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Medical Aspects of Geriatric Care

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Topics and Speakers

Registration and Breakfast
Opening Remarks
Cardiac Care in the Elderly
Presenter: Dr. Michael Furey MD, FRCPC
Art & Science to Deprescribing General Approach Polypharmacy
Presenters: Dr. Roger Butler MD, CCFP, FCFP Ms. Nicole Pittman
Panel discussion on Deprescribing
Presenters: Dr. Roger Butler MD, CCFP, FCFP Ms. Nicole Pittman
Nutrition Break
Approach to Falls in the Elderly
Presenter: Dr. Kimberly Babb RN, MD, FRCPC
Urinary Incontinence
Presenters: Dr. Susan Mercer MD, CCFP(COE) Dr. Matt Andrews B.Sc, M.Sc, MD, FRCSC
Concluding Remarks

Planning Committee

Dr. Roger Butler
Dr. Bruce Hollett
Dr. Susan Mercer
Ms. Cecilia Mesh
Dr. Jennifer O'Dea
Mrs. Jennifer Williams

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.