Lakeridge Health Education and Research Network

lhearn@lakeridgehealth.on.ca

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Practising Wisely - A LHEARN (Lakeridge Health Education and Research Network) Offered Course

Workshop Date: Friday, December 9, 2016

FACILITATOR: Dr. Jobin Varughese (Read bio)

Registration: 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Workshop: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. All participants will receive a free parking pass.

Parking passes will be provided by the LHEARN Centre (Please park in the multi-story parking garage on Hospital Ct.)

Program Description:

Participants will identify opportunities on how to "practise wisely", with a focus on reducing over-prescribing, over-imaging, over-screening and over-monitoring using the latest evidence and tools from diverse sources. This workshop aligns closely with the Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) campaign to implement good healthcare stewardship and avoid over-medicalization.

Participants will learn how to access reliable, curated and renewable online resources for an evidence-informed practice supporting individualized patient-care. Active learning exercises such as case studies, individual reflection and group work will help participants to build communication skills to guide their patients through the shift from seeking sickness to enhancing health. Find out more at www.practisingwisely.ca.

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

Identify opportunities to reduce “too much medicine”
Access and assess reliable, renewing online resources
Integrate relevant evidence into individual patient care
Communicate and build consensus with patients to reduce over-medicalization.

This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 18.0 Mainpro+ credits.

Requirements: During this workshop you will be asked to visit multiple websites to access various resources. Therefore, all participants are required to bring a laptop or tablet that has the ability to connect to the internet in order to fully participate in the course.

Please note: This program has been redeveloped from the popular Best Practices in Reducing Unnecessary Tests, Treatments and Care: Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! Mainpro-C workshop. The scientific content is similar to the previous version, however, the new program has updated content and incorporates active learning techniques.

FEE: $600

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