7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
2024 RE-Boot Annual General Meeting & CPD Event
Building Shared & Coordinated Care for Patients
Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 (7:00-9:00pm) (virtual)
Speakers: Dr. Ashley Power and Dr. Alan Goodridge
Topics: Obesity as a Chronic Disease and Parkinson’s Disease for Family Doctors
Learning Objectives:
At conclusion of this activity, participants will:
· * Recognize the definition and pathophysiology of obesity as a chronic disease.
· * Recall the key points from the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines.
· * Identify evidence-based pharmacological management for obesity.
· * Identify complications of obesity and how medication impacts the complications.
· * Recognize key clinical features of idiopathic Parkinson’s and list the diagnostic criteria.
· * Differentiate clinical features of idiopathic Parkinson’s from its mimics such as tremor and atypical Parkinson’s.
· * Determine when and how to initiate management in early Parkinson’s
· * List common side effects of dopaminergic therapy and establish strategies to manage these side effects.
Location: Virtual Offering
FOR QUESTIONS OR TO REGISTER: Contact RE-BOOT FPN Executive Director, Deborah Wearn at dwearn@rebootfpn.com. Event participants will receive a link to the meeting upon registration.
This 1 credit-per-hour Group Learning Program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ certified credits.
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