Continuing Medical Education

Various dates, Dec 2011 – Mar 2012

Caribbean cruises are ideal for families. Sea Courses is offering four departures with CME, including New Year’s and Spring Break cruises. 

26 Dec – 2 Jan: Cardiac Health and Obesity

11 – 18 Mar: Women’s Health, ID, and Dermatology

18 – 25 Mar: Men’s Health, Endocrinology, and Cardiology

Preferred group rates, and your companion cruises free. Contact Sea Courses Cruises at 604 684-7327, toll free 1 888 647-7327, e-mail cruises@seacourses.com.

Visit www.seacourses.com for more CME cruises.

The BC Cancer Agency’s Family Practice Oncology Network offers an 8-week Preceptor Program beginning with a 2-week introductory session every spring and fall at the Vancouver Centre.

This program provides opportunity for rural family physicians, with the support of their community, to strengthen their oncology skills so that they may provide enhanced care for local cancer patients and their families. Following the introductory session, participants complete a further 6 weeks of customized clinic experience at the cancer centre where their patients are referred. These can be scheduled flexibly over 1 year.

Participants who complete the program are eligible for credits from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Those who are REAP eligible receive a stipend and expense coverage through UBC’s Enhanced Skills Program.

For more information or to apply, visit www.bccancer.bc.ca/hpi/fpon or contact Gail Compton at 604 707-6367.

Please join us for our fifth series of the award-winning CME on the Run conferences. 

Each program will run on various Friday afternoons from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., at the Paetzold Lecture Theatre, Vancouver General Hospital, and will include great speakers and learning materials.

There are opportunities to participate via videoconference from Surrey, New Westminster, Prince George, Kelowna, Mission, Victoria, Nanaimo, and more. 

Our third session will be held on 27 January (internal medicine topics to include: New Osteoporosis Treatments, Treatment of COPD, Drugs for Smoking Cessation, and more). 

This session will be followed by sessions on 9 Mar (Infectious Disease/Travel), 27 Apr (Psychiatry), and 1 Jun (MSK/Sports/Rheumatology). 

To register and for more information visit www.ubccpd.ca, call 604 875-5101, or e-mail cpd.info@ubc.ca.

Great CME in great locations. Learn medical cognitive behavior therapy--CBT adapted for 10-minute appointments--and you’ll feel much more comfortable with those “supratentorial issues” in your practice.

Choose from the following Mainpro-C accredited workshops:

Caribbean (11 – 18 Dec), Disney World (19 – 22 Dec), Lake Louise (5 – 7 Jan, 2012), Hawaiian Islands (14 – 21 Jan), Maui (24 – 31 Mar), Baltics (20 May – 1 Jun), Ottawa (14 – 15 Jun), Whistler (23 – 25 Jul), Banff (30 Jul – 1 Aug), western Mediterranean (4 – 11 Aug), or eastern Mediterranean (13 – 24 Aug).

CBT Canada was a 2011 CFPC CPD Providers Award runner-up. Lead faculty Greg Dubord, MD, has given over 250 CBT workshops and is a recent University of Toronto CME Teacher of the Year.

See www.cbt.ca or call or call 1 877 466-8228.

The Cancer Care Outreach Program on Education is presenting breast cancer workshops from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in various BC communities. This important educational initiative from UBC CPD will provide BC family physicians with a better understanding of their roles and best practices across the cancer care continuum.  These low-cost, small-group, interactive workshops will be:

2-hour case-based discussions with colleagues over dinner

Facilitated by a local physician

Contextualized to a busy practice setting

Accredited for up to 2.0 Mainpro M1 credits

Topics will include current screening guidelines and recommendations, appropriate diagnostic procedures, main treatment options and their potential side-effects, and ongoing management and follow-up of cancer patients.

To register and for more information on communities and dates visit www.ubccpd.ca/programs/ccope, call 604 875-4101, or e-mail cpd.info@ubc.ca.

