An Educational Event for Primary Care Providers and Interprofessional Colleagues

February 12, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Join us for a full day of high-impact, practical professional development with our CPD Double-Feature! This dynamic event brings together two of our most popular programs: the 35th Annual Therapeutics Program in the morning and the 17th Annual Metamorphosis Program in the afternoon. Tailored for primary care providers, and interprofessional healthcare colleagues, this double-feature will cover essential topics in patient care, from mental health to newcomer health resources, providing up-to-date knowledge for today’s healthcare challenges.

Fees: $180 - $325

Topics to include:

Treating and Recognizing Heart Failure
Fibromylagia vs Other MSK Pain
Alcohol Use Disorders
Contraception
What's Not Old in Geriatrics? Deprescribing and Polypharmacy
Choosing Wisely: Adrenal and Pituitary Incidentalomas
Treating Anxiety and Depression
Hormone Prescribing in Trans-Health
Immigrant (Newcomer) Health: Local Resources
Medical Treatment for Early Pregnancy Loss

Program Agenda

35th Annual Therapeutics

8:00 AM - Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM - Welcoming Remarks
Eleftherios Soleas, PhD, OCT, Director of Lifelong Learning and Innovation, Queen's Health Sciences

8:40 AM - Treating and Recognizing Heart Failure
Aws Amulfleh, MBBS, MPH, FRCPC, FACC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Queen's University, Physician Lead of the Heart Function Clinic, KHSC

9:10 AM - Fibromylagia vs Other MSK Pain
Marie Clements-Baker, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Queen's University

9:40 AM - Alcohol Use Disorders
Heather Johnson, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University
Adam Newman, MD, FCFP(AM), CCSAM, Family Practice Obstetrics, Harm Reduction & Addiction Medicine; Assistant Professor, Departments of Family Medicine, Paediatrics, and Psychiatry Queen's University

10:10 AM - Nutrition Break

10:20 AM - Contraception
Ashley Waddington, MD, MPA, Assistant Dean, Professional Development, and Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University
Valeria Akim, MD, CARE Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen's University

10:50 AM - What's Not Old in Geriatrics? Deprescribing and Polypharmacy
Leah Nemiroff, MSc, MD, FRCPC, Division Chair, Clinical Director, Seniors Rehabilitation (PCH), Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Queen's University

11:20 AM - Choosing Wisely: Adrenal and Pituitary Incidentalomas
Sara Awad, MB BS, FRCPC (Internal Medicine and Endocrinology & Metabolism, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Associate Program Director Core Internal Medicine Program

11:50 AM - Closing Remarks

12:00 PM - Lunch

17th Annual Metamorphosis

1:00 PM - Metamorphosis Chairs Remarks
Stroyan Monkhouse, B.A.(Psych), B.Sc.N, M.N., PHC-NP, Education Representative, Limestone NP Group Clinical Preceptor for Athabasca and Queens University

1:05 PM - Treating anxiety and Depression
Dijana Oliver, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Queen’s University

1:50 PM - Hormone Prescribing in Trans-Health
Olivia Hunter-Sweeney, NP, Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC), Transgender Health Program
Emily Villeneuve, NP, Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC), Transgender Health Program

2:35 PM - Nutrition Break

2:45 PM - Immigrant (Newcomer) Health: Local Resources
Vanessa Wright, NP, MsCN, Women’s College Hospital Crossroads Clinic

3:30 PM - Medical Treatment for Early Pregnancy Loss
Ashley Waddington, MD, MPA, Assistant Dean, Professional Development, and Associate Professor

4:15 PM - Closing Remarks

4:30 PM - Program Ends

Program Learning Objectives

Treating and Recognizing Heart Failure
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Recognize red and yellow flag symptoms of heart failure
Initiate treatment guided by the latest therapeutic guidelines

Fibromylagia vs Other MSK Pain
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Differentiating types of MSK pain and how their treatment differs
Integrate an approach to MSK pain based on high-impact practices

Alcohol Use Disorders
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Discuss the new alcohol guidelines and approaches to collecting a history
Assess the suitability of available therapeutic options for treating AUD

Contraception
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Review new therapeutic options for contraception
Discuss considerations leading to optimal prescribing based on patient factors

What's Not Old in Geriatrics? Deprescribing and Polypharmacy
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Discuss the factors that lead to some specific medicines being higher risk in the geriatric population
Integrate high-impact approaches to deprescribing medicines

Choosing Wisely: Adrenal and Pituitary Incidentalomas
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Discuss an approach to management of incidentally found adrenal nodules
Discuss an approach to management of incidentally found pituitary tumors.

Treating Anxiety and Depression
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Identify considerations for selecting the correct choice of medicine
Discuss whether pharmacogenetics testing is of any benefit for patients to help guide choice of medication

Hormone Prescribing in Trans-Health
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
-Identify the appropriate initiation and maintenance of hormone treatment

Immigrant (Newcomer) Health: Local Resources
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Discuss resources and approaches to connecting them with optimal care

Medical Treatment for Pregnancy Termination and Early Pregnancy Loss
At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Weigh the pros and cons of Mifepristone plus misoprostol vs misoprostol alone in managing early pregnancy loss
Discuss new Canadian guidelines regarding testing and treating Rh status in the first trimester of pregnancy
Develop an approach to follow up for patients who choose expectant or medical management of early pregnancy loss.

Accreditation Details

This Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Queen’s University for up to 6.5 Mainpro+ credits. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and is approved by the Office of Continuing Professional Development, Queen’s University. You may claim a maximum of 6.5 hours.

Inclusion Goals

We recognize that our learners have diverse needs, and we are committed to making our programs accessible and inclusive for everyone. If you require accommodations for nursing, faith-based observances, accessibility needs, or any other support to fully engage with a program, please don't hesitate to contact us in advance. We are here to help you navigate any challenges and ensure you have a positive learning experience.

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CPD Double Feature: Therapeutics & Metamorphosis