CME Topics

Primary Care and Chronic Disease Management

Sea Courses is pleased to invite you to a 7-Night Land Continuing Medical Education program in Antigua. Dr. Alan Bell and Dr. Mel Borins have developed a highly interactive educational program that will be of interest to family physicians, specialists, and allied health professionals.   Dr. Alan Bell is an executive health physician at Cleveland Clinic Canada.  He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and has been practicing family medicine for over 4 decades.  Dr. Bell has co-authored 5 national guidelines for the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, acting as co-chair on two.  Dr. Bell is also a co-author of the Canadian Hypertension Guidelines and past member of the Hypertension Canada board of directors. Dr. Bell has been nominated by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for Family Physician of the year and is a recipient of their Award of Excellence. For this CME, Dr. Bell will discuss Dyslipidemia, Osteoporosis, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Insomnia and Venous Thromboembolism.   Dr. Borins is a Family Physician in private practice. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and on staff at St. Joseph's Health Centre.  He is author of the books “Go Away Just for the Health of It”, "An Apple a Day- a Holistic Health Primer", “A Doctor’s Guide to Alternative Medicine-What Works, What Doesn’t and Why”. Dr. Borins has lectured in Canada, U.S.A., India, Japan, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Sri Lanka and New Zealand on health and healing. For this program, Dr. Borins’ topics will include Grief Counselling, Complementary Medicine, Improving the Doctor Patient relationship, using Laughter in Medicine and the use of Relaxation Techniques.   Dr. Bell and Dr. Borins are looking forward to welcoming you in Antigua.  

Dr. Bell-

• Dyslipidemia Update 1
  • Apply to practice the key updates to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Dyslipidemia Guidelines for primary and secondary vascular prevention
  • Identify those patients who would benefit from additional therapy beyond statins to reduce CV risk
  • Utilize in practice advanced therapies for lipid reduction and reduced CV risk
• Dyslipidemia Update 2 – Focus on Lipoprotein (a)
  • Describe the rationale for the recommendations and statements from the Practical Framework
  • Explore the practical applications of the recommendations on actual patient cases
  • Exchange best practices and clinical experience around screening and managing elevated Lp(a)
  • Review current risk reduction strategies and ongoing trials for Lp(a)-lowering therapies
• Osteoporosis: Essentials for Effective Practice
  • Cite the burden of osteoporosis and fragility fractures
  • Examine the consequences of fracture for patients, caregivers and the health system
  • Interpret clinical criteria to appropriately risk stratify patients for fragility fracture
  • Explore and act on imminent fracture risk
  • Appropriately treat patients with antiresorptive and anabolic therapies
• Pearls in Thrombosis 2 Venous Thromboembolism
  • Optimally diagnose and manage venous thromboembolic disorders (VTE) including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
  • Determine the optimal duration of antithrombotic therapy in VTE for secondary prevention
• Evolution of Insomnia Management
  • Examine chronic insomnia as an independent disorder when co-morbidities are present including anxiety and depression
  • Evaluate insomnia treatments: Sleep, sleep stages, daytime functioning
  • Contrast dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) from conventional therapies in the management of chronic insomnia
• Detecting and impacting Diabetic Kidney Disease
  • Reflect on the burden, effective screening and identification of patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD)
  • Manage risk factors to prevent and improve outcomes in patients with DKD
  • Effectively use pharmacologic interventions to prevent and improve outcomes in DKD

Dr. Borins-

• GRIEF COUNSELLING
  • Identify patients who are grieving and become aware of their own grief
  • Able to identify which patients do so poorly.
  • Explore specific strategies to help patients work through the grieving process.

• LAUGHTER IS THE JEST MEDICINE
  • Examine the physiology of laughter
  • Explore how to apply laughter in a clinical setting and in their personal lives

• RELAXATION TECHNIQUES
  • Examine a relaxation technique that they can apply in their personal lives and teach patients in the office
  • Discuss the importance of applying relaxation techniques for anxiety and sleep disorders

• SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
  • Cite which alternative medicine practices are safe and supported by science
  • Be better able to talk to their patients when they inquire about alternative practices and how to document the discussion and recommendations
  • Examine  which randomly assigned double blind controlled trials show that many complementary treatments are supported by science.

• DEALING WITH THE DIFFICULT DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
  • Identify patient encounters that cause frustration in your practice
  • Explore  an approach to managing difficult patient encounters
  • Cite  two skills that you will try out in your practice over the next five weeks

• GO AWAY JUST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT
  • Cite  the importance of vacations and leisure time for your own health as well as the health of your patients
  • Review how vacations can be an important tool in avoiding burnout and in reducing stress
  • Discover how vacations and time off allow more opportunity for education, self-growth and improving relationships

More CME Details Coming Soon!