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

About The Speaker

Dr. Hatcher graduated with her MD in 1982 from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN).  In 1984, she received certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada and in 1994, was certified with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives. In 2016 she became a Diplomate with the Canadian Academy of Pain Management. In 1998, Dr. Hatcher received the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s annual Mental Health Awareness Award. In 2001, the College of Family Physicians of Canada awarded her a fellowship.

Dr. Hatcher has been doing pain management for over 30 years. Her focus is on a bio-psycho-social approach to pain management. Dr. Hatcher has been a medical inspector for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and Newfoundland and was Chief of Family Medicine at St Joesphs Healthcare, Hamilton, ON from 2013-2018.

She has held numerous leadership positions including, Past President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, Board Member of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Chair GP Forum CMA and Director of Continuing Medical Education at MUN.

She is a member of the Canadian Pain Care Forum and was on the expert panel for the 2010 and 2017 Canadian Opioid Guideline.  She is a member of the Canadian Pain Society and the International Association for the Study of Pain. Dr. Hatcher is an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at both McMaster University and MUN.

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