST
EXECUTIVE
OFFICES
EAST
GUEST ELEVATORS
HILTON
MEETINGS
RECEPTIOON
WASHROOMS
OPUS
BOARDROOM
RICHMOND
WEST
EAST
ADELAIDE
UNIVERSITY
145 Richmond St. W,
Toronto, ON M5H 2L2
Tel: 416.869.3456
TH I R D F L O O R
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TOC table of contents
HOST
ORGANIZATION
Table of Contents
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Cover
Conference Floor Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Your 2013 Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Mark Tremblay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
OCFP Board, ASA Committee and Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Summary of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ontario College of
Family Physicians
340 Richmond St. West,
Toronto, ON M5V 1X2
Tel: 416-867-9646
Fax: 416-867-9990
[email protected]
www.ocfp.on.ca
Mainpro C Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2013 Speakers A to Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Wednesday November 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Thursday November 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Friday November 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Saturday November 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
2013 Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover
HOST VENUE
Hilton Toronto Hotel
145 Richmond St. West,
Toronto, ON M5H 2L2
Tel: 416-869-3456
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
It is the responsibility of all presenters and facilitators
to disclose conflict of interest to the OCFP and ASA
audience/participants.
Conference Program Statement:
This Program is provided for information purposes
only. The Ontario College of Family Physicians
reserves the right to delete, alter, or otherwise amend
any aspect of the Program as the Ontario College, in
its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
your
HOSTS
Frank Martino
Jonathan Kerr
MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
BScH, MD, CCFP
President
President Elect
DR. FRANK MARTINO is the
Corporate Chief of Family
Medicine at William Osler
Health System. He has been
practicing comprehensive
Family Medicine in
Brampton for 22 years. He
is a graduate of the Family
and Emergency Medicine
Residency Program at
the University of Toronto.
Dr. Martino is still active
in Obstetrics, in-patient
care, and the Emergency
Department at Brampton
Civic Hospital. He is currently
an Associate Clinical
professor at McMaster
University.
Dr. Martino has been
teaching Family Medicine
residents and medical
students for over 15 years.
He was instrumental
in bringing the Family
Medicine teaching program
to William Osler Health
System through McMaster
University in 2007.The
program now has 20
residents training at both
campuses of William Osler
Health System.
In January 2012, Dr. Martino
was appointed Primary Care
Lead for the Central West
LHIN, mandated to improve
primary care engagement
and integration into our
health care system. In 2008,
Dr. Martino received the Reg
L. Perkin Award as Ontario’s
Family Physician of the Year.
DR. JONATHAN KERR
practices comprehensive
family medicine in his
hometown of Belleville,
Ontario.
Dr. Kerr is the Primary Care
Lead for the South East Local
Health Integration Network
(LHIN), and has recently
facilitated the development
of seven Health Links.
He is the past chair of the
College of Family Physicians
of Canada’s (CFPC) First
Five Years in Family Practice
Committee, and was
recently a member of the
CFPC’s Working Group on
Curriculum Review.
Dr. Kerr is the Curriculum Site
Lead for Belleville/Quinte,
and helped to develop the
new competency-based,
horizontal curriculum for the
Belleville/Quinte site.
Dr. Kerr has served on
the board of the Ontario
College of Family Physicians
(OCFP) for the past 5 years,
and is honoured to have
the opportunity to further
represent and serve family
doctors in Ontario as
President of the OCFP during
the upcoming year.
Jonathan is passionate
about quality improvement,
system integration,
patient engagement, and
primary care leadership.
He is committed to the
OCFP being the “go to”
organization advocating for
and promoting high quality
patient care in Ontario.
Despite these various roles,
Jonathan finds the time to
have a “daddy day” every
week with his two young
children.
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your
HOSTS
Jessica Hill
MSW, M.Ed
Chief Executive Officer
JESSICA HILL joined the
Ontario College of Family
Physicians (OCFP) as Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) in
August 2013.
Her primary focus as CEO
is to enhance patient
care through excellence
in family medicine. To
achieve this Ms. Hill is
working closely with
the OCFP Board of
Directors to deliver high
quality evidence-based
programs for OCFP’s
12,000 members, and
by building effective
partnerships with
organizations that share
the goal of improving
primary care for patients
and families in Ontario.
A recognized public
sector leader with more
than 30 years experience,
Ms. Hill is known for her
tireless commitment
to innovation and
collaboration and for
her ability to lead and
guide organizations
and programs through
significant system and
organizational change.
Prior to joining OCFP Ms.
Hill served from 2007
6
to 2012 as the inaugural
CEO of the Canadian
Partnership Against
Cancer, where she led
the implementation
of Canada’s cancer
strategy. Her dedication
to cancer control
and building bridges
between organizations
across Canada were
instrumental to the
success of the Canadian
Partnership Against
Cancer, and to it receiving
a second mandate from
the Government of
Canada for 2012 to 2017.
Ms. Hill’s previous
experience spans
various senior roles
with the Ontario and
federal public sectors
overseeing a number
of broad portfolios.
At the provincial level
these include Deputy
Minister with the Ministry
of Children and Youth
Services, and Assistant
Deputy Minister with
the Ministry of Health
and Long-term Care,
the Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities
and the Ministry of
Community and Social
Services. Prior to joining
the Government of
Ontario, Ms. Hill spent 10
years with Health Canada,
including four years as
a Regional Director in
Health Promotion.
Ms. Hill has a strong
commitment to good
governance for not-forprofit organizations and
demonstrates this in
her day-to-day work as
CEO. For the last six years
she has also served as a
member of the Children’s
Aid Society of Toronto
Board of Directors, with
two of those years as
Board Chair.
She holds a Masters
Degree in Social Work
and Education from the
University of Toronto and
a Diploma from the Ivey
Executive Program at
Western University. She
has received numerous
awards, including the
C.M. Hinks Award for
Leadership in Mental
Health and the Women’s
Executive Network Award
for Leadership in the
Public Sector.
Deborah Smith
MD, CCFP
Chair, 2013 ASA
Planning Committee
DR. DEBORAH SMITH graduated
from Medical School at the
University of Western Ontario and
completed her Family Medicine
Residency at Queen’s University.
She currently resides in Sudbury,
Ontario and is an Assistant Professor
of Family Medicine at the Northern
Ontario School of Medicine. She has
worked as a Hospitalist at Health
Sciences North since the inception
of the service in 2001. She has
found herself on many committees
at the hospital as well as the OCFP
and recently joined the Board of
Directors at her local Golf Club. In
her spare time she enjoys cycling
and golfing during the summer
months and snowshoeing and
curling during the long winters
in the north. This is her fifth and
final year in a Chair position on this
committee. She would like to thank
the committee for their ongoing
support and congratulate them on
producing another great program
this year. A big thank you goes out
to the OCFP staff for the non-stop
support and hard work in organizing
this conference.
your
HOSTS
Kim Bender
MD, CCFP
Chair, Scientific Program
2013 ASA
Planning Committee
DR. KIM BENDER graduated
from McMaster Medical
School in 1999 after
a bachelor of science
and a second degree
in gerontology, also at
McMaster. She is now a
family physician with the
Smithville Family Health
team in rural Smithville,
ON. She does inpatient
care at the family physician
run West Lincoln Memorial
Hospital in Grimsby, ON,
where she also participates
in OR assists and is secretary/
treasurer of the medical
staff. She tutors behavioural
science to McMaster
residents and participates in
clerkship training. She also
participates in the medical
school admissions and
family medicine interview
process each year. She loves
where she works because
of the fantastic team of
colleagues that she is lucky
enough to work with every
day.
She has been supported
through all of this by her
best friend and spouse,
Duane and her fun-loving
daughters, 13 year old Emily
and 9 year old Meaghan.
They survive the day-to-day
grind by looking forward
to whatever trip they
are planning next, their
favourite place being Walt
Disney World. They live
on 21 acres where they
appreciate the quiet of
nature after a long day, and
there is always grass to cut
if someone is looking for
something to do.
Kim has been on the ASA
committee since residency
and is very thankful for the
always supportive group of
committee members this
year, as they have made the
position of scientific chair an
easy one. Thanks everyone.
Keynote
Speaker
Dr. Mark Tremblay,
Ph.D., D.Litt.(hons), FACSM
DR. MARK TREMBLAY has
a Bachelor of Commerce
degree in Sports
Administration and a
Bachelor of Physical and
Health Education degree
from Laurentian University.
His graduate training was
from the University of
Toronto where he obtained
his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the
Department of Community
Health with a specialty
in Exercise Science. Dr.
Tremblay is the Director of
Healthy Active Living and
Obesity Research (HALO) at
the Children’s Hospital of
Eastern Ontario Research
Institute and Professor of
Pediatrics in the Faculty
of Medicine, University
of Ottawa, where he is
also cross-appointed to
the School of Human
Kinetics, the Department
of Epidemiology and
Community Medicine,
and the Ph.D. Program in
Population Health. He is
a Fellow of the American
College of Sports Medicine,
Chief Scientific Officer of
Active Healthy Kids Canada,
Chair of the Canadian
Physical Activity Guidelines
Project, Chair of the
Canadian Health Measures
Survey Expert Advisory
Committee, Founder of
the Sedentary Behaviour
Research Network, and
former Dean of Kinesiology
at the University of
Saskatchewan. Dr. Tremblay
has published more than
200 papers and book
chapters in the areas of
childhood obesity, physical
activity measurement,
exercise physiology,
sedentary physiology, and
health surveillance. He has
delivered over 500 scholarly
conference presentations,
including more than
130 invited and keynote
addresses, in 17 different
countries. Dr. Tremblay
has received an honorary
doctorate and the Queen
Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Medal for his leadership
contributions to healthy
active living in Canada. Dr.
Tremblay’s most productive
work has resulted from his
25-year marriage to his
wife Helen, yielding four
wonderful children.
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OCFP Board, ASA Committee and Staff
THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE
OCFP:
Dr. Frank Martino
President
Dr. Jonathan Kerr
President-Elect
Dr. Cathy Faulds
Honorary Treasurer
2013 ASA PLANNING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
2013 OCFP STAFF
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Chief Executive Officer
e would like to thank all
committee members and
the OCFP staff for working
hard to put together
an outstanding educational
program for this year’s conference
participants
Dr. David Tannenbaum
Past President
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Dr. Sarah-Lynn Newbery
Dr. Deborah Smith, Sudbury
Chair
Director Region 1
Dr. Michael Lee-Poy
Director Region 3
Dr. Sanjeev Goel
Director Region 4
Dr. Mary Manno
Director Region 4
Dr. Art Kushner
Director Region 5
Dr. David White
Director Region 5
Dr. Jennifer Young
Director Region 6
Dr. Rosana Pellizzari
Director Region 6
Dr. John Brewer
Dr. Kim Bender, Smithsville,
Scientific Chair
Dr. Andrew Arcand, Markham
Dr. France Boudreau, Ottawa
Dr. Eleanor Colledge, Toronto
Dr. Stephane Foidart, Kenora
Dr. Stephen Milone, Orangeville
Dr. Jenny Molson, Kingston
Dr. Kendall Noel, Ottawa
Dr. Franklin Sheps, Toronto
Dr. Jordana Sheps, Toronto
Dr. Ken Trinh, Hamilton
Dr. Lori Teeple, Strathroy
Jessica Hill
Eilyn Rodriguez
Associate Executive Director
Susana Gonzalez
Corporate Affairs, Director
Natalie Ayers
ASA Manager
Richard Pita
Collaborative Care Network
Coordinator
Arsela Hoxhaj
Continuing Medical
Education, Coordinator
Vincenza Ciampa
Continuing Medical
Education,
Assistant Coordinator
Nathaniel Saunders
Mainpro Coordinator
Laura Polin
ASA Assistant
Sandra Bottiglieri
Financial Services & AP
Coordinator
Mary Naini
Accounts Receivable,
Coordinator
Director Region 7
Kathy LaBrosse
Dr. Mark Fraser
Executive Assistant
Director Region 7
Dr. Anne DuVall
Director at Large
Richard DaSilva
Receptionist / Corporate
Affairs Assistant
Dr. Glenn Brown
Director at Large, University
Departments of Family Medicine
Dr. Rami Shoucri
Resident Director
Ms. Jessica Hill
Chief Executive Officer
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Early Bird Winner
Ayman Al-Arabi - Toronto
(Winner of a free 3-day registration to the
2013 ASA – does not include Mainpro-C courses)
summary of events
SOE
Events open to all
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28
5:30-7:45
7:30-8:30
7:30-8:30
OCFP Annual General Meeting, OCFP President’s Installation &
OPEN Awards Ceremony, OCFP Members Forum
OPEN Region 1 - North East & North West LHINs
OPEN Region 2 - Erie St. Clair and South West LHINs
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
Region 3 - Waterloo Wellington and Hamilton Niagara Haldimand
OPEN Brant LHINs
7:30-8:30
OPEN Region 4 - Mississauga Halton and Central West LHINs
7:30-8:30
OPEN Region 5 - Toronto Central and Central LHINs
7:30-8:30
OPEN Region 6 - Central East and North Simcoe Muskoka LHINs
7:30-8:30
OPEN Region 7 - South East and Champlain LHINs
09:15-10:15 OPEN Keynote Address
10:20-10:35 OPEN Ontario Chiropractic Association Stretching Sessions
12:15-13:15 OPEN OCFP Annual General Meeting
17:30-19:45 OPEN OCFP President’s Installation and Awards Ceremony
7:30-8:30
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HARRIS
MACDONALD
LISMER
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TORONTO I
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29
10:05-10:20
OPEN Ontario Chiropractic Association Stretching Sessions
12:00-13:30
OPEN Registration Required
12:15-13:15
OPEN Where We’ve Been and Where We Are Going –
Residents/First 5 Years in Practice Luncheon -
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RUTH’S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE
Virtual Care and Family Practice:
TORONTO I
By Ontario Telemedicine Network
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30
OPEN Ontario Chiropractic Association Stretching Sessions
12:15-13:15 OPEN OCFP Members Forum: The Future of Family Medicine
10:05-10:20
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TOM THOMSON
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SOE summary of events
Mainpro-C Courses
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27
CREDITS
PAIN Pain and Addiction Primer for the Family Physician
08:30-12:00 BPA Best Practices for ADHD Across the Lifespan
08:30-17:00
08:30-17:00
ACM Acute Pain Management: Getting It Right
MSK Joint Assessment Made Easy
08:30-12:00 OSTE Osteoporosis Update
08:30-17:00
Treating Poverty: A Skills-Based Approach to Addressing
08:30-12:00
TPSB Poverty for Family Physicians - CANCELLED
08:30-12:00
HCDN Development
Healthy Child Development: Nutrition and Child
CARMICHAEL
6.5
JACKSON
3
TOM
THOMSON
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CASSON
6
JOHNSTON
3
HARRIS
3.5
MACDONALD
3
LISMER
3
OSGOODE
EAST
3
OSGOODE
WEST
3
RICHMOND
4
JACKSON
3
JOHNSTON
3
HARRIS
3
MACDONALD
3
LISMER
3
Leadership Development Program: Using the Leadership
08:30-12:00
LDPI Framework to Create High Morale & Productivity in the
08:30-12:00
COPD
08:30-12:00
PSYC
Workplace. Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
Using Critical Appraisal to Promote Respiratory
Health in Primary Care: A focus on the Role of Inhaled
Maintenance Therapy in the Management of Asthma in
COPD - CANCELLED
Psychosis in Primary Care: Core Elements of
Management
AWLS AWLS - Advanced Wound Care Life Saving
13:30-17:00 IUD Intrauterine Contraception: Theory to Practice
08:00-12:00
Environment-Linked Illnesses | Pregnancy & Early
13:30-17:00
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ENVI Childhood Environmental Exposures: Impacts,
13:30-17:00
MCI
13:30-17:00
HCDE
13:30-17:00
LDPII
Prevention, Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis and Management of Patients with MCI and
Dementia: Tips for the Family Physician
Healthy Child Development: Enhanced 18 Month Well
Baby Visit
Leadership Development Program: Using the Leadership
Framework to Develop Team Effectiveness: Being a
Change Champion is Hard Work
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Mainpro-C Courses
CREDITS
13:30-17:00
APP
13:30-17:00
MEND
15:00-18:00
BPR
Approach to Psychotherapy in Primary Care; Strategies
for Dealing with the Difficult Patient
Diabetes and Depression: Relevance and Identification CANCELLED
Best Practices in Reducing Unnecessary Tests, Treatments
and Care (Don’t Just Do Something – Stand There!)
OSGOODE
EAST
OSGOODE
WEST
RICHMOND
3
3
3
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28
CREDITS
10:45-15:00
Practical Office Management of Comorbid Alcohol and
ADD Anxiety Disorders
CASSON
3
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29
CREDITS
Approach to Psychosis in Primary Care; Somatizing: What
Every Family Physician Needs to Know
Preventive Care Visits for School Age Children and Teens:
Where Is The Evidence?
08:30-12:00
SOM
13:30-17:00
PREV
13:30-17:00
LAMP A Practical Guide to Slit Lamp Use
OSGOODE
WEST
OSGOODE
EAST
OSGOODE
WEST
3
3
2.5
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30
CREDITS
08:30-12:00
08:30-17:00
QIP
Identifying Opportunities for QI Planning in Primary
Care
EMPII Emergency Medicine Primer for Family Physicians II
OPUS
3
OSGOODE
WEST
7.5
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SOE summary of events
General Sessions
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28
10:45-11:10
11:10-11:35
11:35-12:00
13:30-13:55
13:55-14:20
14:20-14:45
15:30-15:55
15:55-16:20
16:20-16:45
10:45-11:10
GEN101
GEN102
GEN103
GEN104
GEN105
GEN106
GEN107
GEN108
GEN109
GEN110
Allergy Testing
Urticaria and Angioedema
Primary Prevention of Allergies in Children - Is it possible?
Hypertensive Crises - When It’s Really a Crisis
Dyslipidemia: Lots of Good Evidence, Less Good Interpretation
TOM THOMSON
Is There A Role for Primary Prevention in Hyperlipidemia
Suicide Risk Assessment - Best Evidence
It’s Overgrown Toeskin NOT Ingrown Toenail
The Future of Palliative Care
The Influenza Update
Emerging Infectious Respiratory Diseases: Role of the Family
GEN111 Physician
11:35-12:00 GEN112 The Impact of HPV Vaccine
11:10-11:35
Alpha One Antitrypsin Deficiency; What the Primary Care Physician
GEN113 Needs to Know
13:55-14:20 GEN114 Will You Recognize That Case of TB?
14:20-14:45 GEN115 Will You Recognize That Case of Pertussis?
15:30-15:55 GEN116 Herpes Zoster
13:30-13:55
Cardiovascular Assessment: Is CRP Part of a Comprehensive Risk
GEN117 Profile or Clinically Redundant Practice?
16:20-16:45 GEN118 Resuscitation- The First 15 Minutes
15:55-16:20
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summary of events
SOE
General Sessions
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29
08:30-08:55
08:55-09:20
09:20-09:45
10:30-10:55
10:55-11:20
11:20-11:45
13:30-13:55
13:55-14:20
GEN201
GEN202
GEN203
GEN204
GEN205
GEN206
GEN207
GEN208
Blood Glucose Home Monitoring or NOT
What to Do with ACR Results in Diabetes
Reducing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: What works?
Leg Edema NYD - Aspects of Diagnosis and Management
VTE - Still A Killer
Outpatient Treatment of P/Es
Organ and Tissue Donation in Ontario
Transitioning to Palliative Care: Starting the Conversation
TOM THOMSON
Prenatal Screening for Genetic Disorders: Best Current Practice
GEN209 and What’s Around the Corner
15:30-15:55 GEN210 Making Therapeutic Decisions with Ongoing Drug Shortage
14:20-14:45
15:55-16:20
The Comprehensive Health Review: New Ways of Thinking About
GEN211 Our “Annual Check-ups”
Community Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections - The Usual
GEN212 Suspects
08:30-08:55 GEN213 Fatty Liver Including NASH
08:55-09:20 GEN214 Chronic Diarrhea
16:20-16:45
09:20-09:45
10:30-10:55
10:55-11:20
11:20-11:45
13:30-13:55
13:55-14:20
14:20-14:45
15:30-15:55
15:55-16:20
16:20-16:45
Lyme Disease - Why So Many Ticks This Year, When to Test and
GEN215 When to Treat
GEN216 A Potpourri of Geriatric Polypharmacy Pearls
GEN217 Bone Mineral Density Testing – Who, When and What for?
GEN218 GERD and Dyspepsia Treatment - PPIs - Not So Innocuous
GEN219 Mercury in Primary Care - When to Test, What to Do
GEN220 Generic vs Brand Name Drugs
GEN221 e-Health Innovation
GEN222 Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Primary Care
GEN223 Skip the Bug Juice - Avoiding abx in Children with Fever
GEN224 Judicious Antimicrobial Use - 1st Line for Common Infections
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General Sessions
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30
GEN301 Acne Management
08:55-09:20 GEN302 The New Anticoagulants - Review of the Evidence
08:30-08:55
09:20-09:45
10:30-10:55
10:55-11:20
11:20-11:45
13:30-13:55
13:55-14:20
14:45-15:10
15:10-15:35
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Multi-Drug Resistant Gonorrhea – What’s the Recent Epidemiology
GEN303 and What are the Clinical/Public Health Implications?
GEN304 Cervical Screening Guidelines - for Now and the Future
GEN305 Demystifying Bioidentical Hormones
TORONTO I
GEN306 ‘I Can’t Be Pregnant, I’m A Grand-Mother!’ When to Stop Contraception
GEN307 Prenatal Screening: Can We Get Beyond Down Syndrome?
GEN308 Performance measures- what to expect moving forward
GEN309 Screening Update
GEN310 Genetic Assessment for Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk
summary of events
SOE
Seminars
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28
S101
S102
S103
S104
S105
S106
10:45-12:15
S107
S108
S109
S110
S111
S112
State of the Art Pearls for Managing Asthma in Primary Care
Driving and Dementia: Practical Tips for Family Physician
Red Flag Headaches in the Office and ED
Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease
First Trimester Bleeding & Early Pregnancy Loss:
Current Practice & Future
Top 10 Clinical Tips on Symptom Management for Patients with
Advanced Cancer – SOLD OUT
Borderline Personality Disorder: Management Strategies for
Family Physicians
Ocular Inflammation
Performance Measurement in Primary Care
Top 10 Apps for Your Smartphone or Tablet: Teaching and
Learning in the Office
Being Part of a Successful FHO – Improving Your Individual
and Group Success
S113
Housecalls 101
S114
Symptomatic Vulvovaginal Atrophy at Menopause: Identification
and Management
S115
S116
S117
13:30-15:00
Behavioral Treatment of Obesity : Overcoming Overeating
S118
Does My Mother/Father Have Dementia?
Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Tremor
Medications and Kidney Disease: What to Know, What to Fear,
What to Do – SOLD OUT
Got TB? An Update for Primary Care from 2013 Canadian TB
Standards
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
JOHNSTON
HARRIS
MACDONALD
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
OPUS
OSGOODE EAST
OSGOODE WEST
RICHMOND
YORK EAST
SIMCOE
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
JOHNSTON
HARRIS
MACDONALD
LISMER
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
S119
Heart Failure Management 2013
S120
Are Your Vaccine Decisions Up To Date? – SOLD OUT
S121
Fireside Chat- Discussions of Audience Cases in End of Life
Care – CANCELLED
OSGOODE EAST
S122
Genomics and Primary Care, Are You Prepared?
OSGOODE WEST
S123
Opioid Addiction and Treatment with Buprenorphine in
Northwestern Ontario First Nation Communities – CANCELLED
OPUS
RICHMOND
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SOE summary of events
Seminars
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 continued
S124
S125
S126
15:30-17:00
S127
S128
– SOLD OUT
Management of CHF with Comorbitities
Adolescent Alcohol/Drug Use in Primary Care
S129
What Will I Be When I Grow Up? Medical and non-medical
professional options for the doctors of tomorrow
S130
Sorting Out Dizziness – SOLD OUT
S131
S132
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Rotavirus, Pertussis and Invasive Meningococcal Disease Vaccine
Programs in Ontario: What’s New and What May Be on the
Horizon
Common Referrals to Hematology: Approach to Anemia;
Approach to the Diagnosis of Hemochromatosis; Approach to
Monoclonal Gammopathies – SOLD OUT
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain - Not as Hard as it Looks
Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Men and Women?
– SOLD OUT
Do We Really Know What We’re Doing: Treating Patients Based
on Evidence vs. Other Questionable Stuff
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
CASSON
HARRIS
MACDONALD
LISMER
OPUS
OSGOODE EAST
OSGOODE WEST
summary of events
SOE
Seminars
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29
S201 ACS Management, From Hospital to the Office
S202 Wound Care - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
S203 Common Sexual Problems
Managing High Risk Patients with Chronic Pain Disorders – Clinical
S204 Pearls to Keep You and Your Patients Safe!
S205 Office Urgencies
S206 Update on Sexual Health: Screening, Diagnosing and Curing STIs
08:30-10:00
S207 The 5As of Obesity Management
S208 A Practical Approach to Managing Common Geriatric Complaints
Critical Aboriginal Health Issues in Canada: From Statistics to
S209 Stories – CANCELLED
They Never Taught That in Med School! - Quick Approaches to
S210 Common Conditions Affecting Patients With Mobility Impairments
S211 Transgendered Medicine
S202 Wound Care - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
S203 Common Sexual Problems - Continued
Managing High Risk Patients with Chronic Pain Disorders – Clinical
S204 Pearls to Keep You and Your Patients Safe! - Continued
S212 Integrating Palliative Care Into Advanced Cardiorespiratory Illnesses
S213 Musculoskeletal Imaging for Family Physicians
Menopause: Pearls for Practical Practice -
10:30-12:00
S214 Ten years Post WHI – SOLD OUT
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
CASSON
JOHNSTON
HARRIS
MACDONALD
LISMER
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
OPUS
OSGOODE EAST
RICHMOND
JACKSON
CASSON
JOHNSTON
CARMICHAEL
HARRIS
MACDONALD
“The Pediatric Allergic March: From Skin to Gut to Nose” An
S215 Update on Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergies and Allergic Respiratory
LISMER
Diseases
S216 Helping Your Patients Get The Sleep of Their Dreams
Improving Treatment Adherence and Health Behaviours Through
S218 Motivational Interventions
S219 Strategies for Effective Feedback in Medical Education – CANCELLED
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
OSGOODE EAST
RICHMOND
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SOE summary of events
Seminars
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29 continued
S220 Low Back Pain Emergencies – SOLD OUT
Best Practices in Information Management for Electronic Medical
JACKSON
Travelling Companions, Detours and Tight Spaces on the Road
CASSON
Scientific Support for Alternative Medicine - Review of the Evidence
HARRIS
S221 Records
S222 to Resilience: Strategies to Enhance Performance and Well-Being
S223
– SOLD OUT
S224 Diabetes - New CDA Guidelines – SOLD OUT
13:30-15:00
CARMICHAEL
MACDONALD
Public Health Laboratories 101: Clinical Support for Physicians
S225 in the Diagnosis of Infectious and Communicable Disease by the
LISMER
Public Health Ontario Laboratories
S226 Preventing Cardiovascular Complications in People with Diabetes
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
Buprenorphine/Naloxone - Office Based Management Opioid
OPUS
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe - What to Do When the World
RICHMOND
S227 Dependence
S228 Comes to You - Addressing the Health of Refugees in Primary Care
Travelling Companions, Detours and Tight Spaces on the Road
S222 to Resilience: Strategies to Enhance Performance and Well-Being
CASSON
– Continued
Buprenorphine/Naloxone - Office Based Management Opioid
S227 Dependence
S228
15:30-17:00
S229
– Continued
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe - What to Do When the World
Comes to You - Addressing the Health of Refugees in Primary
care – Continued
COPD Management in Primary Care: Current and Evolving
Therapies – SOLD OUT
S230 Inhaler Technique and Respiratory Action Plans
S231
Bloody Hell – A Discussion of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
– SOLD OUT
S232 Diabetes – DPP4s and GLP1s: When and How?
S233 Dragon’s Den -Vote for the Most Innovative Resident Project
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OPUS
RICHMOND
CARMICHAEL
HARRIS
MACDONALD
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
LISMER
summary of events
SOE
Seminars
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30
S301 Approach to Depression in Primary Care
S302 Cases of Resistant Hypertension
TOM THOMSON
Is There a Line Between Normal and Abnormal? Managing
CASSON
S304 Depression in Palliative Care – CANCELLED
S305 An Interdisciplinary Approach to Better Prescribing in the Elderly
S306
S307
JACKSON
Assessment and Management of Behavioural and Psychological
S303 Symptoms of Dementia
08:30-10:00
CARMICHAEL
Celiac Disease and Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity - Diagnosis and
Management – SOLD OUT
Teaching Professionalism: Critical Conversations with Our Learners
– CANCELLED
S308 Adolescent Mental Health
S309 Understanding Non-Invasive Cardiac Testing
JOHNSTON
HARRIS
MACDONALD
LISMER
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
Thyroid Nodules - When to Refer: “The Good, The Bad and The
S310 Ugly” & Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy - A Family Practice
OSGOODE EAST
Perspective for Management – SOLD OUT
S311 Challenges in Providing Care to Immigrants
S302 Cases of Resistant Hypertension
JACKSON
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Better Prescribing in the
JOHNSTON
Teaching Professionalism: Critical Conversations with Our
MACDONALD
S305 Elderly – Continued
S307 Learners – Continued
S308 Adolescent Mental Health – Continued
ADHD in Adults/Across the Lifespan and
S312 Common Comorbidity
10:30-12:00
RICHMOND
LISMER
CARMICHAEL
Palliative Care: Advance Care Planning and Pearls for End of
TOM THOMSON
Starting Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes - WITHOUT Losing Sleep
CASSON
S313 Life Care
S314 at Night
S315 Autistic Spectrum Disease: A Heaven of Hell, A Hell of Heaven
S316 Interventions in ED not Founded on Evidence Version 2013
S317 Thyroid Dysfunction Revisited: What’s Next after TSH – SOLD OUT
S318 Common External and Middle Ear Problems – SOLD OUT
HARRIS
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
OSGOODE EAST
RICHMOND
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SOE summary of events
Seminars
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30 continued
S319 Practical Management of Knee OA
Mixing and Matching: Layering Psychiatric Medications as Family
S320 Physicians – SOLD OUT
S321 Pediatric Vulvar Disorders
13:30-14:30
Test your Contraception IQ: Be a Contraceptive Mythbuster! –
JOHNSTON
SOLD OUT
S327 Advanced ECG Interpretation for ED, Hospitalist or Office
S334
14:45-15:45
Mood Disorders in Pregnancy and Postpartum – SOLD OUT
Managing the Disruptive Patient
HARRIS
MACDONALD
LISMER
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
OPUS
OSGOODE EAST
Marital Counselling
RICHMOND
The 15 Minute Hour
HARRIS
Bedside Ultrasound: An Introduction for Family Physicians
Approach to Bipolar Disorder
Diagnosis and Management of Fatty Liver States
Evaluating and Managing Foot Pain and Neuropathy in Diabetics
– SOLD OUT
Managing Back Pain: The Ontario Inititative Taking You Beyond
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
TOM THOMSON
CASSON
S335 the Basics – SOLD OUT
JOHNSTON
S337 A New Approach to Syncope in the Office
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
S338 Drugs of Abuse - What’s New on the Street – SOLD OUT
S339 Ten 2013 Studies that May Change Your Practice – SOLD OUT
S340 Retirement Planning
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TOM THOMSON
CASSON
S324 The 15 Minute Hour – Continued
S325 Palliative Care and Advanced Heart Failure
S326 Myths and Misses in Medicine: Tools for Practice
S328
S329
S330
S324
S331
S332
S333
JACKSON
Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Underappreciated
S322 Management Challenge
S323
CARMICHAEL
OPUS
OSGOODE EAST
RICHMOND
summary of events
SOE
Seminars
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30 continued
S324
S341
S342
S343
16:00-17:00
S344
The 15 Minute Hour – Continued
HARRIS
A Practical Approach to Headache – SOLD OUT
CARMICHAEL
Delirium in Hospitalized Patients - NICE Guidelines
JACKSON
What’s New in Dermatology 2013
TOM THOMSON
Evaluating and Managing the High Risk Diabetic Lower Extremity
and Diabetic Foot Ulcers – SOLD OUT
CASSON
S345 Use and Dangers of Herbs
S346 Explaining Vaccines to Concerned Parents and Patients
S347 The Limping Child
JOHNSTON
MACDONALD
LISMER
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SOE summary of events
Workshops
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28
10:45-12:15
WS101 The Red Face: A Case Based Approach
Dermoscopy - How to Improve Your Management of Pigmented Lesions
13:30-15:00
WS102
13:30-15:00
WS104 Ultrasound of the Spine for Regional Anesthesia – CANCELLED
15:30-17:00
WS103
15:30-17:00
WS105 Polypharmacy in the Elderly – SOLD OUT
– SOLD OUT
Dermoscopy - How to Improve Your Management of Pigmented Lesions
– SOLD OUT
LISMER
YORK EAST
SIMCOE
YORK EAST
SIMCOE
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29
WS201
WS202
10:30-12:00 WS202
WS203
13:30-15:00 WS204
WS205
WS203
15:30-17:00 WS204
WS205
08:30-10:00
Airway Management Workshop
YORK EAST
Suturing 101
SIMCOE
Suturing 101
SIMCOE
The Neurological Exam for Family Physicians
JOHNSTON
Wounds and Dressings – SOLD OUT
YORK EAST
Suturing Advanced
SIMCOE
The Neurological Exam for Family Physicians
JOHNSTON
Wounds and Dressings – SOLD OUT
YORK EAST
Suturing Advanced – Continued
SIMCOE
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30
WS301
WS302
WS301
10:30-12:00
WS302
WS303
13:30-17:00
WS304
08:30-10:00
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Ankle Brachial Index - Diagnostic Tool for PAD
Joint Injections - Shoulder, Knee, Elbow Tendonitis – SOLD OUT
Ankle Brachial Index - Diagnostic Tool for PAD – CANCELLED
Joint Injections - Shoulder, Knee, Elbow Tendonitis – SOLD OUT
The Shoulder – Complex Joint Simplified
Trigger Point Injections
YORK EAST
SIMCOE
YORK EAST
SIMCOE
YORK EAST
SIMCOE
Open for all
OCFP’s Annual
Regional Meetings
Thursday November 28 (7:30-8:30)
REGION
ROOM:
Carmichael
REGION
ROOM:
1: North East and North West LHINs
2: Erie St. Clair and South West LHINs
2013
President
Installation
and Awards
Ceremony
Jackson
REGION
3: Waterloo Wellington and Hamilton
Niagara Haldimand Brant LHINs
November 28, 2013
5:30-7:45 pm
ROOM: Tom Thomson
REGION
4: Mississauga Halton and Central
West LHINs
ROOM: Casson
REGION
ROOM:
5: Toronto Central and Central LHINs
Harris
REGION
6: Central East and North Simcoe
Muskoka LHINs
Hilton Downtown Toronto
145 Richmond Street West, Toronto
Toronto I
Installation of the OCFP President
for 2013-2014
Dr. Jonathan Kerr
Belleville
ROOM: MacDonald
REGION
7: South East and Champlain LHINs
ROOM: Lismer
Induction into the Past Presidents’
Association
Dr. Frank Martino
Brampton
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Open for all
Celebration
of OCFP 2013
Award Winners
November 28, 2013 5:30-7:45 pm
Hilton Downtown Hotel
145 Richmond Street West, Toronto
Toronto I
Family Physicians of the Year
Sarah-Lynn Newbery
Bhooma Bhayana
Jeffrey Remington
Carrie Bernard
Carol Kitai
James Shaver
Barry Bruce
R1 Marathon
R2 London
R3 Wainfleet
R4 Brampton
R5 Toronto
R6 Barrie
R7 Carp
Reg. L. Perkin
Family Physician of the Year for Ontario
Sarah-Lynn Newbery, Marathon
Community Teacher of the Year Award
Dr. Bernhard Volz, Beamsville
Family Practice of the Year
The Ottawa Hospital Academic
Family Health Team, Ottawa
The Awards of Excellence
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Speakers A-Z
Wednesday
Thursday
Speakers
Friday
Saturday
2013 Exhibits
Important
Information
MICHELLE ACORN
NP, PHC/ADULT, MN, ENC(C), GNC(C)
Michelle Acorn is a Registered Nurse in the
Extended Class in Ontario, with dual specialty
certifications as a Primar y Health Care and
Adult Nurse Practitioner. She also holds nursing
certifications in both emergency and gerontology and
is a certified geriatric and anticoagulation prescriber.