Aloha! Are you due for a Hawaiian vacation but can’t decide which island to visit? The Hawaiian Islands are a nearby tropical paradise, with lush greenery, scented breezes, and picture-perfect beaches.

Join your colleagues this January as we cruise by all eight Hawaiian islands, with stops on the major islands of Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, and Kauai. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America was launched in 2005 and is the first new US-flagged cruise ship in over 50 years.

CME on this cruise provides a rock-solid foundation in medical CBT for anxiety and depression, with an assumption of 10-minute office visits. Lead instructor Greg Dubord, MD, is a recent University of Toronto CME Teacher of the Year. Accredited for 12.0 Mainpro-C credits.

Enjoy unbeatable cabin rates from Canada’s largest cruise agency, CruiseShipCenters. Group discounts and companion cruises free. See www.cbt.ca or call 1 888 739-3117.

UBC CPD is proud to present our spring 2012 Rural Rounds for BC Physicians videoconference series called “Ask a Specialist.”  To be held at your local community hospital’s videoconference room, this series will feature updates in five specialties and provide attendees an opportunity to discuss the latest information. 

The sessions will be offered on Thursday mornings from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. (PDT/PST).  Each session is accredited for up to 1.0 Mainpro-M1 and/or Section 1 credits.  The cost per registering hospital site is $125 per session.

Date                                    Speaker                              Topic

2 Feb                                   Dr Ran Goldman               Pediatric acute care

1 Mar                                  Dr Abu Hamour                    Infectious disease

5 Apr                                    Dr Sheryl Alger                  Obstetrics

3 May                                  Dr Dean Johnston             Neurology

7 Jun                                  Dr Alex Poole                    General surgery

For registration and other details please visit http://www.ubccpd.ca/Events/Rural__Rounds.htm or call 604 875-5101. 

The Canadian Society for Clinical Hypnosis will present a two-day clinical hypnosis training workshop at the HSBC Hall, Room C680,  UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson St. Registration 8:30 a.m., workshop 9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 This workshop will provide basic skills in clinical hypnosis, including demonstrations and practice sessions for those who wish to add hypnosis to their repertoire of therapeutic skills. Intermediate/advanced skills in hypnosis utilization will be provided simultaneously to experienced hypnotherapists in areas such as hypnosis for traumatic experiences, relationships, stress, pain, visualization techniques to enhance hypnosis, rapid induction techniques for emergency medicine and dentistry, and much more.

The faculty have extensive experience in the various disciplines of hypnotherapy and will be present on one or both days of the workshop. Exciting topics include History and types of trance; How to introduce hypnosis; Diagnosis; Neuroplasticity and the use of metaphors; Rapid induction techniques for health professionals; Cave of Brahma -- A powerful intra-psychic treatment technique; Acute and chronic pain management; Treating anger and aggression with hypnosis; Better sex through hypnosis; Ritual formation for challenging life transitions; Women’s health -- Common conditions and hypnotic treatments; Mind – Vagal interaction in chronic medical conditions: Latest findings; Teaching self-hypnosis to clients to improve the outcome of therapy; Consolidating hypnosis in your professional practice.

Bonus hypnosis DVD provided to all registrants: Clinical hypnosis inductions --Deepening and strategies for psychological, medical, and dental applications (demonstrated by the faculty).

To register and for more information visit www.hypnosis.bc.ca; e-mail admin@hypnosis.bc.ca; or call 604 688-1714.

The 25th Annual Update in Emergency Medicine will be held at Hilton Whistler Resort.

Accreditation: The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, is fully accredited by the Committee on Accredi­tation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME), a subcommittee of the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). This standard allows the Office of CEPD to assign credits for educational activities based on the criteria established by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American Medical Association, and the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

Further information: The Office of Continuing Education & Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 650-500 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7. Tel: 416 978-2719 or 1 888 512-8173; fax 416 971-2200, e-mail info-EMR1201@cepdtoronto.ca; www.sites.cepdtoronto.ca/whistler/.

The 47th Annual Post Graduate review in Family Medicine will be held at the Marriott Pinnacle Downtown.

