This is a preliminary program agenda and will be completed in the coming weeks.

Monday, November 29

Plenary 1

08:15 - 08:30	Welcome Remarks - Dr. Rohan, Ivan & Dr. Dove, Marion
08:30 - 09:00	Cardiology game changers in 2021 - Dr. Joza, Jacqueline
09:00 - 09:30	Asthma guidelines - How family docs can do better! - Dr. Aaron, Shawn
09:30 - 09:35	Excercise Break
09:35 - 10:05	2021 updated approach to lipid management - Dr. Jain, Rahul & Dr. Tobe, Sheldon
10:05 - 10:35	Obesity medicine for the solo practitioner - Dr. Wharton, Sean
10:35 - 11:00	Break

Workshops A 11:00 - 12:00

Syncope: What is the work-up - Dr. Joza, Jacqueline
Newer puffers: Benefits, costs, should we be changing? - Dr. Aaron, Shawn
How to work with all those cardiovascular guidelines for the patient in your office: C-CHANGE approach to multimorbidity - Dr. Tobe, Sheldon & Dr. Jain, Rahul
Implementing effective treatments for obesity in your practice - Dr. Wharton, Sean
Practical strategies in narrative based medicine for our patients, our learners, ourselves - Dr. Roberts, Micheal
A practical approach to sinusitis - Dr. Tewfik, Marc
Supporting cardiovascular rehabilitation from your office - Dr. Bacon, Simon
12:00 - 13:00 Break

Plenary 2

13:00 - 13:30	Diabetes - Which agent should I use for this patient? - Dr. Wang, Ting-Yu
13:30 - 14:00	Does this patient really have type 2 diabetes? - Dr. Kader, Tina
14:00 - 14:05	Excercise Break
14:05 - 14:35	Should we be screening for lung cancer - Dr. Pepe, Carmela
14:35 - 15:05	Contraception update 2021 - Dr. Ziegler, Cleve
15:05 - 15:20	Break

Workshops B 15:20 - 16:20

Diabetes: Bring your problem cases - Dr. Wang, Ting-Yu
Diabetes and technology - Is it worth it? - Dr. Kader, Tina
Spine pain: Have we learnt anything in the 21st century? - Dr. Radhakrishna, Mohan
Is occupational asthma under-diagnosed? - Dr. Rohan, Peter
Caring for the patient on biologics - Dr. Friedman, Gad
Pre-and post-exposure prophylaxis to HIV - Dr. Carlin, Robert
Pain management in the elderly - Dr. Lussier, David

Tuesday, November 30

Plenary 3

08:30 - 09:00	COVID-19 Update: How two years has shaped our understanding of respiratory virus infection control - Dr. Parkes, Leighanne
09:00 - 09:30	Virtual Care : Medicolegal considerations - Dr. Nuth, Janet
09:30 - 09:35	Excercise Break
09:35 - 10:05	Early management of back pain: When to refer to a specialist? - Dr. Golan Jeff
10:05 - 10:35	Radiology in the pandemic: What's new/changed - Dr. Ramani, Matt
10:35 - 11:00	Break

Workshops C 11:00 - 12:00

Common sleep problems in children - Dr. Jacob, Sheila
In for the long-haul: The hidden pandemic of long-term COVID-19 - Dr. Parkes, Leighanne
Dementia and MCI - Dr. Massoud, Fadi
Guideline-based pediatric otolaryngology care for the family physician - Dr. Gurberg, Joshua
Personalized genetic testing: What we should all know - Dr. Rudkin, Teresa
Improving your documentation : Lessons learned from the CMPA - Dr. Nuth, Janet
Getting off the radiology treadmill: Cysts - Dr. Ramani, Matt
12:00 - 13:00 Break

Plenary 4

13:00 - 13:30	Does an Aspirin a day really keep the doctor away? - Dr. Wein, Theodore
13:30 - 14:00	ADHD from adolescence to adulthood - Dr. Gignac, Martin
14:00 - 14:05	Excercise Break
14:05 - 14:35	To refer or not to refer? That is the question! Cases in peds endo - Dr. Krishnamoorthy, Preetha
14:35 - 15:05	Battle of the bulge: Evaluation and management of abdominal wall hernias in children - Dr. Emil, Sherif
15:05 - 15:20	Break

Workshops D 15:20 - 16:20

What’s new in breastfeeding medicine - Dr. Srinivasan, Anjana
PCOS and other adolescent menstrual disorders - Dr. Krishnamoorthy, Preetha
Lumps and bumps: Common presentations of surgical lesions in children - Dr. Emil, Sherif
Introduction to research in the family physician office - Dr. Pluye, Pierre
Mood dysregulation disorders in children & adolescents - Dr. Gignac, Martin
Update on TIA management - Dr. Wein, Theodore
Primary care considerations for a gender diverse population - Dr. Gasse, Tiffany & Prof. Gasse, Kathryn

Wednesday, December 1

Plenary 5

08:30 - 09:00	Male fertility assessment: What can I do in the office? - Dr. Chan, Peter
09:00 - 09:30	Crystallizing the approach to gout & pseudogout - Dr. Starr, Michael
09:30 - 09:35	Excercise Break
09:35 - 10:05	Secondary immunodeficiency with biologic therapies: What every doctor should know - Dr. McCusker, Christine
10:05 - 10:35	Nephrolithiasis: How to move rocks - Dr. Iqbal, Sameena
10:35 - 11:00	Break

Workshops E 11:00 - 12:00

CKD the two sided story - Dr. Iqbal, Sameena
Managing food allergies in kids - Dr. McCusker, Christine
Parkinsonism in the elderly: A geriatrician's POV - Dr. Chiu, Wendy
Prescribing opioid agonist therapy: Initiation and management - Dr. Pasztor , Vanessa
Joint reduction techniques - Dr. Delaney, J. Scott
Navigating male fertility assessments and managing challenging cases - Dr. Chan, Peter
Help! What do all these rheumatology lab tests mean? - Dr. Starr, Michael
12:00 - 13:00 Break

Plenary 6

13:00 - 13:30	Preventing osteoporotic fractures: What, when and how? - Dr. Morin, Suzanne
13:30 - 14:00	Updates in concussions: Things I thought I knew - Delaney, J. Scott
14:00 - 14:05	Excercise Break
14:05 - 14:35	The geriatrics 5Ms. Demystifying what geriatricians do - Dr. Huang, Allen
14:35 - 15:05	2021 approach to opioid use disorder - Dr. Pasztor , Vanessa
15:05 - 15:20	Break
15:20 - 15:50	Pharmacotherapy of insomnia - Dr. Lalla, Fiore
15:50 - 16:20	The pseudoscience tsunami - Dr. Schwarcz, Joseph

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