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Audience: Family Physicians / General Practitioners
Approximate time for completion: 60 minutes/ module
This program meets the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for up to 4 Mainpro-M1 credits.
ADVOCATE is an accredited continuing educational program on intrauterine contraception for primary care. The program investigates the opportunities and challenges of using intrauterine contraception (IUC), and provides a comprehensive analysis of appropriate patient selection, insertion techniques and limited potential for infection. The program consists of 4 modules, each dealing with a specific and important aspect of the use of intrauterine contraception. The program is practical and case-based. Each case scenario presents a realistic patient profile that is addressed through key discussion points with supporting evidence, concluding in expert committee recommendations. The overall program objectives are as follows:
- Evaluate the comparative effectiveness of commonly used methods of contraception.
- Distinguish between copper and hormonal intrauterine contraception and their respective mechanisms of action.
- Identify contraceptive and non-contraceptive benefits and risks of intrauterine contraception.
- Select appropriate candidates for intrauterine contraception.
"Understanding intrauterine contraception", provides the learner with comparative information on the different types of intrauterine contraception devices available, and discusses relevant topics arising from the use of this contraceptive method.
"Identifying and screening patients for intrauterine contraception", delineates steps necessary for screening and identifying suitable candidates for intrauterine contraceptive devices. A typical patient profile is presented and through several discussion points, expert committee comments provide recommendations for appropriate patient selection.
"Patient counseling, insertion techniques and follow-up care", provides information on selection of intrauterine contraception, patient preparedness and counseling pre and post-insertion. Another patient profile is presented and participants are encouraged to assess the suitability of the patient and are also guided through a step-by-step technique for appropriate insertion of intrauterine contraceptive.
"Understanding the Misunderstood Relationship Between Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and Intrauterine Contraception" goes through an analysis of the small potential for infection with the use of intrauterine contraception, and risk factors, sequelae and treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease. Participants are also presented with information on reducing the risk for potential PID when choosing intrauterine contraception for their patients.
Audience: Family Physicians
Approximate time for completion: 60 minutes/module
This program consists of 5 educational modules has been accredited by The College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 5 Mainpro-M1 credits.
Essentials of Stroke Prevention: A CASES Learning Program is a
continuing educational program for healthcare professionals for primary
care on the management of patients with atrial fibrillation, with
particular reference to anticoagulation. A continuation of the CASES
Program, this program is practical, case-based and healthcare
professional-friendly. Participants can choose cases from a selection of
five realistic short patient case scenarios.
Each case scenario is presented with a patient profile, discussion
points, expert evidence and treatment recommendations. Additionally,
“What-if Scenarios” and “Issues to Consider” will provide additional
room for reflection and discussion.
Educational program on the management of patients with atrial fibrillation and the role of anticoagulation.
Audience: Family Physicians
Approximate time for program completion: 60 minutes
This program consists of 10 educational modules has been accredited by The College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 4 Mainpro-M1 credits.
TEAM (Treatment And ManagEment Approaches in Multi-faceted Diabetes Care) is an innovative, practical and realistic case-based program for healthcare professionals with an interest in the treatment and management of Type 2 diabetes to enhance their knowledge and skills. The program presents patient case scenarios in a format that is pragmatic and familiar to family physicians in an innovative and highly interactive fashion.
Key components of this program include patient charts (Cumulative Patient Profile, Diabetes Care Flow Sheet and the SOAP-Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan of Management sheet), reflecting what physicians use in practice routinely. It also introduces and reinforces concepts for process-oriented decision making for physicians to confidently and expeditiously treat type II diabetes in more complex patients.
Audience: Family Physicians
Approximate time for completion: 60 minutes
This program consists of 10 educational modules has been accredited by The College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 4 Mainpro-M1 credits.
CASES (Canadian Approaches to Stroke Prevention in Atrial
Arrhythmias) is a continuing educational program for healthcare
professionals for primary care on the management of patients with atrial
fibrillation, with particular reference to anticoagulation. The program
is practical, case-based and healthcare professional-friendly.
Participants can choose cases from a selection of ten realistic short
patient case scenarios.
Each case scenario is presented as an overall question or statement that needs addressing, followed by a case profile, key discussion points, 4-5 slides of supporting data, and culminating in some expert recommendations. The case scenarios vary from 5-10 total slides per case.
Audience: Specialist and Family Physicians
Approximate time for completion: 30- 45 minutes per module
SHIFT is aimed at improving physicians’ understanding of the recent advances in managing anticoagulation and stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. 6 distinct modules involve reviewing the pathophysiology and burden of stroke in patients with AF, including identifying risk factors and improving the use of clinical assessment tools. The program also investigates challenges and limitations of current therapies, while reviewing emerging data for a new class of oral anticoagulant agents, and the role in stroke prevention in patients with AF.
Define atrial fibrillation, its prevalence and its relation to stroke
Know the definitions and classifications of atrial fibrillation
Review the assessment of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, including risk/benefit analysis
Discuss efficacy of current treatments used in stroke prevention
Discuss management options for reduction of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
Review guideline recommendations for: Antithrombotic use in atrial fibrillation