This comprehensive 3-day course offers a review and update of knowledge central to the practice of family medicine in both rural and urban settings. Committed to addressing everyday practical issues, speakers present equally on current and special areas of concern to the primary health care professional.

To complement a morning of group lectures, afternoons will include a series of elective interactive workshops that will allow conference attendees to customize their learning experience.

Join us in Vancouver for the 47th anniversary of our popular family medicine review!

To register and for more information visit www.ubccpd.ca, call 604 875-5101 or email cpd.info@ubc.ca.

Please join us in an educational collaborative between Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, and the Provincial HF HUB. 

To be held 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Executive Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre, 405 North Road, the conference will focus on improving care for patients and nurse practitioners with heart failure.

Upon completion of the conference the primary care physician will be aware of the newly established Provincial HF strategy, the latest and most up-to-date evidence-based literature on HF care, diagnosis, and management.

Participants will leave with a better understanding of what constitutes end-of-life HF care and will have had an opportunity to translate the HF teachings into practice during the afternoon’s interactive case studies.

For more information please visit www.bcheartfailure.ca/events/fraser-health-vancouver-coastal-health-heart-failure-cme-conference/.

Please join us in an educational collaborative between Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, and the Provincial HF HUB. 

Accredited for 7.0 Mainpro-M1 credits, this conference will be held 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Executive Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre, 405 North Road. The program has been reviewed and approved by UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development.

The conference will focus on improving care for patients with heart failure. Upon completion of the conference the primary care physician will be aware of the newly established Provincial HF strategy, the latest and most up-to-date evidence-based literature on HF care, diagnosis, and management. Participants will leave with a better understanding of what constitutes end-of-life HF care and will have had an opportunity to translate the HF teachings into practice during the afternoon’s interactive case studies.

Confirmed program facilitators: Drs Bruce Hobson, Ken Burns, Raymond Dong, Andy Ignaszewski, Sean Virani, Joelle Bradley, and Gerry Simkus. 

Cost: $50 (physicians), $35 (NP/resident/student).

For more information please contact Ms Bonnie Kong, BC's Heart Failure Network/Strategy, 518-1033 Davie St, Vancouver, BC  V6E 1M7; e-mail bkong@providencehealth.bc.ca; or visit www.bcheartfailure.ca/events/fraser-health-vancouver-coastal-health-heart-failure-cme-conference/.

Please join us in an educational collaborative between Vancouver Island Health and the provincial HF HUB (St. Paul’s) for a heart failure conference for primary care physicians and nurse practitioners.

The meeting will be held 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Inn at Laurel Point, 680 Montreal Street.

Upon completion of the conference the primary care physician will be aware of the newly established provincial HF strategy, the latest and most up-to-date evidence-based literature on HF care, diagnosis, and management, have a better understanding of what constitutes end-of-life HF care, and have an opportunity to translate the HF teachings into practice with afternoon interactive case studies.

Further information: www.bcheartfailure.ca/events/vancouver-island-health-authority-heart-failure-conference-2/.

Please join us in an educational collaborative between Vancouver Island Health Authority and the provincial HF HUB (St. Paul’s) for a heart failure conference for primary care physicians and nurse practitioners.

The meeting will be held 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Inn at Laurel Point, 680 Montreal Street.

Upon completion of the conference the primary care physician will be aware of the newly established provincial HF strategy, the latest and most up-to-date evidence-based literature on HF care, diagnosis, and management, have a better understanding of what constitutes end-of-life HF care, and have an opportunity to translate the HF teachings into practice with afternoon interactive case studies.

Further information: http://www.bcheartfailure.ca/events/vancouver-island-health-authority-heart-failure-conference-2/.

UBC Continuing Professional Development has developed a 2-hour case-based workshop to encourage discussion on the diagnosis, referral, ongoing management, and hereditary risk assessment of ovarian cancer.

This workshop will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will help family physicians to understand their roles in ovarian cancer diagnosis and management. 

The workshop requires up to 1-hour of pre-reading. A local expert/specialist will facilitate the discussion.

