Office of Professional and Educational Development

Internal Medicine Updates 2017

Saturday, April 29, 2017


Topics and Speakers

Registration and Continental Breakfast
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Initiating Insulin
Presenter: Dr. Cathy Murray M.Sc., M.D., FRCPC
Gestational Diabetes
Presenter: Dr. Brenda Galway B.Med.Sc., M.D.,FRCPC
Drugs and Weight for the Diabetic Patient
Presenter: Dr. Carol Joyce MD, FRCPC
Panel Discussion for Diabetes Theme
Presenters: Dr. Carol Joyce MD, FRCPC Dr. Brenda Galway B.Med.Sc., M.D.,FRCPC Dr. Cathy Murray M.Sc., M.D., FRCPC
Nutrition Break and View Exhibits
What’s New with the Cholesterol Guidelines
Presenter: Dr. Bradley Hayley MD, FRCPC
Chronic Kidney Disease
Presenter: Dr. Sean Martin BSc (Hons), MD, FRCPC
Update in Hypertension : What’s New?
Presenter: Dr. Iram Anees M.D, FRCPC
Panel Discussion Engaging the Guidelines Theme
Presenters: Dr. Iram Anees M.D, FRCPC Dr. Bradley Hayley MD, FRCPC Dr. Sean Martin BSc (Hons), MD, FRCPC
Lunch and View Exhibits
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Presenter: Dr. Jerry McGrath MD, FRCPC
Thyroid Nodules
Presenter: Dr. Christine Orr B.Sc, MD, FRCPC
Lung Cancer Screening / Pulmonary Nodules
Presenter: Dr. Masoud Mahdavian MD, MSc, FACP, ABPM, FRCPC
Panel Discussion for Cancer Screening Theme
Presenters: Dr. Christine Orr B.Sc, MD, FRCPC Dr. Jerry McGrath MD, FRCPC Dr. Masoud Mahdavian MD, MSc, FACP, ABPM, FRCPC
Nutrition Break and View Exhibits
Primer on Biologics: Top 3 Things To Know About These Drugs
Presenter: Dr. Proton Rahman MD, FRCPC
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Presenter: Dr. Ford Bursey MD, FRCPC, FACP
Psoriasis
Presenter: Dr. Wayne Gulliver B.Sc., B.Med.Sc., M.D ,FRCPC
Panel Discussion for Old Diseases, New Approaches Theme
Presenters: Dr. Ford Bursey MD, FRCPC, FACP Dr. Wayne Gulliver B.Sc., B.Med.Sc., M.D ,FRCPC Dr. Proton Rahman MD, FRCPC
Closing Remarks


Planning Committee

Dr. Ross Douglas Feldman
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald
Ms. Lisa Fleet
Ms. Cecilia Mesh
Dr. Christine Orr
Dr. Pamela Snow

Accreditation Review

Dr. Pamela Snow

The Office of Professional and Educational Development (OPED), Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME), a subcommittee of the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). This standard allows OPED to assign credits for educational activities based on the criteria established by The College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.