Subject: MEDS Conference - Early Bird Deadline Ends January 25

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CPD Medicine
Learning for Life
REGISTER NOW - EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS JANUARY 25
The MEDS Conference is a powerful educational event that casts a critical eye on the balance of benefit and harm of the interventions we prescribe every day. This full day Saturday event is free of industry support, and features accomplished speakers that will entertain and sharpen your judgement as you make therapeutic decisions with your patients.

Keynote Speaker
Dr. John Mandrola, MD, F.A.C.C.
Presentation: Being Medically Conservative in Cardiology

Dr. John Mandrola is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, and cardiac electrophysiology, a sub-specialty dealing with heart rhythm disorders. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. John Mandrola practices cardiac electrophysiology at Baptist Health in Louisville, KY. 
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It only takes 5 minutes to complete our needs assessment survey, where you can have your say in the evolution and ongoing planning of CPD. Your input is valuable - the outcome of this survey serves as the foundation for the work done by scientific planning committees as they develop programs and resources to best meet the evolving needs of health care professionals in Manitoba.

Also, be sure to follow the link at the end of the survey to enter a draw to win a pair of Echo Dot speakers and two TP-Link Smart Plugs.

Don't wait! The survey closes at midnight on January 27, 2020.

FEBRUARY 14  |  DEMENTIA, DELIRIUM, AND DRIVING - GERIATRICS UPDATE 

Dementia Refresher – A Review of Alzheimer’s, Vascular Frontotemporal and Dementia with Lewy Bodies - Dr. Ashley Bhullar, MD, CCFP
Insomnia, Anxiety and Depression Treatment - Dr. Craig Omelan, MD, FRCPC
Acute Delirium - Dr. Philip St John, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CCFP
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause - Dr. Debra Evaniuk, MD, FRCSC
Polypharmacy and Principles of Deprescribing - Jennifer Gibson, BSP, ACPR, CDE, EPPh
MARCH 6  |  15-MINUTE CONSULTATIONS FOR COMMON AILMENTS 

18 topics in ONE DAY! Presentations include: 

How Should I Order and How Do I Interpret a Complete Blood Count? - Dr. Ryan Zarychanski
How Do I Interpret the Results of Lumbar Puncture and Treat Meningitis? - Dr. Jared Bullard
Which Diagnostic Imaging Test and When Should I Order Them? - Dr. Rick Bhullar
How Do I Diagnose and Manage Acute or Chronic Rhinosinusitis? - Dr. Richard Gall
How Do I Diagnose and Manage Acute or Chronic Prostatitis? - Dr. Jeff Saranchuk
How Do I Diagnose and Manage Endocarditis? - Dr. Yoav Keynan
When to Order and How to Interpret the Echocardiogram - Dr. Robin Ducas
How Do I Diagnose and Treat Clostridioides difficile Disease? - Dr. Harminder Singh
Diagnosing and Treating Common Skin Disorders - Dr. Shane Silver
To Whom Should I/Should Not Give Varicella Zoster Vaccination and Why? - Dr. Fred Aoki
How Do I Diagnose and Treat Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Dr. Ken Kasper
How Do I Diagnose and Treat Syphilis - Dr. Paul Van Caeseele
I Got this Lump in my Neck – Approach to Lymphadenopathy - Dr. Eric Bow
How Do I Diagnose and Treat Diabetic Foot Infections? - Dr. John Embil
How Do I Diagnose and Treat Infection with Hepatitis C Virus? - Dr. Kelly Kaita
How Do I Diagnose, Treat and Prevent Infection with the Human Papilloma Virus? - Dr. Denise Black
What are the 3 Rs of Travel Immunization? - Dr. Philippe Lagace-Wiens
What is Vaccine Hesitancy and How do I Address It? - Dr. Tim Hilderman
APRIL 3  |  AN APPROACH TO COMMON SYMPTOM PRESENTATIONS
Approach to workups and referrals for cough – respiratory vs. GI vs. ENT | Headaches and facial pain – neurology vs. ENT vs. dental/TMJ | Acute vs. chronic pain | Neuropathic vs. somatic pain | Palliative vs. non-cancer pain 
JUNE 5  |  ENDOCRINOLOGY DAY 
Osteoporosis – treatments, screenings, drug holiday | Diabetes-therapeutic update | Evidence in DM therapeutic | DKA in the ER | Thyroid storm – endocrine emergencies | Immunotherapy outcomes in endocrinology | Obesity therapy | Para-thyroid | Gestational diabetes – metformin use | Hypogonadism 
28 Mainpro+ Credits
Various dates and locations around Manitoba!
March 12 and 13 - Norway House/Cross Lake
May 28 and 29 - Winnipeg
June 18 and 19 - Interlake/Whiteshell 
September 10 and 11 - Churchill 
November 19 and 20 - Portage La Prairie 
December 10 and 11 - Winnipeg 

This two-day intensive workshop will arm you with new knowledge and skills around opioid addiction and the resources available to support this vulnerable patient population. This workshop is a prerequisite training requirement in order to prescribe or dispense methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone in Manitoba.

Formerly Opioid Replacement Therapy 101
Office of Continuing Competency 
and Assessment
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Manitoba
260 - 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, R3E 3P5, Canada
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