Michelle successfully innovated multiple NP roles at
Lakeridge Health starting in the Emergency, then as
a Hospitalist, SAFE and GAIN Clinics. She is now
practicing at the Whitby NP led hospital focusing
on seniors and complex continuing care. Michelle
holds academic cross appointments at the University
of Toronto and the University of Ontario Institute
Of Technology, and she is a Past President of the
Nurse Practitioner Association of Ontario.
NALIN AHLUWALIA
MD, CCFP(EM)
Dr. Nalin Ahluwalia has been practicing full
time Emergency Medicine for the last 23 years.
He is currently Chief and Medical Director of the
Emergency Department at Humber River Hospital.
Prior to this, Dr. Ahluwalia was Chief and Clinical
Director of the Emergency Medicine Program at York
Central Hospital. He has also served as Interim Chief
of Staff. He is a former Director on the Board of the
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.
Additionally, Dr. Ahluwalia has also worked as a
provincially appointed Coroner in the Province of
Ontario. He has authored chapters in the University
of Toronto Sourcebook on Toxicology and Renal
diseases. He has presented on numerous topics and
has an interest in emergency Cardiac conditions,
toxicology and patient flow.
AYUB AKBARI
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Ayub Akbari is the Associate Professor of
Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He graduated
from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan,
and did his residency in Internal Medicine at Wayne
State University in Detroit. He then practiced for two
years as an internist/primary care provider before
doing his fellowship in nephrology at the University
of Chicago. His interests are early detection of CKD
and management of CKD in a primary care setting,
as well as kidney disease and pregnancy. Dr. Akbari
has published several papers on early detection of
CKD and has worked closely with primary care
physicians for more than 10 years.
G. MICHAEL ALLAN
MD, CCFP
Dr. G. Michael Allan (Mike) is an Associate
Professor, Family Medicine at the Universit y
of Alberta. Dr. Allan has been in practice for
approximately 15 years and presently works at the
Northeast Community Health Centre in Edmonton.
He has given over 150 presentations and published
more than 50 articles. Mike participates in a weekly
medical podcast on i-Tunes and writes a regular
evidence based update (called Tools for Practice)
for the Alberta College of Family Physicians and
the journal “Canadian Family Physician.” He is the
Director of the Alberta College of Family Physicians
Evidence and CPD Program, including the provincial
CME Roadshows.
VANESSA ALLEN
MD, MPH
Dr. Vanessa Gray Allen is a Medical Microbiologist
and Infectious Disease Specialist at Public Health
Ontario and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
and an acting Medical Director of the Public Health
Ontario Laboratories. She has clinical expertise and
research interests in enteric microbiology, molecular
surveillance and sexually transmitted infections.
Her specific focus includes antibiotic resistance in
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and developing molecular
tools for the surveillance and investigation of enteric
and foodborne disease. Vanessa completed her
MD at McGill University; her residency in internal
medicine, infectious diseases and microbiology at
the University of Toronto, and Masters of Public
Health at Johns Hopkins University.
JUDITH ALLANSON
MB, ChB, FRCP(C), FCCMG, DABMG
Dr. Judith Allanson is a Professor of Pediatrics at the
University of Ottawa and retired Clinical Geneticist at
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She received
her MB ChB degree from Liverpool Medical School
and completed her Fellowship in Medical Genetics
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at the University of British Columbia. She is coeditor of a book on management of common genetic
syndromes and the Co-Director of GECKO, the
Genetics Education Centre – Knowledge for Ontario.
JULIA ALLEYNE
MD
Dr. Julia Alleyne is a family physician practicing
Sport and Exercise Medicine at Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute, University Health Network. As Associate
Clinical Professor with the Department of Family and
Community Medicine at the University of Toronto,
she has been the Chair of the Sport and Exercise
Fellowship program since 2004 and Course Director
of the award-wining 5 Weekend MSK Certificate
program. Dr. Alleyne was the educational curriculum
consultant for the Low Back Pain strategy in her
clinical practice and teaching sessions.
ANDREW ARCAND
HBSc, MD, CCFP(EM)
Dr. Andrew Arcand lives and works in Markham,
Ontario primarily with a practice in Emergency
Medicine at Markham Stouffville Hospital, where
he is currently the Chief of the Department of
Emergency Medicine and serves on a number of
hospital committees. He has practiced and trained
at a number of communities around the province
and is a part-time Coroner in York Region. He is a
member of the OCFP Annual Scientific Assembly
planning committee, and has presented at the
conference previously. He acknowledges that he is
not a ‘suturing’ guru, and many of his pearls were
obtained in the middle of a night-shift, working
on a patients stopping in the ED on the way home
from the pub.
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JERALD BAIN
BScPhm, MD, MSc, FRCPC, CertEndo, BA
Dr. Jerald Bain is Professor Emeritus in the
Department of Medicine, with a cross-appointment
in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
at the University of Toronto. He is an Honorary
Consultant in the Division of Endocrinology and
Metabolism at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto
where he was a full-time staff physician for 40
years, until he entered semi-retirement in October,
2012. His primary clinical and academic activities
have been in the discipline of androlog y with a
focus on male reproductive and sexual medicine.
He is also a Consultant in Endocrinology at the
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH),
and currently is involved in the assessment and
treatment of transgendered individuals. In the past,
he collaborated with CAMH faculty in the study
of aberrant sexual behaviour in men. Dr. Bain was
the founding President of the Canadian Andrology
Society, which merged with the Canadian Fertilty
Society to form the Canadian Fertilty and Andrology
Society. He is a Past President of the Canadian Society
for the Study of the Aging Male. He has lectured and
written on male hypogonadism including testosterone
therapy and related topics.
PARVEEN BANSAL
MD
Dr. Par veen Bansal is a family physician in
Brampton, practicing comprehensive care including
obstetrics. He is also involved with teaching/mentoring
residents in the McMaster Family Practice Program
and is the Faculty Development Coordinator for the
Brampton site. Dr. Bansal is also the Regional Primary
Care Lead for the Central-West LHIN.
ADELLE ATKINSON
BENJAMIN BARANKIN
MD, FRCPC
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Adelle Atkinson is an Associate Professor
of Pediatrics; her clinical work focuses on clinical
immunology and complex allergic diseases including
primary prevention of atopy. She is currently the
Director of Postgraduate Medical Education for the
Department of Pediatrics and spends over 50% of
her time in medical education types of activities.
Dr. Benjamin Barankin is a Toronto dermatologist,
and Director of Toronto Dermatology Centre. He
is also a widely published author with more than
500 articles and seven books on dermatology. He is
married and has two girls.
CHRISTOPHER BARNES
GARY BLOCH
MD, CCFP
MD, CCFP
Dr. Christopher Barnes is an Assistant Professor
in the Division of Palliative Care at the University
of Ottawa and is Director of the Palliative Medicine
Residency Program. He practices on the palliative
care inpatient unit at Bruyère Continuing Care. His
academic interests involve delirium and goals of
care discussions.
Dr. Sean Blaine is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Family and Community Medicine
at the University of Toronto and Lead Physician of
the STAR Family Health Team in Stratford, Ontario.
Dr. Gary Bloch is a family physician with St.
Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and Assistant Professor
at the University of Toronto. His practice is largely
focused on people who live in poverty. He is Chair
of the OCFP Committee on Poverty and Health. He
was the founding Primary Care Director of Inner City
Health Associates (a group of physicians working
with the homeless) and is a founding member of the
advocacy group Health Providers against Poverty. His
professional practice includes research, knowledge
translation, and advocacy focused on the link between
poverty and health. He is frequently asked to speak
on poverty as a health issue with medical audiences
and in the media.
LISA BERGER
ISAAC BOGOCH
MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC
MD, FRCPC, MS, PTMEH
Dr. Lisa Berger is an Associate Medical Officer
of Health at Toronto Public Health working in the
Communicable Disease Control directorate. In this
role, Dr. Berger provides consultation and advice on
prevention of and case and contact management
of reportable diseases in Toronto. In addition, Dr.
Berger has a clinical practice at a community health
centre in Toronto.
Dr. Isaac Bogoch completed medical school and
internal residency at the University of Toronto, and
Infectious Diseases training at Harvard University.
He then completed subspecialty training in HIV and
Tropical Medicine. Isaac currently practices at the
University Health Network in Toronto.
SEAN BLAINE
MD, CCFP, FCFP
MEL BORINS
MD
JOHN BLAKELY
BA, MD, FRCPC
Dr. John Blakely is the Assistant Professor at the
University of Toronto Department of Medicine and
Division of Cardiology at Sunnybrook (Honorary),
and a Consultant at York Central Hospital Department
of Medicine, Division of Cardiology. The Director,
Anticoagulant Clinic, Pinnacle Health Science Centre
Richmond Hill Ontario, and the Associate Scientist
Division of Clinical Epidemiolog y University of
Toronto at Sunnybrook. Dr. Blakely performed the
first antiplatelet mortality study (and two other trials
of the first antiplatelet agent) as a solo investigator
in the 1960s. He was a founding member of the
group that validated ASA and later ticlopidine for
the secondary prevention of stroke. Dr. Blakely is a
major contributor to the CAPRIE study of clopidogrel
in vascular disease. He introduced clinical research
to York Central by collaborating in the first trial of
thrombolysis in myocardial infarction, then many
others.
Dr. Mel Borins is a family physician, public speaker,
author and musician. He is an Associate Professor in
the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto
and on staff at St. Joseph’s Health Centre. Author
of the books “Go Away Just for the Health of It”
and “An Apple a Day- a Holistic Health Primer”,
Dr. Borins has lectured in Canada, U.S.A., India,
Japan, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Sri Lanka
and New Zealand on health and healing.
SARAH BRODE
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Sarah Brode is a respirologist with a clinical
fellowship in Mycobacterial disease. She is currently
Associate Clinical Staff at the Tuberculosis (TB)
Program, Westpark Healthcare Centre, and at Toronto
Western Hospital (University Health Network),
where she practices adult respirology and works in
the Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Program.
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LISA BROMLEY
ROGER BUTLER
MD, FCFP
MD
Dr. Lisa Bromley is a family physician in Ottawa.
She has been a methadone prescriber since 2001. Her
clinical practice is composed primarily of managing
opioid dependence in its varying forms and degrees
of severity. She prescribes Methadone Maintenance
Treatment for opioid dependence, and in a family
practice setting, manages high risk chronic pain
patients (those with an increased risk of substance
use disorders). Her special interests include the
continuum and overlap of chronic pain and addiction
behaviours in patients who are prescribed opioid
analgesics, and the treatment of chronic pain in
people with opioid addiction. Dr. Bromley is on the
Steering Committee for the Mentoring for Managing
Addiction and Pain (MMAP) program of the Ontario
College of Family Physicians and is a mentor for the
Ottawa group.
Dr. Roger Butler completed his family medicine
residency in 1979 at MUN. He did family medicine
anesthesia for six years and then joined the family
medicine faculty at MUN in 1985, where he is
currently an Associate Professor, teaches in the Care
of the Elderly Program and likes doing house-calls.
JUNE CARROLL
MD, CCFP, FCFP
Dr. June C. Carroll holds the Sydney G. Frankfort
Chair in Family Medicine and is an Associate
Professor and Clinician Scientist in the Department
of Family and Community Medicine at Mount Sinai
Hospital, University of Toronto. She is a member
of the Clinical Expert Panel for the Ontario Breast
Screening Program expansion to women at high
risk for breast cancer.
SANDY BUCHMAN
HENRY CHAPESKIE
BA, MD, CCFP, FCFP
MD, CCFP
Dr. Sandy Buchman received his MD from
McMaster University and completed his Family
Medicine Residency training at the University of
Toronto. He practiced comprehensive Family Medicine
in Mississauga for over 21 years with special interest
in Palliative Care, HIV/AIDS and Global Health including volunteer experiences in South America
and Africa. Since 2005 he has been with the Temmy
Latner Centre for Palliative Care at Mount Sinai
Hospital in Toronto where he is the Education Lead
and a Palliative Care Physician providing home-based
palliative care. Dr. Buchman is currently Clinical
Lead, QI & Primary Care Engagement in Palliative
Care at Cancer Care Ontario. Prior to this he served
for a number of years as the Regional Primary Care
Lead for Toronto Regional Cancer Program. He is the
immediate Past President of the College of Family
Physicians of Canada and a Past President of the
Ontario College of Family Physicians. He holds the
position of Assistant Professor in the Departments of
Family and Community Medicine at the University
of Toronto and McMaster University.
Dr. Henry Chapeskie has been in practice for 25
years and is an Adjunct Professor in the Department
of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine at
Western University in London.
CLAUDETTE CHASE
BA, MD, FCFP
Dr. Claudette Chase is a family physician working
in a group practice providing care to remote First
Nations in Northwestern Ontario. She has been
heavily involved in advocating for services at the
local, provincial and federal levels to help with the
current epidemic of opiate abuse.
HOWARD CHEN
MD, CCFP, FCFP, Dip Sport Med
Dr. Howard Chen is a primary care sports medicine
physician practicing at Athlete’s Care Sports Medicine
Centres and SportCARE, Women’s College Hospital in
Toronto. He completed his sports medicine fellowship
at McMaster University, and earned his Diploma
in Sports Medicine from the Canadian Academy of
Sports and Exercise Medicine. He is a Lecturer with
the University of Toronto Department of Family and
Community Medicine. At SportCARE, Dr. Chen
is involved in the Multidisciplinary Osteoarthritis
Management Program and the Team Leader for the
new Joint Injection Clinic. He has been a speaker for
the CASEM Timely Topics course in Osteoarthritis.
Dr. Chen is also a team physician for the Toronto
Rock professional lacrosse team, and a physician for
the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and
the Roger’s Cup Tennis Tournament.
ALICE CHENG
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Alice Cheng is a member of the Division of
Endocrinology and Metabolism at Trillium Health
Partners (Credit Valley Hospital) in Mississauga and
St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, and is an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Medicine at the
University of Toronto. She completed medical school,
internal medicine and Endocrinology training at the
University of Toronto and has completed the Master
Teacher Program offered through the Department of
Medicine. She has served on the Expert Committee
for the 2003 Canadian Diabetes Association Clinical
Practice Guidelines and the Steering and Expert
Committees for the 2008 revision, along with the
Dissemination and Implementation committee. She
is serving as Chair for the 2013 CDA Clinical Practice
Guidelines. In addition to guidelines development, she
is actively involved in continuing medical education
and has received a Certificate of Recognition from
the Ontario College of Family Physicians for her
contributions to diabetes care and family medicine
education.
MICHAEL CHENG
MD, FRCP(C)
Dr. Michael Cheng is a child and family psychiatrist
at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. He is
passionate about the importance of attachment; and
works with children, youth and families by helping
them reconnect to the people and experiences that
are truly helpful and meaningful, and disconnecting
them from those that are not. He is the co-founder
of the eMentalHealth.ca website, which makes it
easy for families and professionals alike to find out
about mental health help and information. Michael
loves working with his colleagues in primary care,
so much so that he is married to a family physician,
with whom he has two young children.
ANGELA CHEUNG
MD, PhD, FRCPC, CCD
Dr. Angela Cheung is Director of University
Health Network Osteoporosis Program, Director of
Centre of Excellence in Skeletal Health Assessment
(CESHA), Lillian Love Chair in Women’s Health,
Senior Scientist at the Toronto General Research
Institute, and Associate Professor at the University
of Toronto. She obtained her M.D. degree from
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and
her Ph.D. degree from Harvard University. She
has been in clinical practice for the past 20 years,
and specializes in postmenopausal osteoporosis.
She has had many awards in recognition for her
excellence in research and teaching, including the
Osteoporosis Canada’s 2010 Lindy Fraser Memorial
Award, Canadian Institutes for Health Research
(CIHR)/Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) Senior
Investigator Award, CIHR/IGH Mid-career Scientist
Award, the Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence
Award, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long
Term Care Health Services Research Scientist Award
and the University Health Network Department of
Medicine Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching.
ANTHONY CIAVARELLA
BA, MA, MD, MCFP
Dr. Anthony Ciavarella is a solo practitioner in a
rural setting in Aldergrove British Columbia since
1980, with a special interest in respiratory medicine.
He is a Board member of the British Columbia College
of Family Physicians, Vice Chair, Family Physician
Airways Group of Canada, Medical Facilitator 2002
to 2013, and Medical Director of the Fraser Highway
Medical Clinic.
He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty
of Medicine in 1978.
RAY COPES
MD, MSc
Dr. Ray Copes received his MD and MSc at
McGill University. He is a Fellow of the College
of Family Physicians and the Canadian Board of
Occupational Medicine. He has worked in the private
and public sectors as an occupational physician and
has over 20 years’ experience working in the field
of environmental toxicants. He is currently Chief,
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Environmental and Occupational Health, at Public
Health Ontario and an Associate Professor at the
University of Toronto.
DUSTIN COSTESCU
MD, FRCSC
Dr. Dustin Costescu is an Assistant Professor in
the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at
McMaster University, and a Generalist Obstetrician/
Gynaecologist with a clinical focus in family planning
and sexual medicine at Hamilton Health Sciences.
Dr. Costescu completed a fellowship in Contraception
Advice Research and Education at Queen’s University
(Canada’s only specialist fellowship in Contraception
and Family Planning); residency in Obstetrics and
Gynaecology at McMaster University and obtained
his Doctorate of Medicine at Western University.
His current research interests include challenging
contraceptive cases, gender aspects of abortion care
and reducing contraceptive failure.
ANTHONY D’URZO
SONNY DHANANI
BSc (pharm), MD, FRCPC
Dr. Sonny Dhanani is a Pediatric Intensivist at the
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in
Ottawa and Assistant Professor (Pediatrics) at the
University of Ottawa. He is the Chief Medical OfficerTrillium Gift of Life, Ontario’s organ procurement
organization. He is the Medical Lead for the Cardiac
Intensive Care program at CHEO and Base Hospital
Physician for Ornge. He is leading research pertaining
to practices and standards for determining death
after cardiac arrest for the purposes of donation.
MD, MSc, BPHE, CCFP, FCFP
SHELLEY DEEKS
Dr. Anthony D’Urzo is an Associate Professor in
the Department of Family and Community Medicine
(DFCM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
(UofT) and has spent many years teaching in the
department. As the new Deputy-PreClerkship Director
in the DFCM, UofT, Dr. D’Urzo is looking forward to
promoting and researching family medicine in the
undergraduate medical curriculum. He has been a
volunteer member of the Ontario Lung Association
since 1992. Dr. D’Urzo has had the opportunity to
participate in many clinical trials and to publish
numerous articles in the area of asthma and COPD
management. He has been the Director of the Primary
Care Lung Clinic since 1993 and is currently the Chair
and Co-Founder of the Primary Care Respiratory
Alliance of Canada (PCRC).
MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FAFPHM
JON DAVINE
MD, CCFP, FRCP(C)
Dr. Jon Davine is an Associate Professor in
the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural
Neurosciences at McMaster University, with a cross
appointment in the Department of Family Medicine.
His outpatient psychiatry practice focuses on liaising
with primary care physicians in the “shared care”
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model. For a number of years, he has taught courses
in behavioural sciences to family medicine residents
and to family doctors in the community. He has
lectured nationally and internationally on this topic.
He is a past Chair of the Council of Psychiatric
Continuing Education (COPCE), which is affiliated
with the Canadian Psychiatric Association. He has
received several educational awards.
Dr. Shelley Deeks is the Associate Director of
Surveillance and Epidemiology at Public Health
Ontario and an Assistant Professor at the Dalla
Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
She is Chair of the World Health Organization’s
Immunization Practices Advisory Committee and of
the Ontario HPV Prevention Evaluation Committee.
Dr. Deeks holds Fellowships in Public Health at
the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Canada and the Australasian Faculty of Public
Health Medicine.
RUTH DUBIN
MD, PhD,FCFP, DAAPM, DCAPM
Dr. Ruth Dubin has practiced family medicine
in Kingston, Ontario, Canada since 1987, and is
a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians of
Canada. A member of the Canadian Pain Society since
2005, her major interests include the psychosocial
determinants of function in chronic pain, selfmanagement, mindfulness and exercise treatment
for chronic pain, addiction and pain and improving
education of medical trainees and family physicians in
chronic non cancer pain. Dr. Dubin chairs the Chronic
Pain Committee at the College of Family Physicians
of Canada and is on the Steering Committee for
MMAP (Medical Mentoring for Addictions and Pain),
a mentoring program developed and supported by
the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
JIM DUCHARME
MD, CM, FRCP, DABEM
Dr. Jim Ducharme is the Chief Medical Officer
for AIM Health Group, the Editor-in-Chief of the
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine and a
Clinical Professor of Medicine at McMaster University.
He is the Director of the Emergency Medicine Primer
for Family Physicians, a program run through the
OCFP.
SUSAN EDWARDS
DOROTHY EMSLIE
BSc, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Dr. Dorothy Emslie graduated from McMaster
Medical School in 1990 and did her family medicine
residency in 1992. She worked in rural family medicine
until 2001 and has practiced at the University of Guelph
since that time. Dr. Emslie is an Assistant Clinical
Professor at the M.G. DeGroote School of Medicine,
McMaster, where she has held various leadership
roles including Director of Student Affairs at the
Waterloo Regional Campus, Director of McMaster
Community & Rural Education (Mac-CARE) and
Professional Competencies Domain Planner for
the self-awareness and self-care curriculum. She
is currently working on her Masters in Leadership
from the University of Guelph.
MD, CCFP, FCFP
DAVID ESHO
Dr. Susan Edwards is the Director, Office of Resident
Wellness in the Postgraduate Medical Education
Office, University of Toronto. The office provides
leadership in physician health and wellness through
education, advocacy, trainee support and research
and contributes nationally and internationally to the
understanding and promotion of physician health
issues in medical training. Clinically, she has a focused
practice in obstetrics with the St. Joseph’s Urban
Family Health Team in the Department of Family
and Community Medicine, University of Toronto.
H.BSc, MD, CCFP
PHILIP ELLISON
MD, MBA, CCFP, FCFP, DOHS
Dr. Philip Ellison has been a practicing physician
for over thirty years and has led the development of
the QI Program at the Department of Family and
Community Medicine, University of Toronto; he
is also a physician advisor to the Toronto Central
LHIN and CCAC. As an Associate Professor in the
Department of Family and Community Medicine
with cross-appointments to the Institute of Health
Policy, Management and Evaluation, and the Dalla
Lana School of Public Health, he teaches courses
within the Master of Public Health Program.
Dr. David Esho currently works as an Academic
Family Physician at Toronto Western Hospital.
He currently holds a faculty appointment in the
Department of Family and Community Medicine
at the University of Toronto. He also serves as the
Physician Lead for the Toronto Western Hospital
Family Health Team Chronic disease management
program. Dr. Esho’s interests include health promotion
via interprofessional care models.
JAMIE FALK
BScPharm, PharmD
Dr. Jamie Falk practices as a Clinical Pharmacy
Specialist at the Kildonan Medical Centre in
Winnipeg, an urban resident teaching site for the
department of family medicine. He is an Assistant
Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, holding a
cross appointment with the Faculty of Medicine at
the University of Manitoba.
SID FELDMAN
MD, CCFP, FCFP
Dr. Sid Feldman is the Executive Medical Director
of Residential and Aging at Home Programs, Medical
Director of Apotex Jewish Home for the Aged and
Chief of the Department of Family and Community
Medicine, Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System.
Dr. Feldman is also an Assistant Professor and
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Director in the Care of the Elderly Program, at the
University of Toronto’s Department of Family and
Community Medicine. He is a family physician in
community practice as a member of the North York
Family Health Team and a long-term care physician at
Baycrest, focusing on patients admitted with mental
illness and Behavioural Symptoms of Dementia. In
addition, Dr. Feldman serves as a member, Board of
Directors for Ontario Long Term Care Physicians and
is a member, Executive, Scientific Advisory Board
at Osteoporosis Canada.
SARAH FLEMING
MD, CCFP
Dr. Sarah Fleming is an Academic Family Physician
practicing at the Toronto Western Family Health Team.
She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate
medical training at the University of Toronto. Dr.
Fleming has a keen interest in medical education. She
has served as both the Undergraduate and Interim
Postgraduate Medical Education Site Director and
has helped to facilitate the Feedback Workshop at
the University of Toronto Department of Family
and Community Medicine Basics Program for New
Faculty since 2008.
ANATOLI FREIMAN
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Anatoli Freiman is a dermatologist who
completed training at the University of Toronto,
Harvard and New York University. He is a frequent
lecturer at medical conferences and an author of
over 100 publications in dermatology. Dr. Freiman
is the Medical Director of the Toronto Dermatology
Centre, a state-of-the art comprehensive dermatology
practice in mid-town Toronto.
VERONIQUE FRENCH-MERKLEY
MD, CCFP
ANNE HARLEY
MD, FCFP
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PAMELA EISENER-PARSCHE
MD, FCFP
Dr. Anne Harley, Dr. Pamela Eisener-Parsche and
Dr. Veronique French-Merkley are Family Physicians
with PGY-3 training in Care for the Elderly. They are
all members of the Department of Care for the Elderly
at Bruyere Continuing Care in Ottawa; where they
provide care to frail community-dwelling seniors
on the inpatient Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit in the
outpatient Geriatric Day Hospital and as part of a
shared-care Geriatric Clinic in the Bruyere-associated
Academic Family Health Teams. All three speakers
are Assistant Professors in the Department of Family
Medicine at the University of Ottawa; Dr. FrenchMerkley is the Program Director of the PGY-3 in
Care of the Elderly.
LAWRENCE FRIEDMAN
MBBCh, FFRAD(D), SA, FRCPC, FACR
Dr. Lawrence Friedman is radiologist at North York
General, with an interest in MSK and experiences
in ultrasound. Dr. Friedman has published on this
subject and has chapters in text books pertaining
to MSK.
NATHALIE GAMACHE
MD, FRCPS(C)
Dr. Nathalie Gamache is a g ynecologist who
completed her medical school in Winnipeg in 1999, her
residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ottawa in
2004, where she pursued a fellowship in menopause
in 2005. She was a clinician and surgeon at the
Shirley E. Greenberg Women’s Health Centre of The
Ottawa Hospital until 2012. In 2009, she opened the
Centre de Santé pour Femmes GAÏA in Gatineau,
where she is Program Director. She specializes in
menopause and hormone therapy, premature ovarian
failure, cancer survivorship, sexuality, premenstrual
syndrome, fertility, and abnormal bleeding. She is
an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Medicine
at the University of Ottawa, where she teaches and
collaborated to develop and launch the new medical
school curriculum in 2009.
MICHELLE GIBSON
SUSAN GOLDSTEIN
MD, MEd, CCFP
MD, CCFP, FCFP, NCMP
Dr. Michelle Gibson practices in specialized
geriatrics in Kingston, Ontario. She completed her
Family Medicine and Care of the Elderly training at
Queen’s University in 2002 and is now an Assistant
Professor and Program Coordinator for Care of the
Elderly at Queen’s University. Dr. Gibson recently
completed her M.Ed. with a focus on formative
assessment in clerkship. She is passionate about
using social media to enhance medical education
at all levels.
Dr. Susan Goldstein is a community based Family
Physician, GP Psychotherapist and an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Family and
Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Her special interests include medical education/
faculty development and women’s health. She is
a Menopause Practitioner, certified by the North
American Menopause Society.
AINSLIE GRAY
MD
JEREMY GILBERT
MD, FRCPC, Asst Prof U of T
Dr. Jeremy Gilbert completed his medical degree,
internal medicine training and endocrinolog y
residency at the University of Toronto. He is an active
staff member in the divisions of endocrinology and
internal medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre. He is an Assistant Professor at the University
of Toronto with an academic interest in undergraduate
and postgraduate education and continuing health
education.
JAMES GOERTZEN
MD, MClSc, CCFP, FCFP
Dr. James Goertzen practices family medicine with
the Fort William FHT, which includes collaborative
mental health services. His interest in border line
personality arose from patients who shared their
difficult lives and highlighted the importance of an
ongoing therapeutic relationship. Outside of medicine
James enjoys kayaking, cycling, running, gourmet
cooking, skiing, and acting.
LESLIE GOLDENBERG
BSc, MD, FRCP(C), ABIM, FAGS, FAPWHc
Dr. Leslie Goldenberg is both a general internist
and a geriatric medical specialist; his practice focus
includes gait and mobility, lower extremity medicine,
as well as wound care. He is an Assistance Professor
of Medicine at University of Toronto, currently Medical
Director of the 11 Walking Mobility Clinics in the
greater Toronto area and wound care consultant
clinician to Ontario Wound Care Incorporated and
the Judy Dun Wound Clinic. His interests include
medical clinical photography, as well as biomechanical
and medical podologic complications.
Dr. Ainslie Gray, is the Medical Director of
Springboard Clinic and a family physician who has
a focused practice in ADHD and related learning
challenges. She is a leader in treating a variety
of behaviour and attention issues in children and
adults across the lifespan. As a strong advocate of
comprehensive care for the “whole” individual and
family, Dr. Gray has a unique ability to motivate
people to capitalize on their strengths and to take
charge of their diagnosis in all areas of their lives.
Dr. Gray is an appointed board member of the
Canadian Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Resource Alliance (CADDRA), with a special interest
in facilitating continued medical education to improve
ADHD awareness and treatment among family
physicians.
ANITA GREIG
MD, CCFP, FCFP
Dr. Anita Greig is a Toronto family physician and
an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the
University of Toronto. She is author of the Greig
Health Record, an evidence-based preventive care
checklist and guide for periodic health visits for
children and youth. The Greig Health Record is
endorsed by the College of Family Physicians of
Canada and the Canadian Paediatric Society. Dr.
Greig’s primary interests are primary-care paediatrics
and obstetrics, as well as teaching. She teaches both
medical students and residents and has received a
number of awards for both.
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MICHELLE GREIVER
MD MSc CCFP, FCFP.
Dr. Michelle Greiver is a family physician at the
North York Family Health Team and is affiliated
with the North York General Hospital. She is a
Clinician Investigator at the Department of Family
and Community Medicine, University of Toronto.
She is also the Network Director of the Toronto site
of the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance
Network, Canada’s chronic disease EMR database;
she is also a member of the executive committee
of UTOPIAN, the University of Toronto’s primary
care Practice Based Research Network. Her interests
include the meaningful use of EMRs for quality
improvement, program planning and research and
use of health care data in primary care organizations.
Her research project, “Implementation of Electronic
Medical Records: Effect on the Provision of Preventive
Services in a Pay-for-Performance Environment” won
the 2012 Canadian Family Physician, Best Original
Research Article Award.
ROLAND HALIL
BSc(Hon), BSCPharm, ACPR, PharmD
Dr. Roland Halil is a Clinical Pharmacist in the
Bruyere Academic Family Health Team and an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Family
Medicine (DFM) at the University of Ottawa. Prior
to this, Roland completed his Doctor of Pharmacy
degree at the University of Toronto, his hospital
residency at the Ottawa Hospital and his Bachelors
of Science in Pharmacy at the Memorial University
of Newfoundland. Raised in Ottawa, Roland has
a diverse set of interests, including infectious
disease, technology in health care, chronic disease
management and global health. He is the Deputy
Director of the Global Health Elective to Panama
within the DFM.
HAMILTON HALL
MD
Dr. Hamilton Hall is a Professor in the Department
of Surgery at the University of Toronto and on the
Orthopaedic Staff at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre. In 1974, Dr. Hall founded the Canadian
Back Institute (CBI Health Group) and continues
to serve as its Medical Director. He is a co-founder
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of the Canadian Spine Society and is presently the
Society’s Executive Director. Dr. Hall is a member
of the North American Spine Society, the Canadian
Orthopaedic Association and the International
Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. He has
served on the editorial boards of Spine, The Spine
Journal and The BackLetter. In addition to over
100 published articles and book chapters and 1000
invited presentations, Dr. Hall is the author of the
best-selling Back Doctor series and most recently,
A Consultation with the Back Doctor.
CURTIS HANDFORD
MD, CCFP, MHSc
Dr. Curtis Handford is a staff family physician at
St. Michael’s Hospital who completed an addiction
medicine fellowship at CAMH in 2004. He has also
been a part-time staff member in the Addiction
Medicine Clinic at CAMH since 2005. He has been
active in opioid dependence treatment education
for several years. He is the principal author of the
2011 CAMH Buprenorphine/Naloxone Clinical
Practice Guidelines. His other areas of interest
include generalism, inner city health, evidence-based
medicine and health policy.
INGRID HARLE
MD, FRCS(C), CCFP, FCFP, ABHPM (cert)
Dr. Ingrid Harle is an Assistant Professor in
the Departments of Medicine and Oncolog y at
Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario. Currently,
her clinical work in palliative medicine includes inpatient consultations at Kingston General Hospital
(KGH), outpatient palliative medicine clinics at
the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario and
an ambulatory clinic at Hotel Dieu Hospital for
patients with advanced non-malignant disease
requiring dyspnea management from a palliative care
perspective. Dr. Harle is the Postgraduate Director
for the Palliative Medicine Residency Program at
Queen’s University and is the Southeast Regional
Cancer Program Physician Lead for the Palliative
Care Program at Cancer Care Ontario. She is actively
engaged in providing education related to palliative
and end of life care at all levels (public, undergraduate,
graduate, continuing professional development, and
faculty development).
