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Don’t miss out! Earn both Mainpro M1 and Mainpro C Credits CME/CPD Bootcamp By Ontario College of Family Physicians September 10 & 11, 2010 This continuing education Bootcamp provides practical, skills-based approach to office-based treatments of patients. Topics include: Insulin Preceptorship, Joint Assessment Made Easy, Smoking Cessation 101 for Busy Physicians, Childhood Obesity, Male Osteoporosis, Physician Well-Being, Gynecologicial Procedures and Cognitive Worshop. Visit the OCFP Website - www.ocfp.on.ca Or contact Marsha Wallace at marshaw@cfpc.ca / 416 867-9646 ext. 20 Faculty includes: Drs. Peter Selby, Patricia Rockman, Pierre Geoffroy, Melissa Melnitzer, Upender Mehan, Risa Bordman, Deanna Telner, Joanne Liutkus, Janice Harvey and Michelle Acorn (NP)

This four-day course will stress preventive health care issues and updates in general internal medicine and office family practice. A wide variety of primary care topics will be covered. We believe after completing this course our participants will depart with useful knowledge that can be applied to their everyday patient interactions. We strive to provide the physicians with the tools that they can bring to their office and their patients right after our education, and utilize them to have positive results with their patients.

All of our courses are approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, Florida Board of Nursing and National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors. This course meets license renewal continuing education requirements for many licensed health professionals and is taught using text, narrated PowerPoint, video and mp3 audio. All course materials and reference materials are available free online. The learner objectives are as follows. Understand the dynamic process of assisting families though expected and unexpected life events. Describe the Flower EmPower framework based on the best practice guideline process. Describe the comprehensive and perennial approach to best practices in the area of assisting families through transitions. Understand the process of sustaining a caring environment representing different interrelated components of promoting family health. Describe the core of the flower which represents the nurse-family partnership. Describe the four petals of the flower which represent assessing family need, sustaining a caring environment, identifying resources and support and educating and providing information. Describe the stem of the flower which symbolizes the advocacy activities and policy changes needed to ensure that the nursing activities that support and strengthen families can grow and flourish. Describe the leaves of the flower which represent vision, values and principles and are the source of a burgeoning model of Supporting and Strengthening Families. Describe the roots of the flower which symbolize how this best practice model is grounded in five axioms which are responsibility, resources, respect, results and recognition. Understand how the Supporting and Strengthening Families Flower flourishes under conditions where support is provided for implementation of best practices.

Interactive Web Workshop on Depression in Primary Care to be held on 11/11/2008 at 7:00 p.m. ET. Join two experts and your peers in a lively discussion about the diagnosis and treatment of depression. Topics will include reliable diagnostic tools, communication strategies for better care, and how to address the needs of patients of all ages. Faculty: David Baron, MSEd, DO and Jay Fawver, MD Moderated By: Christopher Bright Technical Moderator

Scripps Clinic’s Headache symposium is designed to offer the busy primary care physician a comprehensive update of current advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from headaches. The course will provide practical tips and tools for evaluating, diagnosing, treating and referring headache patients in the most efficient manner for the busy practitioner.

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Intended Audience: Clinical Reviews and Primary Care Update is a comprehensive program for family physicians, general internists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses. Clinical Reviews and Primary Care Update consists of lectures, discussions, and workshops on problems of general interest in various areas of medicine, surgery, and pediatrics. Medical staff from Mayo Clinic and Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, provide reviews and updates in the areas of cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, internal medicine, neurology, women’s health, pediatrics, pulmonology, and sports medicine. An AUDIENCE RESPONSE SYSTEM will be utilized. The electronic syllabus will be available to attendees in 2 forms: (1) online prior to and six months after the meeting and (2) onsite on a flash drive. Participants will be notified as soon as syllabus materials are available online, enabling them to print specific presentations prior to the meeting. Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptops to the meeting to view the syllabus on the flash drive.

This two-day workshop will address the need to integrate quality improvement and safety into medical education. Designed for health profession educators, this workshop will disseminate the knowledge and tools necessary to successfully implement QI and safety education in undergraduate medical education (UME), graduate medical education (GME), continuing medical education (CME), and allied health schools.

Register Now for a Web Workshop on ADHD in Adults. This Interactive Web Workshop will be held on 11/12/08 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM ET Join two experts and your peers in a lively discussion about the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. Presented by: David Baron, MSEd, DO and Jay Fawver, MD Moderated By: Christopher Bright Technical Moderator

FREE Web Workshop & Teleconference Save the Date: August 6, 2008, 8:00 p.m. David Baron, MSEd, DO and Jay Fawver, MD will lead you and other primary care professionals in this interactive Web Workshop that features a case-based discussion showing best practices for recognizing ADHD in adult patients. You will find out about available diagnostic tools for identifying ADHD, brainstorm sensitive approaches to overcoming common barriers to care, and review common comorbid conditions. Convenient 45-minute format! To register for this event, click here. Presenting Faculty: David Baron, MSEd, DO and Jay Fawver, MD David Baron MSEd, DO Professor & Chair Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Philadelphia, PA Jay D. Fawver MD President and Medical Director,Fawver Wellness Clinic; President, Psychiatric Innovations, PC, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,Indiana University School of Medicine,Indianapolis, Indiana