5th Annual Central West Chronic Disease
Prevention and Management Conference 

ACCREDITED!

This program has been accredited by the
College of Family Physicians of Canada
and the Ontario Chapter,
for up to 5 MainPro M1 Credits

A full-day conference for health care professionals who support
patients living with chronic disease.

08:00 – 08:45   Registration and Breakfast
08:45 – 09:00   Welcome and Opening Remarks: Dr. Sanjeev Goel, Maria Britto, Dr. Sud Dharmalingam

09:00 – 10:00   “Impact of Depression on Chronic Illness":  Dr. Barry Simon, MD, FRCP, Psychiatrist
10:00 – 11:00   "Chronic Disease Prevention: An Opportunity to Put 'Health' Back Into 'Healthcare'":              Dr. Eileen de Villa, MD, MBA, MHSc, CCFP, FRCPC

11:00 – 11:20   Break / Networking / Booths

11:20 – 12:20   “What's New in COPD?”:  Dr. Vikram Comondore, MD, RCPSC, Respirologist

12:20 – 13:15    Lunch / Networking / Booths

13:15 – 14:15   Break-Out Sessions – Please Choose One:
"Myth Busters: What's in a Number?  Pathology vs. Ageism":  Dr. Jobin Varughese, MD, CCFP, FAAFP, CMD, CAQ, Geriatrics, and Emily Norcliffe, NP-PHC 
"Peritoneal Dialysis in Diabetes Mellitus; Mazing Things in Chronic Disease Management":  Dr. Sandra Donnelly, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC
"Health Links:  Collaborative Care Plan for Patient-Centred Care":  Mary Wheelwright, BSc PT, MBA, and Lianne Davies, BSc, RN

14:15 – 14:30   Break / Networking / Booths

14:30 – 15:30   Break-Out Sessions – Please Choose One:
"Management of Gestational Diabetes":  Dr. Lopita Banerjee, MSc, MD, CCFP, Dr. Sud Dharmalingam, MD, FRCPC, Val Carver, RN, CDE and Winnie Christopher, RD, CDE
"Brief Action Planning: A Tool for Practice":  Kathryn MacDonald, RD, Suzan McKenzie, RD, Jennifer Sansalone, PT
"Doing More with Less: Integrating the 'Choosing Wisely Canada' Recommendations into Your Practice":                Dr. Frank Martino, MD, CCFP (EM), FCFP, and Dr. Jobin Varughese, MD, CCFP, FAAFP, CMD, CAQ, Geriatrics

15:30 - 16:00   Closing Remarks:  Dr. Frank Martino