ROBERT HAUPTMAN
BMSc, MD, MCFP
Dr. Robert Hauptman is the Medical Director of
the Med Management Program at the HealthPointe
Pain Centre in Edmonton. In addition to being
Chairperson for the Salvus Family Medical Clinic, Dr.
Hauptman is the Past President of the Pain Society
of Alberta and was one of the society’s founding
members. Dr. Hauptman is a nationally recognized
medical educator. He is also an Assistant Clinical
Professor with the Department of Family Medicine
at the University of Alberta. Dr. Hauptman’s clinical
interests include asthma and allerg y medicine,
COPD management and the management of complex
chronic pain patients.
CONNIE HARRIS
RN, ET, IIWCC, MSc Wound Healing
Connie Harris graduated from Cardiff University
School of Medicine’s MSc in Wound Healing and
Tissue Repair program, having completed prior
Enterostomal Therapy, Clinical Administration (OHA
Diploma) and Wound Care (IWCC)programs. She
was the project lead standardizing evidence-based
wound care for the SW LHIN, collaborating with
Acute, Primary, LTC and the Community 2009-2013
(www.woundcare.thehealthline.ca). She is the Senior
Clinical Specialist for Wounds and Ostomy for Red
Cross Care Partners. She also serves as Adjunct faculty
for the University of Western Ontario’s Masters in
Clinical Science in Wound Healing program.
MICHELLE HART
MD, CCFP, M.Sc.C.H.
Dr. Michelle Hart is a Staff Physician at the Baycrest
Centre for Geriatric Care in the Department of
Family and Community Medicine, Toronto, ON. Dr.
Hart completed her Family Medicine Residency at
University of Toronto in 2008 and completed a PGY-3
Enhanced Skills Care of the Elderly Fellowship at the
Department of Family and Community Medicine,
University of Toronto. Dr. Hart earned a Masters in
Science and Community Health through the Dalla
Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto
and a Collaborative Program in Aging and Palliative
Care at the Institute for Life Course and Aging,
University of Toronto. Dr. Hart’s current practice
at Baycrest includes Complex Continuing Care,
Palliative Care, Geriatric Rehab and the Geriatric
Assessment and Treatment Unit.
JANICE HARVEY
BSc, MD, FCFP, Dip Sp Med.
Dr. Janice Harvey is primary care physician with
a special interest in Sport and Exercise Medicine,
working at McMaster University at the David Braley
Sport and Orthopedic Rehabilitation Clinic. She is
an Assistant Clinical Professor for the Department
of Family Medicine at McMaster University, and was
the Chair of Ontario College of Family Physicians’
CME/CPD Committee and was the President of
the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise
Medicine in 2011. Dr. Harvey is also Assistant
Director Standardized Patient Program at McMaster
University and the Canadian Delegate for the World
University of Sport Federation. She has been on
many medical teams for Canada at the Vancouver
Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Chief Medical
Officer for the World Cycling Championships.
GILLIAN HAWKER
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Gillian Hawker is Professor of Medicine and
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the
University of Toronto. Her clinical research focus is on
improving care delivery to people with osteoarthritis
and osteoporosis. She has been actively involved with
the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care
Osteoporosis Strategy since its inception.
ANTON HELMAN
MD, CCFP(EM), FCPC
Dr. Anton Helman is an emergency physician
at North York General Hospital in Toronto. He
is a Lecturer and is on the CME Committee at
the University of Toronto, Division of Emergency
Medicine. He is the recipient of multiple teaching
awards and is the owner and host of Emergency
Medicine Cases, Canada’s premier audio CME
program for emergency physicians and trainees.
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SARI HERMAN-KIDECKEL
DERECK HUNT
MD, FRCP(C)
MD, FRCPC, MSC
Dr. Sari Herman-Kideckel is trained in Allergy and
Clinical Immunology at the University of Toronto
and specializes in the management of allergies
in both children and adults. She completed the
Master Teacher Program at the University of Toronto.
She is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of
Medicine at the University of Toronto, serves on the
Regional Advisory Committee of the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and on the
Anaphylaxis Committee of the American Academy
of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. She has also
served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian
Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Dr. Dereck Hunt is a general internist and an
Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
at McMaster University. His clinical activities include
general internal medicine in-patient care and diabetes
ambulatory care. He has been involved in a number
of diabetes-related trials and with the development of
the Canadian Diabetes Association Evidence-based
Clinical Practice Guidelines.
ANNE HOLBROOK
MD, PharmD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Anne Holbrook is the Director of the Division
of Clinical Pharmacology and a Professor in the
Department of Medicine, McMaster University. She
is an experienced clinical pharmacology and internal
medicine specialist; well known for optimizing
complex hospitalized patients’ medications and
expectations. She is one of the most senior drug
policy expert advisors in Canada, having advised
governments and public payers at the federal,
provincial and regional levels for several decades
on comparative effectiveness, safety and costeffectiveness of medications. Dr. Holbrook is a
recipient of a Career Investigator award from the
Canadian Institutes for Health Research on provider
and patient decision-making.
JESSICA HOWARD
JONATHAN HUNTER
BSc, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Jonathan Hunter is an Associate Professor
at the University of Toronto, where he heads the
Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. He is a
founding member of a network of family physicians,
which links family physicians with mental health
care mentors. He participates in grants funded by
NCIC, NIH and CIHR.
CHRISTOPHER HURST
MEd
Christopher Hurst is an Education and Coaching
Consultant at the Office of Resident Wellness in Post
Graduate Medical Education at the University of
Toronto. Over the last few years he has presented over
a hundred workshops to medical students, residents
and faculty on topics related to the interconnections
between self-regulation, well-being and performance.
Key topics have included: Resilience in the Context
of Adverse Events, Fatigue Management, Managing
Transitions Throughout the Medical Career, Time
Management, Enhancing Performance and Well-Being
and Optimizing Exam Preparation and Performance.
MD, CCFP, Dip PDerm
Dr. Jessica Howard is a family physician in Ilderton,
Ontario with an interest in skin disorders. She
operates a referral-based skin clinic in Exeter, Ontario
in addition to her general family practice. Dr. Howard
is also an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Family Medicine at Western University. She is
involved in teaching about skin disorders at the
undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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FRANCES JAMIESON
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Frances Jamieson obtained her MD from
the University of Toronto in 1984. She trained in
anatomic pathology and medical microbiology at the
University of Toronto and received her Fellowship
from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
in Medical Microbiology in 1991. Dr. Jamieson was
a Federal Field Epidemiologist and Staff Medical
Microbiologist at the Hospital for Sick Children prior
to joining the Public Health Laboratories in 1996,
then with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care and now as part of Public Health Ontario
since 2008. Dr. Jamieson is the Medical Director
(Acting) for the Public Health Ontario Laboratories.
She holds an appointment as Associate Professor,
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and as
Assistant Scientific Staff, Dept of Microbiolog y,
Mount Sinai Hospital. Her primary areas of interest
include tuberculosis and mycobacterial diseases,
meningococcal disease, molecular surveillance of
pathogens of public health importance and public
health policy.
KARIM JESSA
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Karim Jessa is an Emergency Physician and the
Chief Medical Information Officer at The Hospital
for Sick Children and former Director of Medical
Informatics at Mackenzie Health Hospital (formerly
York Central Hospital). He is also on staff at North
York General Hospital. Dr. Jessa has a special
interest in Information Technology and how to use
technology to improve how we deliver and process
healthcare. He has lectured at various local, national
and international venues on both Emergency and
IT topics. After completing his Emergency Medicine
Fellowship at McGill University in 1996, he spent
several years in Saudi Arabia where he was involved
in the creation of the Saudi Board of Emergency
Medicine. Dr. Jessa has also conducted International
work in Tajikistan and Kenya.
HARRY JONES
MBA
Harry Jones is the Co-Founder and Executive
Director of the Clarence-Rockland Family Health
Team. He is also the founder of PracticePartners,
a company that works with physicians to improve
primary care. Harry has over 29 years of experience in
healthcare; working as a hospital IS Director, a VicePresident Operations for a startup cardiology company,
a vendor of health information systems and as a
consultant. His expertise includes strategic planning,
business transformation, process improvement,
performance measurement, benchmarking and
program evaluation. He implemented the world’s first
paperless hospital in Glasgow, Scotland and the first
paperless Family Health Team in Clarence-Rockland.
ROMAN D. JOVEY
MD
Dr. Roman Jovey previously worked as a general
practitioner and emergency physician until 1999.
Since 1999, he has focused his practice exclusively on
outpatient chronic pain management and addiction
medicine. Since 1991, he has been the Physician
Director of the Credit Valley Hospital, Addictions
and Concurrent Disorders Program and during the
same time he has been providing outpatient medical
management for patients with chronic non-cancer
pain. He was the President of the Canadian Pain
Society from 2005-2007. Since 2004, Dr. Jovey has
been the Medical Director at CPM Centers for Pain
Management, headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
ALAN KAPLAN
MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Dr. Alan Kaplan graduated from the University of
Toronto in 1983. He is a family physician practicing
in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Dr. Kaplan is on active
staff at Brampton Civic Hospital and Chairperson of
the Family Physician Airways Group of Canada; he
is a Board member of the International Primary Care
Respiratory Group and past President of the IPCRG
5th Biennial World Scientific Meeting, “Making
Every Breath Count” Toronto 2010. He chairs the
Respiratory Medicine Section of the College of
Family Physicians of Canada.
MARK KARANOFSKY
MD
Dr. Mark Karanofsky graduated from McGill
Medical School in 2002 and completed his family
medicine training at McGill in 2004. He spent three
years in practice in Ottawa after which he returned to
Montreal in 2007. He is a faculty lecturer for McGill
University in the department of Family Medicine.
His clinical practice is based at the Herzl Family
Practice Centre of the Jewish General Hospital seeing
patients and teaching residents and students. For
the past 7 years he has worked in wound care with
an emphasis on diabetic foot ulcer care.
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DAVID KEAST
PEGGY KLEINPLATZ
MSc, MD, FCFP
PhD
Dr. David Keast is a Fellow of the College of Family
Physicians of Canada. He has recently retired from
community family practice in London, Ontario, but
continues to lead the Wound Care Clinic at St. Joseph`s
Parkwood Hospital, where he is the Centre Director
of the Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care
Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute.
He is a founding board member and Past President of
the Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC).
He is a respected international leader in wound care
delivery, education and authorship, including many
of the CAWC Best Practice Recommendations Series.
Dr. Pegg y J. Kleinplatz is Professor of Family
Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She is Board
Certified in Sex Therapy, Sex Education and as a
Diplomate in and Supervisor of Sex Therapy. Since
1983, she has been teaching Human Sexuality at
the School of Psychology, University of Ottawa,
where she received the Prix d’Excellence in 2000.
She has served as Chair of Certifications for the
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors
and Therapists. Dr. Kleinplatz has edited three
books, most notably, New Directions in Sex Therapy:
Innovations and Alternatives.
KARIM KESHAVJEE
MARIE-JOSÉE KLETT
MSc, MD, MBA
BSc, MD, CCFP, Dip Sport Med
Dr. Karim Keshavjee is a family physician with a
part-time practice in Mississauga. Karim has over
20 years of experience with designing, developing,
researching and implementing electronic medical
records. He has consulted to many organizations and
has presented on EMRs at national and international
conferences. Karim is currently the Clinical Data
Architect and EMR Consultant for CPCSSN, Canada’s
primary care chronic disease surveillance network,
which is managed by the College of Family Physicians
of Canada. Karim is an associate member of the
Centre for Evaluation of Medicines at McMaster
University and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at
the University of Victoria.
Dr. Marie-Josée Klett completed medical school at
the University of Ottawa, followed by a residency in
Family Medicine at Dalhousie University. She then
returned to Ottawa to complete her sport medicine
fellowship. She holds her Diploma in Sport and
Exercise Medicine from the Canadian Academy of
Sport and Exercise Medicine. She currently practices
a mix of family medicine, sport medicine and cardiac
rehabilitation in Ottawa. Dr. Klett is actively involved
in MSK teaching and is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Family Medicine at the University
of Ottawa. She is also involved in event coverage
including the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, the
2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico
and the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, UK.
SARI KIVES
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MD, FRCSC
CAROLINE KNIGHT
Dr. Sari Kives joined the Section of Pediatric
Gynecology in 2003, after completing a fellowship at
the University of Louisville in pediatric gynecology
and advanced minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Kives
received her medical degree from the University of
Toronto and completed her residency in obstetrics and
gynecology at the University of British Columbia. She
is currently on staff at The Hospital for Sick Kids and
at St. Michael’s Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor
at the University of Toronto and actively involved
in the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
of Canada.
MD, CCFP, FCFP
Dr. Caroline Knight has practiced in several
communities including rural SW Ontario, Nunavut
and now Ottawa. She has made house calls both
north and south of the Arctic Circle. She looks
after several homebound patients as part of her full
spectrum family practice and teaches residents and
medical students.
DAVID KNOX
B. Math, MD, FCFP, DD
Dr. David Knox is a family physician with a focused
practice in Dermatology. He received a Diploma in
Dermatology from RCPS (Glasgow) (2012), certified in
Dermoscopy (Cardiff) 2010, and provides skin disease
consultation for his colleagues to the Orangeville
area. Dr. David Knox is a member and contributor
of the International Dermoscopy Society.
clinic there in 2005. She acts as the coordinator for
the Gynecology part of the Ottawa Family Medicine
resident curriculum. Dr. Kuntz has been involved in
the development and implementation of the skills
transfer portion of the Ontario Benign Uterine
Conditions project since 2005, which focuses on
teaching primary care providers how to manage
problems such as abnormal uterine bleeding and
pelvic prolapse.
ROSEMARY KOHR
MARGARITA LAM-ANTONIADES
BScN, MSCN, PhD
MD, MScCH, CCFP
Dr. Rosemary Kohr served as Advanced Practice
Nurse/Wound Care Specialist in the Medicine Program
at London Health Sciences Centre in London Ontario
for over 15 years. She has provided consultation,
education, research and program planning across
the continuum of care (acute, community and long
term care), as well as the Ontario Ministry of Health
and Long Term Care. Dr. Kohr is a Past President
of the Canadian Association of Advanced Practice
Nurses, Adjunct Assistant Professor (in the Schools
of Nursing and Physical Therapy) in the Faculty of
Health Sciences at the University of Western Ontario.
Dr. Margarita Lam-Antoniades is a Family
Physician currently working at St. Michael’s Hospital
and Casey House Hospice in Toronto. She completed
her Masters Degree with a focus on teaching in the
health professions. Dr. Antoniades has been involved
in teaching gynecological procedure workshops for
medical students, residents and practicing physicians
and nurse practitioners for the past five years. She
also has a special interest in primary care for women
with HIV.
CAROLE LAMARCHE
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
ERIK KRISTJANSON
BSc, MLT
Erik Kristjanson is the Outbreak Coordinator for
the Public Health Ontario Laboratories, which he first
joined in 1984 as a medical laboratory technologist
working in Virology and Lyme disease. Erik has a
BSc in Microbiology from the University of Toronto, a
technical diploma in Microbiology from the Michener
Institute and specialist certifications in Microbiology
and Virology. Erik has assisted in the response to
several large outbreaks including SARS and is a
member of the Bioterrorism Response team.
CHRISTIANE KUNTZ
MD, CCFP, FCFP, NCMP
Dr. Christiane Kuntz, an Assistant Professor
in the Dept. of Family Medicine in Ottawa since
1994, has been in solo family practice since 1984.
In January 2000, she undertook part-time clinical
consulting work in mature women’s health at The
Ottawa Hospital Shirley E. Greenberg Women’s
Health Centre and established a mood disorders
Dr. Carole Lamarche’s interest in sleep began
when she was an undergraduate in psychology at
the University of Ottawa. She pursued this research
interest in the Sleep Laboratories of Brock and
Queen’s Universities. Since receiving her Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology in 2002 from Queen’s University,
Dr. Lamarche has worked both in private practice
and public service. She is a member of the College
of Psychologists of Ontario and she enjoys working
with adults who experience anxiety, depression,
and insomnia. Her approaches include Cognitive
Behav ioural Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy,
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Schema
Therapy.
DARREN LARSEN
MD, CFPC
Dr. Darren Larsen is a Family Physician in Thornhill,
Ontario. He is Lead Physician and IT Lead of the
Thornhill Village FHO. As well, he is involved in many
Health IT and Quality initiatives at the provincial
and national level. These include his role as Physician
Advisor, Quality, Innovation and Leadership at the
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Ontario Medical Association and OntarioMD, being
a member of the OMA eHealth Advisory Working
Group and Health Links Advisory Panel, sitting on
eHealth Ontario’s Business and Technical Standards
Committee, acting as CMA’s Clinical Director of
Physician Services and Leadership, teaching Practice
Management at five universities, and participating
as a member of the Cancer Quality Council of
Ontario. Besides finishing his BSc at the University
of Alberta, his MD at the University of Calgary and
residency at the University of Ottawa, he is a recent
graduate of the York University’s Schulich School
of Executive Management Masters Certification in
Physician Leadership.
ADRIAN LEANDRO
CFP
Adrian Leandro became a Senior Financial
Consultant at MD Management in 2011. He began
working in financial services in 2000. His career
includes stints at leading Canadian mutual fund
companies, where he worked as a senior financial
consultant and business analyst. Adrian earned an
Honours in Bachelor of Administrative studies from
York University specializing in management. He has
earned his Certified Financial Planning designation
and is a professional in good standing with the
Financial Planning Standards Council. He has also
completed the Canadian Securities Course and the
Life License Qualification Program. Adrian enjoys
playing soccer, golfing and snowboarding. He also
enjoys travelling and learning about new cultures.
He always welcomes the opportunity to answer your
financial planning questions.
JOSEPH LEE
MD, CCFP, FCFP, MClSc(FM)
Dr. Joseph Lee is the Chair and Lead Physician at
The Centre for Family Medicine FHT Site Director,
KW and Area Family Medicine Residency Program,
McMaster University.
LINDA LEE
MD, MClSc(FM), CCFP, FCFP
Dr. Linda Lee has been practicing family medicine
in Kitchener-Waterloo since 1988 and is part of the
founding group for The Centre for Family Medicine,
one of the first Family Health Teams in the province
and an academic Family Health Team. Linda is the
Director of the Centre for Family Medicine Memory
Clinic and has created a highly successful interprofessional model of care for these patients at a
primary care level. In partnership with the Ontario
College of Family Physicians, Dr. Lee has developed
a Memory Clinic Training Program to assist other
Family Health Teams and Community Health Centres
to develop their own primary care Memory Clinics.
For her work, she was awarded the 2009 Regional
Family Physician of the Year by the Ontario College
of Family Physicians.
JENNY LEGASSIE
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Jenny Legassie obtained her MD from Dalhousie
University in Halifax, NS. She completed her core
internal medicine residency and general internal
medicine fellowship at the University of Western
Ontario before completing a fellowship in Palliative
Medicine at McMaster University. Dr. Legassie
joined the McMaster team in 2009 as assistant
professor with clinical appointment in the divisions
of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care
(Family Medicine).
Dr. Legassie is active in the development of palliative
care curriculum for McMaster University residency
programs. Clinical and research interests include end
of life care and symptom management for patients
with chronic, non-cancer diagnoses.
GREG LEJA
PATRICK LEE
CFP, FMA
MD, CCFP, FCFP
Greg Leja joined MD Physician Services as a
Senior Financial Consultant in July, 2008. Previous to
this, he worked in Ottawa where he was a Financial
Planner with TD Waterhouse from 2004 to 2008. In
each of these roles, he has focused on client wealth
Dr. Patrick Lee is an Assistant Professor from the
Department of Family Medicine at the University of
Calgary. He is also the Director of Student Affairs for
the Undergraduate Medical Education Program. His
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research interests are in Autistic Spectrum Disorder,
medical student career planning and wellness plus
CaRMS application strategies.
generation and preservation by using a holistic
financial planning. The end result of this process
is that of a series of tailored recommendations
with the intention of minimizing taxes, optimizing
investment returns, reducing risk and ensuring an
efficient transfer of wealth to the next generation.
Dr. Leja graduated from Carleton University where he
obtained his undergraduate degree in Political Science
with a minor in Economics. As a Certified Financial
Planner (CFP) and Financial Management Advisor
(FMA), he also holds his Life Insurance License,
Canadian Securities Course, Wealth Management
Techniques Course and is in the process of obtaining
his Trust and Estate Planning Designation (TEP).
MARK LEVSTIK
MD
Dr. Mark Levstik was born and raised in the GTA,
in Bramalea/Brampton and attended the University
of Western Ontario before completing his Medical
Degree at the Royal College of Surgeon’s in Ireland.
He completed his Internal Medicine Residency and
Chief Medical Residency at Michigan State University
before moving to the University of Iowa for completion
of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Levstik
then returned to London for a Hepatology and Liver
Transplantation Fellowship under Drs. Wall, Ghent
and Adams, before spending a year at the University
of Toronto working with Dr. J Heathcote.
Dr. Levst i k Bega n work in Liv ing Related
Transplantation and GI Program Director at the
University of Tennessee and finally returned to
London, Ontario in his present position in the Multiorgan Transplant program. His research interests
are in Liver Transplantation, Viral Hepatitis and
Autoimmune Liver Diseases, with a more recent
focus in Liver Fibrosis and Fibroscan.
DAVID LEVY
(Hr) BA, MD, CCFP, FCFP, DOHS, Dip Sport MED
Dr. David Levy is an Associate Clinical Professor,
Dept. of Family Medicine with a cross appointment
at the Dept. of Internal Medicine (PM&R), McMaster
University; he is also Co-Director of McMaster’s
Primary Care Sport and Exercise Medicine fellowship
program. Dr. Levy has a focused Sport and Exercise
Medicine Practice. He is the Medical Director of The
Hamilton Tiger Cats Football Team (CFL), the Medical
Director of The Toronto Rock Lacrosse Team (NLL)
and staff physician to The Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey
Team (AHL). He has been involved in Sport & MSK
medicine clinical teaching and research since 1980.
PETER LIN
MD, CCFP
Dr. Peter Lin started his studies in the Faculty
of Science and Engineering at the University of
Toronto. Midway through, he moved over to the
Faculty of Medicine where he completed his studies
and with his analytic mindset became involved
with research. Over the years it became apparent
that there was a wide chasm between research and
clinical practice and hence, he moved into clinical
practice in primary care and eventually into teaching
in order to help bridge this gap. He has served as
the Medical Director at the University of Toronto’s
Health and Wellness Centre at Scarborough for seven
years. Currently, he is the Director of Primary Care
Initiatives at the Canadian Heart Research Centre.
He continues to be a lecturer and speaker with two
busy family practices in Toronto. He has spoken in
Canada, United States, Europe, Egypt, Gulf States
and Africa. His interests are varied and he has given
over 100 lectures in 2010 on various topics.
MARGE LOVELL
RN, CCRC, Bed, MEd
Marge Lovell works at London Health Sciences
Centre (LHSC) in London, Ontario as a clinical
trials nurse. She is actively involved in clinical trials
and teaches clinical trials management at Western
University. Marge is Past Chair of the PAD Coalition
and President of the Society for Vascular Nursing. She
serves on the Vascular Disease Foundation Board.
She was instrumental in the formation of the Risk
Management program for vascular patients at LHSC.
She has numerous publications and is dedicated to
promoting awareness of vascular disease to the public.
BARRY LUMB
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Barry Lumb, Professor in the Department of
Medicine at McMaster University completed his
MD in 1979 and General Internal Medicine and
Gastroenterology in 1984, McMaster University.
A full time clinician from 1984 – 2008 with a
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major interest in IBD, interventional endoscopy
and particularly ERCP, he has been very involved
with health administration and education. He has
served on the Royal College Examination Board for
five years, including three years as Chair. He was
appointed Chief of Medicine at Hamilton Health
Sciences in April 2008 and Physician-In-Chief in
January 2013. He currently divides his time between
focusing on the complex administrative issues of the
Department and as an active clinician with interests
in interventional endoscopy and resident education.
DAVID MACKLIN
Dr. Frank Martino is a family physician working
as part of the Queen Square Doctors Family Health
Team in Brampton, Ontario. Dr. Martino continues
to practice obstetrics, emergency medicine and
provides in-patient care at William Osler Health
Center where he is Chief of Family Medicine. He is
currently President of the Ontario College of Family
Physicians and has participated in Best Practices
Guidelines generation and implementation for many
years on projects both provincially and nationally.
MD, CCFP
PHIL MCFARLANE
Dr. David Macklin is a physician trained in family
practice at the University of Toronto. He is the
Director of the Weight Management Program at the
downtown Toronto Medcan Clinic and also runs
the Weight Management Program at the Toronto
Mount Sinai Hospital High Risk Pregnancy unit. Dr.
Macklin has committed his career to the prevention
and treatment of obesity and for over nine years has
exclusively run multidisciplinary, evidence based
weight management programs.
MD
SALEEM MALIK
MA MB ChB (Cantab.) MRCP (UK) PhD FRCPC
Dr. Saleem Malik is Section Chair of Internal
Medicine at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
He graduated from Cambridge University and St.
Thomas’s Hospital Medical School in the UK, earned
a PhD in Cancer Research, worked as a Medical
Oncologist Director of Cancer Research at the
Northwest Ontario Cancer Center and is currently
the Medical Director of the Center for Complex
Diabetes Care at Thunder Bay Regional Health
Sciences Center. Dr. Malik also has a busy community
Internal Medicine practice in Thunder Bay.
LARRY MALO
MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Dr. Larry Malo is a family physician in Timmins,
Ontario where he has worked for the last 25 years. In
addition to a busy practice, he has spent a great deal
of time in the ER and the OR where he currently work
as an FP-anesthetist. Dr. Malo has both emergency
medicine and anesthesia certification from the
Canadian College of Family Physicians
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FRANK MARTINO
MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP,
Dr. Phil McFarlane is a clinical-investigator in the
Division of Nephrology at St. Michael’s Hospital in
Toronto and an Assistant Professor at the University
of Toronto. At St. Michael’s, he is the Medical Director
of Home Dialysis, the Medical Co-Director of the
Multidisciplinary Diabetes Complications Clinic and
the Chief Nephrologist in the Live Kidney Donor
Program. He is a member of the Canadian Diabetes
Association Clinical Practice Guidelines group, the
Canadian Society of Nephrology guideline group,
and the Canadian Hypertension Education Program.
Dr. McFarlane has completed his Ph.D. in health
economics at the Institute for Medical Sciences at the
University of Toronto. His areas of research interest
include health economics and outcomes research. He
has published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts
and three book chapters.
ALLISON MCGEER
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Allison McGeer trained in internal medicine
and infectious diseases at the University of Toronto,
then completed a fellowship in hospital epidemiology
at Yale New Haven Hospital. She is currently a
microbiologist and the Director of the infectious
diseases epidemiology research program at Mount
Sinai Hospital and a Professor in the Department
of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the
University of Toronto. Her areas of research interest
are the epidemiology of influenza infection, the
prevention of healthcare associated infection and
adult immunization.
DUNCAN MCILRAITH
MEG MCLACHLIN
MD, FRCPC (Neurology)
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Duncan McIlraith completed undergraduate
studies in biochemistry and his MD at The University
of Ottawa. After internship at The Ottawa Civic
Hospital, he pursued additional studies in mathematics
and engineering at The University of Ottawa. He went
on to do two years of internal medicine residency
at The University of Alberta and his residency in
neurology at McGill University. This was followed
by a fellowship in stroke at The Montreal General
Hospital, with additional studies in theoretical
epidemiology at McGill University. He has since
held a faculty appointment at The University of
Alberta and is currently appointed to the Faculty of
Medicine at The University of Ottawa, where he is
actively involved in student and resident teaching.
Dr. McIlraith holds staff appointments at The Ottawa
Hospital, The Montfort Hospital and The QueenswayCarleton Hospital. His practice is primarily focused
on acute care, hospital based neurology.
Dr. Meg McLachlin is currently the Medical
Director of Anatomic Pathology and Senior Medical
Director of Diagnostic Services at the London Health
Sciences Centre and a Professor in the Departments
of Patholog y and OB/GYN at the University of
Western Ontario. She is the Past-Chair of the OMA
section on Laboratory Medicine. Nationally, she is
a Past Chair of the Canadian Society of Cytology.
Currently, she chairs the Pan Canadian Cervical
Screening Initiative of the Canadian Partnership
Against Cancer. Her academic interests include
the development of a standardized, programmatic
approach to cervical cancer screening, the appropriate
use of new screening technologies and quality
assurance in pathology.
ROBERT MCKELVIE
MD, PhD, FRCPC
Dr. Robert McKelvie is the Chair of the Canadian
Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Guidelines;
Chair of the Quality Indicators Working Group
for Heart Failure of the Canadian Cardiovascular
Society/Public Health Agency of Canada; Chair
of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society HFCC
National Workshop Initiative; Chair of the Cardiac
Care Network, Heart Failure Working Group; and
a Primary Panelist, of the Canadian Cardiovascular
Society Guidelines in Pediatric Heart Failure. Dr.
McKelvie is the Medical Director of the Cardiac
Health and Rehabilitation Centre as well as the
Medical Director of the Heart Failure Program, at
the Hamilton Health Sciences. He is a Professor
of Medicine at McMaster University, in Hamilton,
Ontario. Dr. McKelvie has written over 185 peer
reviewed articles, 174 abstracts and given more than
400 lectures and presentations.
NICOLA MCLEAN
BSc., M.D., FRCPc, Certified Endocrinology
Dr. Nicola McLean holds an undergraduate degree
in Pharmacolog y and Toxicolog y from Western
Universit y in London, Ontario, and Medical
Doctor and Internal Medicine Residency from
Western University, she also holds a Fellowship in
Endocrinology and Metabolism through Dalhousie
University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is an Adjunct
Professor for the Schulich School of Medicine and
Dentistry, Western University.
Nicola has been instrumental in co-coordinating
Diabetes Education Centers and implementing
uniform standards of care for Huron-Perth Diabetes
Management Teams.
GILA METZ
MD, CCFP
Dr. Gila Metz completed her medical school and
Family Medicine residency at the University of
Alberta in Edmonton. She has practiced as a Family
Physician in Edmonton and Ottawa, and is the
Medical Director for Sexual Health with Ottawa
Public Health. In this capacity, Dr Metz is involved
with provision of clinical services and teaching of
medical students and residents as well as medical
oversight for the Sexual Health Clinics.
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AMANDA MIKALACHKI
RN, BScN, CDE
Amanda Mikalachki is the lead CDE with St.
Joseph’s Primary Care Diabetes Support Program
in London, Ontario. Amanda has been specializing
in diabetes for 12 years with experience working in
different diabetes care delivery models: traditional
DEC model, Team and Solo practice in Primary
Care and Community Outreach. Amanda is also cocreator of the Primary Care Diabetes “Boot Camp,”
a Canada-wide program designed to equip primary
care RNs, NPs & AHCP with the knowledge, skills
and tools needed to take on the role of diabetes
prevention and management.
JAMES MILLIGAN
MD
Dr. James Milligan graduated from medical school
in 2009. Prior to that he worked as a physiotherapist.
Besides a family practice, he is the Director of the
Mobility Clinic at The Centre For Family Medicine
in Kitchener since 2009. The Mobility Clinic is an
accessible inter-professional clinic aimed at improving
care for persons with mobility impairments. Dr.
Milligan is an Associate Clinical Professor McMaster
University Department of Family Medicine and
Adjunct Clinical Professor with the Department of
Family Medicine at Western University.
MICHAEL MILLS
MD, CCFP
Dr. Michael Mills is a family physician in Hamilton
and CCO’s Regional Primary Care Lead for LHIN 4. He
has led the development of new Cancer Care Ontario
Guidelines for primary care: referral guidelines
for colorectal and lung cancer and guidelines for
cervical screening.
AZADEH MOAVENI
BSc MD CCFP
Dr. Azadeh (Azi) Moaveni is an Academic Family
Physician the University Health Network-Toronto
Western Hospital. She is currently the Clerkship
Director in the Undergraduate Medical Program
and an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Family and Community Medicine at the University
of Toronto. Dr. Moaveni’s interests include using
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technology in teaching and creating educational
tools for Faculty and Students in a digitized world.
Dr Moaveni’s scholarship has been in the domain
of Inter-professional Education. Most recently, she
has published two papers on core competencies in
the realm of family practice nursing and developed
an on-line video to highlight these competencies,
this tool is used across the country to promote and
educate professionals and students on the role
of family practice nurses in family practice team
environments.
SEAN MOORE
MD CM, FRCPC, DABEM
Dr. Sean Moore is an emergency physician at the
Ottawa Hospital. He was Chief of Emergency and
Chief of Staff in Kenora from 2002 - 2009. He teaches
at the University of Manitoba and the Northern
Ontario School of Medicine. Dr. Moore is on the
Steering Committee of the Medical Mentoring for
Addictions and Pain (MMAP) program of the OCFP
and is a mentor for the Ottawa group.
SIMON MOORE
MD, CCFP
Dr. Simon Moore is a graduate of UBC’s medicine
program. He completed his residency in Nanaimo
in 2012 and subsequently an R3 enhanced skills
fellowship in Global Health. Dr. Moore is also involved
in national representation as the immediate past
president of the Canadian Association of Internes
of Residents.
SHAWNA MORRISON
MS
Shawna Morrison is a board certified genetic
counselor at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern
Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa. She received her MS
in genetic counseling at Brandeis University in
Waltham, Massachusetts. Her clinical role at CHEO
involves seeing patients for prenatal genetic conditions
and genetic counseling referrals for hereditary
hemochromatosis. She is the manager of GEC-KO,
the Genetics Education Centre – Knowledge for
Ontario.
ANDREA MOSER
LYNN NASH
MD, MSc, CCFP, FCFP
MD, CCFP, FCFP
Dr. Andrea Moser is a family physician with
a focus practice in care of the elderly working in
long term care and primary care outreach team at
Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System. She is an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Family
and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
and Associate Medical Director, Apotex Nursing
Home, Baycrest Health Services. In addition she is
a Certified Medical Director through the American
Medical Directors Association. Dr. Moser is the
President of the Ontario Long-term Care Physicians
and on the Board of Directors of the Long Term Care
Medical Directors Association of Canada.
Dr. Lynn Nash has been a family doctor in Ancaster
since 1980 and a Past President of the OCFP. She
practices full spectrum Family Medicine as a member
of the Ancaster FHO and has had electronic medical
records for several years. She is an Associate Clinical
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine,
McMaster University. She has had an interest in
osteoporosis and CME for Family Doctors for many
years, having served on many advisory boards in both
areas, and currently is a member of the Scientific
Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada as well
as Co-Chair of the OCFP Osteoporosis and Falls
Prevention Program.
