Please note registration will be closing Tuesday, November 14 at end of day.
This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Alberta Chapter for up to 7.00 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 approved by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. You may claim a maximum of 7 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Course Description:
This one-day course will provide physicians and health care professionals with the latest in Diabetes as well as an approach to common Endocrine problems.
The format of interactive workshops and presentations will enable the participant the opportunity to discuss cases and topics of importance to clinical practice.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the program, participants should be able to:
- Describe and use new developments in the management of Diabetes
- Develop an approach to diagnosis, management and follow–up of common Endocrine conditions
Registration Cost:
- Physicians and Health Care Providers $120
- Student/Resident/Learner $75
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions*
This program has received financial support from Abbott, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Dexcom, Janssen, Lilly, Medtronic Canada, Novo Nordisk and Pfizer in the form of an educational grant.
This program has received in-kind support from the University of Alberta Department of Medicine and Division of Endocrinology in the form of logistical support.
Location details
Address: Lister Conference Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Agenda
Saturday, November 18
Plenary Session - Top 10 Things I wish my doctor had told me when I was diagnosed with diabetes (Alice Carr, Anna Lam, Rose Yeung)
Short Snappers: COVID-19 in the Endocrine System - Terra Arnason; Male Hypogonadism - Jacques Romney; PTH - Mariam Shahidi
Workshop 1 Session 1 - Premature Ovarian Insufficiency from Investigations to Management (Sarah Halleran, Tina Liang)
Workshop 1 Session 2 - Opioids & the Endocrine System (Tammy McNab)
Workshop 2 Session 2 - Opioids & the Endocrine System (Tammy McNab)
Workshop 2 Session 1 - Premature Ovarian Insufficiency from Investigations to Management (Sarah Halleran, Tina Liang)
Plenary Session over Lunch - PCOS through Lifespan (Mahua Ghosh/Donna Vine)
Meet the Professor 1 Session 2 - Osteoporosis (Andrea Opgenorth, Winnie Wong, Carrie Ye)
Meet the Professor 1 Session 1 - Thyroid Nodule (Jennifer Jacquier)
Meet the Professor 1 Session 3 - Obesity and latest Management Strategies (Sarah Cawsey)
Meet the Professor 2 Session 3 - Obesity and latest Management Strategies (Sarah Cawsey)
Meet the Professor 2 Session 2 - Osteoporosis (Andrea Opgenorth, Winnie Wong, Carrie Ye)
Meet the Professor 2 Session 1 - Thyroid Nodule (Jennifer Jacquier)
Saturday, November 18
Speaker: Dr. Laurie Mereu
Top 10 Things I wish my doctor had told me when I was diagnosed with diabetes (Alice Carr, Anna Lam, Rose Yeung)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Provide 5 practical and evidence-informed tips for clinicians seeing patients with newly diagnosed diabetes co-created by a diabetes researcher living with Type 1 diabetes and two endocrinologists
• Apply guidelines on proper diagnosis of diabetes subtypes
• Discuss latest updates in diabetes management
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *25% interactive
You will be able to attend all 3 sessions.
