Environment-linked Illnesses:
Chronic Pain, Fatigue and Chemical Intolerance Linked to Environment Exposures

Continuing Medical Education - Mainpro-C Workshop

FACILITATORS: Dr. Alison Bested (Read bio)

Registration: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Workshop: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.

Program Description:

Pain, fatigue, rashes, and breathing and neuroendocrine problems are very common symptom presentations in the office. They pose challenges to rule out readily treatable medical and environmental determinants and to diagnose chronic complex, frequently disabling and often invisible medical conditions such as myalgic encephalomyelitis-chronic fatigue syndrome (ME-CFS), fibromyalgia and environmental sensitivities-multiple chemical sensitivities (ES-MCS). According to the Canadian Community Health Survey, these conditions are surprisingly prevalent, together rivaling the numbers for diabetes or heart disease. This session, through practice aids, case examples and discussion, brings practical medical information and practice tools to diagnose and effectively manage this neglected patient population.

Learning Objectives:

• Include exposure history and use appropriate ruling-out tests to evaluate the impact and treat environmental/dietary influences on health
• Diagnose and treat patients with ME-CFS, fibromyalgia and ES-MCS using the current consensus criteria
• Assess the degree of patient disability and document findings on insurance forms

FEE: $245.00 (HST included)

Please note that on-site registration will not be permitted.

CREDITS
This program meets the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and is accredited for 3.0 CFPC Mainpro-C 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 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.