Accreditation: up to 2.0 Mainpro-M1 and MOC Section 1 credits.  Course fee: $25 (includes a light dinner).

For workshop locations, dates and registration details please phone 604 875-5101 or visit www.ubccpd.ca/. 

This year our annual conferences will run concurrently at the Marriott Pinnacle, Vancouver Downtown! Register for the conference you plan to attend primarily and then feel free to move between plenary sessions and workshops during the day. 

8th Annual Hot Topics in Cardiology—this 1-day conference will provide an update on key aspects of management of cardiovascular disease, with an emphasis on what’s new in the  care of patients with cardiovascular disease. Target audiences: general internists, specialists, FPs.

14th Annual Respiratory Medicine Update will provide a comprehensive update featuring world renowned and local speakers. Target audience: FPs, GPs, nurses, residents, and medical students.

Cost: Same fee to attend either conference. Both events are accredited for up to 8.25 Mainpro M1/Ama Category 1 study credits.

For more details visit the conference website at www.ubccpd.ca; email us at info.cpd@ubc.ca; or call (604) 875-5101.

These CPD events conclude a week-long Heart+Lung FEST 2012 program. For more details on other Heart+Lung events visit www.fest.heartandlung.ca.

This interactive course for primary care physicians provides up-to-date, practical information that can be implemented upon return to your office.

There are more than 25 primary care topics presented by specialists in each area. The sessions are to-the-point with a short and snappy format that presents the critical information followed by Q&A.

The conference provides updates/pearls and practical reviews on anemia, anticoagulation, cardiology (a fib, BP management), dermatology (psoriasis, acne), diabetes, endocrinology, infectious diseases (new antibiotics, vaccines), neurology, osteoporosis, orthopedics, and more. The format is interactive and case-based.

This course will be held at the Delta Resort at Sun Peaks. Sun Peaks is a family-oriented destination and a great place for winter fun and skiing over the spring break.

Tuition ($390 by Feb 1; $460 thereafter) includes breakfast, nutrition breaks, and course syllabus.

 For registration, or a copy of the detailed program, please email alanlow@mail.ubc.ca, or call 604 875-1570.

This chronic pain/addiction workshop for physicians and allied health care providers will be held at the Delta Sun Peaks Resort and offers an opportunity to review and update current knowledge.

Workshop format of short lectures and interactive workshops allows for evidenced-based learning on a variety of topics in pain management and effective identification and intervention in patients with addiction problems.

Topics will cover issues such as how to deal with the difficult patient with pain issues, how to recognize addiction and delineate between the need for chronic pain management and the patient with a substance abuse problem.

This workshop will also focus on practical information on withdrawal protocols and toolkits for health care providers to deal with posttraumatic stress disorders based on current research.

For further information and registration please contact the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice at 250 372-1621, or trdofp@telus.net. 

One of the great challenges in psychiatry is how to tailor the treatment of the patient so they will have the best response possible. The task of individualizing a patient's treatment requires skills in assessment, diagnosis, understanding the stages of the illness and its course, as well as the research evidence of best practices.

This year’s conference will be held at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and talks will include looking at schizophrenia through a cultural lens, staging first episode psychosis, and ethnic variables in the treatment of mood and psychotic disorders.

Target audience: psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, and mental health professionals.

To register and for more information visit www.ubccpd.ca, call 604 875-5101, or e-mail: cpd.info@ubc.ca.

Presented by TruBalance Healthcare, this 1-day continuing medical education symposium will address the following topics: Extensive clinical protocols of BHRT; How to treat menopause and andropause; Learn correct dosing and titration protocols; How to interpret and utilize advanced testing protocols; Testosterone therapy; Nutritional supplementation; Detoxification strategies; Thyroid and adrenal imbalance; and an extensive review and analysis of clinical case studies.

With a theoretical understanding of hormone restoration comes the challenge of putting it all together in practice and being profitable.  Learn about all hormones: progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, thyroid, adrenal, DHEA, melatonin, HGH, cortisol, and insulin. Scientific perspectives: WHI, Million Women Study with support for your Canadian practice.

