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PDSC Winter
Program for Continuing Medical Education
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In
2009, PDCS will offer onsite and online courses, covering the topics of
asthma, feeding difficulties in young children, and an
inter-professional skin cancer program, as well as a new online support
tool for preceptors and a new osteoporosis course.
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Onsite
CME
The following onsite CME events are
currently scheduled for early 2009. Please check
online
for updates and additions to our programs.
West Coast CME
February 20-21, 2009 in Corner Brook - 2
day program
Spring Refresher
April 2009 in St. Johns (exact date to
follow) 2 day program
Wednesday at Noon 'Ask the
Consultant' Telecon-ference Series Jan May 2009
Professional Development & Conferencing
Services (PDCS) are in the process of scheduling 20 CME programs for the
winter/spring 09 session.
The Wednesday at Noon program is a series
of case-study based continuing medical education (CME) sessions
available to physicians and other health care professionals via the
audio teleconferencing network of PDCS. In conjunction with the audio
conference, real-time access to course instructional materials is
provided over the Internet and the content remains available in the
archive that can be accessed at any time. Participation in a Wednesday
at Noon session is easy and can be done from any phone and / or
computer.
New Online Support Tool Created for
Preceptors
A new online training and support tool has
been developed by the Memorial University's Faculty of Medicine to
assist practice-based preceptors.
The Practice Based Preceptor Portal (PBP)
was developed in conjunction with PDCS as a online resource for our
valuable preceptors, and also as a source of information for physicians
looking to become a preceptor.
With anticipated changes to the demands
placed on practice based medical education, advanced methods of new
physician development are needed to train the future of our profession.
The mission of the site is to provide
preceptor development and CME for practice based preceptors, to create
an arena for the exchange of ideas and experiences, and to disseminate
information and program materials to persons involved with the
development of these programs.
More information is available
online.
PDCS Launches Several New Online CME
Courses
Asthma Case Studies: The Right Course
of Action
This case-based learning series is
pragmatic and current, and will illustrate asthma-teaching points for
physicians who routinely treat asthma patients.
It is evident that in Canada we are doing
a great job in reducing asthma mortality and hospital admissions. We can
further improve care though approaching asthma as a chronic disease,
rather than just focusing on the exacerbations. Through application of
the CTS asthma guidelines in office practice and applying these though
follow-up visits, education and guideline-based therapeutic choices, we
can increase the quality of asthma care in Canada.
Feeding Difficulties in Young
Children
This program presents an approach for
understanding and managing behaviourally based feeding difficulties in
toddlers and young children. This online module focuses on feeding
difficulties for which no major medical or structural deficits
contribute to the feeding issues. The vast majority of feeding concerns
that parents report reflect the interaction of minor medical or physical
issues with the psychosocial environment of the child. By themselves,
neither the physical issues nor the psychosocial environment would be
sufficient to cause these difficulties at mealtime; put the issues
together, however, and problems arise.
Interprofessional Skin Cancer
Program: Prevention and Care
Skin cancer is a major public health
problem, as it is the most common cancer in North America. The Canadian
Cancer Society estimates that 68,000 individuals will develop
non-melanoma skin cancer in 2006 and 4,500 will develop the potentially
lethal cutaneous melanoma. This course, brought to you in conjunction
with Cancer Care Nova Scotia, provides an overview of non-melanoma
cancers and melanoma. The precursors, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes and
prevention components of the course will be of interest to all health
professionals.
New Course Coming in January 2009!
Osteoporosis Assessing Fracture
Risk: An Evidence Based Approach
Osteoporosis is a common disease that is
characterized by low bone mass with microarchitectural disruption and
skeletal fragility, resulting in an increased risk of fracture,
particularly at the spine, hip, wrist, humerus, and pelvis. This course
aims to provide an understanding of the risk factors, evaluative data
and treatment options so that Canadian physicians can have a significant
impact on this disorder.
For more information on these programs,
please visit PDCS
or call (709) 777-6653.
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