Including Adult & Pediatric topics
Presented by the Division of Pulmonary Medicine in partnership with the Alberta Respiratory Centre.
Course Description:
This one-day course will provide physicians and health care professionals with the latest in Pulmonary while creating connections between primary and tertiary care to improve Respiratory Health in Alberta.
The format of interactive workshops and presentations will enable the participant the opportunity to discuss cases and topics of importance to clinical practice.
Overall Objectives: Upon completion of this conference, participants should be able to:
- Apply updated clinical evidence and guidelines to common and novel respiratory diseases encountered in the community. (Family Medicine Expert, Scholar)
- Improve knowledge and appropriate use of common respiratory testing and treatments available in the community. (Family Medicine Expert, Leader)
- Identify opportunities to increase collaboration between primary care and respiratory clinicians.
Fees:
Physicians Early bird until May 17: $175
After May 17: $200
Allied Health Early bird until May 17: $100
After May 17: $125
Trainees: $50
*Please note for Breakouts Blocks 1 & 2 only pick ONE out of the three sessions and Breakouts Blocks 3 & 4 only pick ONE out of the four sessions*
Location details
Address: Lister Conference Centre, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Agenda
Saturday, May 25
Plenary Session - Air Quality and Respiratory Health (Drs. Anne Hicks and Giovanni Ferrara )
Breakouts Block 1: Option 1 - What to do for the patient with COPD? (Dr. Robert Hauptman)
Breakouts Block 1: Option 4 - When the Patient Refuses to Use CPAP!! (Dr. Cheryl Laratta)
Breakouts Block 1: Option 2 - Lung Cancer Screening: Ready for Prime Time? (Dr. Ashley Gillson)
Breakouts Block 1: Option 3 - It is Not Only Adults Who Snore !! - Pediatric Sleep Update (Dr. Rafiaa Valji)
Breakouts Block 2: Option 3 - It is Not Only Adults Who Snore !! - Pediatric Sleep Update (Dr. Rafiaa Valji)
Breakouts Block 2: Option 4 - When the Patient Refuses to Use CPAP!! (Dr. Cheryl Laratta)
Breakouts Block 2: Option 1 - What to do for the patient with COPD? (Dr. Robert Hauptman)
Breakouts Block 2: Option 2 - Lung Cancer Screening: Ready for Prime Time? (Dr. Ashley Gillson)
Plenary Session - History of Lung Transplantation in Alberta (Dr. Dale Lien)
Breakouts Block 3: Option 3 - When Crackles and Dyspnea are Not CHF! Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) for Primary Care Practitioners (Dr. Sana Vahidy)
Breakouts Block 3: Option 1 - Wheezing in Kids – What’s New in Pediatric Asthma (Dr. Christopher Ewing)
Breakouts Block 3: Option 2 - Why You Need to Be Doing Spirometry in Primary Practice! Role in pediatric and adult respiratory health (Dr. Eric Wong)
Breakouts Block 3: Option 4 - Is my patient’s asthma allergic? The benefits of allergy evaluation in the management of asthma (Dr. Harissios Vliagoftis)
Breakouts Block 4: Option 1 - Wheezing in Kids – What’s New in Pediatric Asthma (Dr. Christopher Ewing)
Breakouts Block 4: Option 3 - When Crackles and Dyspnea are Not CHF! Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) for Primary Care Practitioners (Dr. Sana Vahidy)
Breakouts Block 4: Option 4 - Is my patient’s asthma allergic? The benefits of allergy evaluation in the management of asthma (Dr. Harissios Vliagoftis)
Breakouts Block 4: Option 2 - Why You Need to Be Doing Spirometry in Primary Practice! Role in pediatric and adult respiratory health (Dr. Eric Wong)
Plenary Session - Improving Respiratory Care in Primary Care – a Discussion (Drs. Andrew Cave and Rob Hauptman)
Saturday, May 25
Objectives
1. To review the epidemiology of COPD
2. To review why we should diagnose COPD early
3. To discuss practical ways for a family physician to make the diagnosis and make it correctly
4. To discuss options in treatment of COPD
Objectives:
1) Review CPAP and why treatment may not be accepted or tolerated
2) Review mandibular advancement devices for mild-moderate OSA
3) Review behaviors and external devices to consider with patients where first-line interventions are not possible
Objectives
1. Lung Cancer screening: what you need to know to refer a patient
2. Review of Alberta Thoracic Oncology Program (ATOP): Steps to take if you suspect lung cancer in a patient
3. What is Interventional Pulmonary Medicine and what do we have to offer
Objectives:
1. How to treat children with sleep problems in the primary care setting
2. When should children with sleep problems be referred to a specialist
Objectives:
1. How to treat children with sleep problems in the primary care setting
2. When should children with sleep problems be referred to a specialist
Objectives:
1) Review CPAP and why treatment may not be accepted or tolerated
2) Review mandibular advancement devices for mild-moderate OSA
3) Review behaviors and external devices to consider with patients where first-line interventions are not possible
Objectives
1. To review the epidemiology of COPD
2. To review why we should diagnose COPD early
3. To discuss practical ways for a family physician to make the diagnosis and make it correctly
4. To discuss options in treatment of COPD
Objectives
1. Lung Cancer screening: what you need to know to refer a patient
2. Review of Alberta Thoracic Oncology Program (ATOP): Steps to take if you suspect lung cancer in a patient
3. What is Interventional Pulmonary Medicine and what do we have to offer
Objectives
1. Understand the role of lung transplantation in therapy of patients with severe lung diseases
2. Recognize the importance of the local Lung Transplant Program for Lung health of Albertans
3. Appreciate the hard work of many individuals to develop a World class program in Alberta
Objectives:
1. Brief overview of symptoms and preliminary investigations
2. When to refer patients after initial investigations
3. How to manage exacerbations from a primary care standpoint
4. How to facilitate palliation for patients with end-stage ILD
Objectives
1. Review the latest Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of asthma in children
2. Discuss the latest medical treatment options available on the market and how they can be applied in the pediatric population
3. Preview the expanding pipeline of upcoming biologic medication options and when to refer for consideration of biologic therapy
Objectives
1. Review the role of spirometry and its indications
2. Review the role of Pulmonary Function Test and its indications.
3. Review the contraindications and when may be the appropriate time for the test
Objectives:
1. Understand the use of in vivo and in vitro allergy tests in diagnosis of allergic diseases
2. When should I refer a patient with asthma to an allergist?
3. Understand the role of allergic comorbidities in the treatment of patients with asthma
Objectives
1. Review the latest Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of asthma in children
2. Discuss the latest medical treatment options available on the market and how they can be applied in the pediatric population
3. Preview the expanding pipeline of upcoming biologic medication options and when to refer for consideration of biologic therapy
Objectives:
1. Brief overview of symptoms and preliminary investigations
2. When to refer patients after initial investigations
3. How to manage exacerbations from a primary care standpoint
4. How to facilitate palliation for patients with end-stage ILD
Objectives:
1. Understand the use of in vivo and in vitro allergy tests in diagnosis of allergic diseases
2. When should I refer a patient with asthma to an allergist?
3. Understand the role of allergic comorbidities in the treatment of patients with asthma
Objectives
1. Review the role of spirometry and its indications
2. Review the role of Pulmonary Function Test and its indications.
3. Review the contraindications and when may be the appropriate time for the test
Objectives:
1. To discuss some of the gaps in the primary care management of respiratory conditions.
2. To discuss practical solutions to overcoming barriers to optimal management of respiratory conditions
in primary care.
3. To review tools that family physicians can use to optimize the management of patients with COPD and asthma in primary care.