Best Practices in Reducing Unnecessary Tests, Treatments and Care: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! - Kingston

Continuing Professional Development - Mainpro-C Workshop

Workshop Date: Thursday, May 26, 2016

Registration Deadline Extended: Monday, May 23, 2016

FACILITATORS: Dr. Peter Kuling (Read bio)

Registration: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Program Description:

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 workday. Through case-based examples we will review the evidence that may or may not support the use of various tests, screening tools and treatments, helping the clinician to 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."

After active engagement in this program, participants will be better able to:

• Identify a schedule of periodic health review for each patient and determine the necessary (if any) blood work to order
• Recommend appropriate patient-centered approaches for screening breast, cervical, colon and prostate cancer
• Identify appropriate imaging for low back pain, knee pain, breast fibroadenoma, ovarian cyst, thyroid nodules and headaches
• Recognize when to stop prescribing protein pump inhibitors and when statins should be used for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
• Integrate the ability to decline requests for inappropriate testing and treatment into practice
• Describe the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign and access its resources for providers and patients

FEE: $600.00 plus HST

CREDITS
This program meets the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and is accredited for 6.0 CFPC Mainpro-C Credits.

CANCELLATION POLICY
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, a full refund will be given to the registrants. However, the OCFP cannot accept responsibility for out-of-pocket expenses due to cancellation of a session. Cancellations made more than 15 business days prior to the date of the event will be refunded, less a 25% administration fee. No refunds will be provided after this deadline.

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