Assessment, Treatment and Follow-up of Osteoporosis and Falls - Kitchener

Workshop Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2016

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FACILITATORS: Dr. Upender Mehan (Read bio) & Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou (Read bio)  

Registration: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

A light breakfast will be provided.

Program Description:

This program on Assessment, Treatment and Follow-up of Osteoporosis and Falls provides an up to date approach to osteoporosis and falls with the latest information on the current Care Gap in treatment of osteoporosis in Ontario. The recently published Long-term Care Guidelines for Osteoporosis is also included in the program as well as an emphasis on the moderate risk patient which is our most challenging patient to treat in primary care. The assessment of individuals who should and can have a drug holiday will also be covered. In addition, participants will also be introduced to an Osteoporosis assessment tool that can be used to facilitate screening and monitoring of patients at risk for or diagnosed with Osteoporosis. The tool is available for download for PS Suite EMRs (OSCAR in development) and as a standalone PDF.

After active engagement in this program, participants will be better able to:

• Review and describe the current care gap in osteoporosis fracture care and identify barriers and facilitators

• Recognize the impact of osteoporotic fracture

• Assess and apply management strategies and treatment plan for patients at high risk of fracture

FEE: $50 plus HST.   This program has received funding from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care in collaboration with Osteoporosis Canada.

 

Please note that this program has been updated from the popular How do the Osteoporosis Guidelines apply to your patients? Mainpro-C workshop.

This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 6.0 Mainpro+ credits.

CANCELLATION POLICY
The OCFP reserves the right to cancel sessions due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient advance registration. In the event of a cancellation made by the OCFP, a full refund will be given to the registrants. However, the OCFP cannot accept responsibility for out-of-pocket expenses due to cancellation of a session. Cancellations made by participants more than 15 business days prior to the date of the event will be refunded, less a 25% administration fee. No refunds will be provided after this deadline.

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