1 - COVID-19 in the Endocrine System (Terra Arnason)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Relate how COVID-19 increased diabetes cases and was a trigger for other endocrine disorders
2 - Male Hypogonadism (Jacques Romney)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify signs and symptoms associated with the presentation of male hypogonadism
- Describe differences between primary and secondary hypogonadism
- Outline treatment options for male hypogonadism
3 - Parathyroid Hormone - PTH (Mariam Shahidi)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the diagnostic approach to hyperparathyroidism, including distinguishing between primary and secondary etiologies
- Discuss differences in management based on the underlying etiology
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *25% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 3 - Gender Medicine (Anna Rogers)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss gender identity, gender dysphoria and gender affirming care
- Demonstrate initiation and monitoring of testosterone therapy
- Demonstrate initiation and monitoring of estrogen therapy
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 1- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency from Investigations to Management (Sarah Halleran, Tina Liang)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the development of ovarian follicles and the endocrinology of ovulation
- Indicate the role of varying markers of ovarian reserve; Assess the etiology of decreased ovarian reserve and primary ovarian insufficiency
- Propose treatment options in the context of the patient’s goals and state of development
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 2 - Opioids & the Endocrine System (Tammy McNab)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the most common endocrinopathies in long term opioid users
- Describe how to screen for endocrine deficiencies
- Demonstrate treatment strategies and recognize when to refer
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 2 - Opioids & the Endocrine System (Tammy McNab)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the most common endocrinopathies in long term opioid users
- Describe how to screen for endocrine deficiencies
- Demonstrate treatment strategies and recognize when to refer
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 1- Premature Ovarian Insufficiency from Investigations to Management (Sarah Halleran, Tina Liang)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the development of ovarian follicles and the endocrinology of ovulation
- Indicate the role of varying markers of ovarian reserve; Assess the etiology of decreased ovarian reserve and primary ovarian insufficiency
- Propose treatment options in the context of the patient’s goals and state of development
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 3 - Gender Medicine (Anna Rogers)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss gender identity, gender dysphoria and gender affirming care
- Demonstrate initiation and monitoring of testosterone therapy
- Demonstrate initiation and monitoring of estrogen therapy
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
PCOS through Lifespan (Mahua Ghosh/Donna Vine)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the pheonotypes of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome across the lifespan
• Recognize the diagnostic challenge for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in the adolescent individuals
• Identify metabolic risks and outline management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome symptoms and co-morbidities in reproductive age
• Assess the transition of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome symptoms and health risks in the menopausal patient
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *25% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 2 - Osteoporosis (Andrea Opgenorth, Winnie Wong, Carrie Ye)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate how fracture risk prediction tools aid in treatment decision making in osteoporosis
- Describe osteoporosis treatment failure, as defined by expert opinion
- Assess and work up a patient who fractures on osteoporosis therapy, including atypical femoral fractures
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 1 - Thyroid Nodule (Jennifer Jacquier)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Review the diagnostic evaluation of thyroid nodules including the American College of Radiologists TI-RADs risk stratification system and the use of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB)
- Review the Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology, including appropriate management of a patient with non-diagnostic or indeterminate FNAB
- Discuss the indications for referral to an Endocrinologist or thyroid surgeon
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 3 - Obesity and latest Management Strategies (Sarah Cawsey)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explore the pathophysiology of obesity as a chronic disease
- Discuss obesity management options: lifestyle and behavioral therapy, obesity pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 3 - Obesity and latest Management Strategies (Sarah Cawsey)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Explore the pathophysiology of obesity as a chronic disease
- Discuss obesity management options: lifestyle and behavioral therapy, obesity pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 2 - Osteoporosis (Andrea Opgenorth, Winnie Wong, Carrie Ye)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate how fracture risk prediction tools aid in treatment decision making in osteoporosis
- Describe osteoporosis treatment failure, as defined by expert opinion
- Assess and work up a patient who fractures on osteoporosis therapy, including atypical femoral fractures
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
*Please note for Workshops 1 & 2 and Meet the Professors 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions.
Option 1 - Thyroid Nodule (Jennifer Jacquier)
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Review the diagnostic evaluation of thyroid nodules including the American College of Radiologists TI-RADs risk stratification system and the use of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB)
- Review the Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology, including appropriate management of a patient with non-diagnostic or indeterminate FNAB
- Discuss the indications for referral to an Endocrinologist or thyroid surgeon
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
Daisy Fung, Laurie Mereu
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Explain core concepts of common endocrine cases
• Develop techniques for problem solving real cases
(CanMEDS Competencies: Medical Expert, Leader, Communicator, Collaborator, Scholar, Health Advocate, Professional) *50% interactive
Laurie Mereu