Educator:  Erika T. Schwartz, MD, founder and chief medical officer of the Age Management Institute, NYC; founding director of the Bio-Identical Hormone Initiative.

HCG Diet--A low-calorie diet that harnesses the power of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), a naturally occurring hormone in men and women; Learn proper dosing protocols; Science-based diet.

The full agenda, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., can be viewed online www.trubalancehealthcare.com.

Symposium fee: $899 + HST. Early-bird registration by 30 March saves $125. Add a staff member for $750; Pay-at-the-door: $1099. Group rates are available. To register, please contact Donna at 647 884-0663, or donna@trubalancehealthcare.com.

18 – 30 May: Diabetes Update onboard Celebrity Silhouette (Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Malta);

22 Jul – 3 Aug: Aesthetic Medicine onboard Celebrity Solstice (Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Malta);

11 – 18 Aug: Hospitalist Medicine onboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas (Mediterranean Riviera);

31 Oct – 14 Nov: Cardiology and Lipidology onboard Regent Seven Seas Voyager (ancient Mediterranean cities).

Companion cruises free.

Contact Sea Courses Cruises at 604 684-7327, toll free 1 888 647-7327, e-mail cruises@seacourses.com. Visit www.seacourses.com for more CME cruises.

The question “What did you do on your vacation?” has no better answer than “I took my family to Europe.” Those who’ve been to Europe are transformed.

CBT Canada is pleased to offer three different European CME cruises in 2012: Gems of the Baltics (20 May – 1 Jun), western Mediterranean (4 – 11 Aug), and eastern Mediterranean (13 – 24 Aug).

Please join your colleagues in exploring the magic of legendary ports in enchanting Europe. The CME provides a rock-solid foundation in medical CBT for depressive disorders. Medical CBT was designed specifically for medical practice, emphasizing tools useful within completely routine (e.g., 10-minute) appointments. The lead instructor is Greg Dubord, MD, a recent University of Toronto CME Teacher of the Year. All cruises are accredited for a minimum of 12.0 Mainpro-C credits.

For further information about these and other vacation CME events, please see www.cbt.ca  or call 1 877 466-8228.

Join us this year at BCMA’s annual meeting and convention at the Pan Pacific Hotel in downtown Vancouver. Additional information, including hotel room block details, are available at www.bcma.org. For more information contact Lorie Janzen at ljanzen@bcma.bc.ca, or call 604 736-5551 (Vancouver), or 800 665-2262 (toll free).

Clinical Medicine Update will be provided on this exclusive Sea Courses charter on Uniworld’s new River Victoria.

Cruise includes 3 days in St. Petersburg and 3 days in Moscow and scenic cruising along the Imperial Russian waterways.

The 28 hours of CME provided by local physicians will focus on cardiology, dermatology, oncology, and rheumatology.

This charter is already 45% sold out so book today. Companion cruises free.

Contact Sea Courses Cruises at 604 684-7327, toll free 1 888 647-7327, e-mail cruises@seacourses.com. Visit www.seacourses.com for more CME cruises.

The Disney Fantasy is a brand-spanking-new ship, launching in March 2012. Like all things Disney, she’ll transport you and your family into an age of adventure and wonder.

Join your colleagues in Florida this December to begin your exploration of the sunny Caribbean, with stops in Grand Cayman, Costa Maya, Cozu­mel, and Castaway Cay.

The CME provides a rock-solid foundation in medical CBT for depression, with an assumption of 10-minute office visits.

Lead instructor Greg Dubord, MD, is a recent University of Toronto CME Teacher of the Year.

Course accreditation: 12.0 Mainpro-C credits. There are no prerequisites.

For a limited time, rates for deluxe family ocean view staterooms are $2577 (taxes included) with Canada’s largest cruise agency, CruiseShipCentres. Group discounts and companion cruises free.

The Disney CME cruise will unquestionably sell out early, so book today. See www.cbt.ca or call 1 888 739-3117.