PATRICIA MOUSMANIS
FRANK NIGRO
MD, CCFP, FCFP
MD, FRCP(C)
Dr. Patricia Mousmanis is a community based
family physician who has been the Coordinator of
the Healthy Child Development Program for the
Ontario College of Family Physicians since 1999.
She has been a key member of the HELPinKIDS
Team (Help Reduce Immunization Pain in Children)
since January 2008. Her role was as a Knowledge
Translation and CME expert who collaborated
with Vaccinologists, Psychologists, Pharmacists,
Nurses and Clinicians. Together this National Team
developed and published Canadian Clinical Practice
Guidelines (CMAJ December 14, 2010).
She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, School
of Medicine (1983) and completed her Family Medicine
Residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto
Ontario (1985). She currently works in clinical practice
in Toronto and York Regions providing comprehensive
Family Medicine care to patients of all ages. She has
staff privileges at Markham Stouffville Hospital
in Markham, Ontario and York Central Hospital
in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Her clinical practice
includes antenatal obstetrics, newborn/well child
care and counselling.
Dr. Frank Nigro received the Degree of Doctor of
Medicine at the University of Western Ontario in
1991 and Royal College Certification in Cardiology
in 1996. He was Medical Director of Cardiology,
2006 to 2011 and Co-Director of the Stand-Alone
Angioplasty. TBRHSC awarded the prestigious Ted
Freeman Award for its outreach Cardiac Rehabilitation
Program. As Chair for the Save A Heart Campaign,
over 5 million dollars was fundraised in support of
Cardiac Service for Northwestern Ontario, Dr. Nigro
was Associate Professor of Medicine at NOSM, and
is Chair of the NWO Summit and Council Member
of CCS. His research interests include Heart Failure,
Atrial Fibrillation, Acute Coronary Syndromes and
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention.
PATRICIA O’BRIEN
RN, BA, C(Neph)C
Patricia O’Brien has been a Registered Nurse for
over twenty-five years. Prior to working with the
University of Toronto, Patricia held the position of
Director, bestPATH, Capacity Building and QI Plans
and formerly the Director of Primary Care with
Health Quality Ontario (HQO). Prior to HQO she
was Director of QI with the Quality Improvement
and Innovation Partnership.
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JASON O’HAYON
MD, FRCP(C)
Dr. Jason O’Hayon is a consultant pediatrician
and allergist. He completed his pediatric and allergy/
immunology training at McMaster in 1996 and 1998
respectively. He is on staff at both HHS and St.
Joseph’s and teaches in the undergraduate Medical
school. Dr. O’Hayon maintains a private consulting
office in allergy in West Hamilton; he is a member
of various advisory boards, and performs clinical
research in the field of allergy, is a member of the
American Academy of Pediatrics along with the
American and European Allergy Societies.
NANETTE OKUN
BScN, MD, FRCSC
Dr. Nanette Okun has been a Maternal Fetal Medicine
Specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital since 2001. She is
an Associate Professor of OB/GYN at the University
of Toronto, and is the Medical Director of the Prenatal
Screening Program at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Her clinical and research interests include advances
in prenatal screening in Ontario.
ALEXANDRA PAPAIOANNOU
BScN, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou is a Professor in
the Department of Medicine and a Geriatrician at
Hamilton Health Sciences, and holds a Canadian
Institute of Health Research – Eli Lilly Chair in
Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention. She is Past
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine, McMaster
University with joint appointment in the Division
of Rheumatolog y, and is an Associate Member
in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and
Biostatistics and Medical Sciences. She is a member
of the Scientific Advisors of Osteoporosis Canada
and the International Osteoporosis Foundation.
Dr. Papaioannou is lead author of the Osteoporosis
Canada Guidelines published in the Canadian Medical
Association Journal October 2010 issue.
Dr. Papaioannou is past Chair of the Scientific
Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada and
Chair of the Board. She is the project lead for the
Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for Fracture Prevention
in Long-term Care, Co-Director of the Hamilton
Canadian Multi-Centre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos)
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and is leading the Fracture Think Osteoporosis
project, a chronic disease management program in
Hamilton, Ontario.
BRIDGET PATON
Bridget Paton has been in the Financial Services
industry for 15 years has been working as a Senior
Financial Consultant with MD Management for the
past eight years. In this role, Bridget assists physicians
to achieve their financial objectives by identifying
their goals, selecting the most appropriate solutions
and making suitable recommendations. Prior to
joining MD PSI, Bridget worked with other major
Canadian financial institutions managing the assets
of high net worth clientele, banking and insurance
underwriting. Bridget has an Honors BA in Political
Science/Global Economy from York University and
holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and
Financial Management Advisor (FMA) designations.
JENNIFER PEARLMAN
MD, CCFP, NCMP, FAARM, ABAARM, CFA
Dr. Jennifer Pearlman has been certified as a
Menopause Practitioner by the North American
Menopause Society (NAMS) and is attending staff
physician at the Menopause Clinic at Mount Sinai
Hospital in Toronto. She has been awarded a focus
practice designation to work as an expert consultant
in the area of Women’s Health. Dr. Pearlman is a
Fellow of Functional, Anti-Aging and Regenerative
Medicine (FAARM) and board certified in Antiaging and Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM). Dr.
Pearlman completed her medical school and residency
training at The University of Toronto, and graduated
with Honours and received numerous scholarships
and awards.
JOSE PEREIRA
MBChB, DA, CCFP, MSc
Dr. Jose Pereira is Professor and Medical Chief
of Palliative Care Services at Bruyère Continuing
Care and The Ottawa Hospital. He is also Head
of the Division of Palliative Care, Department of
Medicine, University of Ottawa. Dr. Pereira co-lead
the development of the Champlain Regional Hospice
Palliative Care Program and is currently its medical
lead. He is also Provincial Lead for Palliative Care at
Cancer Care Ontario. Dr. Pereira is co-founder and
co-lead of the Canadian Pallium Project which has
developed education programs in support of primary
care nationally. In April 2012, Dr. Pereira received
the Award of Excellence from the Palliative Medicine
Section of the Ontario Medical Association and in
October 2012, he received the Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee Medal via the Canadian Hospice
Palliative Care Association.
DEVIN PETERSON
MD, FRCSC, Dip Sport Med
Dr. Devin Peterson is an Orthopedic Surgeon
whose specialty interests include Sport Medicine
and Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery. He is currently
an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery
at McMaster University and a consultant physician
at the David Braley Sport Medicine Clinic.
KEVIN POTTIE
MD, CCFP, MClSc, FCFP
Dr. Kevin Pottie is an Associate Professor in the
Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology
& Community Medicine and a Scientist at Institute
of Population Health at the University of Ottawa. He
recently led the CMAJ Canadian Immigrant Health
Guidelines, an internationally unique series covering
intestinal parasites, malaria, TB, post-traumatic stress
disorder, child maltreatment, diabetes and other
topics relevant for primary care. He is a member of
the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
and the GRADE Working Group. His current research
includes launching a research team to develop and
evaluate models for just-in-time communication and
decision support for vulnerable migrants.
LISA PROKOPICH
MD, MSc
Dr. Lisa Prokopich is currently a Clinical Professor
on Faculty at the University of Waterloo, School of
Optometry and Vision Science. She achieved her
Honours Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Optometry
degrees at the University of Waterloo, after which her
Residency training was undertaken in Philadelphia at
The Eye Institute of now Salus University. Research
interests include ocular surface disease and glaucoma
with a Masters in Vision Science achieved in the study
of blood flow in health and disease. She is Head of
the Ocular Health Clinic and had hospital privileges
with the Grand River Hospital for 10 years, as well
as maintaining private practice work. Dr. Prokopich
has lectured widely and published texbooks, and
articles in areas of ocular therapeutics.
GEORGINA RALEVSKI
BSc, MLT
Georgina Ralevski is the Acting Manager for
Quality Assurance and Customer Service at Public
Health Ontario Laboratories (PHOL). Georgina has a
BSc in Microbiology from the University of Toronto.
In her role she ensures PHOL provides accurate,
timely and appropriate clinical and environmental
laboratory services that meet the needs of clients
as well as statutory and regulatory requirements
through continuous quality improvement activities
of the quality management system. Georgina is
a medical laboratory technologist and joined the
Public Health Ontario Laboratories in 1989 where
she assisted in the investigation of large outbreaks,
including measles, and SARS, and provided the
technical oversight for the hepatitis laboratory.
KATHY POUTEAU
MEB RASHID
BEd, MSc, MD, CCFP
BSc, MD
Dr. Kathy Pouteau is a family physician working
with First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. She
provides comprehensive primary care and has been
involved in developing and supporting programs
providing individuals in isolated communities’ access
to buprenorphine/naloxone substitution therapy.
Dr. Meb Rashid is the Medical Director of the
Crossroads Clinic, a clinic that serves newly arrived
refugees in Toronto. He is a co-founder of the Canadian
Doctors for Refugee Care, an organization founded
to advocate for refugees to access health insurance,
and was on the steering committee of the CCIRH,
a group that developed evidence based guidelines
for the assessment of newly arrived immigrants and
refugees. He also co-founded the Christie Refugee
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Health Clinic, a clinic located in a refugee shelter.
Dr. Rashid is on the steering committee of the
Canadian Refugee Health Conference and is on staff
at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto.
ELIZABETH REA
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Elizabeth Rea is an Associate Medical Officer
of Health with the Tuberculosis program at Toronto
Public Health. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Dalla
Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto,
and an author of the 2013 Canadian TB Standards.
JILL RICE
MD, CCFP
Dr. Jill Rice is an Assistant Professor in the Division
of Palliative Care at the University of Ottawa. She
is the lead physician for the Palliative Pain and
Symptom Consultation Service at Bruyère Continuing
Care and has practiced as a rural family physician,
general practitioner in oncology, and palliative care
physician.
PHILIPPE ROLA
MDCM, FRCP(c )
Dr. Philippe Rola is an internist/intensivist trained
at McGill University, is the ICU Medical Director at
Santa Cabrini Hospital in Montreal and is also an
Attending Staff in the ICU at Scarborough General
Hospital in Toronto. He is the President of the
Critical Care and Ultrasound Institute and has been
teaching bedside ultrasound since 2008. He is also an
ultrasound instructor for CAE and for WINFOCUS.
CURTIS RUSSELL
PhD
Dr. Curtis Russell is a program consultant with the
Enteric, Zoonotic, and Vector-Borne Diseases team
at Public Health Ontario. In this role, Dr. Russell
provides expert advice and consultative services to
Ontario’s public heath units on vector-borne diseases
such as West Nile Virus and Lyme disease. He received
his doctorate in biology from Brock University with
a particular focus on mosquitoes and their potential
to transmit West Nile Virus to humans.
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GWEN SAMPSON
MD, CCFP, FCFP, MScCH
Dr. Gwen Sampson has been a family physician
in Stouffville ON for 23 years. As well as teaching
residents in her office, Gwen is the Professional
Development representative for teaching practices and
rural residency program at the University of Toronto.
She has had the privilege of doing workshops in
ranging from Moose Factory to Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
PAULINE SANTORA
B.Sc.Phm., R.Ph., ACPR, PharmD.
Pauline Santora is the Clinical Coordinator in
the Department of Pharmacy at the Baycrest Centre
for Geriatric Care. Pauline completed her Hospital
Residency at Women’s College Hospital and PharmD
at Midwestern University in Chicago. In addition
to working at Baycrest, Pauline also works in a
community pharmacy.
MARINA SALVADORI
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Marina Salvadori graduated from medicine at
Queen’s University, and did her residency training in
pediatrics at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
After that, she trained in Infectious Diseases at
The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She was
working there in May 2000, and joined a team of
pediatricians who responded to the call for help from
Walkerton. The summer of 2000 was spent working
in Walkerton, before then moving to London in
October that same year.
Dr. Salvadori is currently an infectious diseases
consultant at the Children’s Hospital of Western
Ontario. She is very interested in vaccine preventable
diseases, immunization education and awareness.
Dr. Salvadori has advocated locally, provincially
and nationally for publicly funded immunizations
for children.
CARRIE SCHRAM
MD, CCFP, MPH Candidate
Dr. Carrie Schram is a family physician with
fellowship training and a special interest in Women’s
Health. Her practice at Women’s College Hospital,
Department of Family and Community Medicine
includes antenatal care as well as low-risk obstetrical
care at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Dr.
Schram also practices low-intervention fertility care
at Hannam Fertility Centre and spends a few weeks
every year practicing rural medicine in Goderich,
Ontario. Dr. Schram is a part time Lecturer and
Clinician Teacher at the University of Toronto
Department of Family and Community Medicine
and is working towards a Master’s of Public Health.
BRIAN SCHWARTZ
MD, MScCH, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Dr. Br ia n Schwa r tz is C h ief, Emergenc y
Preparedness for Public Health Ontario. In this role,
he leads development of PHO’s preparedness and
response activities to health emergencies in support
of Ontario’s CMOH, MOHLTC, local public health
units and the health system. Dr. Schwartz chaired the
Ontario Scientific Response Team during the 2009
H1N1 Pandemic. In 2003 he served as deputy chair
of the Ontario SARS Scientific Advisory Committee.
Dr. Schwartz practiced Family and Emergency
Medicine for over 30 years in community and
academic settings, and is an Associate Professor in
the Department of Family and Community Medicine,
University of Toronto.
AMIT SHAH
ARYA SHARMA
MD/PhD, FRCPC
Dr. Arya Sharma was recruited in 2002 from the
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, to a Canada
Research Chair (Tier1) in Cardiovascular Obesity
and Management at McMaster University. In 2007
he accepted a position as Professor and Chair in
Obesity Research and Management at the University
of Alberta. In 2005, he spearheaded the launch of
the Canadian Obesity Network, which, with well
over 6000 members, has remarkably transformed
the landscape of obesity research and management
in Canada.
FRANKLIN SHEPS
MD, CCFP, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Dr. Franklin Sheps is a family/emergency physician
and a member of the Ontario College ASA planning
committee. He is a group leader for a large Family
Health Organization and a large Family Health
Group and is a consultant to other groups.
In addition, Dr. Sheps is the President of Customized
Medical Software Solutions Inc. a software and
business solutions provided to Ontario doctors
since 1991.
MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Dr. Amit Shah is an Associate Professor at the
University of Western Ontario, and a Medical Director
at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital Emergency
Department AFA. Amit graduated from U WO
Medical School in 1994, and completed a University
of Ottawa CCFP EM in 1997. Amit works half time
in an academic/tertiary care setting (London Health
Sciences), and half time in a community hospital (St.
Thomas). Amit has research interest in procedural
sedation and is the first author of the first RCT to
compare ketofol vs ketamine, published in Annals
of EM and recipient of CAEP Best Original Research
Award.
MARLA SHAPIRO
MD, FCPC, FRCPC
Dr. Marla Shapiro trained in Family Medicine and
in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and has
Masters of Health Science in Community Health
and Epidemiology. She is the Health and Medical
Expert for Canada AM, CTV News Channel and
CTV National News. She is an Associate Professor
in the DFCM at University of Toronto.
IAN SHIOZAKI
MD
Dr. Ian Shiozaki graduated from the University
of Western Ontario in 1979, and his R1 Internal
Medicine in Ottawa General Hospital in 1980.
Since 1981, Dr. Shiozaki practices Family Medicine in
Newboro Ontario. He has an interest in CNMP, FMS,
and the use of injections for pain and depression.
SAM SCHULMAN
MD
Dr. Sam Schulman graduated from Karolinska
Institute, Stockholm, Sweden in 1977 and became a
specialist in Internal Medicine and Hematology. He
has worked with coagulation disorders continuously
since 1984 and been active in research since 1979
with more than 200 peer-reviewed publications.
He is Professor and Director of the Clinical
Thromboembolism Program of Department of
Medicine, McMaster University.
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DOUG SIDER
LUCIAN SITWELL
MD, FRCPC
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Doug Sider provides scientific and medical
leadership on communicable diseases to Public
Health Ontario. He has over 20 years of public
health experience at provincial and regional levels,
with former roles including Associate Chief Medical
Officer of Health for Ontario, Director of Infection
Prevention and Control, PHO, and Medical Officer
of Health/Associate MOH in Waterloo Region,
Brant County and Niagara Region. From 2005-2009
he served as Co-Chair of the Provincial Infectious
Diseases Advisory Committee. Dr. Sider is an
Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University
and is a fellow with the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada.
Dr. Lucian Sitwell has been in private neurological
practice since 1989. He was born and raised in Regina,
Saskatchewan and moved to Victoria, BC in 1971.
He completed his degree in organic chemistry from
the University of Victoria in 1977 and worked in
the chemical industry for a couple of years before
entering medical school in 1979. He obtained his
medical degree from the University of Ottawa in
1983 and, subsequently, obtained his fellowship
in Internal medicine in 1987 and his fellowship in
Neurology in 1989. He is the Director of The Ottawa
Hospital Headache Clinic and Riverside Headache
Research, and a member of the stroke team of The
Ottawa Hospital, and has been an investigator in
numerous clinical trials and a member of several
headache advisory boards.
JOSE SILVEIRA
B.Sc., M.D., FRCPC, Dip ABAM
ANDREW SPARROW
Dr. Jose Silveira is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto;
Psychiatrist-in-Chief at St. Joseph’s Health Centre
(Toronto) as well as Medical Director of Mental
Health and Addiction Programs. He works closely
with primary care physicians and is on the steering
committee of Ontario College of Family Physicians
Collaborative Mental Health Network, and served
as Co-Chair for 3 years. Dr. Silveira’s workshops
and seminars are designed to be practical and assist
family physicians with comprehensive primary care
practices, and manage undifferentiated mental and
addiction disorders.
MD, CCFP
JENNIFER SINGERMAN
MD, FRCPC, FASN
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Manish Sood is an Assistant Professor of
Medicine at the University of Manitoba. He completed
his training at Carleton University in Ottawa,
Lancaster University in England, and the University
of Toronto. He is the author of over 50 peer reviewed
publications. He is founder and Deputy Editor-inChief of the Canadian Journal of Kidney Disease
and Health, Canada’s first nephrolog y journal.
He is a council member of the Canadian Society
of Nephrology and Vice-Chair of the Knowledge
Translation committee for CANN-NET. He has
been designated a fellow of the American Society
of Nephrology.
Dr. Jennifer Singerman completed her undergraduate
degree at the University of Western Ontario in
Honours Mathe-matics. She then moved back to her
hometown of Toronto where she completed medical
school followed by a residency in Neurology. She did a
fellowship in Movement Disorders at Toronto Western
Hospital under the supervision of Dr. Anthony E.
Lang. She now works as a movement disorders
specialist and general neurologist at Sunnybrook
Health Sciences Centre and Toronto East General
Hospital. In her spare time Jennifer enjoys baking,
knitting, and running with her favourite running
buddy, her dog Whiskey.
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Dr. Andrew Sparrow is currently the Co-Director
of Undergraduate Education at the University Health
Network-Toronto Western Hospital and a lecturer at
the University of Toronto. He is an academic family
physician involved in undergraduate and postgraduate
education. His medical education research interests
primarily involve resident feedback and evaluation,
and he has been studying new feedback tools for
residents. Dr. Sparrow has an interest in the use of
technology for enhancing physician productivity
and improving patient care.
MANISH SOOD
MICHAEL STEPHENSON
LISA THURGUR
MB, ChB, MCI, Fc, M.Sc, CCFP, FCFP, DTM&H
MSc, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Michael Stephenson is the Founder and Director
of Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre in Kitchener,
Ontario, and is a staff physician at Access Alliance
Multicultural Health and Community Services, a
Community Health Centre for refugees in Toronto.
Dr. Marian Stuart attended UMDNJ-Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School and is a Licensed Psychologist
and senior author of The Fifteen Minute Hour. She is
an Honorary Member of the American Academy of
Family Physicians and is listed in the current issue
of Who’s Who in America.
Dr. Lisa Thurgur has completed degrees in Science
(BSc(hon) - Queen’s; Masters of Science - UBC)
and Medicine (MD - Calgary). She undertook her
residency in Emergency Medicine with a fellowship
in Clinical Pharmacolog y and Toxicolog y at the
University of Toronto. She is currently an emergency
physician at the Ottawa Hospital and a Clinical
Toxicologist at the Ontario Poison Centre. Academic
interests, projects and publications include the areas
of education combined with both Emergency Medicine
and Toxicology. She is involved with formal teaching
at both the undergraduate and post graduate levels
in the Department of Emergency Medicine, as well
as with the Ontario Poison Centre.
LORI TEEPLE
VU KIET TRAN
MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
MD, FCFP, MHSc, MBA
Dr. Lori Teeple is an Associate Professor of Medicine
and Family Medicine at Western University Schulich
School of Medicine and Dentistry. She has a fellowship
in teaching from the American College of Emergency
Physicians. Dr Teeple is a multiple award winning
teacher with expertise in wound care, palliative care,
and lifestyle medicine. She has taught internationally
and is an author and editor with the Foundation for
Medical Practice Education (“Mac modules”) providing
educational modules for physician MainPro-C credit.
She currently works in a family health team in rural
Ontario.
Dr. Vu Kiet Tran is an emergency physician and
a family doctor who practices in the GTA area.
His interests are adult education and curriculum
development.
MARIAN STUART
PhD
DEANNA TELNER
MD, MEd, CCFP
Dr. Deanna Telner is a family physician at the
community-based teaching unit of the Toronto East
General Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Family and Community Medicine,
University of Toronto. She is also a part-time
researcher with a focus on educational research.
She was involved in the development of the OCFP’s
Benign Uterine Conditions Toolkit and has authored
several articles on the diagnosis and management of
benign uterine conditions in the primary care setting.
KEN TRINH
MD, BSc, MSc, PhD (Cand.), DipSportMed, FCFP
Dr. Ken Trinh was a team physician for Canada
for the 2003 and 2007 Pan American Games He was
on the Board of Directors as the Medical Director for
Boxing Ontario and is on the Medical Commissions
for Boxing Canada. Dr. Trinhy was a team physician
for Boxing at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens,
Greece and the boxing pre-competition examining
physician at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
MARGARET TROMP
MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRRMS
Dr. Margaret Tromp is a family physician in Picton
where she has a full spectrum practice. She is a member
of the Prince Edward Family Health Team and an
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of
Family Medicine at Queen’s University.
Dr. Tromp spent her early career working in rural
and remote areas, including Ethiopia, Labrador,
and northern Ontario and Saskatchewan. She is a
former Chair of CAGA, (the Collaborative Advisory
Group for Family and General Practice Anesthesia
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in Canada), is on the Section of Teachers Council
of the CFPC and the Collaborative Committee for
Rural Education. She is the EMR lead for the Prince
Edward Family Health Team.
RAHIM VALANI
MD
Dr. Rahim Valani is an emergency physician,
with double specialization in adult and pediatric
emergency medicine. He obtained his Medical Degree
from the Queen’s University and has a Masters in
Medical Education from the University of Dundee.
He currently is Assistant Professor of Medicine and
Pediatrics at McMaster University.
In recognition of Dr. Valani’s international outreach
activities, he was appointed as a Global Health Scholar
at the Peter A. Silverman Centre for International
Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, in Toronto. He is also a
Co-Director of the International Pediatric Emergency
Medicine Elective (IPEME) initiative, which brings
together Canadian and Middle Eastern medical
students to promote professional cooperation in
conflict regions through medical education.
SIMONE VIGOD
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Dr. Simone Vigod’s research program focuses on
women with mental health issues across the lifespan.
She leads several population-based studies focused
on maternal and newborn outcomes for women
with serious mental illness in pregnancy and the
postpartum period. She also studies how women
make decisions about anti-depressant medication use
during pregnancy and is developing an interactive
electronic patient decision aid to support women
with this decision. Further, she recently published a
systematic review focused on interventions to reduce
rehospitalisation after psychiatric hospital admission
and is leading a population-based study designed
to create a gender-sensitive tool for identifying
individuals at high risk for early readmission.
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LOUISE WALKER
MD, FCFP, Dip. Sport Med
Dr. Louise Walker is an Assistant Professor in
the Department of Family Medicine, University of
Ottawa. She has been Director of the ESFP program
in Sport Medicine (2005-2011) and a Past President
of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine. She is
Co-Director of the Ottawa Sport Medicine Centre,
and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian
Centre for Ethics in Sport. She was an Olympian in
1972 and 1976.
BRYNA WARSHAWSKY
MD
Dr. Bryna Warshawsky is the Associate Medical
Officer of Health and Director, Oral Health,
Communicable Disease and Sexual Health Services
for the Middlesex-London Health Unit. She graduated
from McGill University in Medicine in 1986 and
completed her Family Medicine Residency at Mount
Sinai Hospital in 1988. After working as a family
practitioner for three years, she returned to the
University of Toronto and obtained a Masters of Health
Science Degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
and a fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons in Community Medicine. She joined
the Middlesex-London Health Unit in September
1994 where her main areas of responsibilities are the
prevention and control of communicable diseases,
oral health services and the development of sexual
health programming. She is currently the Chair of the
National Advisory Committee on Immunization and
is cross-appointed in the Department of Epidemiology
and Biostatistics at the University of Western Ontario.
PARVEEN WASI
MD, FRCP(C)
Dr. Parveen Wasi graduated from Memorial
University and completed Hematology subspecialty
training at McMaster University in 1993. Dr. Wasi is
currently Professor, in the Department of Medicine,
Division of Hematology at McMaster University. Her
clinical interests include malignant hematology and
stem cell transplantation. Her career interest is in
medical education.
WILLIAM WATSON
SARAH WILSON
MSc, MD, CCFP, FCFP
MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC
Dr. William Watson is a Staff Physician at St.
Michael’s Hospital since 1980. He is Associate
Professor at the Department of Family and Community
Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto
In addition to having a busy practice which included
obstetrical deliveries for 25 years, he has had a strong
focus on medical education over the past 25 years
providing workshops to students, residents, and
family physicians. He has interests in a wide range
of clinical areas including child and maternal health,
parenting, postpartum depression and management
of cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Sarah Wilson is a Medical Epidemiologist in
Immunization and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
at Public Health Ontario. In this role, she provides
medical and scientific support for the surveillance of
vaccine-preventable diseases, immunization coverage
assessment, outbreak management and participates
in applied research focused on vaccine program
evaluations. She completed her Family Medicine
Residency at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,
is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons in Public Health and Preventive Medicine
and a graduate of the Canadian Field Epidemiology
Program.
WAYNE WESTON
SCOTT WOODER
MD, CCFP, FCFP
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Wayne Weston is a Professor Emeritus at the
University of Western Ontario. He has published
over 180 articles and book chapters and is co-author
of two books on patient-centered medicine. He has
received numerous awards for his work including
four national awards for teaching. He is currently
chair of the Advisory Committee of the Institute for
Health Care Communication.
Dr. Scott Wooder received the degree of Doctor of
Medicine from the University of Toronto in 1985, and
is a family physician that practices in Stoney Creek. He
is Associate Lead Physician for the Hamilton Family
Health Team and an Assistant Clinical Professor
at McMaster University and is a Past-President of
both the Hamilton Academy of Medicine and of the
Hamilton Civic Hospitals Medical Staff Association.
He is a former Chief of the Department of Family
Medicine at the Hamilton Civic Hospitals.
Dr. Wooder is current President of the Ontario
Medical Association and a member of the Board of
Directors of the CMA. He has been involved with
physician-government negotiations for more than 10
years and served on the Negotiations Committee in
2004-2005, 2008 (as Chair) and 2012 (as Co-Chair). Dr.
Wooder played an important part in developing the
current Primary Care Payment and Practice Models.
DALE WIEBE
MD, CCFP
Dr. Dale Wiebe completed his Family Medicine
training with the University of Alberta at Edmonton’s
inner city Boyle McCauley Health Centre. This was
followed by completion of the University of Toronto
fellowship in Addiction Medicine with the Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health. He now serves as
the Addiction Medicine Education Coordinator for
medical students, residents and fellows. His areas
of clinical interest include medical education, opioid
dependence and chronic pain.
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Wednesday 27
THIRD FLOOR
CONVENTION LEVEL
TORONTO III
TIME
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
TOM THOMSON
CASSON
JOHNSTON
Harris
MacDonald
Lismer
OSGOODE
EAST
OSGOODE
WEST
RICHMOND
EAST
RICHMOND
WEST
Registration & Continental Breakfast
07:30-08:30
PAIN
BPA
ACM
MSK
OSTE
TPSB
HCDN
LDPI
COPD
PSYC
AWLS
Pain & Addiction
Primer for the Family
Physician
Dr. Lisa Bromley &
Dr. Roman Jovey
Best Practices for
ADHD Across the
Lifespan
Dr. Ainslie Gray
Acute Pain
Management: Getting
It Right
Dr. Jim Ducharme
& Dr. Sean Moore
Joint Assessment
Made Easy
Dr. Janice Harvey &
Ms. Michelle Acorn
Osteoporosis Update
Dr. Lynn Nash &
Dr. Angela Cheung
Treating Poverty: A
Skills-Based Approach
to Addressing Poverty
for Family Physicians
Dr. Gary Bloch &
Dr. Ritika Goel
Healthy Child
Development:
Nutrition & Child
Development
Dr. Patricia Mousmanis
Leadership
Development
Program: Using the
Leadership Framework
to Create High Morale
& Productivity in the
Workplace
Oh Dear, What Can the
Matter Be?
Dr. Dorothy Emslie
Using Critical
Appraisal to Promote
Respiratory Health in
Primary Care: A focus
on the Role of LInhaled
LED
CETherapy
Maintenance
N
A
in theCManagement of
Asthma in COPD
Dr. Anthony D'Urzo
Psychosis in Primary
Care:
Core Elements of
Management
Dr. Jose Silveira
AWLS - Advanced Wound Care Life Saving
Dr. Lori Teeple &
Dr. Rosemary Kohr
(starts at 8:00am)
08:30-10:00
CA
L
NCE
LED
Nutritional Break
10:00-10:30
10:30-12:00
Buffet Lunch
12:00-13:30
13:30-15:00
IUD
ENVI
MCI
HCDE
LDPII
APP
MEND
Intrauterine
Contraception: Theory
to Practice
Dr. Deanna Telner &
Dr. Margarita
Lam-Antoniades
Environment-Linked
Illnesses | Pregnancy
& Early Childhood
Environmental
Exposures: Impacts,
Prevention, Diagnosis
& Management
Dr. Margaret Sanborn
& Dr. Riina Bray
Diagnosis &
Management of
Patients with MCI &
Dementia: Tips for the
Family Physician
Dr. Linda Lee &
Dr. Wayne Weston
Healthy Child
Development:
Enhanced 18 Month
Well Baby Visit
Dr. Patricia Mousmanis
Leadership
Development
Program: Using the
Leadership Framework
to Develop Team
Effectiveness: Being
a Change Champion is
Hard Work
Dr. Sean Blaine
Approach to
Psychotherapy
in Primary Care;
Strategies for Dealing
with the Difficult
Patient
Dr. Jon Davine
Diabetes & Depression:
Relevance &
Identification
Dr. Jose Silveira
C AN
CEL
LED
Nutritional Break
15:00-15:30
BPR
Best Practices in Reducing Unnecessary Tests,
Treatments & Care (Don’t Just Do Something –
Stand There!)
Dr. Frank Martino &
Dr. Jennifer Young
(from 15:00 - 18:00)
15:30-17:00
17:00-18:00
Session
Speakers A-Z
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2013 Exhibits
Session Continues
Important
Information
Wednesday
PAIN | Pain and Addiction Primer for the
Family Physician
ACM | Acute Pain Management:
Getting It Right
LISA BROMLEY & ROMAN JOVEY
JIM DUCHARME & SEAN MOORE
Patients presenting with the complications of opioid
addiction and chronic pain are difficult to manage in
the context of a family practice. This one day course is
offered to family physicians with a comprehensive family
medicine practice who care for pain/addictions patients
or those physicians with focused practices in pain and/
or addictions care. Topics include: introduction; before
prescribing opioids; safe opioid prescriptions in the
office; comprehensive care in pain patients; titration and
monitoring of patients; opioid addiction approaches; urine
drug testing; management of patients with high opioid
doses; and the downside of opioids. This course was codeveloped with Centres for Pain Management (CPM).
Acute pain is one of the most misunderstood symptoms
that patients present with. We often manage patients who
complain of shortness of breath, but readily question the
patient who says his/her pain is 10/10. We are suspicious
that many patients in the acute care setting are drug
seeking. Patients on the ward routinely suffer from
oligoanalgesia - not isolated to post-operative recovery.
As many as 45% of people admitted to the hospital for
non-painful conditions, suffer unrecognized severe pain
during their hospital stay.
BPA | Best Practices for ADHD
Across the Lifespan
In this full day workshop, participants will interact
through question-based sessions, animated case reviews
and small case-based working groups to identify barriers
to acute pain management, strategies to overcome those
barriers, as well as developing optimal approaches to pain
management in various medical settings.
AINSLIE GRAY
As ADHD is a complex disorder with varying type and
severity of symptoms for each individual, choosing the
appropriate medical treatment should not be a “one size
fits all” process. In order to properly manage ADHD
holistically, clinical tools should be used to assess:
• Type of symptom
• Specific areas of impairment in an individual’s life
across multiple settings
• Identify and explore any potential co-morbid diagnoses.
For children/adolescents, this includes evaluating
an individual’s wellbeing in the home, school and
community environments.
For adults, this requires exploring symptoms within the
context of family, social life and work environments.
This session will outline tools and recommendations
for identifying an individual’s symptoms and levels
of impairment in a clinical setting. This outlined
comprehensive evaluation process allows a clinician to
choose an appropriate medication/dosage depending on
the specific needs of an individual and monitor treatment
over time.
MSK | Joint Assessment Made Easy
JANICE HARVEY & MICHELLE ACORN
Musculoskeletal Joint examination and assessment is a
critical component to correctly diagnosing joint injury
and managing musculoskeletal conditions. Health
practitioners can be faced with a variety of presentations
each day in their practice.
Don’t miss out on this interactive, hands-on workshop,
which will provide you with an efficient and comprehensive
assessment approach to the major joints of the body.
The workshop covers examination techniques of the
shoulder, back, hip, knee and ankle.
OSTE | Osteoporosis Update
LYNN NASH & ANGELA CHEUNG
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Wednesday
TPSB | Treating Poverty: A Skills-Based
Approach to Addressing Poverty for Family
Physicians
GARY BLOCH
Poverty represents a significant and reversible risk factor
for poor health. This half-day workshop is offered to
family physicians practicing in Ontario;
ari with the goal of
learning a simple three-step approach
pproach
proach to
t intervening in
patients’ poverty through
h the development
develo
of relevant
clinical skills and a deeper
eeper
eper under
understanding of the federal
and provincial income sec
security systems and related
resources.
ED
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NC
A
Cti workshop, participants will develop,
In this interactive
ctiv
analyze and put into practice an approach to income
security benefits-based interventions into poverty as a
risk to the health of individual family practice patients.
