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| Date: | Feb 16, 2012
Feb 22, 2012 |
| Title: | Medical Marijuana |
| Description: | Overview of cannabinoid pharmacology and status of medical marijuana in Canada. |
| Author: | Dr. Mark A. Ware MBBS MRCP(UK) MSc |
| Keywords: | Cannabis, Marijuana, Therapeutics, Pain, Pharmacology, Spasticity, Sleep | | Accreditation (2): | More detail... |
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| Date: | Feb 16, 2012
Feb 22, 2012 |
| Title: | Opioids |
| Description: | Presentation of opioids overview |
| Author: | Dr. Yoram Shir |
| Keywords: | opioids, acute pain, chronic pain, receptors, endogenous opioids, agonists, partial agonists, antagonists, non-cancer pain, neuropathic pain | | Accreditation (2): | More detail... |
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| Date: | Feb 09, 2012
Feb 16, 2012 |
| Title: | Do’s and Don’ts of the Aged kidney |
| Description: | Differentiate between aging kidney and chronic kidney disease |
| Author: | Dr. Sameena Iqbal |
| Keywords: | Elderly, Renal physiology, Chronic kidney disease | | Accreditation (2): | More detail... |
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| Date: | Feb 09, 2012
Feb 16, 2012 |
| Title: | Celiac Disease: An Update |
| Description: | To evaluate the classic and atypical presentations of celiac diseases. To review the means of diagnosis and the importance of early diagnosis and strict adherence to a gluten free diet. |
| Author: | Dr. Terry Sigman |
| Keywords: | Celiac disease, Gluten, Extra-intestinal manifestations, Dermatitis herpetiformis, Anti-tissue transglutaminase, Gluten-free diet | | Accreditation (2): | More detail... |
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| Date: | Feb 02, 2012
Feb 14, 2012 |
| Title: | The Challenges of Return to Work of Workers with Back Pain |
| Description: | The presentation will describe the role of the physician in return to work of workers with back pain and in particular will address issues related to modified work (e.g.” temporary reassignment”) as a strategy to prevent long-term disability and work absence.
Educational objectives:
- To understand and apply the evidence on the factors that influence work disability when managing patients/workers with back pain
- To understand the Quebec legal context and physician obligations related to temporary reassignments of patients with workers’ compensation for back pain
- To apply this knowledge to a specific case
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| Author: | Dr. Susan Stock |
| Keywords: | work-related musculoskeletal disorders, back pain, temporary reassignment, modified work, disability management | | Accreditation (2): | More detail... |
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| Date: | Feb 02, 2012
Feb 14, 2012 |
| Title: | Kidney Stones: An Ounce of Prevention is better than a Pound of Stones |
| Description: | This lecture is about indications for urology and nephrology referrals for renal stones. Furthermore, metabolic work up and medical prophylaxis is discussed.
Learning Objectives:
- What are the risk factors for kidney stones?
- How is renal colic different from acute abdomen?
- What is the gold standard imaging study?
- When do you consult urology for decompression?
- Which medications can you use to expedite passage?
- Name 3 urological procedures used to treat stones?
- When do you consult nephrology for work-up?
- What are side effects of medications used for prevention of kidney stones?
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| Author: | Dr. Sero Andonian |
| Keywords: | Renal stones, Evaluations, Surgical management, Metabolic evaluation, Medical prophylaxis | | Accreditation (2): | More detail... |
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| Date: | Jan 26, 2012
Feb 07, 2012 |
| Title: | Management of Prostate Cancer: The Role of Radiotherapy |
| Description: | The role of radiation therapy in the management of prostate cancer will be presented. The presentation will describe treatment methods and outcomes. |
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| Keywords: | Screening, PSA, ADT, Abiraterone, radiotherapy, prostate cancer, IMRT, brachytherapy, complications, survival, biochemical failure, disease-specific survival | | Accreditation (2): | More detail... |
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| Date: | Feb 01, 2012
Jan 27, 2012 |
| Title: | Radiation Exposure from Medical Sources |
| Description: | Sources of radiation exposure in Medicine. Risks vs. Benefits and how to reduce patient exposure. |
| Author: | Dr. Christian Janicki |
| Keywords: | Natural radiation, Man-made sources, Medical sources, Risks and benefits from radiation | | Accreditation (2): | More detail... |
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