BSMC 26TH ANNUAL Best Science Medicine Course Formerly The Drug Therapy Decision Making Course – 25 years Friday, April 17, 2015 and Saturday, April 18, 2015 The Fairmont Waterfront – 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BC COURSE FEATURES This program has been accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and BC Chapter for up to 11.0 Mainpro M1 credits. COURSE DESCRIPTION •This is a highly interactive course on common and new therapeutic issues from an evidence based perspective. •The scope of information is broad, practical and often controversial, thus appealing to professionals in family practice, internal medicine, nurse practitioners and pharmacists. •A syllabus of take home messages is provided. •This course does not receive any subsidy sponsorship. The entire course is funded by your registration fee. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES •Appreciate some of the strengths and limitations of the medical evidence and clinical practice guidelines when it comes to common conditions in primary care. •Understand the responsibility of health professionals to incorporate patient values into the decision making process. •To be able to incorporate the relevant evidence into shared-informed decision making for common conditions seen in primary care. VENUE The Fairmont Waterfront 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L5 PROGRAM INFORMATION PORTFOLIO Conference Planning TEL:604.685.4888 FAX:604.685.5787 EMAIL:[email protected] WEBSITE: www.bestsciencemedicine.com MAIL: Best Science Medicine Course c/o Portfolio Conference Planning 1383 Homer Street Vancouver, BC V6B 5M9 St. Paul’s Hospital www.bestsciencemedicine.com BSMC BEST SCIENCE MEDICINE COURSE 26th Annual Best Science Medicine Course Formerly The Drug Therapy Decision Making Course – 25 years Friday, April 17, 2015 07:00 Registration (Muffins & Coffee) Program Chairs – Bob Rangno/James McCormack/Mike Allan “Common Sense is a Super Power” 08:00 Up, up and away 08:10 The Dynamic Duo – which one is Robin? Bob Rangno and James McCormack Mike Allan and James McCormack “It’s Clobbering/Best Science Time” 08:40 Holy Bat Logic – how to decipher the medical literature James McCormack 09:00Questions 09:10 Dealing with uncertainty – It’s an imperfect world, but it’s the only one we got Mike Allan 09:30 What to do when Superheroes get old – the uncertainty principle Rita McCracken 09:50Questions 10:00 Refreshment Break “To the Batmobile” 10:20 What to do when pain stops you from being able to leap tall buildings 10:40 The Periodic Health Exam – the arch-nemesis of primum non nocere? 11:10Questions 11:20 Medical marijuana – Flame-On! 11:40 Asthma – if you can’t breathe it really doesn’t matter what other superpowers you have 12:00Questions 12:10Lunch “Unwanted pathogens – human Kryptonite” 13:00 What if Peter Parker had been bitten by a tic instead of a spider? – Lyme disease 13:20 STI, HPV, GC, STD, BV – shielding us from the genital villains 13:40 Hepatitis C – unmasking the new agents 14:00Questions 14:20 Refreshment Break “Holy Heartburn” 14:40 15:00 15:20 15:40 16:00 Constipation - The Incredible Bulk to the Rescue Reflux and jaundice in your Superbaby Anemia – Iron Man to the rescue Questions Adjourn Launette Rieb Mike Allan Launette Rieb Tina Korownyk Val Montessori Mike Kolber Adil Virani Mike Kolber Keyvan Hadad Peter Loewen BSMC BEST SCIENCE MEDICINE COURSE 26th Annual Best Science Medicine Course Formerly The Drug Therapy Decision Making Course – 25 years Saturday, April 18, 2015 07:30 Registration (Muffins & Coffee) “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?” 08:30 Cardiac and Risk – super important concepts and also two lesser known superheroes 08:50 Risk assessment tools – where does he get those wonderful toys? 09:10 Nutrition – are there really any Superfoods? 09:30Questions 09:50 Refreshment Break “My spider sense is tingling” 10:10 Restless legs – slowing down The Flash 10:30 What do narcotics, sedatives, hypnotics and aminoglycosides have in common – riddle me this 10:50Questions 11:10 Immune modulators for RA – can we thaw Mr. Freeze? 11:30Questions 11:50Lunch “Here I come to save the day” 12:50 13:10 13:30 15:00 Prenatal care – impacting your future Superboy/Supergirl Dementia – I don’t do can’t Tricks and tips so you can be a Superhero health care provider With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility Mike Allan and James McCormack James McCormack James McCormack Scott Garrison Janet Nuth Kam Shojania Tina Korownyk Rita McCracken The Gang plus the Audience The End Have a safe journey home! superhero superhero SUPERHERO SUPERHERO superhero superhero superhero BSMC BEST SCIENCE MEDICINE COURSE ACCOMMODATION A block of rooms has been reserved at The Fairmont Waterfront, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L5 FACULTY Course Committee CO-CHAIRS: Bob Rangno, Emeritus Prof., Medicine, Pharmacology, UBC & PHC James McCormack, Prof., Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC G. Michael Allan, Prof., Family Medicine, University of Alberta & Director, Evidence and CPD Program, Alberta College of Family Physicians COMMITTEE: Rita McCracken, Clin. Assist. Prof., Medicine and Associate Head, Family Medicine, PHC Tracy Monk, Clin. Assist. Prof., Medicine, UBC Guest Faculty Janet E. Nuth, Physician Risk Manager, Safe Medical Care, CMPA, Ottawa Scott Garrison, Assoc. Prof., Family Medicine, University of Alberta Mike Kolber, Assoc. Prof., Family Medicine, University of Alberta Tina Korownyk, Assoc. Prof., Family Medicine, University of Alberta Hotel Rates and Reservations TOLL FREE RESERVATIONS: 1-800-441-1414 Local Tel: 604-691-1991 GROUP CODE REFERENCE FOR PHONE-IN RESERVATIONS: Best Science Medicine Course or DRUG0415 RESERVATIONS DIRECT LINK: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ bestscience Rates in effect to March 17, 2015 only – after that time room on availability basis only. Fairmont Room = $199 Fairmont View Rooms = $219 to $349 Single or double occupancy. Limited availability. Applicable taxes additional. Local Faculty Keyvan Hadad, Clin. Assoc. Prof., Pediatrics, Medicine, UBC & BCWH Peter Loewen, Assoc. Prof., Pharm. Sciences, UBC & VCHA Val Montessori, Clin. Assoc. Prof., Medicine, Infectious Diseases, UBC & PHC Launette Rieb, Clin. Assoc. Prof., Family Medicine, UBC & PHC Kam Shojania, Clin. Prof., Medicine, Head, Rheumatology, UBC & PHC Adil Virani, Assoc. Prof., Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC, & Director, LMPS BCWH – BC Women’s Hospital LMPS – Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services, FHA, PHSA, PHC, VCH PHC – Providence Health Care UBC – University of British Columbia VCHA – Vancouver Coastal Health Authority VGH – Vancouver General Hospital The Course Committee would like to acknowledge and thank the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital, for their ongoing support. St. Paul’s Hospital
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