HCDN | Healthy Child Development: Nutrition
and Child Development
PATRICIA MOUSMANIS
This workshop will look at maternal nutrition and dietary
intake in the prenatal and postpartum period and its
impact on child health outcomes. Information regarding
exclusive breastfeeding of the infant and introduction of
solids will be reviewed in detail. Iron deficiency, other
nutritional deficiencies and health impact of fortified
formulas for those children who are not breastfed will
be discussed. Introduction of screening tools to utilize
in office practice ( e.g. NutriSTEP) will be reviewed. The
Healthy Child Development Improving the Odds Manual
will be used as a resource.
LDPI | Leadership Development Program:
Using the Leadership Framework to Create High
Morale and Productivity in the Workplace
Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
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COPD | Using Critical Appraisal to Promote
Respiratory Health in Primary Care: A focus on
the Role of Inhaled Maintenance Therapy in the
Management of Asthma in COPD
ANTHONY D’URZO
Inhaled Maintenance Therapy (IMT) [long acting B2agonists (LABA), long acting cholinergic antagonists
(LACA) and the combination of LABA and inhaled
corticosteroids (ICS)] are indicated in many patients
with (COPD) . These medications are widely and (over)
used in Primary Care. Using Critical Appraisal (CA)
strategies, this workshop will provide
ide participants with
the opportunity to engage in an in-dep
in-depth review of two
articles published in widely
ely cited inte
international journals,
[ 1) Chest 2009; 136:129-1038,
6:129-1038, 2) N Engl J Med 2008;
359: 1543 -1554]
4] dealing w
with IMT use in COPD. Touch
Pad Technology
ogy will b
be used to promote interaction. By
comparing the
he C
CA material to current guidelines on
COPD management, participants will identify important
care gaps related to IMT use in COPD. Participants will
spend considerable time highlighting features of both
studies, which limit generalization of data to primary care
practice. Practical strategies for bridging care gaps related
to IMT use in COPD management will be discussed.
ED
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A
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PSYC | Psychosis in Primary Care: Core
Elements of Management
JOSE SILVEIRA
This workshop provides family physicians with a practical
approach to managing patients with psychotic disorders
independent of diagnostic category, and guides decision
making in managing patients over the long term. The
workshop was designed to address the needs of primary
care physicians that experience insufficient support from
formal psychiatric services or where such services are in
short supply.
DOROTHY EMSLIE
AWLS | AWLS - Advanced Wound Care Life
Many family physicians realize that there is more to a
family practice than ‘seeing patients’. A positive and
supportive work environment is what they expect, for
themselves, colleagues, staff and patients. It can be
challenging entering a new practice. Even established
physicians one day may realize that their work
environment has deteriorated over time. Often, the
first sign of this and the wake-up call is from patient
complaints or from the observations of a new physician
joining the practice. This scenario is created to engage
the participants in a real life situation in a family practice
where dissatisfaction in the office environment has been
identified.
Saving
LORI TEEPLE & ROSEMARY KOHR
AWLS is a hands on, case-based course in wound care.
It includes three modules: Leg ulcers, diabetic foot, and
pressure/traumatic skin breakdown along with skin and
soft tissue infection.
Wednesday
HCDE | Healthy Child Development: Enhanced
MCI | Diagnosis and Management of Patients
18 Month Well Baby Visit
with MCI and Dementia: Tips for the Family
Physician
PATRICIA MOUSMANIS
This workshop will look at how primary care practitioners
can optimize proactive health and developmental
surveillance. The enhanced 18 month well child visit
will be used as an example of an opportunity to do a full
review of parent child interactions, evidence regarding
clinical manoeuvres that need to be done and discussion
of the role of child care and other community resources.
Clinical Practice Guidelines developed by the OMA
and the OCFP will be discussed. The Healthy Child
Development Improving the Odds and Facing the
Challenges Manuals will be used as resources.
ENVI | Environment-linked Illnesses |
LINDA LEE & WAYNE WESTON
It is estimated that 2/3 of persons in the community with
dementia are undiagnosed and untreated, with significant
implications for future health resource utilization in
view of our aging population. Better identification and
management at a primary care level is essential. Based
on the successful accredited Memory Clinic Training
Program developed by The Centre for Family Medicine
and the Ontario College of Family Physicians, this
case-based interactive session provides the busy family
physician with pearls on the diagnosis and management
of patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
in ambulatory care.
Pregnancy & Early Childhood Environmental
Exposures: Impacts, Prevention, Diagnosis and
Management
IUD | Intrauterine Contraception: Theory to
MARG SANBORN & RIINA BRAY
DEANNA TELNER & MARGARITA LAM-ANTONIADES
Environmental exposures in preconception and during
pregnancy are associated with many serious childhood
conditions. In addition, fetal exposures are now
recognized to contribute to the development of adult
diseases. Environmentally attributable disease includes
common conditions such as reduced IQ, behavioural
disorders, obesity and diabetes - costing billions of
dollars for Canada.
This hands-on, interactive workshop will review the
current copper and hormonal intra-uterine devices
available and discuss the benefits, risks and counselling
issues surrounding their use. Insertion techniques and
troubleshooting challenging situations will be discussed
and practiced on state-of-the-art gynecological models.
This module will focus on abnormal birth outcomes such
as low birth weight, neurodevelopmental problems in the
early years, and conditions of immune dysfunction, such
as allergies and asthma. The evidence for associations
between environmental exposures and poor health
outcomes in early childhood will be reviewed. Effective
tools for reducing prenatal and early childhood exposures
will be identified and used in small groups with clinical
cases. Participants will be able to assess and modify
their current office tools for preventing and diagnosing
environment-related illness in preconception, pregnancy
and childhood up to age four.
Using the Leadership Framework to Develop
Team Effectiveness: Being a Change Champion
is Hard Work
Practice
LDPII | Leadership Development Program:
SEAN BLAINE
Family physicians often work in team-based settings.
While collaborative teams can enhance patient care
and professional satisfaction, they can be challenging
to build, especially if you are not in a formal leadership
position with authority.
This case scenario is designed to stimulate a discussion
of how a change champion is created and how a change
champion, without the benefit of formal leadership, title or
authority can exert informal leadership to achieve change.
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Wednesday
APP | Approach to Psychotherapy in Primary
Care: Strategies for Dealing with the Difficult
Patient
MEND | Diabetes and Depression: Relevance
JON DAVINE
Diagnosing and treating patients with Diabetes Type II
is assisted by the availability of objective investigations
and quantifiable outcome measures. Nonetheless,
optimal management remains a challenge for many
patients. Symptoms of depression commonly cooccur with Diabetes (I and II) but
ut can be difficult to
disentangle because of overlapping
apping
pping ssymptoms. In this
workshop, participantss will review the remarkably
robust evidence for the clinical relevance of identifying
and treating major depre
depression in their patients with
diabetes including
ncluding
cluding patients
p
with brittle control. We
will then clarify
arify the practical aspects of treating comorbid diabetes and depression and explain how to
use laboratory measures of diabetes to also monitor the
treatment of depression. Finally, participants will learn
about which antidepressants improve diabetes and which
can complicate diabetes. This workshop is practical and
treatment focused with material intended for a busy
primary care setting.
Approach to Psychotherapy in Primary Care
Patient visits to a family physician may predominantly
involve 25%-35% psychological issues. Due to their
longitudinal relationship with their patients, family
doctors have lots of opportunities to do meaningful
psychotherapy with their patients.
In the first part of this workshop, we present two different
types of psychotherapy, those being “supportive” therapy
and “change” therapy. We discuss how to choose the
appropriate therapy for the appropriate person and at
the appropriate time. We discuss “supportive” therapy
and how to best apply this in the primary care setting.
We then will focus in some detail on “change” therapy,
particularly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). We
discuss techniques of CBT, including setting up cognitive
logs and how to challenge distorted thinking patterns.
We go on to discuss setting up behavioural homework as
a therapeutic modality to complement the cognitive work.
In the second part of the seminar, we will distribute
several patient problems involving psychotherapeutic
issues. Participants will break up into small groups for
an opportunity to directly practice some CBT techniques
around these patient problems.
Strategies for Dealing with the Difficult Patient
Personality Disorders have been shown to have a lifetime
prevalence of 10%-13%. Thus, they play an important
part of the family physician’s caseload. The goals of this
workshop are to help understand the salient features of all
the personality disorders, focusing predominately on the
borderline and narcissistic types. Participants will learn
how to treat these different personality types from both a
psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic standpoint.
Participants will learn about issues of dealing with the
feelings these people bring out in the doctor. Participants
will be encouraged to bring up difficult cases they have
dealt with in their practices.
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BPR | Best Practices in Reducing Unnecessary
Tests, Treatments and Care (Don’t Just Do
Something – Stand There!)
FRANK MARTINO & JENNIFER YOUNG
In an interactive workshop setting, participants will
explore Best Practices Guidelines and evidence that either
supports or refutes many common practices that are part
of our work day. Through case based examples we will
review the evidence that may or may not support the use
of various tests, screening tools and treatments to help
the clinician utilize resources appropriately. Attend and
discover what you may be ordering or prescribing that
may have no support in the scientific literature. In the
words of Spike Lee “Time to do the right thing.”
Thursday 28
CONVENTION LEVEL
TIME
TORONTO III
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
TOM
THOMSON
CASSON
Annual
Regional
Meeting
Region 1
Annual
Regional
Meeting
Region 2
Annual
Regional
Meeting
Region 3
Annual
Regional
Meeting
Region 4
JOHNSTON
TORONTO I
HARRIS
MACDONALD
LISMER
Annual
Regional
Meeting
Region 5
Annual
Regional
Meeting
Region 6
Annual
Regional
Meeting
Region 7
OPUS
OSGOODE
EAST
OSGOODE
WEST
RICHMOND
EAST/WEST
YORK EAST
SIMCOE
S111
S112
Registration & Continental Breakfast
07:30-09:00
09:00-09:15
Dr. Frank Martino Introductory Remarks - (TORONTO I)
09:15-10:15
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mark Tremblay - (TORONTO I)
Nutritional Break
10:15-10:45
S101
S102
Behavioral Treatment
of Obesity: Overcoming
Overeating
Dr. David Macklin
State of the Art Pearls
for Managing Asthma
in Primary Care
Dr. Anthony D’Urzo
10:45-12:15
General
Sessions
GEN101
GEN102
GEN103
AAD
S103
Practical Office
Management
of Comorbid
Alcohol &
Anxiety
Disorders
Dr. Jose Silveira
Driving &
Dementia;
Practical Tips for
Family Physicians
Dr. Linda Lee
S113
S114
Housecalls 101
Dr. Caroline Knight
Symptomatic
Vulvovaginal Atrophy
at Menopause:
Identification &
Management
Dr. Marla Shapiro
13:30-15:00
General
Sessions
GEN110
GEN111
GEN112
S104
S105
WS101
S106
S107
S108
S109
S110
Red Flag
Headaches in the
Office & ED
Dr. Amit Shah
Diagnosis &
Management of
Chronic Kidney
Disease
Dr. Ayub Akbari
The Red Face:
A Case Based
Approach
Dr. Jessica Howard
First Trimester
Bleeding & Early
Pregnancy Loss:
Current Practice &
Future Directions
Dr. Carrie Schram
Top 10
Clinical Tips
on Symptom
Management
D
O L T!
for
SPatients
U
with Advanced
O
Cancer
Dr. Jose
Pereira &
Dr. Sandy
Buchman
Borderline
Personality
Disorder:
Management
Strategies
for Family
Physicians
Dr. James
Goertzen
Ocular
Inflammation
Dr. Lisa Prokopich
Performance
Measurement in
Primary Care
Mr. Harry Jones
S122
S123
OCFP
Annual
General
Meeting
Bagged Lunch
12:15-13:30
General
Sessions
S115
Does My Mother/
Father Have
Dementia ?
Dr. Linda Lee
GEN104
GEN105
GEN106
General
Sessions
GEN113
GEN114
GEN115
Top 10 Apps
Being part of a
for Your
Successful FHO
Smartphone or
– Improving
Tablet: Teaching Your Individual
& Learning in
& Group
the Office
Success
Dr. Azadeh
Dr. Franklin
Moaveni,
Sheps
Dr. Andrew
Sparrow &
Dr. David Esho
Bagged Lunch
S116
S117
S118
Approach to
the Diagnosis &
Management of
Tremor
Dr. Jennifer
Singerman
Medications &
Kidney Disease:
What to Know,
What to Fear,
What to Do
Dr. Manish Sood
Got TB? An Update
for Primary
Care from 2013
Canadian TB
Standards
Dr. Elizabeth Rea &
Dr. Sarah Brode
LD
S O U T!
O
S119
S120
Heart Failure
Are Your Vaccine
Management
Decisions Up to
2013
Date?
Dr. Michelle Hart &
Dr. Mike
Dr. Sid Feldman
Stephenson
LD
S O U T!
O
S121
Fireside ChatDiscussions of
D
Audience Cases
LLE
CofELife
in End
N
C A Care
Dr. Ingrid Harle
Genomics &
Opioid Addiction
Primary Care, Are
& Treatment with
You Prepared?
Buprenorphine
LED
CEL
Dr. June Carroll,
in Northwestern
N
C A First Nation
Dr. Sean Blaine, Ontario
Dr. Judith Allanson
Communities
& Shawna
Dr. Claudette
Morrison
Chase &
Kathy Pouteau
WS102
WS104
Dermoscopy:
How to
Improve Your
Management
of Pigmented
Lesions
Dr. David Knox
Ultrasound
of the Spine
for Regional
LED
CEL
Anesthesia
N
CDr.A Margaret
Tromp
Nutritional Break
15:00-15:30
S124
S125
Rotavirus, Pertussis &
Invasive Meningococcal
Disease Vaccine
Programs in Ontario:
What’s New & What
May be on the Horizon
Dr. Sarah Wilson, Dr.
Shelley Deeks &
Dr. Bryna Warshawsky
Common Referrals
to Hematology:
Approach
LDto!
SOApproach
Anemia;
T
OU of
to the Diagnosis
Hemochromatosis;
Approach to
Monoclonal
Gammopathies
Dr. Parveen Wasi
General
Sessions
GEN107
GEN108
GEN109
General
Sessions
S126
Fibromyalgia &
Chronic Pain Not As Hard As It
Looks
Dr. Ruth Dubin &
Dr. Ian Shiozaki
GEN116
GEN117
GEN118
S128
S129
S130
S131
S132
WS102
WS105
Adolescent
Alcohol/Drug Use
in Primary Care
Dr. Michael Cheng
What Will I be
When I Grow
Up? Medical &
Non-Medical
Professional
Options for
the Doctors of
Tomorrow
Dr. Vu Kiet Tran
Sorting Out
Dizziness
Dr. Wayne
Hanson
Testosterone
Replacement
Therapy for Men
and Women?
Dr. Jerald Bain
Do We Really
Know What We’re
Doing: Treating
Patients Based on
Evidence vs. Other
Questionable
Stuff
Dr. Jamie Falk
Dermoscopy:
How to
Improve Your
Management
of Pigmented
Lesions
Dr. David Knox
Polypharmacy
in
the Elderly
Dr. Anne
Holbrook
LD
S O U T!
O
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General Sessions
Saturday
Workshop
Friday
2013 Exhibits
Session
Thursday
Session Continues
S127
Management
of CHF with
Comorbitities
Dr. Robert
McKelvie
Wednesday
15:30-17:00
GOVERNOR
GENERAL MAIN
LOBBY LEVEL
Speakers A-Z
07:30-08:30
THIRD FLOOR
Important
Information
Thursday 28
Convention Level
Convention Level
Tom Thomson
Toronto I
10:45-11:10
GEN101
Allergy Testing
Dr. Sari Herman-Kideckel
10:45-11:10
GEN110
The Influenza Update
Dr. Marina Salvadori
11:10-11:35
GEN102
Urticaria and Angioedema
Dr. Sari Herman-Kideckel
11:10-11:35
GEN111
Emerging Infectious Respiratory Diseases:
Role of the Family Physician &
Dr. Brian Schwartz
11:35-12:00
GEN103
Primary Prevention of Allergies in Children - Is it Possible?
Dr. Adelle Atkinson
11:35-12:00
GEN112
The Impact of HPV Vaccine
Dr. Marina Salvadori
12:00-12:15
Questions and Answers
12:00-12:15
Questions and Answers
13:30-13:55
GEN104
Hypertensive Crises - When It's Really a Crisis
Dr. Amit Shah
13:30-13:55
GEN113
Alpha One Antitrypsin Deficiency; What the Primary Care
Physician Needs to Know
Dr. Alan Kaplan
13:55-14:20
GEN114
Will You Recognize That Case of TB?
Dr. Alan Kaplan
GEN105
13:55-14:20 Dyslipidemia: Lots of Good Evidence, Less Good Interpretation
Dr. G. Michael Allan
14:20-14:45
GEN106
Is There A Role for Primary Prevention in Hyperlipidemia
Dr. G. Michael Allan
14:20-14:45
GEN115
Will You Recognize That Case of Pertussis?
Dr. Alan Kaplan
14:45-15:00
Questions and Answers
14:45-15:00
Questions and Answers
15:30-15:55
GEN107
Suicide Risk Assessment - Best Evidence
Dr. Amit Shah
15:30-15:55
GEN116
Herpes Zoster
Dr. Marina Salvadori
15:55-16:20
GEN108
It's Overgrown Toeskin NOT Ingrown Toenail
Dr. Henry Chapeski
15:55-16:20
GEN117
Cardiovascular Assessment: Is CRP Part of a Comprehensive
Risk Profile or Clinically Redundant Practice?
Dr. G. Michael Allan
16:20-16:45
GEN109
The Future of Palliative Care
Ms. Denise Marshall
16:20-16:45
GEN118
Resuscitation- The First 15 Minutes
Dr. Andrew Arcand
16:45-17:00
Questions and Answers
16:45-17:00
Questions and Answers
Thursday
AAD | Practical Office Management of
Comorbid Alcohol and Anxiety Disorders
GEN104 | Hypertensive Crises - When It’s
Really a Crisis
JOSE SILVEIRA
AMIT SHAH
The treatment of anxiety disorders in a primary care
setting can be complicated by several factors. A common
challenge is the patient who is a known alcohol drinker
that presents with complaints of anxiety or anxiety related
symptoms. A busy office practice with multiple demands
adds to the challenge of managing such cases. This
workshop will thus focus on practical tips to managing
this comorbid problem in your busy practice.
We are often faced with patients with severe elevations
in blood pressure. What is actually considered severe?
When should this be treated and when should we
manage expectantly? What agents should be used? When
should they be sent to emergency? What investigations
are useful? What follow-up is necessary? This lecture
will provide management pearls for this common
presentation.
GEN101 | Allergy Testing
GEN105 | Dyslipidemia: Lots of Good
SARI HERMAN-KIDECKEL
Evidence, Less Good Interpretation
At the end of this session the learner will:
G. MICHAEL ALLAN
• Refer appropriate patients for allergy testing
In this session, we will examine the evidence for
management of dyslipidemia and how we apply that in
primary care. We’ll review the evidence for different lipid
based therapies (including diet) and consider targeted lipid
therapy (triglycerides, HDL or LDL). We’ll talk about the
expected benefits for each drug, what that means to you
and how to communicate that to your patients.
• Identify those patients for whom allergy testing is
urgent
• Counsel patients on routine avoidance measures prior
to referral
GEN102 | Urticaria and Angioedema
SARI HERMAN-KIDECKEL
GEN106 | Is There a Role for Primary
At the end of this session the learner will:
G. MICHAEL ALLAN
• Recognize when urticaria/angioedema represents an
emergency
• Make a provisional diagnosis of underlying causes of
urticaria/angioedema
• Manage patients rationally based on underlying cause
GEN103 | Primary Prevention of Allergies in
Children - Is it Possible?
ADELLE ATKINSON
Atopic diseases (asthma, allergies- food/environmental,
atopic dermatitis) are common in children, and as such
are a large part of any primary care practice. This session
is designed for the practicing clinician and will address
issues around the concept of primary prevention of
atopic diseases in at risk populations. Participants will
learn about the current guidelines and recommendations
on the subject, as well as how to advise their high risk
patients and their families.
Prevention in Hyperlipidemia
In this session we will review the evidence for screening
and testing cholesterol in primary prevention (patients
without cardiovascular disease). We’ll next consider
how to apply cholesterol numbers and target treatment
(referencing the 2012 Canadian guidelines and evidence)
and if the two coincide. We’ll then discuss drug choice,
dose and testing (monitoring).
GEN107 | Suicide Risk Assessment - Best
Evidence
AMIT SHAH
The majority of patients who commit suicide have
contact with a primary care provider in the year prior to
their death. This presentation will review practical tools
that can assist us in gauging suicide risk and devising
appropriate interventions.
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Thursday
GEN108 | It’s Overgrown Toeskin NOT
Ingrown Toenail
GEN112 | The Impact of HPV Vaccine
HENRY CHAPESKI
Review the most recent recommendations about HPV
vaccine, including the risks of disease and options for
prevention in men.
This is an innovative approach to an old problem. The term
ingrown toenail incriminates the nail as the causative
factor; however, there is excellent evidence-based research
demonstrating that there is no nail abnormality and that
the problem is due to an excessive amount of soft tissue.
Removal of this tissue results in less bulging over the nail
with weight bearing and eliminates the problem. The nail
is not touched! The technique is technically simple and
can easily be performed in the family physicians’ office.
The result is cosmetically excellent and the problem will
never recur!
GEN109 | The Future of Palliative Care
DENISE MARSHALL
The vast majority of patients with diabetes are sedentary.
The role of the family practitioner in motivating lifestyle
change is critically important. To effectively communicate
with these patients, the practitioner must first “know
the talk” then “walk the talk” then “talk the walk”.
Practical ideas on how to coach patients dealing with
diabetes toward a life-routine of appropriate exercise
will be presented.
GEN110 | The Influenza Update
MARINA SALVADORI
Review the most recent recommendations about influenza
vaccine, including the use of Flumist.
GEN111 | Emerging Infectious Respiratory
Diseases: Role of the Family Physician
BRIAN SCHWARTZ
In 2013, H7N9 avian influenza in China and Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) made headlines
throughout the world. Ontario has experienced both
pandemic influenza in 2009 and the SARS coronavirus
epidemic of 2003. What have we learned from these
experiences? In particular, what are family physicians’
roles in the identification, prevention, control and clinical
management of these and other emerging infectious
respiratory diseases? Dr. Schwartz will review these
novel diseases from clinical, public health and emergency
management perspectives, and provide guidance for
family physicians in protecting patients and staff.
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MARINA SALVADORI
GEN113 | Alpha One Antitrypsin Deficiency:
What the Primary Care Physician Needs to Know
ALAN KAPLAN
This presentation will introduce you to the most common
genetic condition we treat; that of Alpha One Antitrypsin
Deficiency (A1AT). We will review its epidemiology, who
should be screened for it and how to treat those patients
with this entity. It will make you wonder how many of
these patients are currently actually in your practice!
GEN114 | Will You Recognize That Case of TB?
ALAN KAPLAN
While a relatively uncommon disease in Canada, you need
to be able to recognize a TB presentation in practice; do
you think you can? We will review how to appropriately
investigate and provide the first steps for the clinician for
cases of suspected TB. We will also differentiate between
active and latent TB and clarify these issues for you.
GEN115 | Will You Recognize That Case of
Pertussis?
ALAN KAPLAN
The first outbreak of pertussis was described in the 16th
Century, and was a major cause of childhood fatality prior
to vaccination. Yet we still get outbreaks of this disease,
with severe possible repercussions ranging from cough
to death. How to recognize, treat and prevent this disease
will be reviewed in this lecture. Don’t miss it, you do not
want to miss a case of whooping cough!
GEN116 | Herpes Zoster
MARINA SALVADORI
Review the most recent recommendations for the use of
Herpes Zoster vaccine, including its use in those with
a history of zoster and those on immune suppressive
therapy.
Thursday
GEN117 | Cardiovascular Assessment: Is
S102 | State of the Art Pearls for Managing
CRP Part of a Comprehensive Risk Profile or
Clinically Redundant Practice?
Asthma in Primary Care
G. MICHAEL ALLAN
Information on asthma management is growing at
an alarming rate and challenges related to knowledge
translation appear to contribute to broadening care gaps.
This session will provide a state-of–the-art ,practical review
of current and evolving asthma management strategies;
it will include a discussion of where current guidelines
may fall short in promoting optimal management among
patients cared for by family physicians. Care gaps related
to current asthma management guidelines will be
identified and bridged using pivotal studies relevant to
primary care. Specific areas that will be addressed will
include: a) the use of inhaled corticosteroids (old and new),
b) practical strategies for objective diagnosis of asthma,
c) safe use of long-acting B2- agonist, d) improving the
care of the severe asthmatic and e) the use of action plans.
In this session we will review the utility of CRP testing.
To start, we’ll examine risk assessment tools and the
added benefit of extra biochemical markers. We then
consider CRP specifically, looking at the additive value
to CRP in individual patients and changing it’s risk
categorization. The relevance of risk categorization
shifts will be discussed. We’ll finish by reviewing the
monitoring of CRP and drugs that reduce CRP.
GEN118 | Resuscitation - The First 15 Minutes
ANDREW ARCAND
Resuscitation – the First 15 Minutes, is a fast paced case
based review of potentially life threatening situations.
Critical and time sensitive actions that may have dramatic
implications on patient outcomes are reviewed. The talk
is geared towards family physicians that practice part
time or occasional emergency medicine. You will leave
with some key reminders that may impact patient care
decisions on your next shift.
S101 | Behavioral Treatment of Obesity :
Overcoming Overeating
DAVID MACKLIN
This presentation will demonstrate a novel perspective on
behavioural weight management treatment that combines
classic evidence based methods with the rapidly evolving
research of food reward. A reward pathway context is
used to explain the behavioural weight management
principles of stimulus control, cognitive restructuring
and self monitoring. A timeline based understanding of
the pathology of overeating is used to explain how the
phenomena of physical hunger, priming and negative
emotions can up modulate wanting and how exercise
can down modulate wanting. Critical therapy principles
will be discussed such as cue avoidance, non expectancy,
permission thinking and counter dialogue development.
ANTHONY D’URZO
S103 | Driving and Dementia: Practical Tips
for Family Physicians
LINDA LEE
With the aging Canadian population and estimates
of approximately one-quarter of persons over age
65 suffering from either Mild Cognitive Impairment
or Dementia, family physicians will be increasingly
challenged with concerns about fitness to drive. In most
provinces including Ontario, it is mandatory to report
potentially medically unfit drivers to transportation
authorities. This session will provide the busy family
physician with practical tips on dealing with driving
fitness in the senior who is cognitively impaired.
S104 | Red Flag Headaches in the
Office and ED
AMIT SHAH
This is a fast paced, case based review of common
primary care presentations for headache. The participant
will be able to identify clinical features and appropriate
investigations and management for subarachnoid
hemorrhage, viral encephalitis, meningitis, temporal
arteritis and idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
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S105 | Diagnosis and Management of Chronic
Kidney Disease
S108 | Borderline Personality Disorder:
Management Strategies for Family Physicians
AYUB AKBARI
JAMES GOERTZEN
By the end of this session you will:
Patients with a borderline personality disorder struggle
with instability in self-image, affect regulation, impulse
control and interpersonal relationships. Frequent selfinjury and testing of patient physician boundaries can
lead to frustration and/or burnout for family physicians
willing to form a therapeutic relationship. Effective
management strategies incorporate principles from
dialectical behavioral therapy that can be readily embraced
by family physicians and applied within their clinical
settings. Key is developing and maintaining a supportive
physician patient relationship. Within this relationship,
appropriate boundaries are defined and maintained,
ongoing negotiation becomes a key feature and where
mutual respect by both physician and patient is nurtured.
• Recognize when an EGFR requires further investigations
• Understand the importance of measuring protein in
the urine
• Order rationale investigation for newly detected CKD
in the clinic (pre-referral)
• Safeguard the patient with early CKD against
nephrotoxic therapies
S106 | First Trimester Bleeding and Early
Pregnancy Loss: Current Practice and Future
Directions
CARRIE SCHRAM
First trimester bleeding complicates approximately 2530% of all pregnancies and up to 50% of women who
experience first trimester bleeding will have a spontaneous
abortion. The majority of women with first trimester
bleeding will present to primary care providers in the
office or emergency department. The majority of patients
will be worried and seeking important information
about the risks to the current pregnancy and possible
implications for future pregnancies. Understanding the
etiology, red flags and current standards of management
of first trimester bleeding and early pregnancy loss is
essential for all family physicians providing clinical or
emergency department care. Knowledge of potential
future directions in the diagnosis and management of
first trimester bleeding and early pregnancy loss will help
prepare members of the audience for patient questions
and optimal clinical practice in the years to come.
S107 | Top 10 Clinical Tips on Symptom
Management for Patients with Advanced
Cancer
JOSE PEREIRA & SANDY BUCHMAN
This presentation will provide useful clinical tips on
managing symptoms such as pain, weight loss,
nausea, dyspnea and delirium – for the busy practitioner.
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S109 | Ocular Inflammation
LISA PROKOPICH
This course considers the diagnosis of some common
ocular inflammatory conditions that present to
primary care physicians and optometrists including
infection, ocular surface disease and uveitis. The major
pharmacologic classes of medications used to treat these
conditions will be discussed. Specifically, the clinical uses,
drug selection, dosing, advantages and disadvantages
of ophthalmic steroids as well as the contraindications
and adverse effects.
S110 | Performance Measurement
in Primary Care
HARRY JONES
This presentation is intended as a practical discussion of
performance measurement in primary care. Using the
Clarence-Rockland Family Health Team as the example,
we discuss why you should measure performance in
primary care, what useful metrics might be and review
our experience both good and bad.
Thursday
S111 | Top 10 Apps for Your Smartphone or
S113 | House Calls 101
Tablet: Teaching and Learning in the Office
CAROLINE KNIGHT
AZEDAH MOAVENI, DAVID ESHO &
ANDREW SPARROW
For some patients, particularly frail elders, going to
the doctor’s office is an immense challenge, if not an
impossibility. This workshop aims to show practicing
family physicians how to incorporate care of frail patients
who need house calls into practice. Topics covered will
include the who, what, when, why and how of house calls.
Billing in various care models will also be discussed in
this interactive workshop.
Adapting to technology use in the clinical and teaching
environment can be challenging in a busy family
physician’s office. Students often use smartphones or
tablets to help them navigate information. This workshop
will introduce participants to applications that can be
used to help teach and practice family medicine.
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
• Identify smart phone/tablet applications that will
help them in practice and teach medical students on
a daily basis
• Use these applications to make clinical practice
more efficient and fun in a working and teaching
environment
• Use tools to identify new apps that may be of use to
them on an everyday basis
S112 | Being Part of a Successful FHO –
Improving Your Individual and Group Success
FRANKLIN SHEPS
Seminar content will depend on participant’s needs and
level of knowledge
S114 | Symptomatic Vulvovaginal Atrophy at
Menopause: Identification and Management
MARLA SHAPIRO
Vuvlovaginal atrophy remains the taboo topic with
care givers and patients alike often not addressing this
important area. Unlike vasomotor instability, VVA gets
progressively worse in menopause. This session will help
the participant to employ careful interviewing to identify
patients with symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy, as well
as differentiate vulvovaginal atrophy from conditions with
similar symptoms. In addition, we will discuss how to
implement strategies for the treatment of symptomatic
vulvovaginal atrophy, in line with evidence based
guidelines. As well, this session will integrate the most
recent data on the safety of localized estrogen therapy
in a variety of patient populations.
Core material – how to decide whether to move to a FHO
• What are the material differences between FHO and
FHG
S115 | Does My Mother/Father
Have Dementia?
• Are you the right fit for a FHO
LINDA LEE
• What to look for in colleagues for a FHO,
Within the next few decades, it is estimated that nearly
¼ of the Canadian population will be age 65 or older, of
whom ¼ will have a memory disorder (mild cognitive
impairment or dementia). Family physicians will be
increasingly asked by patients and family members
to address memory concerns. Based on the successful
accredited Memory Clinic Training Program developed
by The Centre for Family Medicine and the Ontario
College of Family Physicians, this case-based interactive
session will provide the busy family physician with pearls
on addressing common family member concerns about
memory disorders. Specifically, this session addresses
common questions such as: Does my mother/father have
dementia?; Should he/she be referred to a specialist?; What
are my chances of getting this?; Can my mother/father
still make decisions?; and What help is available for us?
• Does an FHO make economic sense for you
• Details, details, details how to maximize your billings
in a FHO environment
• How to use a FHO to improve your life style
• How to use a FHO to improve patient care
• What does the future hold for FHOs
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S116 | Approach to the Diagnosis and
Management of Tremor
JENNIFER SINGERMAN
Tremor is the most commonly presenting movement
disorder in the neurology clinic, as well as in the family
doctor’s office. While essential tremor and parkinsonian
tremor make up the two most common diagnoses in
patients presenting with tremor, the differential diagnosis
includes other rarer causes, such as dystonic tremor,
cerebellar outflow tremor and psychogenic tremor.
We will review the phenomenology of these disorders
and the approach to diagnosis. We will then focus on
pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of
tremor, including surgical management.
S117 | Medications and Kidney Disease: What
to Know, What to Fear, What to Do
MANISH SOOD
Objectives:
• To develop a simple approach to medication-related
concerns.
• To review eight of the most common medication-related
problems.
S118 | Got TB? An Update for Primary Care
from 2013 Canadian TB Standards
ELIZABETH REA & SARAH BRODE
Tuberculosis is still an issue in Canada, particularly in
communities with large immigrant and/or aboriginal
populations. This case-based interactive session will
focus on diagnosis and management of latent TB infection
(LTBI), based on the latest recommendations from the
2013 Canadian TB Standards. Several on-line diagnostic
support tools will be introduced, as well as ruling out
active TB disease and infection control/public health
aspects will also be addressed.
S119 | Heart Failure Management 2013
MICHELLE HART & SID FELDMAN
Heart failure is becoming the fastest growing cardiac
diagnosis for individuals under 65 years in North
America, with an average annual mortality rate of 1035% in Canada. This workshop will review common
signs and symptoms to assist family physicians in early
diagnosis and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
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recommendations for diagnostic testing. Effective
management principles will be presented with a review
of the current evidence, practical tips, with special focus
on elderly patients, and those with comorbidities.
S120 | Are Your Vaccine Decisions Up To Date?
MICHAEL STEPHENSON
S121 | Fireside Chat- Discussions of Audience
Cases in End of Life Care
INGRID HARLE
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S122 | Genomics and Primary Care, Are You
Prepared?
JUNE CARROLL, SEAN BLAINE, JUDITH ALLANSON &
SHAWNA MORRISON
This seminar will use a primary care case-based
approach to discuss new advances in genomics and
how they will impact on practice. Cases will include
pediatrics (developmental delay, autism), prenatal,
adult (hemochromatosis, colorectal cancer) and general
direct-to-consumer genomic testing. There will be time
for a question and answer session so bring your clinical
genetics questions.
