Pearls for Family Practice Suite
Evening Sessions and Half Days - Various Dates
2022-2023 Session Information
The 47th Annual Pearls for Family Practice offers a series of virtual evening webinars and conferences.
Course Overview
This program provides an update and review focused on practical, evidence-informed pearls pertinent for practice in primary care. Topics covered will enhance your management of a wide variety of conditions typically seen in both urban and rural settings.
2022-2023 Session Dates
Evening Webinars
September 14th, 2022
October 26th, 2022
January 11th, 2023
February 8th, 2023
March 8th, 2023
April 12th, 2023
May 3rd, 2023
Half Days
November 24th & 25th, 2022
Contact
Evening Sessions
Shoulder Issues 101 - Understanding and Applying the New Shoulder Clinical Practice Guideline Developed by the Bone and Joint Health Strategic Clinical Network
September 14, 2022
7:00pm - 9:00pm MDT
Speakers: Colleen Kuntze and David Sheps
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- Introduce the approach for developing the new shoulder clinical particle guideline
- Use the patient’s shoulder chief complaint to navigate the new shoulder clinical practice guideline
- Create a differential diagnosis to determine appropriate initial management based on patient history, physical examination, and appropriate imaging
- Identify when to refer to a shoulder specialist using the new shoulder clinical practice guideline
- Review the principles of shoulder rehabilitation
- Identify barriers to physiotherapy and options to overcome barriers
Clearing out Your Inbox: Abnormal CBC and the Highs and Lows of Electrolytes
October 26, 2022
7:00-9:00pm MDT
Speakers: Meghan Elliott and Natalia Rydz
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- Review Anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, and lymphocytosis through a case based approach
- Identify when a family doctor should watch or refer their patient to a hematologist
- Provide strategies, resources and tools for primary care handling of patients with abnormal sodium and potassium electrolytes
- Initiate work up and management of sodium and potassium disorders in primary care
- Review diagnostic approaches to hypo/hypernatremia and hypo/hyperkalemia
Latest Updates for Lung, Breast, Colon, and Cervical Cancer Screening
January 11, 2023
7:00-9:00pm MDT
Speakers: Aliyah Pabani, Huiming Yang and Lisa Stevenson
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- Outline the latest guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening in Alberta
- Outline current and future directions for colon cancer Screening
- Update the future of cervical cancer screening with HPV testing
- Update on Alberta Lung Cancer screening program – Phase I pilot
Assessing Patient Knee’ds - Understanding and Applying the New Soft Tissue Knee Pathway Developed by the Bone and Joint Health Strategic Clinical Network
February 8, 2023
7:00pm - 8:30pm MST
Speakers: Catherine Hui, Ryan Shields, and Tim Takahashi
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- Introduce the soft tissue knee pathway and an approach to using it effectively
- Identify knee presentations that require urgent referral
- Create a differential diagnosis to determine appropriate initial management based on patient history, physical examination, and appropriate imaging
- Identify when to refer to a knee specialist using the new pathway
Eye Issues 101 for Family Physicians
March 8, 2023
7:00pm - 9:00 pm MST
Speakers: Andrea Lasby, Helen Chung
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- Describe current treatment for managing dry eyes and meibomian gland dysfunction
- Assess for common benign and pathological eye findings seen in primary care settings
- Gain practice pearls for performing basic eye examinations
- Familiarize with the referral resources for handling urgent eye problems
Waking Up to Current Controversies in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management
April 12, 2023
7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Speakers: Kenneth Blades, Sachin Pendharkar
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- List commonly used sleep diagnostic tests in Alberta and indications for each
- Describe indications for obstructive sleep apnea treatment
- Select appropriate therapies based on patient and disease characteristics
- Differentiate patients who require sleep specialist referral versus primary care management of obstructive sleep apnea
Pearls for the Chronically Lightheaded – Is it Vasovagal Syncope, POTS, Orthostatic Hypotension…?
May 3, 2023
7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Speaker: Satish Raj
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- List clinical features suggestive of cardiac syncope
- Outline a treatment plan for initial orthostatic hypotension (IOH)
- Detail a non-pharmacological treatment plan for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
47th Annual Pearls for Family Practice Half Days
November 24th, 2022 - 1:00PM-5:15PM MT
November 25th, 2022 - 9:00AM-1:15PM MT
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, learners will be equipped to:
- Apply current knowledge and evidence-based management for optimal patient outcomes, both in urban and in rural settings
- Facilitate the exchange of information and develop informal networks with other healthcare providers to promote effective team-based care
- Identify new services and clinical resources for patients
- Identify opportunities for practice change improvements
