Dr. Julia Alleyne

Specialty:

Sports & Family Medicine

About The Speaker

Dr. Julia Alleyne is an associate professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine where she is a course instructor with Graduate studies and former Program Director for the Enhanced Skills Residency training. She practices family medicine and sports medicine in the community in a multi-disciplinary setting.

In 2013, she was appointed as the first Family Physician to be chair of Bone and Joint Canada. She was the Clinical Lead on the development of the CORE Back Tool, CORE Neck Tool, and the OA Tool (Osteoarthritis). In addition, she works as a medical consultant to the Ontario Ministry of Health on system planning and innovation with a focus on community-based services and integrated care.

She has spoken at many national and international conferences on topics related to prevention and screening, musculoskeletal care, guideline-informed medicine, and interprofessional models of service delivery.

Julia has been a speaker with Sea Courses since 2010 and she continues to learn something new on every trip from both the participants and the destinations visited.

Dr. Lydia Hatcher

Specialty:

Pain Management/Psychotherapy

About The Speaker

Dr. Hatcher has practiced for over 40 years and is semi-retired with a focused consulting practice in chronic pain and psychotherapy. She is an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine both at McMaster University and Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is President of the Canadian Academy of Pain Management. She has a diplomates in pain management, health care administration and medical leadership.

She received the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s annual Mental Health Awareness Award and a fellowship from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. Hatcher lectures both nationally and internationally in many areas of, pain management, mental health and communication skills. As well, Dr Hatcher sits on several national advisory panels for the management of chronic pain.

Her hobbies are gardening, travel, fine wines, her grandchildren and keeping her husband on the straight and narrow.

CME Topics

PAIN MANAGEMENT AND LIFESTYLE APPROACHES TO BEST PRACTICES IN MEDICINE

Dr. Alleyne-

• Identify appropriate imaging for common Musculoskeletal conditions
• Interpret common findings to enhance diagnosis and plan of management

• Describe the CORE Back and NECK tools to implement for diagnosis and management of spine pain.
• Identify when and how to screen for red and yellow flags in patients with spine pain.
• Develop evidence based key messages for appropriate care.

• Describe the shoulder anatomy and function as it relates to common injuries
• Identify a simple approach to diagnosis and management of shoulder symptoms

• Identify the differences in patient engagement between patient education, monitoring and self management.
• Describe the evidence for patient self management as an effective strategy for increased compliance and outcomes
• Demonstrate the application of patient self management models to chronic disease management

• Describe the current recommendations for exercise in the older adult population.
• Identify the clinical opportunities for prescribing exercise in disease management in the older adult.

• Identify the mental health conditions where exercise has proven beneficial
• Describe the dose-response exercise prescription for patients with mental health conditions

Dr. Hatcher-

• Describe and be aware of emotional trauma and Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)  and the effect it has on health and wellbeing
• Become familiar with ACE questionnaire and tools for trauma informed care
• Develop skills to better understand and provide trauma informed care to your patients, co-workers and family members (and maybe yourself) with ACEs

• Integrate new knowledge in managing patients with these disorders by diagnosing earlier and treating more effectively
• Review and discuss current pharmacological treatment options
• Explore current non-pharmacological treatment options

• Define and explain common sleep problems
• Apply sleep hygiene techniques
• Use evidence based decisions when considering:
  • Non pharmaceutical management
  • Pharmaceutical management

• Review the benefits of clear communication, as well as the risks of poor communication
• Discover appropriate communication techniques including therapeutic listening and goal setting
• Develop effective communication strategies that lead to improved satisfaction and better outcomes
• Managing the “Malignant” personality

• Recognize and explain the current perceptions and experience of pain
• Apply and integrate safer, evidence-based treatment approaches to manage acute and chronic pain (non-palliative) and opioid use
• Utilize newer non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment options

• Evaluate the efficacy of non-pharmacological treatment options
• Discuss practical approaches and strategies for applying non-pharmacological treatments
• Define and explain common sleep problems as it relates to chronic pain
• Use evidence-based decisions when considering aids in chronic pain.

• Utilize appropriate documentation and tools that can be used for monitoring opioid use.
• Manage safe opioid rotation and tapering.
• Identify characteristics of patients suspected or know to have opioid misuse and dependency.
• Management of suspected opioid misuse and dependency

• Explain the known mechanisms of pain of C/PSS.
• Describe current diagnostic criteria C/PSS and FM
• Describe practical tips for helping your patients with C/PSS
• Discuss medication options for C/PSS