S123 | Opioid Addiction and Treatment with
Buprenorphine in Northwestern Ontario First
Nation Communities
CLAUDETTE CHASE & KATHY POUTEAU
First Nations in Northwestern Ontario have responded to
the epidemic of opioid addiction by develo
developing innovative
community-based programs.
s. Most of tthese programs
incorporate buprenorphine/naloxone
hine/naloxon (Suboxone). Drs.
Pouteau and Chase will describe these programs and draw
lessons applicable
able to all w
who prescribe buprenorphine/
naloxone. Successes
uccesses
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treatment of those living with addictions will also being
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S124 | Rotavirus, Pertussis and Invasive
signs of hemochromatosis and an overview of treatment.
Meningococcal Disease Vaccine Programs in
Ontario: What’s New and What May Be on the
Horizon
Approach to Monoclonal Gammopathies - This session
will review the indications for screening for monoclonal
gammopathy, specific tests used for screening and their
interpretation, the differential diagnosis in patients
with monoclonal gammopathies, including monitoring
of patients diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of
undetermined significance (MGUS).
SARAH WILSON, SHELLEY DEEKS &
BRYNA WARSHAWSKY
Immunization is a core component of practice for most
family physicians and many providers have vaccinerelated questions. Ontario has a complex immunization
schedule, with new multi-funded vaccine programs
continually being introduced, including rotavirus vaccine
in 2011. Two meningococcal conjugate vaccines (C for
toddlers and ACYW135 for adolescents) are currently
publicly-funded and a serogroup B vaccine is likely to be
licensed in Canada in the near future. Vaccine-preventable
diseases and immunization topics are also common in
the media, especially with pertussis outbreaks occurring
in several Canadian provinces, including Ontario.
This session will focus on three vaccine-preventable
diseases: rotavirus, invasive meningococcal disease and
pertussis using case-based scenarios.
We will discuss these VPDs including Ontario-specific
epidemiology, as well as review unique issues associated
with these vaccines, including vaccine effectiveness,
duration of protection and vaccine safety. Important
considerations for vaccine decision-making will also
be discussed. A question and answer period will allow
audience participation.
S126 | Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain - Not as
Hard as it Looks
RUTH DUBIN & IAN SHIOZAKI
This presentation will:
• Review the new Canadian Fibromyalgia Guideline.
We will share simple tools for timely diagnosis and
emphasize that fibromyalgia is no longer a diagnosis
of exclusion. Primary care providers can make the
diagnosis without the need for multiple referrals and
expensive testing. Evidence based treatments are
reviewed.
• Demonstrate the chronic pain focused physical exam
and trigger point injections, dry needling and other
simple office procedures to treat myofascial pain.
Participants may wish to wear t-shirts and loose clothing
so they can examine each other.
S127 | Management of CHF
with Comorbitities
S125 | Common Referrals to Haematology:
ROBERT MCKELVIE
Approach to Anemia, Approach to the Diagnosis
of Hemochromatosis, Approach to Monoclonal
Gammopathies
S128 | Adolescent Alcohol/Drug Use in
PARVEEN WASI
MICHAEL CHENG
Approach to Anemia - Anemia is the most common
abnormality noted on the CBC and one that has a myriad
of causes. The Approach to Anemia session will review
the approach to acute and chronic anemia, investigations
and indications for referral to haematology.
By the end of this session, participants will be familiar
with:
Genetic hemochromatosis is a relatively common disorder
and is often detected through routine ordering of serum
ferritin. Approach to the Diagnosis of Hemochromatosis:
Genetic Hemochromatosis will review the diagnostic
algorhythm for screening for iron overload, symptoms and
Primary Care
• Identification, screening and referral of youth with
alcohol/drug problems
• Office-based approaches such as motivational
interviewing, interpersonal and attachment-based
strategies
• How these same strategies can be used for any negative
behaviours or mental health issues
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S129 | What Will I Be When I Grow Up? Medical
and Non-Medical Professional Options for the
Doctors of Tomorrow
VU KIET TRAN
Family Medicine is a very flexible specialty within
medicine. But how flexible is it? Can family doctors help
outside of medicine? Did you have other interests in life
that was not medicine? How can you combine those
interests to what you already do as a family doctor? Can
your residency training help you in the future for these
other opportunities? Come to see what opportunities
beyond medicine are out there for you as a family doctor.
Come and share your experiences with others who have
the same aspirations.
S130 | Sorting Out Dizzyness
WAYNE HANSON
S131 | Testosterone Replacement Therapy for
Men and Women?
WS101 | The Red Face: A Case Based Approach
JESSICA HOWARD
Dermatological cases will be used as a base for developing
approaches to the assessment of the red face. Conditions
covered will include acne, rosacea, actinic keratosis,
perioral dermatitis and several other common diagnoses.
WS102 | Dermoscopy - How to Improve Your
Management of Pigmented Lesions
DAVID KNOX
The evaluation of pigmented lesions can be challenging.
There is good evidence that training in dermoscopy can
reduce referrals and improve recognizing the need for
excisional biopsy. This one hour workshop will introduce
the basic concepts and uses of dermascopy, review
pigmented lesions, introduce dermoscopic management
rules for pigmented lesions and give some hands on
experience with a dermoscope; how dermoscopy might
be incorporated into Primary Care skin cancer screening
shall be discussed.
JERALD BAIN
As men get older testosterone levels tend to decrease.
Does this decrease in testosterone induce symptomology?
For many men the answer to this question is yes. It is for
us physicians to determine which of those men deserve
a trial or treatment with testosterone. In this lecture, we
will discuss the safety and efficacy of testosterone therapy
in men. We will also briefly discuss whether there is a
role for testosterone therapy in women.
S132 | Do We Really Know What We’re Doing:
Treating Patients Based on Evidence vs. Other
Questionable Stuff
JAMIE FALK
There are many factors that contribute to the clinical
decisions we make. What shapes our perspectives
and subsequent decisions may range widely from
such influences as personal experience, high-quality
clinical trials, or “expert” opinions. Using common
pharmacotherapy trends as stepping stones, this seminar
will look at how some of what we do that is assumed to be
“evidence-based” may in fact require a closer look and a
re-evaluation of current practices and clinical principles.
We’ll address some of the challenges to the provision of
evidence-informed care and how to take steps toward
optimizing the use of the information cloud above us in
a way that is reliable and efficient.
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WS104 | Ultrasound of the Spine for Regional
Anesthesia
MARGARET TROMP
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in the placing of an epidural or spinal needle. We will be
using both human models (each other) and manikins.
WS105 | Polypharmacy in the Elderly
ANNE HOLBROOK
Polypharmacy, defined as the use of multiple medications,
is common and is necessary for many elderly patients.
This talk will concentrate on unnecessary polypharmacy
– ‘pharmaceutica imperfecta’. Using data on drugs
commonly prescribed by family doctors, evidence on
medication-related benefit versus harm, and patient
preferences, we will discuss examples where patient
outcomes can be improved by stopping the drug(s).
Friday 29
SECOND
FLOOR
CONVENTION LEVEL
TIME
TORONTO III
TOM
THOMSON
S201
S202
General Sessions
ACS
Management,
From Hospital to
the Office
Dr. Frank Nigro
Wound Care- Skin
& Soft Tissue
Infections
Connie Harris &
Dr. David Keast
GEN201
GEN202
GEN203
S212
S202
General Sessions
General Sessions
S213
S214
S215
S216
S217
S218
S219
WS202
Integrating
Palliative care
into Advanced
Cardiorespiratory
Illnesses
Dr. Ingrid Harle
Wound Care- Skin
& Soft Tissue
Infections
Connie Harris &
Dr. David Keast
GEN204
GEN205
GEN206
GEN216
GEN217
GEN218
Musculoskeletal
Imaging for
Family Physicians
Dr. David Levy &
Dr. Lawrence
Friedman
Menopause:
Dfor
Pearls
OLPractice
S
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PracticalU
- TenO
Years Post
WHI
Dr. Susan
Goldstein
The Pediatric
Allergic March: From
Skin to Gut to Nose
An Update on Atopic
Dermatitis, Food
Allergies & Allergic
Respiratory Diseases
Dr. Jason O’Hayon
Helping Your
Patients Get The
Sleep of Their
Dreams
Dr. Carole
Lamarche
When Is Enough
Training Enough?
A Past, Present
LED
CELLook
& Future
N
A
Cat Enhanced
Skills Training in
Canada
Improving
Treatment
Adherence
& Health
Behaviours
Through
Motivational
Interventions
Dr. Jose Silveira
Strategies
for Effective
Feedback
In Medical ED
L
Education
CEL
N
A
Dr.
Gwen
C
Sampson &
Dr. Sarah Fleming
Suturing 101
Dr. Andrew
Arcand
CASSON
JOHNSTON
TORONTO I
S203
S204
General Sessions
S205
S206
S207
Common Sexual
Problems
Dr. Peggy
Kleinplatz
Managing High
Risk Patients
with Chronic
Pain Disorders –
Clinical Pearls to
Keep You & Your
Patients Safe!
Dr. Robert
Hauptman &
Dr. Alan Kaplan
GEN213
GEN214
GEN215
Office Urgencies
Dr. Larry Malo
Update on
Sexual Health:
Screening,
Diagnosing &
Curing STIs
Dr. Gila Metz
The 5As of Obesity
Management
Dr. Arya Sharma
Harris
08:30-10:00
Lismer
OPUS
OSGOODE
EAST
OSGOODE
WEST
S209
S210
SOM
RICHMOND
EAST/ WEST
YORK EAST
S211
WS201
WS202
Transgendered
Medicine
Dr. Jennifer
Douek
Airway
Management
Dr. Karim Jessa
& Dr. Nalin
Ahluwalia
Suturing 101
Dr. Andrew
Arcand
SIMCOE
S208
A Practical
Critical Aboriginal
They Never
Approach to
Approach to
Health Issues
Psychosis in
LEinD Taught That In
L
E
Managing
Canada:
Med School! Primary Care;
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N
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Common Geriatric C Statistics to
Quick Approaches Somatizing: What
Complaints
Stories
to Common
Every Family
Dr. Veronique
Dr. Claudette
Conditions
Physician Needs
French-Merckley,
Chase
Affecting Patients
to Know
Dr. Anne Harley &
with Mobility
Dr. Jon Davine
Dr. Pamela
Impairments
Eisener-Parsche
Dr. James
Milligan &
Dr. Joseph Lee
Nutritional Break
10:00-10:30
Residents & First Five Years in Practice Luncheon - (Ruth’s Chris)
12:00-13:30
S220
S221
General Sessions
Low Back Pain
Emergencies
Dr. Anton Helman
Best Practices
in Information
Management
for Electronic
Medical Records
Dr. Karim
Keshavjee
GEN207
GEN208
GEN209
LD
S O U T!
O
Bagged Lunch
S222
WS203
General Sessions
Travelling
Companions,
Detours &
Tight Spaces
D
OLroadTto!
onSthe
U
Resilience:
O
Strategies
to Enhance
Performance &
Well-Being
Dr. Susan
Edwards
& Mr. Christopher
Hurst
The Neurological
Exam for Family
Physicians
Dr. Duncan
McIlraith
GEN219
GEN220
GEN221
S223
Virtual Care and Family Practice: Where We’ve Been and Where We Are Going – By Ontario Telemedicine Network - (TORONTO I)
S224
Scientific Support Diabetes - New
for Alternative
CDA Guidelines
Medicine Dr. Jeremy Gilbert
Review of the
Evidence
Dr. Mel Borins
LD
S O U T!
O
LD
S O U T!
O
S225
S226
S227
PREV
LAMP
S228
WS204
WS205
Public Health
Laboratories 101:
Clinical Support
for Physicians
in the Diagnosis
of Infectious &
Communicable
Disease by the
Public Health
Ontario Laboratories
Dr. France Jameison,
Erik Kristjanson &
Georgina Ralevski
Preventing
Cardiovascular
Complications
in People with
Diabetes
Dr. Dereck Hunt
Buprenorphine/
Naloxone Office Based
Management
Opioid
Dependence
Dr. Curtis
Handford &
Dr. Dale Wiebe
Preventive Care
Visits for School
Age Children &
Teens: Where Is
The Evidence?
Dr. Anita Greig &
Dr. Patricia
Mousmanis
A Practical Guide
to Slit Lamp Use
Dr. Jim Ducharme
From Afghanistan
to Zimbabwe
- What to Do
When the
World Comes to
You - Addressing
the Health of
Refugees in
Primary Care
Dr. Meb Rashid &
Vanessa Wright
Wounds &
Dressings
Dr. Mark
Karanofsky
Suturing
Advanced
Dr. Andrew
Arcand
Nutritional Break
15:00-15:30
S229
General Sessions
General Sessions
COPD
Management
LD !
inO
Primary
S
T
Care: Current
OU
& Evolving
Therapies
Dr. Anthony
D’Urzo
GEN210
GEN211
GEN212
GEN222
GEN223
GEN224
S232
WS204
Diabetes – DPP4s
& GLP1s: When
& How?
Amanda
Mikalachki &
Elisabeth Harvey
Wounds &
Dressings
Dr. Mark
Karanofsky
General Sessions
Saturday
Mainpro-C
Friday
Workshop
S233
Dragon’s Den Vote for the Most
Innovative Resident
Project
Thursday
Session
S231
Wednesday
2013 Exhibits
Session Continues
S230
Inhaler Technique Bloody Hell – A
LD of!
& Respiratory
Discussion
SO UUterine
T
Action Plans
Abnormal
O
Dr. Alan Kaplan
Bleeding
Dr. Christiane
Kuntz
Speakers A-Z
15:30-17:00
MacDonald
Registration & Continental Breakfast
07:30-8:30
13:30-15:00
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
MAIN
LOBBY LEVEL
JACKSON
CARMICHAEL
10:30-12:00
THIRD FLOOR
Important
Information
Friday 29
Convention Level
Convention Level
Tom Thomson
Toronto I
08:30-08:55
GEN201
Blood Glucose Home Monitoring or NOT
Amanda Mikalachki & Elisabeth Harvey
08:30-08:55
GEN213
Fatty Liver Including NASH
Dr. Barry Lumb
08:55-09:20
GEN202
What to Do with ACR Results in Diabetes
Dr. Phil McFarlane
08:55-09:20
GEN214
Chronic Diarrhea
Dr. Trevor Seaton
09:20-09:45
GEN203
Reducing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: What Works?
Dr. Alice Cheng
09:20-09:45
GEN215
Lime Disease - Why So Many Ticks this Year,
When to Test and When To Treat
Dr. Lisa Berger & Dr. Curtis Russell
09:45-10:00
Questions and Answers
09:45-10:00
Questions and Answers
10:30-10:55
GEN204
Leg Edema NYD - Aspects of Diagnosis and Management
Dr. Saleem Malik
10:30-10:55
GEN216
A Potpourri of Geriatric Polypharmacy Pearls
Dr. Roger Butler
10:55-11:20
GEN205
VTE - Still A Killer
Dr. Sam Schulman
10:55-11:20
GEN217
Bone Mineral Density Testing – Who, When and What for?
Dr. G. Michael Allan
11:20-11:45
GEN206
Outpatient Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
Dr. Sam Schulman
11:20-11:45
GEN218
GERD and Dyspepsia Treatment - PPIs - Not So Innocuous
Dr. Peter Lin
11:45-12:00
Questions and Answers
11:45-12:00
Questions and Answers
13:30-13:55
GEN207
Organ and Tissue Donation in Ontario
Dr. Sonny Dhanani
13:30-13:55
GEN219
Mercury in Primary Care - When to Test, What to Do
Dr. Ray Copes
13:55-14:20
GEN208
Transitioning to Palliative Care: Starting the Conversation
Dr. Jose Pereira
13:55-14:20
GEN220
Generic vs Brand Name Drugs
Dr. Peter Lin
14:20-14:45
GEN209
Prenatal Screening for Genetic Disorders: Best Current
Practice and What’s Around the Corner
Dr. June Carroll
14:20-14:45
GEN221
e-Health Innovation
Dr. Darren Larsen
14:45-15:00
Questions and Answers
14:45-15:00
Questions and Answers
15:30-15:55
GEN210
Making Therapeutic Decisions with Ongoing Drug Shortage
Dr. Roland Halil
15:30-15:55
GEN222
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Primary Care
Dr. Isaac Bogoch
15:55-16:20
GEN211
The Comprehensive Health Review: New Ways of Thinking
About Our Annual Check-ups
Dr. Michelle Greiver
15:55-16:20
GEN223
Skip the Bug Juice - Avoiding abx in Children with Fever
Dr. Rahim Valani
16:20-16:45
GEN212
Community Acquired Respiratory Tract Infections The Usual Suspects
Dr. Anthony Ciavarella
16:20-16:45
GEN224
Judicious Antimicrobial Use - 1st Line for Common Infections
Dr. Allison Mcgeer
16:45-17:00
Questions and Answers
16:45-17:00
Questions and Answers
Friday
SOM | Approach to Psychosis in Primary Care;
Somatizing: What Every Family Physician Needs
to Know
JON DAVINE
Approach to Psychosis in Primary Care
Greig Health Record, where possible, evidence-based
information is displayed, and levels of evidence are
indicated in boldface type for good evidence and italics
for fair evidence. Included in the record are pages of
guidelines and resources for reference
Though psychosis represents a smaller percentage of
what family doctors have to deal with, it is important
that they have skills in diagnosing and treating these
disorders. The learning objectives of this workshop involve
understanding the definition of psychosis, learning how
to ask the appropriate questions to make the diagnosis,
and understanding the differential diagnosis of psychosis
from both an organic and psychiatric viewpoint. A grid
will be presented to help understand how asking about
delusions, hallucinations, downward drift, and affect at
the time of psychosis will help the physician arrive at the
correct psychiatric diagnosis for the psychotic patient.
Finally, up-to-date psychopharmacologic approaches
for the treatment of these disorders will be discussed.
There will be an interactive didactic presentation, and
then the participants will split into small groups to work
on issues in psychosis from a prepared case. Large group
discussion will follow.
LAMP | A Practical Guide to Slit Lamp Use
Somatizing: What Every Family Physician Needs
to Know
Monitoring or NOT
Somatizing and somatoform disorders are an important
part of the family physician’s caseload. Some studies have
shown that 10-30% of patients with somatic complaints
who present to the doctor have no adequate physical
cause to account for them. In this workshop, we define
somatization and discuss an overview of somatoform
illness using DSM-V-TR criteria. We distinguish between
conscious and unconscious processes involved in
these categories. We discuss the comorbidity between
somatizing and other psychiatric illnesses. We focus on
treatment modalities – both psychopharmacologic and
psychotherapeutic – that are thought to be useful in the
clinical situation.
The session will introduce the concept of Pattern
Management and provide participants with general
principles on when and how to use Blood Glucose
Monitoring to support patients to achieve better glycemic
control and self-care capacity.
JIM DUCHARME
Objectives:
• Understand the basic principles of optics as they apply
to using the slit lamp
• Identify your dominant eye
• Be able to identify the essential components of a slit
lamp
• Be able to consistently bring the cornea into focus
• Understand how to properly assess the anterior
chamber
• Describe the technique used to remove foreign bodies
from an eye using a slit lamp
GEN201 | Blood Glucose Home
AMANDA MIKALACHKI & ELISABETH HARVEY
GEN202 | What To Do with ACR Results in
Diabetes
PHIL MCFARLANE
PREV | Preventive Care Visits for School Age
Children and Teens: Where is the Evidence?
The testing of the urine for protein in people with diabetes
has been routine for many years. However, clinicians
still often struggle with the interpretation of the results
of the random urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio. This
interactive discussion will try to answer some of the
common questions about this test.
ANITA GREIG & PATRICIA MOUSMANIS
How often should the test be ordered?
This workshop explores evidence and tools for periodic
health visits for school age children and teens. The Greig
Health Record is an evidence-based health promotion
guide for clinicians caring for children and adolescents
aged six to 17 years. It is meant to provide a template
for periodic health visits that is easy to use and is
easily adaptable for electronic medical records. On the
When should the testing be delayed?
What does it mean if the test is abnormal?
Are there better tests than the random urine ACR?
When should a random urine ACR result trigger a change
in therapy or a referral?
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GEN203 | Reducing the Risk of Type 2
Diabetes: What Works?
ALICE CHENG
Type 2 diabetes is becoming an epidemic not just in
Canada, but worldwide. What can we do to try to reduce
the risk of progression to type 2 diabetes? What actually
works? The interventions that have been shown to be
effective are:
• Lifestyle intervention with weight loss
• Pharmacologic therapy (metformin, acarbose, TZDs,
weight loss agents, insulin)
This session will discuss the pros and cons of the various
strategies to inform the decision(s) that you will be making
with your patients.
GEN204 | Leg Edema NYD - Aspects of
Diagnosis and Management
anticoagulants are as effective as warfarin. The question
regarding duration of anticoagulation after a PE is still
subject for debates. Should thrombophilia work-up be
ordered and how will that influence the management?
How shall we identify chronic thromboembolic pulmonary
hypertension? These topics will be addressed during the
presentation.
GEN207 | Organ and Tissue Donation
in Ontario
SONNY DHANANI
Objectives:
• To be familiar with organ and tissue donation practices
in Ontario
• To appreciate current barriers to donation
• To be aware of strategies to optimize donor registration,
referral, and consent
SALEEM MALIK
GEN208 | Transitioning to Palliative Care:
GEN205 | VTE - Still a Killer
Starting the Conversation
SAM SCHULMAN
JOSE PEREIRA
Improved efforts to prevent thromboembolism are
balanced by the increasing age of the population, longer
survival in cancer and complexity of treatments provided
in the hospital. Thus, vigilance is still required to prevent
and to adequately treat venous thromboembolism.
Local protocols are now a necessity. These should
follow international guidelines, but can be adapted to
locally available resources and conditions. Conversely,
new diagnostic techniques lead to detection of minute
pathological findings, the anticoagulant treatment
of which may lead to more harm than benefit. The
presentation will address the questions of when to give
prophylaxis/treatment or not, when to give higher (or
lower) dose than standard and when to discontinue
treatment.
Using videos and discussion, the session will explore
approaches to initiate palliative and end-of-life discussions
earlier in the illness trajectory.
GEN206 | Outpatient Treatment of
Pulmonary Embolism
SAM SCHULMAN
Treatment of deep vein thrombosis on an outpatient
basis is now done in 80-90% of patients, much less so
for Pulmonary Embolism (PE). Risk stratification tools
are now available for assessment of patients with PE who
have a very low risk of fatal outcome and can be treated
at home. With new anticoagulants becoming available
the additional question will be whether patients with
PE should have initial parenteral therapy and if the new
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GEN209 | Prenatal Screening for Genetic
Disorders: Best Current Practice and What’s
Around the Corner
JUNE CARROLL, SHAWNA MORRISON &
JUDITH ALLANSON
This talk will focus on prenatal screening for genetic
disorders including chromosome disorders, ethnicity
based screening and genetic concerns in the case of
consanguinity. New advances in prenatal screening such
as Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) and the use of
microarray in prenatal diagnosis will be discussed.
GEN210 | Making Therapeutic Decisions with
Ongoing Drug Shortage
ROLAND HALIL
Prescribing medications according to evidence based
guidelines requires a process that maximizes benefit
while minimizing toxicity and ensuring compliance.
It must recognize that our time and money are scarce
resources within the system. The globalization of
pharmaceutical manufacturing has introduced a new
challenge in prescribing for our patients: sporadic
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shortages of important medications. This presentation
will highlight a simple process for rational prescribing.
Additionally, it will highlight some clinical pearls and
resources in dealing with drug shortages and assessing
if they have clinical relevance.
GEN211 | The Comprehensive Health Review:
New Ways of Thinking About Our “Annual
Check-ups
MICHELLE GREIVER
The annual checkup or Periodic Health Exam is one
of the most commonly provided services in primary
care. However, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive
Health Care has stated that the undefined annual checkup should be abandoned, due to a lack of evidence of
benefit; prevention should be done during visits for other
purposes. This presentation will outline the possible
harms and benefits of Periodic Health Exams. At the
session, we will discuss alternative methods of providing
preventive services within the complex and changing
context of primary care.
GEN212 | Community Acquired Respiratory
Tract Infections - The Usual Suspects
ANTHONY CIAVARELLA
Upper respiratory complaints are some of the most
common presenting symptoms in family practice. Rapidly
diagnosing the dominant presentation and excluding
others is a daily routine activity in a busy family practice.
Proper diagnosis and proper use of antibiotics may be
a daunting task. In this session we will use both slow
paced and case based learning techniques to recognize
common patterns of Community Acquired Respiratory
Tract Infections (CARTI) as they present in office based
family practice. Tools and acronyms will be presented for
the busy family physician for rapid pattern recognition,
diagnosis and management of common CARTI.
Participants will also learn to apply the 2011 Canadian
clinical practice guidelines of Acute Bacterial
RhinoSinusitis (ABRS) for both assessment and evidence
based use of antibiotics.
GEN214 | Chronic Diarrhea
TREVOR SEATON
Menopause management continues to be challenging for
many family physicians. Time and knowledge limitations
frustrate our efforts to provide optimal care to our
menopausal patients. A practical family medicine- based
approach to menopausal management will be discussed
and then further applied through case examples. Recent
changes in the guidelines/position statements with be
highlighted.
•
Develop an approach to the patient presenting with
menopausal concerns.
•
Learn about both hormonal and non-hormonal
options for therapy.
•
Learn to counsel patients around risks/benefits and
how to start hormone therapy.
•
Highlight recent changes to guidelines and
information related to treatment options.
GEN215 | Lyme Disease - Why So Many Ticks
this Year, When to Test and When to Treat
LISA BERGER & CURTIS RUSSELL
The talk will cover the biology of the blacklegged tick
in Ontario and how it plays a role in Lyme disease, as
well as a focus on prevention, prophylaxis, diagnosis and
treatment of Lyme disease.
Topics discussed will be tick biology, location of tick
populations, and tick information physicians may need
when diagnosing possible case of Lyme disease.
GEN216 | A Potpourri of Geriatric
Polypharmacy Pearls
ROGER BUTLER
These are pearls which apply to the family physician who
works in the office, in the Nursing Home or Personal Care
home or Rehab environment, as well as some who may
do house calls as part of their practice. The Pearls are
based on learned practice wisdom, some passed down by
medicine and pharmacy colleagues, as well as students
and some from the school of hard knocks.
GEN213 | Liver Disease Including NASH
BARRY LUMB
This program will review the non-alcoholic liver disease,
steatohepatitis, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management.
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GEN217 | Bone Mineral Density Testing –
GEN220 | Generic vs Brand Name Drugs
Who, When and What for?
PETER LIN
GILLIAN HAWKER
Recently, numerous agents have gone generic and many
patients are seeing that their pills are changing from one
month to the next. This has in turn triggered questions as
to whether all these generics are the same or not. There
are two popular beliefs – one is that generic medications
are the same as brand name but are cheaper and hence
good for patients and the medical system. On the other
hand, there are researchers that say that they may not be
the same based on their mining of databases with regards
to brand to generic switching. In addition recently, the
FDA has reported concerns over manufacturing quality
issues and even some testing issues with regards to certain
companies making generics. We will review what is
available from the health agency press releases and also
the published articles in this area in order to understand
how we should monitor our patients and how we should
manage them in the era of generics.
There is currently an uncoordinated system of Bone
Mineral Density referral, testing and reporting where
information and processes are not standardized.
Inappropriate testing results in some populations; overuse
in some low risk populations (e.g. peri-menopausal
women) and underuse in some high risk populations
(e.g. age 65 plus or recent fracture). Inaccuracy in risk
assessments may be promoted in some populations, as
referrals do not always capture risk factors required to
make an assessment. This session will review evidence
supporting new recommendations for BMD testing
aimed at improving the appropriate use, and accuracy
of BMD testing in populations at risk for osteoporosis
and fractures.
GEN218 | GERD and Dyspepsia Treatment Proton Pump Inhibitor - Not So Inocuous
PETER LIN
This session will review one of the most commonly
prescribed medications the proton pump inhibitor.
Initially this was a medication for use by specialists in
the sickest of patients. Then over time it became almost
a cure for ulcer disease and GERD. Now many patients
are on it for “dyspepsia” and continue on these treatments
for years and even decades. Most recently, there have
been reported associations to osteoporosis, pneumonias
and C.Difficile Infections. Are these associations real
and what should we do with our patients with regards
to their PPI usage?
GEN219 | Mercury in Primary Care - When to
Test, What to Do
RAY COPES
Similar to lead, recent research has indicated that
exposure to mercury may have effects on children’s
cognitive development at levels lower than previously
believed. Although there are many sources of exposure
to mercury, dietary exposure through fish is the most
common. Many organizations provide advice on fish
consumption, sometimes conflicting. The presenter
will review some of the reasons for differing guidelines
and present frameworks that are supported by current
evidence, as well as advice on how to interpret and
follow-up on test results.
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GEN221 | e-Health Innovation
DARREN LARSEN
Electronic Medical Records in Ontario have come a long
way over the last seven years, to the point where we now
have the highest uptake among Family Physicians of
any province in the country. Supporting the evolution
from adoption to advanced practice, OntarioMD has
developed an EMR Maturity Model and Progress Report
which supports physicians in their movement from “good
to great”. Combined with strong change management
tools, gaps in EMR use can now be identified and focused
on to improve quality and help clinics get the most out
of their data. Meaningful use supports research, QIPs,
and new provincial priorities like Health Links. The
benefits of this EMM/EPR tool will be discussed in this
presentation.
GEN222 | Emerging and Re-Emerging
Infectious Diseases in Primary Care
ISAAC BOGOCH
This talk will focus on four infections that are of increasing
concern globally and infections that may be seen in
the Canadian primary care setting: novel influenza
strains, pertussis, gonorrhea and methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus. This talk will focus on the
clinically-relevant outpatient management strategies
for these conditions.
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GEN223 | Skip the Bug Juice - Avoiding abx in
Children with Fever
S203 | Common Sexual Problems
RAHIM VALANI
What are the most common sexual problems? How are
clinicians to determine what constitutes normal sexuality,
sexual disorders and dysfunctions? What is the role
of optimal sexual experience in shaping expectations,
distress and aspirations? This presentation will focus
on assessing and dealing with the most common
presentations of sexual difficulties, including the DSM5 disorders. There will be an emphasis on sexual desire
discrepancies as the most prevalent of the sexual concerns
in primary care. The role of assessment as therapeutic
will be highlighted. The importance of conceptualizing
sexual disorders and making sense of the spectrum of
sexuality will be stressed as the foundations for dealing
with problematic sexuality effectively. Clinical strategies
will be discussed. Resources for bibliotherapy will be
provided.
Fever is a common presentation to the office. Guidelines
for the management of pediatric fever are outdated by
at least 20 years. This session will provide an up to date
review on the management of pediatric fever in 2013
and why we should not be treating every febrile child
with antibiotics.
GEN224 | Judicious Antimicrobial Use - 1st
Line for Common Infections
ALLISON MCGEER
S201 | ACS Management, From Hospital
to the Office
FRANK NIGRO
Goal is to highlight the importance of early ACS
Management and establish best practices for imporivng
patient outcome.
Topic Discussion:
• Discuss pathophysiology of ACS
• Review current practice management of ACS from ER
to CATH Lab
• Changing landscape of antithrombotic therapies
• Outpatient office management and target treatment
goals
S202 | Wound Care - Skin and
Soft Tissue Infections
CONNIE HARRIS & DAVID KEAST
This session will review the validated signs and symptoms
of localized and spreading infection in acute and chronic
wounds that go beyond the classic ones of calor, rubor,
tumor and dolor, reviewing recent research and practical
tools to aid in diagnosis. This includes the proper method
of performing a semi-quantitative Levine method swab
for culture and sensitivity, a review of topical and systemic
interventions and treatment for these conditions and a
brief discussion of whether packing is indicated or not
following incision and drainage of abscesses.
PEGGY KLEINPLATZ
S204 | Managing High Risk Patients with
Chronic Pain Disorders – Clinical Pearls to Keep
You and Your Patients Safe!
ROBERT HAUPTMAN & ALAN KAPLAN
Chronic non cancer pain is a major medical problem facing
Canadians. Estimates of patients suffering from chronic
pain in Canada range from 20 – 30%, with an estimated
total cost to Canadians of over 40 billion dollars.
While the science behind chronic non cancer pain is
expanding at a rapid rate, the optimal management of
this population of patients remains controversial. This
is especially true of chronic pain patients with comorbid
mental health issues or substance abuse problems.
This workshop will focus on the management of high
risk patients with particular attention given to:
• Assessment of addiction in chronic non cancer patients
• Management of chronic non cancer pain in patients
with co-morbid depression and anxiety problems
• Management of chronic non cancer pain patients with
co-morbid substance abuse problems
• Management of chronic non cancer pain in patients
with a history of opioid dependency
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S205 | Office Urgencies
S208 | A Practical Approach to Managing
LARRY MALO
Common Geriatric Complaints
As much as we may try to avoid a medical crisis in the
office, it is sure to happen eventually. While these events
are rare, this session will review the top 10 adult and
pediatric office emergencies and help the practitioner
prepare. Among other things we will discuss equipment
and drugs that a medical office should have available for
a variety of medical emergencies. Specific therapeutic
interventions will be discussed and there will be an
opportunity to share some of our own office experiences.
VERONIQUE FRENCH MERKLEY, ANNE HARLEY &
PAMELA EISENER-PARSCHE
S206 | Update on Sexual Health: Screening,
Diagnosing and Curing STIs
GILA METZ
Sexually-Transmitted Infections (STIs) are frequently
seen in primary care, with rates of some STIs increasing
throughout Ontario and Canada. Testing and treatment
recommendations are updated on a regular basis to
address changes in the epidemiology of STIs, as well as
other issues such as drug resistance.
This presentation will focus on the current guidelines
regarding the testing, treatment and prevention of
common STIs, as well as practical tips for counselling
patients.
S207 | The 5As of Obesity Management
This interactive session will be divided into three sections,
each addressing a different commonly-encountered
geriatric complaint: cognitive decline, weakness, and
insomnia. Each section will include a brief didactic
review of the topic, followed by case-based practical
examples aimed at illustrating key points and stimulating
discussion.
At the end of the session, the participant will be able to:
• Differentiate weakness in the elderly from normal aging
• Identify contributors to poor sleep and manage
insomnia in the elderly
• Synthesize a plan to efficiently investigate poor memory
in older patients
S209 | Critical Aboriginal Health Issues in
Canada: From Statistics to Stories
CLAUDETTE CHASE
Dr. Chase will review some of the
tth national health
indicators of Aboriginal
iginal
ginal peop
peoples in Canada. She will
share, with permission,
ermission, some
s
stories of successes and
challengess in improving
improv
the statistics seen in her work
with remote
te First
Firs Nations in northwestern Ontario.
