"The goal of a CME AWAY® conference by Sea Courses is to provide the very best opportunity for health care professionals to not only LEARN but to CONNECT with peers in a stimulating yet RELAXING environment."
Sailing March 24th, 2024 - March 31st, 2024
7-Nights, 5 Ports, 2 Sea Days
– Port Canaveral, Florida –
Perfect Day at Cococay, Bahamas –
Cozumel, Mexico –
Roatan, Honduras –
Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico
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Bariatrics & Obesity
| Dr. Stephen Glazer holds certification in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine from the University of Toronto in Ontario. He is also certified as a specialist in Sleep Medicine through the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Glazer is the Medical Director for both the Bariatric Surgical and Medical Program at Humber River Hospital, a dedicated center of excellence for the management of Obesity in Ontario. He is an active board member of the Ontario Bariatric Network, sitting on numerous subcommittees, including being the Vice-Chair of the OBN Medical Program Task Force. He is involved in establishing the standards of care for patients in Ontario participating in both surgical and medical approaches for weight loss. He also is the lead physician in Ontario’s PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN initiative, a program promoting the transfer of care for bariatric surgical patients back to their primary care providers. He has a strong interest in perioperative risk assessment. He is the author of the Pre-Operative Management for Bariatric Surgery chapter for the 2020 Canadian Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines. Dr. Glazer participates in multiple clinical research projects and has numerous publications. In 2019, Dr Glazer became the President of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons and continues to hold this position while being dedicated to the education and initiatives related to Obesity Medicine. |
Pain Management
MD, CCFP, FCFP, CHE, D-CAPM
Dr. Hatcher graduated with her MD in 1982 from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). She received certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives and holds a Diplomate with the Canadian Academy of Pain Management.
She has received the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s Mental Health Awareness Award. As well, the College of Family Physicians of Canada awarded her a fellowship.
She has been a full-service rural family doctor, an emergency physician, full time academic and has a specialty in pain management and psychotherapy which she now does exclusively. Her focus is on a bio-psycho-social approach to pain management. She uses pain-focused psychotherapy using CBT, ACT, Mindfulness and Positive Thinking.
She teaches chronic pain management across the country and internationally; this includes medical trainees, all health care providers, veterans and their families as well as many public lectures.
She is a medical inspector for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and an expert witness for the CMPA. She Chairs a subcommittee for the National Opioid Use Guideline Group. She is President of the Canadian Academy of Pain Management and a member of the Canadian Pain Society and the International Association for the Study of Pain.
She is an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and a Clinical Associate Professor at MUN.
This course is designed for family physicians, specialists, and allied health care professionals. The aim is to provide evidence-based material, as well as practical and relevant clinical pearls that will be easy to implement into one’s own medical practice. Conference attendees will be invited to complete a pre-course Needs Assessment to assist the faculty with the development of their presentations.
| Conference Tuition | Price |
|---|---|
| FP | $1395 |
| Specialist | $1395 |
| Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other | $1195 |
| Conference Tuition | Book Before June 11th, 2023 | Book After June 11th, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| FP | $1245 | $1395 |
| Specialist | $1245 | $1395 |
| Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other | $1045 | $1195 |