Fir
ARYA SHARMA
The 5As of Obesity Management is a set of practical tools
to guide primary care practitioners in obesity counseling
and management:
S210 | They Never Taught That in Med School!
- Quick Approaches to Common Conditions
Affecting Patients With Mobility Impairments
• Ask for permission to discuss weight and explore
readiness for change
JAMES MILLIGAN & JOSEPH LEE
• Assess obesity related health risk and potential root
causes of weight gain
• Advise on obesity risks, discuss benefits treatment
options
• Agree on realistic weight-loss expectations and on a
SMART plan to achieve behavioral goals
• Assist in addressing drivers and barriers, offer education
and resources, refer to provider, and arrange follow-up
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It is not known how many Canadians are affected by
severe mobility impairment, such as those requiring
wheelchairs (e.g. Spinal Cord Injury, MS). There are many
barriers to these patients receiving the same level of basic
and preventative care. Patients with physical disabilities
are not only at higher risk for co-morbid health conditions
such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but
are at risk of secondary complications (bowel and bladder
dysfunction, skin issues, spasticity) related to the primary
condition or their mobility impairment. Family physicians
view disabled patients as complex and time consuming;
many report they feel they lack the expertise or training
to manage their concerns. This case-based seminar will
explore common scenarios (UTI, constipation, spasticity)
that present to the family physician in those with mobility
impairments and offer practical ready to use pearls for
management and prevention for the busy clinician.
Friday
S211 | Transgendered Medicine
•
Learn to counsel patients around risks/benefits and
how to start hormone therapy.
•
Highlight recent changes to guidelines and
information related to treatment options.
JENNIFER DOUEK
S212 | Integrating Palliative Care Into
Advanced Cardiorespiratory Illnesses
INGRID HARLE
S215 | “The Pediatric Allergic March: From
Family physicians are in an optimal position to integrate
palliative care earlier into the illness trajectory of patients
experiencing significant symptom burden related to their
underlying non-cancer illness, specifically advanced
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Heart Failure
and Interstitial Lung Disease. The presenter will discuss
the management of commonly experienced symptoms in
these patient populations and recommend an approach
to discussing concerns these patients/families may
experience as the end of life approaches. The importance
of engaging in dynamic conversations regarding prognosis
and goals of care will be highlighted in this session.
Skin to Gut to Nose” An Update on Atopic
Dermatitis, Food Allergies and Allergic
Respiratory Diseases
S213 | Musculoskeletal Imaging for Family
Physicians
DAVID LEVY & LAWRENCE FRIEDMAN
JASON O’HAYON
The 90 minute session will cover three common topics
of Allergy in Primary Care:
• Atopic Dermatitis (AD) - discussion on the connection
between food allergies and AD, when to evaluate for
allergy and therapeutic interventions
• Food Allergies (FA)- we will review different
presentations of FA from infancy to adulthood, their
diagnosis and management
• Allergic Rhinitis (AR) - updated treatment on pediatric
through to adolescent AR for long term treatment
options
The talk will provide family physicians with:
• The various imaging modalities available for diagnosis
• The most appropriate use of the various imaging
modalities
• Common conditions encountered in practice
• Pitfalls in imaging
S214 | Menopause: Pearls for Practical
S216 | Helping Your Patients Get The Sleep
of Their Dreams
CAROLE LAMARCHE
This seminar will provide a brief overview of common
sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea and
movement disorders. This will be followed by a more indepth focus on insomnia and its psychological treatment
using a cognitive-behavioural therapy approach.
Practice -Ten years Post WHI
SUSAN GOLDSTEIN
Menopause management continues to be challenging for
many family physicians. Time and knowledge limitations
frustrate our efforts to provide optimal care to our
menopausal patients. A practical family medicine- based
approach to menopausal management will be discussed
and then further applied through case examples. Recent
changes in the guidelines/position statements with be
highlighted.
•
Develop an approach to the patient presenting with
menopausal concerns.
•
Learn about both hormonal and non-hormonal
options for therapy.
S218 | Improving Treatment Adherence
and Health Behaviours Through Motivational
Interventions
JOSE SILVEIRA
Have you ever wondered, “why won’t my patients
do what’s good for them?” Or felt frustration in your
efforts to help patients change their behaviors? If you
answered yes to either of these questions, then this
presentation is for you. This presentation will provide
participants with the core knowledge and skills to
apply motivational techniques to assist clients change
lifestyle behaviors such as diet, exercise and adherence
to treatment recommendations. The goal is to provide
participants with techniques that can be applied broadly
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across common problems encountered in daily practice.
At the completion of this session participants will be able
to utilize motivational interventions in a comprehensive
family practice context and have resources to assist the
ongoing development of their skills in the course of
natural practice.
S219 | Strategies for Effective Feedback in
Medical Education
GWEN SAMPSON & SARAH FLEMING
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the preceptor
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the quality of their feedback
using interactive
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play and video clips.
S220 | Low Back Pain Emergencies
ANTON HELMAN
While about 90% of low back pain presentations represent
benign conditions, there are several life and limb
threatening causes of low back pain that the astute
physician must diagnose early and manage appropriately
in order to prevent serious morbidity and mortality. In this
interactive session, we will discuss cases that elucidate
key clinical pearls in the diagnosis of these life and limb
threatening causes of low back pain.
S221 | Best Practices in Information
Management for Electronic Medical Records
KARIM KESHAVJEE
An increasing number of physicians use Electronic Medical
Records (EMR) in Ontario and across Canada. Physicians
continue to struggle with managing information in
the EMR; e.g. entering data in a standardized manner,
maintaining high quality data and extracting data for
quality improvement and population management. This
workshop will help physicians understand why data in
EMR is dirty and how they can clean it, standardize it
and analyze it for improved patient care and for greater
clinical efficiency.
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S222 | Travelling Companions, Detours
and Tight Spaces on the Road to Resilience:
Strategies to Enhance Performance and WellBeing
SUSAN EDWARDS & CHRISTOPHER HURST
As physicians, we all aspire to clinical excellence.
However, appreciating the synergistic interplay between
how well we are and how well we perform has not
been a longstanding feature of our training or practice
culture. This highly interactive session will identify
current research and theories related to the non-technical
skills of practice, expert behavior, and the crucial role
of self-regulation in personal and professional growth.
Particularly challenging situations such as managing
adverse events and fatigue will be discussed.
S223 | Scientific Support for Alternative
Medicine - Review of the Evidence
MEL BORINS
• A large percentage of the world’s inhabitants still rely
chiefly on traditional medicines for their primary
health care needs
• There is evidence that one in three patients routinely
use alternative treatments and seven out of ten users
of alternative therapies do not tell their physicians
• Patients are presenting in doctors’ offices with questions
about alternatives and expect that physicians can talk
about some of these treatments with some degree of
competence. They look to physicians for guidance so
they can make informed decisions
• There is a large body of randomly assigned double
blind controlled trials that show that many alternative
approaches are useful
S224 | Diabetes - New CDA Guidelines
JEREMY GILBERT
This session will be a review of the highlights from the
2013 Canadian Association Guidelines. There will be a
strong focus on diagnostic criteria and therapeutic targets
for Type 2 Diabetes. We will discuss various therapeutic
options after metformin to achieve glycemic and ACD
inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers.
Friday
S225 | Public Health Laboratories 101: Clinical
Support for Physicians in the Diagnosis of
Infectious and Communicable Disease by the
Public Health Ontario Laboratories (PHOL)
S228 | From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe What to Do When the World Comes to You Addressing the Health of Refugees in
Primary Care
FRANCES JAMIESON, ERIK KRISTJANSON &
GEORGINA RALEVSKI
MEB RASHID & VANESSA WRIGHT
• Inform primary care practitioners of services provided
by PHOL, including clinical and technical consultation
on appropriate diagnostic testing and specimen
submission
• Appropriate test selection, sample collection and
submission
• Improve appropriate specimen submission and reduce
specimen rejection rates
• Facilitate diagnosis within clinically relevant TAT
• Implement appropriate treatment and follow up
Over 25,000 refugees are accepted into Canada each
year. All have endured significant trauma and many have
lacked access to primary health care pre-migration. This
seminar will provide an overview of the demographics
of migration to Canada. It will provide participants
with an opportunity to discuss common health issues
that confront newly arrived refugees. These includes
infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, hepatitis B and
C, as well as enteric parasites. The presentation will also
address non-infectious diseases including mental health
conditions. Recent changes to federal health insurance
for refugees will be discussed. This seminar will provide
clinicians with the skills to serve this unique population.
• Reduce spread of infectious disease.
S229 | COPD Management in Primary Care:
S226 | Preventing Cardiovascular
Current and Evolving Therapies
Complications in People with Diabetes
ANTHONY D’URZO
DERECK HUNT
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
represents a significant management challenge for
primary care physicians; it represents the only chronic
condition where mortality rates continue to rise at an
alarming rate. The use of long-acting bronchodilators
(LAB), both beta-agonists and anti-cholinergics, are
central to the reduction of dyspnea and improvement
in quality of life among COPD patients. This session
will review currently available LAB and their role in
COPD management. Data describing recently approved
COPD therapies in Canada will be presented, including
discussion on how they may be incorporated into daily
clinical practice. Numerous emerging therapies, some
close to regulatory approval in Canada, will also be
reviewed and compared to existing therapies. Given
the overlapping role of long acting beta-2 agonists in
asthma and COPD management, a practical discussion
on differentiating asthma from COPD will be provided.
New therapies will be discussed in terms of where they fit
in current Canadian Guidelines on COPD management.
Diabetes mellitus is a common condition associated
with significant complications. The session will focus
on interventions for reducing the risk of cardiovascular
disease in these individuals.
S227 | Buprenorphine/Naloxone - Office
Based Management Opioid Dependence
CURTIS HANDFORD & DALE WIEBE
This workshop focuses on developing the skills of family
physicians in diagnosing opioid dependence in their
practices, identifying when it is appropriate to offer and
initiate buprenorphine/naloxone treatment in their offices
and confidently initiating and monitoring buprenorphine/
naloxone treatment. The workshop will be case-based and
interactive. Both the 2010 Canadian Guideline for Safe
and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer
Pain and Centre for Addictions and Mental Health 2011
Bupenorphine/Naloxone Clinical Practice Guidelines will
be heavily utilized and referenced. Part of the workshop
will be devoted to assisting providers in recognizing
which patients receiving prescriptions for chronic opioid
therapy have likely become addicted to opioids and would
most likely benefit from opioid maintenance therapy,
such as buprenorphine/naloxone. The ultimate goal
is for family physicians to leave the workshop feeling
prepared to begin using buprenorphine/naloxone safely
and effectively in their practices.
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Friday
S230 | Inhaler Technique and Respiratory
WS202 | Suturing 101
Action Plans
ANDREW ARCAND
ALAN KAPLAN
This is a review of wound management and suturing
techniques for the family physician, medical student and
resident. This is a very basic review, and will be perfect for
those with limited clinical experience or those looking for
a basic review. This is a space limited hands-on workshop
(Limited to 25 participants).
This workshop will review proper inhaler techniques
with hands on training with these devices. Improper
technique has real consequences, which can be avoided
by a bit of education. Proactive management of patients
with written action plans will decrease exacerbations
of asthma and COPD and case-based education with
these tools will be reviewed. This workshop will change
your practice.
WS203 | The Neurological Exam for Family
Physicians
DUNCAN MCILRAITH
S231 | Bloody Hell – A Discussion of Abnormal
Uterine Bleeding
CHRISTIANE KUNTZ
• To define abnormal uterine bleeding AUB pre-, periand postmenopausally
• To examine etiology and pathophysiology of AUB
• To review clinical assessment tools for the condition
• To explore treatment options
• To apply learning pearls through a review of cases
WS204 | Wounds and Dressings
S232 | Diabetes – DPP4s and GLP1s:
MARK KARANOFSKY
When and How?
With the ever increasing push to have patients treated
outside hospitals, the care of wounds falls often on the
family physician’s doorstep. This interactive workshop is
designed to give the participant an introduction to a best
practice diagnostic and management plan. We will review
commonly seen wounds and discuss which classes of
dressings may be most appropriate for each. The session
will include a series of case studies, a review of how to
do a lower leg assessment and a hands on session with
various dressings.
AMANDA MIKALACHKI & ELISABETH HARVEY
The session will provide participants with an interactive,
case-based workshop experience, designed to build
confidence in when and how to use DPP4s and GLP1s.
WS201 | Airway Management
KARIM JESSA & NALIN AHLUWALIA
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
• Develop a SAFE approach to Airway Management and
Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
• Know the indications and contraindications to RSI and
the medications involved
• Know alternatives for establishing an airway
• Be aware of difficult airways e.g. obese patient
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This session will consist of an interactive demonstration
of the basic neurological examination. Emphasis will
be on technique rather than on interpretation of signs.
The principal objective will be acquisition of skills for
performing a time efficient, reliable examination applicable
to a wide variety of neurological problems. Also included
will be a quick neurological exam suitable for patients
otherwise acutely ill, that can be performed in less
than five minutes.
WS205 | Suturing Advanced
ANDREW ARCAND
This is an advanced suturing workshop, focusing on
improving preexisting suturing skills. This session would
not be appropriate for beginners learning how to suture.
This is a hands-on workshop focusing on management
of complicated wounds.
Saturday 30
SECOND
FLOOR
CONVENTION LEVEL
TIME
CARMICHAEL
JACKSON
TOM
THOMSON
TORONTO III
CASSON
JOHNSTON
TORONTO I
General
Sessions
S301
S302
S303
S304
S305
Approach to
Depression in
Primary Care
Dr. Jon Davine
Cases of
Resistant
Hypertension
Dr. Saleem Malik
Assessment &
Management of
Behavioural &
Psychological
Symptons of
Dementia
Dr. Andrea Moser
& Dr. Sid Feldman
Is There a Line
Between Normal
& Abnormal?
ManagingED
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Dr. Jose Pereira
An
Interdisciplinary
Approach to
Better Prescribing
in the Elderly
Dr. Michelle Hart &
Dr. Pauline
Santora
GEN301
GEN302
GEN303
S306
S307
S308
S309
QIP
Teaching
Professionalism:
Critical
Conversations
D
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With
Our
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Dr. James
Goertzen
Adolescent
Mental Health
Dr. Joey
Bonifacio
Understanding
Non-Invasive
Cardiac Testing
Dr. Vu Kiet Tran
Identifying
Opportunities
for QI Planning
in Primary Care
Dr. Philip
Ellison &
Patricia O’Brien
OU
S312
S313
S314
ADHD in
Adults/ Across
the Lifespan
& Common
Comorbidity
Dr. Serge Lessard
Palliative Care:
Advance Care
Planning & Pearls
For End of Life
Care
Dr. Chris Barnes &
Dr. Jill Rice
Starting Insulin in
Type 2 Diabetes WITHOUT Losing
Sleep at Night
Dr. Simon Moore
General
Sessions
GEN304
GEN305
GEN306
T
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WEST
S310
EMPII
RICHMOND
YORK WEST
EAST/WEST
YORK EAST
SIMCOE
S311
WS301
WS302
Thyroid Nodules –
Emergency
Evidence
Ankle
Joint Injections
When to Refer: The
Medicine
Based
Brachial Index
- Shoulder,
PAST
Good, The Bad & The
Primer
Guidelines and PRESIDENTS
Workshop Knee, Elbow
Ugly D
for Family
e-Checklist ASSOCIATION Diagnostic Tool
Tendonitis
L & ! & Physicians
Thyroid
II for Immigrant
for PAD
Dr. Ken Trinh
SO Disease
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Pregnancy
& Refugee
Marge Lovell
OU- A family Dr. Jim
(08:00-10:00)
Practice Perspective Ducharme &
Health
for Management Dr. Karim Jessa
Dr. Kevin
Dr. Nicola McLean
Pottie
S316
S317
S318
WS301
Autistic
Spectrum
Disease: A
Heaven of
Hell, A Hell of
Heaven
Dr. Patrick Lee
Interventions in
ED Not Founded
on Evidence
Version 2013
Dr. Vu Kiet Tran
Thyroid Dysfunction
Revisited: What’s
Next After TSH
Dr. Nicola McLean
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Dr. Wayne
Hanson
Ankle
Brachial Index
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Lovell
S319
S320
S321
S322
Practical
Management of
Knee OA
Dr. Howard Chen
Mixing &
Matching:
Layering
Psychiatric
Medications
as Family
Physicians
Dr. Jon Davine
Pediatric Vulvar
Disorders
Dr. Sari Kives
Hypoglycemia in
Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus: An
Underappreciated
Management
Challenge
Dr. Nicola McLean
S323
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Contraception
SO UT!IQ:
Be a Contraceptive
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Dr. Dustin
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Bagged Lunch
General
Sessions
GEN307
GEN308
S324
S325
S326
S327
S328
S329
S330
WS303
WS304
The 15 Minute
Hour
Dr. Marian
Stuart
Palliative Care &
Advanced Heart
Failure
Dr. Jenny
Legassie
Myths & Misses
in Medicine:
Tools for
Practice
Dr. G. Michael
Allan
Advanced ECG
Interpretation
for ED,
Hospitalist or
Office
Dr. Vu Kiet Tran
Mood Disorders
D
in Pregnancy
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Dr.O
William
Watson &
Dr. Simon Vigod
Managing the
Disruptive Patient
Dr. Jon Hunter
Marital
Counselling
Dr. Mel Borins
The Shoulder –
Complex Joint
Simplified
Dr. Louise
Walker &
Dr. Marie-Josee
Klett
Trigger Point
Injections
Dr. Ken Trinh
Nutritional Break
S331
S332
S333
S334
S335
Bedside
Ultrasound: An
Introduction
for Family
Physicians
Dr. Philippe Rola
Approach to
Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Jon Davine
Diagnosis and
Management
of Fatty Liver
States
Dr. Mark Levstik
Evaluating &
Managing Foot Pain
D in
& Neuropathy
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Leslie
Goldenberg
Managing Back
Pain: The Ontario
Initiative Taking
You Beyond
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Dr. Hamilton
Hall &
Dr. Julia Alleyne
General
Sessions
GEN309
GEN310
S336
S337
S338
S339
S340
Eating Disorders
in Primary Care
Dr. Janice Owen
A New
Approach to
Syncope in the
Office
Dr. Vu Kiet Tran
Drugs of Abuse
- What’s New on
the Street
Dr. Lisa Thurgur
Ten 2013 Studies
That May Change
Your Practice
Dr. G. Michael Allan
Retirement
Planning
Ms. Bridget
Paton, Mr.
Adrian
Leandro & Mr.
Greg Leja
C AN
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LED
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Nutritional Break
15:45-16:00
S341
S342
S343
S344
S345
S346
S347
A Practical
Approach to
Headache
Dr. Lucian Sitwell
Delirium in
Hospitalized
Patients - NICE
Guidelines
Dr. Michelle
Gibson
What’s New in
Dermatology
2013
Dr. Ben Barankin
Evaluating &
DHigh
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the
Risk Diabetic
SO ULower
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Foot Ulcers
Dr. Leslie
Goldenberg
Use & Dangers of
Herbs
Dr. Mel Borins
Explaining
Vaccines to
Concerned
Parents &
Patients
Dr. Shelley
Deeks
The Limping
Child
Dr. Devin
Peterson
Mainpro-C
General Sessions
Saturday
Workshop
Friday
Session
Thursday
2013 Exhibits
Session Continues
Wednesday
LD
S O U T!
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Speakers A-Z
16:00-17:00
OSGOODE
EAST
S315
Members Forum: The Future of Family Medicine (Tom Thomson)
14:30-14:45
14:45-15:45
OPUS
Nutritional Break
12:00-13:30
13:30-14:30
Lismer
Celiac Disease
& Non-Celiac
Gluten
Sensitivity Diagnosis &
Management
LD
Dr.
Peter Lin!
SO
10:00-10:30
10:30-12:00
MacDonald
GOVERNOR
GENERAL
MAIN
LOBBY LEVEL
Registration & Continental Breakfast
07:30-08:30
08:30-10:00
Harris
THIRD FLOOR
Important
Information
Saturday 30
Convention Level
Toronto I
08:30-08:55
GEN301
Acne Management
Dr. Anatoli Freiman
08:55-09:20
GEN302
The New Anticoagulants - Review of the Evidence
Dr. John Blakely
09:20-09:45
GEN303
Multi-Drug Resistant Gonorrhea – What’s the Recent Epidemiology and What are the Clinical/Public Health Implications?
Dr. Vanessa Allen & Doug Sider
09:45-10:00
Questions and Answers
10:30-10:55
GEN304
Cervical Screening Guidelines - for Now and the Future
Dr. Meg McLachlin
10:55-11:20
GEN305
Demystifying Bioidentical Hormones
Dr. Jennifer Pearlman
11:20-11:45
GEN306
‘I Can’t Be Pregnant, I’m A Grand-Mother!’ When to Stop Contraception
Dr. Nathalie Gamache
11:45-12:00
Questions and Answers
13:30-13:55
GEN307
Prenatal Screening: Can We Get Beyond Down Syndrome?
Dr. Nanette Okun
13:55-14:20
GEN308
Performance Measures - What to Expect Moving Forward
Dr. Scott Wooder
14:20-14:30
Questions and Answers
14:45-15:10
GEN309
Screening Update
Dr. Praveen Bansal
15:10-15:35
GEN310
Genetic Assessment for Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk
Dr. Andrea Eisen
16:45-17:00
Questions and Answers
Saturday
EMPII | Emergency Medicine Primer for
GEN304 | Cervical Screening Guidelines - for
Family Physicians II
Now and the Future.
JIM DUCHARME & KARIM JESSA
MEG MCLACHLIN
This program will provide a refresher course for those
who have worked in emergency departments previously
(at least for 2 past years) and an update for those who are
currently working in an emergency department.
In May of 2012 the Ontario Cervical Screening program
released updated guidelines for cervical screening.
These guidelines included recommendations for current
practice, as well as future directions that include the use
of HPV testing. These guidelines have the potential to
significantly change cervical cancer prevention strategies,
if rolled out in an organized program. This talk will review
current state and future challenges.
QIP | Quality Improvement Program
for Family Practice
PHILIP ELLISON & PATRICIA O’BRIEN
After actively engaging in the Quality Improvement
(QI) curriculum, participants will be introduced to
improvement tools and resources to enable participation
in QI initiatives.
GEN301 | Acne Management
ANATOLI FREIMAN
This session will review acne clinical manifestations
and practical management approach, including topical,
systemic and adjunctive therapies.
GEN302 | The New Anticoagulants - Review of
GEN305 | Demystifying Bioidentical
Hormones
JENNIFER PEARLMAN
Dr. Pearlman will provide a deep dive into one of the most
controversial and common topics in dealing with midlife
women’s health. She will define, demystify and explain
bioidentical hormone therapy and equip her audience
with insights into and options for modern menopausal
hormone therapy. Gain clinical pearls to better deal with
your female patients common questions on this topic!
the Evidence
GEN306 | I Can’t Be Pregnant, I’m a GrandMother!’ When to Stop Contraception
JOHN BLAKELY
NATHALIE GAMACHE
Not all the information relevant to the choice and use
of the new oral anticoagulants has been, or is likely to
be published. This presentation will include the other
side of the story.
In this session, we will:
GEN303 | Multi-Drug Resistant Gonorrhea
VANESSA ALLAN & DOUG SIDER
The session will present the existing data on Gonorrhea
resistance (international, national and provincial
perspectives) to the cephalosporins and the need to
enhance surveillance of GC susceptibility through the
use of sentinel site surveillance. It will describe the
updates testing and treatment recommendations for GC
in its different clinical presentations and as in different
practice populations, as well as issues related to patient
follow-up/test-of-cure, based on the recently published
Public Health Ontario guidelines. The emphasis will
focus on primary care challenges in implementing
these diagnostic, treatment and follow-up challenges,
as they are also linked with public health roles and
responsibilities.
• Review the physiology of perimenopause as it pertains
to fecundity
• Establish the ongoing need for contraception in
perimenopause
• Describe when and how to appropriately stop
contraception
GEN307 | Value of the First Trimester Scan in
the Era of Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening
NAN OKUN
The talk will focus on the concept of prenatal screening;
what it means to women, to providers and to a health
care system. It will focus more broadly of the concept of
screening as a system of enhancing our ability to detect
disorders that are amenable to prevention or management
with a potential to improve outcomes.
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GEN308 | Performance Measures - What to
Expect Moving Forward
SCOTT WOODER
The presentation will concentrate on the economic and
political environment in Ontario leading up to the 2014
Negotiations of a new Physician Services Agreement.
It will also give an update on the Ontario Medical
Association activities around End of Life Care.
pharmacologic management in addition to appropriate
pharmacologic management. This workshop will focus
on the pharmacologic management of BPSD but will also
introduce the importance of interdisciplinary assessments
and non pharmacologic approaches.
S304 | Is There a Line Between Normal and
Abnormal? Managing Depression in Palliative
Care
S301 | Approach to Depression in
JOSE PEREIRA
Primary Care
This session will review the frequency
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patients with advanced disease and the challenges in
diagnosing major depression
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JON DAVINE
Depression is one of the most common and disabling
illnesses in the world, with a lifetime prevalence of
approximately 15%. It is thus an important illness for the
family physician to be familiar with. In this workshop,
we will delineate all the different psychiatric diagnoses
that can be part of the sad state. We then focus on major
depression itself, describing time efficient ways of making
the diagnosis, and ruling out organic factors. Treatment
issues of major depression are then addressed, including
both psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic
approaches. We discuss which antidepressants to
choose and how to start and increase the dosage of
antidepressants to optimize efficacy. We will also discuss
augmentation strategies when partial response to an
antidepressant has been achieved, how to switch from
one antidepressant to another, duration of treatment,
how to wean people off antidepressants, dealing with
side effects, increasing patient compliance, use of ECT
and pediatric depression.
S302 | Cases of Resistant Hypertension
S305 | An Interdisciplinary Approach to Better
Prescribing in the Elderly
MICHELLE HART & PAULINE SANTORA
Family physicians provide the majority of care to elderly
individuals. In Ontario, the elderly comprise 13%
of the population, use 40% of drugs prescribed and
continue to increase in use of non-prescription drugs.
With the increasing aging demographic, the need for
effective management and safe prescribing practices
continues to be imperative. High prescribing rates
lead to high rates of adverse drug reactions, which
contribute to a large proportion of hospitalizations for
the elderly. An understanding of the four categories of
drug utilization problems in the elderly is essential to
ensure safe prescribing: 1) Polypharmacy and Drug-Drug
Interactions, 2) Compliance, 3) Altered Pharmacokinetics,
and 4) Altered Pharmacodynamics (drug sensitivity).
SALEEM MALIK
S303 | Assessment and Management of
Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of
Dementia (BPSD)
ANDREA MOSER & SID FELDMAN
Dementia is estimated to occur in 8% of persons over
the age of 65 and 30% of persons over the age of 85
in Canada. As dementia progresses, this has often
associated behavioural and psychologic symptoms.
These symptoms present challenges to family caregivers
and health care professionals both in community and
long term care settings. BPSD is estimated to occur
in up to 70% of persons with dementia and is often
associated with hospital or Long Term Care admission. It
is important for physicians to appreciate the role of non-
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S306 | Celiac Disease and Non Celiac Gluten
Sensitivity - Diagnosis and Management
PETER LIN
Superstars, books and magazines are all talking about
Gluten. Is it the new devil protein? Yet the monks eat
it. In fact they wash the flour away until they are just
left with gluten. From this they make all sorts of dishes.
So why then this gluten frenzy? What do we need to
know about gluten? What is it? Why is it in our food?
Should we avoid it? Is all hype or real? What is real
celiac disease? How do you diagnose and manage these
patients? What is gluten sensitivity? Is there any harm
in going on a gluten free diet? These questions will be
explored in this session in order to sort the wheat from
the shaft sort of speak.
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S307 | Teaching Professionalism: Critical
Conversations with Our Learners
JAMES GOERTZEN
Professionalism is a core competency for students,
residents, and practicing physicians. It is understood as
a series of behaviors within a clinical setting rather than
a list of character traits or attributes.
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S308 | Adolescent Mental Health
JOEY BONIFACIO
• What is the appropriate evaluation of clinically
or incidentally discovered thyroid nodule(s)?
• What laboratory tests and imaging modalities
are indicated?
• What is the role of fine-needle aspiration
(FNA)?
• What is the best method of long-term follow up
of patients with thyroid nodules?
• What is the role of medical therapy of patients
with benign thyroid nodules?
• How should thyroid nodules in children and
pregnant women be managed?
• When is it appropriate to refer?
Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy – A Family
Practice Perspective for Management
• This presentation is designed to assist the
clinician in understanding normal thyroid
physiology in pregnancy, as well as meet the
following objectives:
S309 | Understanding Non-Invasive
• Assist in managing pre-existing hypothyroidism
Cardiac Testing
• Consider the relevance of subclinical
hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity
VU KIET TRAN
This workshop will be cased-based and go through
the description of each of these non-invasive cardiac
tests, their indications and limitations. The case will
also illustrate how they can either help or impede the
investigation of patients with chest pain or shortness of
breath. By the end of the workshop, learners will be able to
efficiently plan their cardiac evaluation strategy. It is this
workshops hope to empower clinicians (family physicians,
residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants)
to actively manage the cardiac patient and avoid waiting
for the cardiologist to take charge. It is time for the family
doctors to take charge of their cardiac patients!
S310 | Thyroid Nodules - When to Refer: “The
Good, The Bad and The Ugly” & Thyroid Disease
and Pregnancy - A Family Practice Perspective
for Management
NICOLA MCLEAN
Thyroid Nodules - When to Refer: “The Good, The
Bad and The Ugly”
• Discuss strategies to evaluate and manage
hyperthyroidism in pregnancy
S311 | Challenges in Providing Care to
Immigrants
KEVIN POTTIE
Immigrants often experience health disparities and
barriers to primary health care services. A growing
body of evidence and tools are available to assist health
practitioners in understanding and addressing the diverse
health needs of immigrant populations. In this workshop
participants will discover evidence-based guidelines, tools
to assist in the care of refugee and immigrant populations
and will explore community, practitioner, public health
and policy maker perspectives.
S312 | ADHD in Adults/Across the Lifespan
and Common Comorbidity
SERGE LESSARD
This presentation attempts to address the most commonly
asked questions from clinicians when dealing with thyroid
nodules. Namely:
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and Pearls for End of Life Care
It is hoped that after this clinical presentation on ASD
the participants will be familiar with the following:
CHRISTOPHER BARNES & JILLE RICE
• Awareness of the rising prevalence of ASD
This seminar will highlight the value of advanced
care planning and prepare attendees to navigate these
discussions with patients in a timely manner. The focus
will be on development of care plans and facilitation of
palliative care. Fundamentals of outpatient and inpatient
primary palliative care will also be discussed, including
resources and symptom management at end-of-life.
• Recognition of the three clinical features of the life
long impairment of ASD via role play
S313 | Palliative Care: Advance Care Planning
• An approach to treating ASD using the CanMEDSFM roles
S314 | Starting Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes -
S316 | Interventions in ED not Founded on
Evidence Version 2013
WITHOUT Losing Sleep at Night
VU KIET TRAN
SIMON MOORE
This is the third installment in a series of presentations
about useless interventions in the ED that clinicians
should abandon performing, either because these
interventions are harmful, waste important resources
(e.g. time or equipment) or do not add any clinical
value. As clinicians, we should continue to strive to be
more efficient, but most importantly being safer for our
patients. This presentation will address interventions that
are potentially harmful, but at the very least wasteful.
This lecture is intended for anyone who is uncomfortable
starting insulin in a patient with Type 2 diabetes and for
anyone interested in learning useful tips and tricks on
this topic. Learners will leave with confidence in writing
an insulin start prescription.
Learners will discover the basics of Type 2 Diabetes
pathophysiology, develop a stepwise and an approach to
managing diabetes based on Canadian guidelines and
targets and gain practical information from a variety of
sources, including input from endocrinologists.
The emphasis of this lecture is not only the scientific
content, but also to help the learner apply clinical and
the patient-is-in-front-of-you management. The talk
concludes with four things you can do in your office today.
S315 | Autistic Spectrum Disease: A Heaven of
Hell, A Hell of Heaven
PATRICK LEE
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a life long illness
with impairment in communication, social interaction
and abnormal behaviour. According to latest data from
The Centre of Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the
prevalence of ASD under age eight has risen over 70%
in the past decade.
Parents whose children have ASD are frequently
overwhelmed with the devastating diagnosis and
confused about different treatment options portrayed
by the Internet and social media. They will ask their
primary care physicians about what is best for their
autistic children.
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• Review of the latest literature and treatment of ASD
S317 | Thyroid Dysfunction Revisited: What’s
Next After TSH
NICOLA MCLEAN
I am often asked if there is any other testing I would
like done before I see a referred patient with a thyroid
disorder. There is no doubt that the TSH test is the single
most cost-effective way to examine these disorders, but
what should follow (if anything)? This presentation will
attempt to clarify this through the following objectives:
• Review thyroid physiology and the pertinent lab tests
for family practice management of common thyroid
disorders.
• Understand the role of the TSH test in patient screening,
when to screen; pitfalls and cost-benefit.
• Allow the viewer to become aware of conditions and
substances that can interfere with thyroid function and
interpretation of results.
• Evaluate the role of other thyroid tests using case-based
examples for common thyroid disorders.
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S318 | Common External and Middle Ear
Problems
WAYNE HANSON
S319 | Practical Management of Knee OA
HOWARD CHEN
A hands-on, practical, interactive session to provide
knowledge and tools to help you better care for your
patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
S320 | Mixing and Matching: Layering
Psychiatric Medications as Family Physicians
JON DAVINE
Often, psychopharmacologic of treatment psychiatric
conditions involves combining medications in an
appropriate manner. In this workshop, we will discuss
a number of scenarios where this occurs. This will include
augmenting a partial response to antidepressants, dealing
with treatment resistant depressions, treating acute manic
conditions, dealing with insomnia, dealing with anxiety
disorders, and schizoaffective disorder among others.
Participants will be encouraged to bring up some of their
own cases where issues of layering occurred.
S321 | Pediatric Vulvar Disorders
SARI KIVES
At the end of the seminar, participants will be able to
provide a differential of the common pediatric vulvar
disorders, as well as the treatments and long term
management.
S322 | Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus: An Underappreciated
Management Challenge
NICOLA MCLEAN
Upon completion of this program participants will be
able to:
• Recognize hypoglycemia and describe its signs and
symptoms
• Describe the 3 phases of treatment of hypoglycemia
• Name the causes of hypoglycemia
• Discuss the impact of hypoglycemia on patients (acute
and chronic)
• Evaluate how the different antihyperglycemic therapies
affect glycemic control, risk for hypoglycemia, as
well as other risk factors as part of monotherapy and
combination therapy
• Develop practical strategies to reduce hypoglycemia
in clinical practice
S323 | Test your Contraception IQ: Be a
Contraceptive Mythbuster!
DUSTIN COSTESCU
Do you provide contraceptive care for women? Find
it difficult to separate fact from fiction when it comes
to the latest controversies in birth control? Come and
test your own knowledge of contraception alongside
your peers using live touchpad polling and review the
evidence surrounding contraceptive mechanisms of
action, management strategies and safety. This program
was produced in collaboration with the Society of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada.
S324 | The 15 Minute Hour
MARIAN STUART
Building on the BATHE technique (Background, Affect,
Trouble, Handling, & Empathy), this workshop will help
practitioners become proficient in incorporating highly
effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques
into a routine 15 minute patient visit. A Positive BATHE
to stimulate positive thinking will be introduced and
time left for discussion.
S325 | Palliative Care and Advanced Heart
Failure
JENNY LEGASSIE
Heart failure is a life limiting illness with considerable
symptom burden. The late stages of disease are
characterized by a cycle of exacerbation and remission
superimposed on general decline. While symptoms
lead patients to high use of medical resources to relieve
their suffering, many healthcare professionals have little
familiarity with strategies for relieving this burden. The
purpose of this talk is to explore the needs of patients
with advanced heart failure, to evaluate interventions
and strategies for easing their suffering and to review
appropriate palliative interventions.
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S326 | Myths and Misses in Medicine: Tools for
Practice
G. MICHAEL ALLAN
This session will be run as an interactive, jeopardy-type
format. The audience will select topics from a list. We
will then review a clinical question relevant to practice
and then provide a practical evidence based answer. The
purpose is to provide a wide-variety of clinical pearls
that can quickly be introduced to practice. Topics will
vary over women’s health, pediatrics, care of the elderly,
urgent care, diabetes, mental health, and others.
S327 | Advanced Electrocardiography (ECG)
Interpretation for Emergency Department,
Hospitalist or Office
VU KIET TRAN
This presentation is aimed at empowering family
physicians, residents, physician assistants and nurse
practitioners with the ability to properly interpret complex
ECG’s in the office and Emergency Department in order
to safely and efficiently manage patients presenting with
chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitation, arrhythmias
or sudden cardiac death. It is the hope that family doctors
practicing in an acute environment will be empowered
to interpret even the most difficult ECG’s in order to
diagnose the most elusive fatal cardiac conditions.
S328 | Mood Disorders in Pregnancy
and Postpartum
WILLIAM WATSON & SIMONE VIGOD
Mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum occur with
relatively high frequency (10-20%) and have important
impact on mothers, their children and the entire family.
There is mounting evidence that maternal depressive
illness affects the quality of the mother’s relationship with
her child and the child’s cognitive and social development.
In addition, mothers with Postpartum Mood Disorders
often face a lifetime of increased risk for recurrence of their
illness especially during times of stress. Unfortunately,
depression and anxiety are seriously under-treated during
pregnancy and after childbirth, resulting in increased
vulnerability for children and families.
Family physicians are uniquely positioned in the health
care system to help mothers and their families through
this chronic mental illness. By their knowledge of risk
factors and use of diagnostic tools, family physicians
can recognize and diagnose mood disorders in a timely
manner, and with the collaboration of psychiatrists and
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other mental health professionals, improve their treatment
of these conditions through the use of drug treatment
and psychotherapy. Using interactive case scenarios,
this workshop will emphasize the prevention, diagnosis,
screening, treatment and therapeutic techniques that can
assist family physicians in managing mood disorders in
pregnancy and the postpartum period.
S329 | Managing the Disruptive Patient
JON HUNTER
Every physician can identify a subset of patients that
they wish they couldn’t see- referred to in the family
practice literature as ‘heartsink’ patients. This seminar
will provide a simple classification scheme for such patient
encounters and suggestions for reducing the degree of
disruption or negative reaction they precipitate. Based on
Attachment Theory, this empirically based approach has
been demonstrated to be easily acquired and useful in
managing these encounters. Participants are encouraged
to have such a difficult patient encounter in mind, to
use in the application of the scheme and for discussion
with the group.
S330 | Marital Counselling
MEL BORINS
Marital discord is common. Marital therapy takes
years of training and supervision, however calling a
couple together to try to improve communication in the
marriage is something not beyond the scope of general
practitioners. Often it is difficult to make a referral.
Seeing couples in your office can be rewarding if the
problems are not too complex. Sometimes a couple
needs an emotionally uninvolved neutral mediator who
can empathetically listen and facilitate them to talk in a
focused way. Often by listening for one or two sessions
the General Practitioner can make a more knowledgeable
and appropriate referral, and follow-up afterwards to see
if there is improvement. If the couple is separating, then
being involved at this highly stressful and painful time
helps to understand the physical and mental illness that
results from this all too common dramatic life change.
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S331 | Bedside Ultrasound: An Introduction
for Family Physicians
S334 | Evaluating and Managing Foot Pain
PHILIPPE ROLA
LESLIE GOLDENBERG
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to
the various ways in which bedside ultrasound can be
an invaluable tool in the routine assessment of various
patients - ranging from painful joints to shortness
of breath and abdominal pain – and how it can help
expedite diagnosis and therapy. Hands-on practice will
help introduce participants to basic bedside ultrasound.
This session will provide you a comprehensive and
practical monograph on diabetic foot care and to be
able to:
S332 | Approach to Bipolar Disorder
JON DAVINE
Approach to Bipolar Disorder in Primary Care
Bipolar disorder is being increasingly recognized as
prevalent in the primary care population. It is now seen
as something that can be diagnosed and treated in the
primary care sector. However, many people with this
disorder remain undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. In this
workshop, we discuss how to make the diagnosis in a
time-efficient manner, using succinct screening questions.
The pharmacologic treatment of bipolar disorder will
be presented, focusing on the proper treatments of the
different phases of bipolar, including depression, mania,
and protection from relapses (prophylaxis). This will
be based upon the most current psychopharmacologic
guidelines. Issues around the use of psychopharmacology
for bipolar disorder during pregnancy will also be
discussed.
S333 | Diagnosis and Management
of Fatty Liver States
MARK LEVSTIK
Objectives:
• To be aware of patients at risk of NAFLD
• To develop an appropriate screening protocol for
NAFLD in the office.
and Neuropathy in Diabetics
• Classify mild, moderate and sever diabetic foot
infections and ulcers
• Formulate an appropriate treatment plan of
pharmacologic (including antibiotic selection) and a
non-pharmacologic treatment (including hyperbaric
oxygen and pedorthic management)
• Critically appraise and utilize the 2012 IDSA guidelines
for diabetic foot infections
• Recognize when referral to a pedorthic or medical
specialist is indicated.
S335 | Managing Back Pain: The Ontario
Inititative Taking You Beyond the Basics
HAMILTON HALL & JULIA ALLEYNE
Mechanical back pain can be categorized into four
distinct presentations, each of which has a specific initial
management approach. Pattern recognition is based on
five key questions and a focused physical examination.
S337 | A New Approach to Syncope
in the Office
VU KIET TRAN
This is a case-based presentation reviewing different
risk stratification models in order to efficiently and safely
identify patients presenting with syncope of cardiac
origin. The presentation will review the most common
red flags and help the clinician use the most basic skills
to identify the most fatal causes of syncope. Learn
which tools produce the most yields and which ones are
practically useless. Learn how to identify the high risk
patient in your office and how to manage them safely.
• To be able to council our patients on their risk of liver
disease and associated CVS complications
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S338 | Drugs of Abuse - What’s New
on the Street
LISA THURGUR
Societal drug use patterns are constantly being modified
due to changes in supply, cost and culture. The Internet
allows rapid circulation of new drugs and novel methods
of use and studies have shown that users modify drug
use based on information obtained from the Internet. It
is up to the primary care physician to stay on top of what
new drugs are on the street, how they present clinically
and how we can manage them in overdose situations.
The objectives of the presentation are to help participants
look for and recognize presentations of certain new drugs
of abuse and to learn how to manage them aggressively.
We will focus on not only the most popular drugs of
abuse on the streets these days, but also will cover some
of the oldies, but goodies that still prove to be popular
and lethal.
S342 | Delirium in Hospitalized Patients
- National Institute for Health & Care Excellence
(NICE) Guidelines
MICHELLE GIBSON
This session will provide an overview of the NICE
guidelines on delirium through case discussions. This
will be an interactive session using social media (and
no social media experience is required to participate!)
S343 | What’s New in Dermatology 2013
BENJAMIN BARANKIN
This is an engaging review of the past year’s interesting
and important developments in medical, surgical and
cosmetic dermatology - always critical to a family
physician’s practice.
S339 | Ten 2013 Studies that May Change Your
S344 | Evaluating and Managing the High Risk
Diabetic Lower Extremity and Diabetic Foot
Ulcers
Practice
LESLIE GOLDENBERG
G. MICHAEL ALLAN
Following this session you will receive a practical and
comprehensive monograph on diabetic foot care and
you will be able to:
There are thousands of published studies each year and
finding the few that are both relevant and high quality
enough to change practice are a challenge. Using a variety
of literature filters, we’ll focus on ten articles applicable
to practice (plus or minus one or two). Topics may vary,
but include a new use of ASA, honey, salt restriction,
best NSAID, diabetes from drugs, healthy diets, steroid
injections and others.
S340 | Retirement Planning
• Diagnose diabetic peripheral neuropathy
• Identify difficulties and pitfalls in the treatment of
this disorder
• Prescribe appropriate nutritional and topical therapy
as alternatives to standard
• Choose effective non-pharmacologic and non-invasive
management modalities
BRIDGET PATON, ADRIAN LEANDRO & GREG LEJA
Discover a physician five-step retirement planning
process, and learn how to prioritize your retirement goals.
We also outline ways to minimize tax and manage your
investment income.
S341 | A Practical Approach to Headache
LUCIAN SITWELL
The presenter will give an overview of migraine and
headache. New insights into the mechanism of migraine
will be presented. A rational approach for the primary
care physician to the treatment of headache, including
new therapeutic options, will also be reviewed.
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S345 | Use and Dangers of Herbs
MEL BORINS
Although the use of herbs is generally safe there are
reports of toxicity and side effects. This workshop will
discuss commonly used herbs and the research that
supports their use. The dangers of herbs will also be
discussed.
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S346 | Explaining Vaccines to Concerned
Parents and Patients
WS302 | Joint Injections - Shoulder, Knee,
Elbow Tendonitis
SHELLEY DEEKS
KEN TRINH
Explaining vaccines to concerned parents and patients:
Public and professional confidence in vaccines is critical
and key to program success. While most parents ensure
that their children are vaccinated, there are some who
are vaccine hesitant. They may delay vaccination, or only
accept some of the recommendation vaccines. Addressing
parents’ concerns should be a priority for health care
providers. During this session, vaccine hesitancy will
be reviewed and various strategies to address hesitant
parents will be explored.
In this workshop, participants will understand the
indications and contraindications of joint injections.
Anatomy of the shoulder and knee will be reviewed.
Participants will practice injecting knee and shoulder
joints on models. Other joints may be discussed if time
permits.
S347 | The Limping Child - An Orthopedic
The purpose of this presentation is to educate physicians
and other health care professionals in the assessment and
management of the limping child. The clinical presentation
and management of the common conditions that cause
a child to limp will be discussed. This presentation will
review many of the reasons for childhood limping such
as missed hip dysplasia, apophyseal conditions, septic
joints, etc. Acute injuries, neuromuscular disease, and
rheumatologic conditions will not be a focus of the
presentation. It is hoped that this presentation will allow
physicians and other health care professionals to become
comfortable in managing the common pathological
conditions responsible for limping in childhood and
guide timely referrals.
This is an interactive case based and hands-on session. At
the end participants will be able to diagnose and manage
the most common shoulder conditions. They will be able
to extrapolate how the anatomy of the shoulder relates to
the injury and the pain pattern. They will be able to list
the key points in taking the shoulder history and carry
out a focused physical examination of the shoulder in a
5 minute approach. There will be a hands-on portion
where participants will perform it by practice in pairs.
They will learn how to order appropriate investigations
and interpret these investigations by correlating with
the clinical examination. They will be able to formulate
a management plan for common shoulder problems
including home exercises for certain shoulder conditions.
They will determine when a referral is required and
with what urgency. The emphasis is on evaluating tests
and treatment based upon scientific evidence where it
is available.
WS301 | Ankle Brachial Index - Diagnostic
WS304 | Trigger Point Injections
Tool for PAD
KEN TRINH
MARGE LOVELL
In this workshop, participants will understand the
indications and contraindications of trigger point
injections. Anatomy of the neck and back will be reviewed.
Participants will practice injecting these areas using
acupuncture needles. Other trigger point areas may be
discussed if time permits.
Perspective
DEVIN PETERSON
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a common form
of arterial disease that occurs when the aorta and the
leg arteries are narrowed or blocked by fatty deposits.
The gold standard in diagnosing PAD is the Ankle
Brachial Index (ABI). The ABI is a non invasive objective,
measurement of the ratio of ankle systolic pressure to
arm systolic pressure to quantify the degree of arterial
insufficiency using a hand held Doppler on both arm and
leg. This workshop will provide hands on practice on how
to accurately perform and interpret the ABI.
WS303 | The Shoulder – Complex Joint
Simplified
LOUISE WALKER & MARIE-JOSÉE KLETT
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B24 Outside Use Management Database
B25 Canadian Health Systems
B26 AstraZeneca Canada
B27 Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
B28 Health Quality Ontario (HQO)
B29 Ontario Telemedicine Network
B30 Dairy Farmers of Canada
SEATING
JOHNSTON
B33 Wellx
B34 Health Quality Innovation
Collaborative
B35 OMA’s Section on General & Family
Practice
B36 MCI Medical Clinics
B37 Ontario Brain Institute
B38 HealthForce Ontario Marketing and
Recruitment Agency
Table Tops:
T1 Canadian Association of Physicians for
the Environment
T2 Toronto Public Health
T3 Osteoporosis Canada
T4 Locums Ontario
T5 Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
T6 Hamilton Physicians
T7 Alzheimer Society of Ontario
T8 City of Thunder Bay
T9 Centre for Effective Practice
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Exhibitors
Appletree Medical Group
Homewood Health Centre
BOOTH 1
BOOTH 5
Appletree Medical Group is one of the largest and most
progressive medical groups in Canada. With 38 clinics
across Ottawa and the GTA, our multidisciplinary teams
of family doctors and specialists enjoy practicing in our
modern offices well equipped with diagnostic tools, a
highly trained, professional staff, and a top EMR.
Homewood Health Centre is Canada’s unsurpassed
medical leader in mental health and addiction treatment,
providing highly specialized psychiatric services to all
Canadians. Located in Guelph, Ontario, Homewood is
a fully accredited facility and has always achieved the
highest standards of quality care.
Lundbeck Canada Inc.
Lifeforce International
BOOTH 2
BOOTH 6
Lundbeck has been part of the Canadian Pharmaceutical
industry for close to 20 years with products for the
treatment of depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease,
bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia. And now we’re
applying that same passion and drive to oncology.
Creating partnerships and working with healthcare
professionals will always be an important part of what
we do, and we will continue to do so as we branch out
into oncology.
Lifeforce is an organization dedicated to delivering
effective therapeutic solutions to the medical community.
We ensure that all of our therapies adhere to the principles
of evidence-based medicine, providing physicians and
their patients with effective, safe, and reliable solutions to
treat some of today’s most complex and serious medical
conditions.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
BOOTH 7
Trudell Medical International
BOOTH 3
Trudell Medical International manufactures innovative
devices for respiratory disease management including
AEROCHAMBER* Valved Holding Chambers,
TRUZONE* Peak Flow Meters and AEROECLIPSE*
Breath Actuated Nebulizers. VISIT OUR BOOTH TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT:
• How devices that provide feedback to patients may
improve compliance 2) Why chambers are considered
non-interchangeable
• How patients can get insurance coverage for their
devices.
AIM Health
BOOTH 4
AIM Health Group provides a turn-key operation
for family physicians interested in joining our multidisciplinary clinics.
Our Chronic Pain Management Division provides
medical outpatient chronic pain management services
on a consulting basis to community family physicians.
Our Emergency Medicine Division provides services to
various emergency departments throughout Ontario.
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Novartis is the world’s fifth largest manufacturer of
vaccines and the second largest producer of influenza
vaccines. We are dedicated to delivering on the promise
of prevention through research, development and
production of innovative, safe and effective vaccines.
At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to
prevent the spread of life-threatening diseases, protect
vulnerable populations, and keep healthy people healthy.
Cancer Care Ontario
BOOTH 8
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) is an Ontario government
agency that drives quality and continuous improvement
in disease prevention and screening, the delivery of care
and the patient experience, for cancer, chronic kidney
disease and access to care for key health services.
Known for its innovation and results driven approaches,
CCO leads multi-year system planning, contracts with
providers, implements information systems, establishes
guidelines and tracks performance targets to ensure
improvements.
Exhibitors
Sigvaris
Novo Nordisk
BOOTH 9
BOOTH 12
At SIGVARIS, we focus on your well-being with a
complete range of medical compression socks and
stockings for the prevention and treatment of venous
disease. The SIGVARIS MEDICAL collection provides
a daily dose of compression to treat the root cause of
venous disorders: valve destruction and increased venous
pressure within the leg veins. SIGVARIS compression
therapy provides the GOLD STANDARD SOLUTION
in the fight against venous disorder.
Novo Nordisk is a focused healthcare company. With
the broadest diabetes product portfolio in the industry,
including the most advanced products within the area
of insulin delivery systems, Novo Nordisk is the world
leader in diabetes care. In addition, Novo Nordisk has
a leading position within areas such as coagulation
disorders and hormone replacement therapy. Novo
Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical
products and services that make a significant difference
to patients, the medical profession and society.
www.sigvaris.ca
OntarioMD
BOOTH 10
OntarioMD, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ontario
Medical Association, provides physicians with information
and resources to improve the quality of patient care
and practice efficiency. OntarioMD manages the EMR
Adoption Program, funded by eHealth Ontario, to help
physicians transition from paper charts to an EMR and
to help EMR users optimize their use. The program
provides funding for EMR adoption and ongoing funding
for keeping the EMR at the latest EMR Specification to
take advantage of new functionality when available.
OntarioMD also offers change management through
experienced Peer Leaders and regional field teams.
More information on the program is available on www.
OntarioMD.ca.
Ontario Chiropractic Association
BOOTH 11
Established in 1929, the Ontario Chiropractic Association
(OCA) is a voluntary professional association whose
mission is to serve its members, approximately 3,200
Ontario chiropractors, and the public by advancing
the understanding and use of chiropractic care. This
is accomplished by supporting members in practice,
supporting research in chiropractic, raising awareness
through advertising and public education, and
demonstrating the value of chiropractic coverage in
government and extended health care plans.
The Association of Hearing Instrument
Practitioners of Ontario
BOOTH 13
The Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners
of Ontario (AHIP) represents 600 Hearing Instrument
Practitioners who provide hearing tests, hearing aid
selection, fitting and counseling services. These hearing
healthcare professionals provide the highest possible
standards in technology and patient care, assisting
your patients and improving their quality of life. www.
helpmehear.ca
Jack Nathan Health
BOOTH 14
Jack Nathan Health is committed to improving access to
public healthcare by delivering consistent, quality care
in state-of-the-art medical clinics across Canada. We are
proud to partner with Walmart Canada to deliver quality
healthcare services and convenience to its customers,
while providing doctors with turn-key opportunities
and services.
TELUS Health
BOOTH 15
TELUS Health is a leader in telehomecare, electronic
medical and health records, consumer health, benefits
management and pharmacy management. TELUS Health
gives health authorities, providers, physicians, patients
and consumers the power to turn information into better
health outcomes. For more information about TELUS
Health, please visit telushealth.com
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Exhibitors
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
MD Physicians
BOOTH 16
BOOTH 21
See The College of Family Physicians of Canada in action!
Visit the CFPC booth and meet some of the staff involved
in Education, Continuing Education, Canadian Family
Physician and Membership. We’d be glad to meet you
and answer your questions, update you on our latest
initiatives, connect you with colleagues with similar
interests and we’ll have the latest CFPC publications
on hand.
MD Physician Services (MD) is a wealth management
firm with an unrivalled understanding of physicians’
unique needs. MD provides physicians with personalized,
expert advice and best-in-class solutions. Owned by the
Canadian Medical Association (CMA), MD helps clients
build wealth and capitalize on opportunities to meet
their personal and professional goals. With $30 billion in
assets under administration, MD has been recognized by
industry third parties for client satisfaction and growth.
The Medical Post
BOOTH 17
The Canadian Medical Association
The Medical Post is the independent voice for
Canada’s doctors. The Medical Post online at www.
CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca educates, informs,
engages and inspires Canada’s physician community
with compelling, award-winning content relevant to
their professional and personal lives.
BOOTH 22
The Canadian Medical Association is a national
association of physicians that advocates on behalf of its
members and the public for access to high quality health
care, and provides extensive resources to its members
throughout their career.
Cleveland Clinic Canada
Prostate Cancer Canada
BOOTH 18
BOOTH 23
As a global, academic medical centre, Cleveland Clinic
provides world-class care to patients from around the
world. Cleveland Clinic Canada, an outpatient facility
in downtown Toronto, focuses on early detection and
prevention of illness and injury. We uniquely offer public
as well as private health care services - including executive
health, lifestyle management/wellness, and sports health
(musculoskeletal) programs. Our onsite OHIP specialty
clinic offers cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology,
sports medicine (including orthopaedics). www.
clevelandclinic.ca
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer to affect
Canadian men, impacting one in seven men over the
course of their lifetime. Prostate Cancer Canada funds
programs related to awareness and public education,
advocacy, support of those affected, and research into
the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of prostate
cancer.
Purdue Pharma
BOOTH 19
Purdue Pharma is dedicated to developing and providing
innovative medicines for patients and health care
professionals and to supporting quality education for
the safe use of its products.
Boehringer Ingelheim
BOOTH 20
Boehringer Ingelheim is a research-driven pharmaceutical
group of companies committed to the development of
innovative, cost-effective medicines and finding medical
breakthroughs for therapies which fulfill unmet medical
needs. For more information please visit our website:
www.boehringer-ingelheim.ca
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Outside Use Management Database
BOOTH 24
Software Application designed for Family Physicians in
a FHO/FHT/FHN models to better manage the practice
Outside Use charges and optimize Access bonus.
Canadian Health Systems
BOOTH 25
Canadian Health Systems provides high performance
Electronic Health Record software to clinics and practices
of family physicians, specialists and allied health
professionals in solo practice, groups and multi-clinic
chains. The software significantly reduces the cost of
running an office and provides many state-of-the-art
features for managing practice more efficiently.
Exhibitors
AstraZeneca Canada
Wellx
BOOTH 26
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven
biopharmaceutical business with a primary focus on
the discovery, development and commercialization of
prescription medicines for gastrointestinal, cardiovascular,
neuroscience, respiratory and inflammation, oncology
and infectious disease. AstraZeneca operates in over
100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by
millions of patients worldwide. AstraZeneca’s Canadian
headquarters are located in Mississauga, Ontario. For
more information, please visit the company’s website at
www.astrazeneca.ca.
BOOTH 33
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
BOOTH 27
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer is an
independent organization funded by the federal
government to accelerate action on cancer control for
Canadians.
Our booth will showcase the 1 in 3 cancerview digest.
Monthly, the 1 in 3 cancerview digest examines a key
issue in cancer control from multiple angles, making the
connection between the latest cancer evidence and what
it means in practice.
Health Quality Ontario (HQO)
BOOTH 28
HQO works in partnership with Ontario’s health
care system to support a better experience of care,
better outcomes for Ontarians and better value for
money. HQO’s mandate is to monitor and report to the
people of Ontario on the quality of their health system,
support continuous quality improvement, and promote
health care that is supported by the best available
scientific evidence HQO is an arms-length agency of
the Ontario government. Visit www.hqontario.ca for
more information.
Ontario Telemedicine Network
BOOTH 29
OTN is the world leader in telemedicine, using innovative
technology to streamline health care processes, while
also expanding the way knowledge is shared and how
the medical community interacts with each other and
with patients. The efficiencies achieved help health care
budgets go farther. To learn more, please visit otn.ca.
Dairy Farmers of Canada
BOOTH 30
Dairy Farmers of Canada is a non-profit organization
representing dairy producers across the country. Visit
our booth to talk with our Registered Dietitians and to
get copies of our numerous nutrition and health
resources.
Wellx is the easy and PHIPA-compliant way for your
practice to exchange secure email with your patients. Visit
our booth to create a free homepage for your practice and
learn how using Wellx will improve your practice’s
efficiency and patient satisfaction.
Health Quality Innovation Collaborative
BOOTH 34
Come find out how physicians like yourself are
transforming health care right now.
OMA’s Section on General & Family Practice
BOOTH 35
Please join your OMA Section – the Section on General
& Family Practice (SGFP) – at its booth to find out more
about the Section’s activities on your behalf. Copies of
the brand new Billing & Practice Guide, Fall 2013 and the
ever-popular Common Family Practice Codes, January
2013 will be available.
MCI Medical Clinics
BOOTH 36
Ontario Brain Institute
BOOTH 37
The Ontario Brain Institute is a provincially-funded,
not-for-profit research-centre seeking to maximize the
impact of neuroscience and establish Ontario as a world
leader in discovery, commercialization and care. We create
convergent partnerships to foster discovery and deliver
innovative products and services that improve the lives
of those with brain disorders.
HealthForce Ontario Marketing and
Recruitment Agency
BOOTH 38
HealthForceOntario Marketing and Recruitment Agency
is an initiative of the HealthForceOntario strategy and
designed to help increase the number of qualified health
professionals practicing in Ontario by retaining Ontario’s
domestically trained healthcare professionals; recruiting
qualified healthcare professionals into Ontario; assisting
internationally educated health professionals living in
Ontario to become qualified to practice in the province
and facilitating the delivery of clinical care through
the administration of locum programs. http://www.
healthforceontario.ca/
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Exhibitors
Canadian Association of Physicians for the
Environment
Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
TABLE 1
The Quality Hospice Palliative Care Coalition of
Ontario is comprised of provincial associations of health
professionals, organizations, volunteers, caregivers; and
researchers. The Coalition advocates for quality hospice
palliative for all Ontarians. Working with MOHLTC
and LHINs, the coalition reviewed care delivery and
identified priorities to improve care for all Ontarians.
The review resulted in a road map for system change and
integration titled Declaration of Partnership: Advancing
High Quality, High Value Hospice Palliative Care.
CAPE is a membership based organization that works
to protect human health by protecting the planet. Visit
our booth and become a member today!
Toronto Public Health
TABLE 2
Looking for timely, accurate, and relevant public health
information? Visit Toronto Public Health’s exhibit. Missed
us? Visit our website for health professionals at www.
toronto.ca/health/professionals/.
Osteoporosis Canada
TABLE 3
Osteoporosis Canada, a registered charity, is the only
national organization serving people who have, or are
at risk for Osteoporosis.
Locums Ontario
TABLE 5
Hamilton Physicians
TABLE 6
Find the right practice with the expert guidance of
Hamilton Physicians. Permanent and Locum family
physician opportunities in all payment models. Tips for
evaluating a practice, guidance through the negotiation
process and support in the transition. Hamilton is a leader
in education and health research. Work, live, and play in
our inviting, inspiring and innovative city.
TABLE 4
There are so many Doctors looking for Locums and so
many Locums looking for work. Why shouldn’t there
be a site that brings these two groups together? Well
now there is!
Locums Ontario is a colourful, user-friendly matching
site to help Doctors in need connect with Locum
Physicians. It’s simple, easy to use, confidential and
free. With over a thousand registered physicians,
Locums Ontario is THE place to go for your Locum needs.
www.LocumsOntario.ca
Alzheimer Soceity of Ontario
TABLE 7
The Alzheimer Society’s First Link program aims at
strengthening collaboration between primary care
providers and community-based services for persons
with dementia. This approach is intended to facilitate
communication between primary care practitioners
and community services and contribute to a more
coordinated clinical response to persons who have
dementia and other chronic health conditions.
Finding Your Way is a program that offers practical
advice on how people with dementia can stay safe
while staying active.
City of Thunder Bay
TABLE 8
Centre for Effective Practice
TABLE 9
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N OV E M B E R 2013
Important information
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hilton Toronto Hotel 145 Richmond St. West Toronto
ON M5H 2L2 Tel: 416-869-3456 Identify yourself as a
member/participant of the Ontario College of Family
Physicians conference. ‘Blocked’ dates are 24 November
to 3 December.
ANNUAL REGIONAL MEETING
Thursday November 28 (07:30 – 08:30)
Region 1 - CARMICHAEL
Region 2 - JACKSON
Region 3 - TOM THOMSON
Region 4 - CASSON
Region 5 - HARRIS
Region 6 - MACDONALD
Region 7 - LISMER
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Toronto I Ballroom
Thursday November 28 (12:15 – 13:15)
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations must be received in writing by November
1st, 2013 in order to receive a refund, less a $100
processing charge. The refund policy applies to the
conference general sessions and seminars. In the case of
cancellations made to any of the Mainpro C sessions, a
full refund would apply.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations received
after November 1 without exceptions. Please note that
registration fees for cancelled registrants may not be
applied to future ASA conferences.
CONFERENCE MATERIALS
The OCFP offers a paper-free conference. Delegates will
not receive a syllabus at the time of registration on-site
but will receive a conference program. Unless required
by the speaker during his/her presentation, all sessions’
handouts and relevant information will be available
online after the conference. Delegates will receive
appropriate notification from the OCFP by email.
DIRECTIONS
Directions to the Hilton Toronto Hotel from Lester B.
Pearson Airport: Take highway 427 South to the QEW
East. The QEW East will become the Gardiner Expressway.
Exit the Gardiner Expressway at York Street. Take York
Street north to Richmond Street and turn left onto
Richmond Street West. We are at 145 Richmond Street
West. Hotel parking is located underground, accessible
from the hotel main entrance, $30 per day.
DISCLAIMERS: The presence of any company, product
or service in the exhibit area at the Ontario College of
Family Physicians’ Annual Scientific Assembly does not
confer or imply endorsement by the OCFP for the said
company, product, or service. OCFP reserves the right to
refuse to rent exhibit space at the Annual Scientific
Assembly as in its sole discretion may decide upon.
The presence of any speaker or topic in the scientific
program of the Ontario College of Family Physicians’
Annual Scientific Assembly does not confer or imply
endorsement by the OCFP. As well, the opinions
expressed by the speakers do not necessarily reflect the
opinions of the Ontario College of Family Physicians.
The Ontario College of Family Physicians is not
responsible for loss, theft or damage done to
instruments, materials, equipment or personal
belongings, unless expressly agreed to by contract. This
includes Registration Bags provided on site.
EXHIBIT HALL: Take your time and browse through the
exciting displays in the Foyer Area on the convention
level and inside the Toronto II Ballroom. Nutrition breaks
around the Exhibits Area will provide a convenient
opportunity to refresh yourself while acknowledging
the contributions made by this year’s supporters and
exhibitors. The exhibit areas will be open continuously
from 07:30 - 17:30 on Thursday, 08:00-18:30 on Friday, and
8:00-15:15 on Saturday.
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Important information
INCOME TAX: The official conference receipt, issued
upon registration, is to be used for income tax purposes.
DO NOT LOSE OR DISCARD YOUR RECEIPT AFTER THE
CONFERENCE. A duplicate original receipt will not
be issued. HST is in addition to your registration fee.
OCFP HST number is R-133-457-945. Call the OCFP at
416.867.9646 if you are unsure of the amount or if you
require any assistance.
MAINPRO-C/MAINPRO-M1 REPORTING/PROOF
OF ATTENDANCE: Please note that the MAINPRO®-M1
credits you earn for participating in this conference will
be awarded to you automatically. There is no need to
enter these credits online or submit them to the College
of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). This direct credit
entry (DCE) process means that you do not have to
manually upload your Mainpro-M1 credits or submit
them to the College after the conference. You will receive
an email from the CFPC confirming that your Mainpro
credits have been auto-loaded in your Mainpro record.
Please note that this process applies to M1 credits only;
Mainpro-C credits still require you to claim the credits as
usual. If you do wish to take part in this process, please
make sure you complete the conference evaluation and
provide consent for the OCFP to enter your credits.
MAINPRO-C CREDITS: Refer to pages 10 & 11 for
eligible Mainpro-C credits on every workshop run during
the conference. Members of the American Academy
of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Federation des
medecins omnipraticiens du Quebec (FMOQ) are eligible
to receive the prescribed hours due to a reciprocal
agreement with CFPC.
MEMBERS FORUM - The Future of Family Medicine:
Taking place on Saturday November 30 (12:15-13:15) –
Tom Thomson room, is an opportunity to let your Board
Members know your views on the key issues facing
you in your daily practice and the healthcare system in
general. Hear first hand what your colleagues have to say
about their challenges and recommended solutions.
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N OV E M B E R 2013
MEMBERSHIP: If you wish to apply for membership
in The College of Family Physicians of Canada and its
Ontario Chapter, the Ontario College of Family Physicians,
application forms will be available at the CFPC Booth.
Please visit the College of Family Physicians of Canada
booth.
PAST PRESIDENTS ASSOCIATION BREAKFAST
Saturday November 30 (08:00 – 10:00)
York West Room, Lobby Level
PRE-REGISTERED DELEGATES
To pick up your Conference Program and bag, please
present your mailed name badge to registration
personnel at the Conference Registration Desk located at
the hotel lobby.
PRESIDENT’S INSTALLATION AND AWARDS
CEREMONY
This event will be taking place on Thursday Nov. 28,
17:30-19:45, Toronto I, Hilton Toronto Hotel,
145 Richmond St. West
RESIDENTS AND FIRST 5 YEARS IN PRACTICE
LUNCHEON - Toronto I
Friday November 29 (12:00 – 13:30) – Ruth Chris’
Steakhouse – Convention Floor
SEMINAR CHANGES
We will not be considering any changes on-site. Please be
sure about your choices when you register.
SESSION CANCELLATIONS
The OCFP reserves the right to cancel sessions due
to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient advance
registration. In the event of a cancellation made by the
OCFP of the Mainpro-C courses, a full refund will be
given to the registrants. However, OCFP cannot accept
responsibility for out-of-pocket expenses due to the
cancellation of any session(s).
N OV E M B E R 2013
Important information
STUDY CREDITS
This program meets the accreditation criteria of the
College of Family Physicians of Canada, and has been
accredited for 16.5 divided credits distributed as follows:
Thursday: 4.5
Friday:
6.0
Saturday: 6.0
SPECIAL NEEDS
Persons with disabilities or special needs should send a
description of any services or considerations needed to
[email protected] or please approach any
of the OCFP staff at the registration desk located in the
lobby of the hotel.
REFUNDS
No shows will not be granted refunds. This includes
cancellations for any of the Mainpro-C Workshops.
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The OCFP would like to acknowledge
with sincere appreciation:
145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2L2 • 416 869 3456 • www.hilton.com