Faculty & CME Details
Dr. Kathryn Giles
Specialty:
Neurology
About The Speaker
Dr. Kathryn Giles completed her medical school and neurology residency at the University of Toronto and moved straight to Cambridge Ontario. She has been a solo community neurologist, seeing both adult and pediatric patients for over 29 years. In addition to a busy full time clinical practice, she does clinical research in the area of multiple sclerosis and has authored numerous scientific posters presented at international MS and neurology meetings. She has sat as a volunteer on the Ontario board of the MS Society of Canada, completing a 6 year tenure. She is an active member of the International Women’s Forum, a global organization with a mandate to promote and support women in leadership around the globe. She is a passionate educator, and although not formally associated with a teaching university position, is an active teacher to medical trainees and practicing physicians. She has spoken internationally, and has toured Asia and Sweden in the area of MS. Her strength is her practical approach to neurological disease. Dr. Giles has been a faculty member at Sea Courses for 7 years and joined the medical advisory board 4 years ago. She helps guide Sea Courses in appropriate educational content to meet the needs of specialists, who comprise approximately half of Sea Courses attendees. Dr. Giles is an enthusiastic traveler and an enthusiastic lecturer, and hopes you will join her soon on a CME AWAY® adventure!
Dr. Wojciech Olszynski
Specialty:
Rheumatology
About The Speaker
Dr. Olszynski is a well-known clinician, educator, and clinical trial investigator in the field of arthritis, osteoporosis and metabolic bone diseases, as well as immune disorders, since 1989. He completed his medical training at the medical school in Warsaw, Poland and subsequently completed his internal medicine and rheumatology training at the University of Saskatchewan.
As founding director of the Saskatoon Osteoporosis Centre and Arthritis Clinic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan he coordinates a multi-disciplinary centre for the evaluation and management of osteoporosis, and other metabolic bone disorders.
Dr. Olszynski is the author of many publications and reviews. He actively participates on the Advisory Council for Osteoporosis Canada and as an opinion expert for the International Society of Clinical Densitometry (ISCD).
In addition to his busy practice in rheumatology, he also serves as Clinical Professor of the Department of Medicine with involvement in under-and-post-graduate teaching. Dr. Olszynski is a member of many international professional associations as well as the 2007 Gold Medal recipient of the Albert Schweitzer World Academy of Medicine Award for Humanity and Medicine.
CME Topics
Sea Courses is pleased to invite you to a 14-Day Land Tour CME Program in Morocco.
Dr. Kathryn Giles & Dr. Wojciech Olszynski have collaborated to develop a CME program that will be highly interactive with many opportunities to ask questions. The topics will be of relevance to family physicians, specialists and allied health professionals.
Dr. Giles will concentrate on various aspects of neurology including headaches, dementia, concussions, Seizure disorders and the Neurological Exam.
Dr. Olszynski will discuss various rheumatological conditions including RA, OA, Osteoporosis, Gout, Spondyloarthropathies, Joint injections and how Covid affects Rheumatological conditions.
Drs Giles and Olszynski are very much looking forward to seeing you in Morocco!
Dr. Giles
- Practical Approach to the Neurologic History and Examination
- Pearls in the Diagnosis and Management of Headache
- Concussion: Approach to Diagnosis, Management and Return to “Play”
- Epilepsy Essentials
- Parkinson’s Primer
- Dementia Demystified
- “My Feet Hurt”: A Practical Approach to Neuropathy
- Video Cases in Neurology
Dr. Olszynski
- Rheumatoid Arthritis for Primary Care Physicians
- Spondyloarthropathy for Primary Care Physicians
- Cardiovascular Risks in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis for Primary Care Physicians
- Osteoporosis – Treat to Target approach – Are we at this Stage?
- Osteoporosis Drug Holiday
- Gout - An Old Disease with New Faces
- Crystal Arthropathies – Other than Gout
- Joint Injections – How, When & What to Inject
- COVID-19 and Rheumatology
Venue Information
Morocco, known as the land of the distant sunset, is bound to charm the most demanding of travellers. From storytellers to snake charmers, from Berber artists to contemporary fashion designers, the Kingdom of Morocco opens its heart to anyone who will listen, wander through its streets and grab one of the outstretched hands.
Nonstop roundtrip airfare options available from Montreal to Casablanca on Air Canada.
Additional Noteworthy Features
Tour Includes:
- 14 nights of accommodations, with breakfast daily
- 8 dinners and 3 lunches, as per itinerary
- Drink package included at all restaurants - wine, water, tea, coffee
- 11 days of touring in a private, air-conditioned bus with a licensed, English-speaking guide
- Entrance fees, as per itinerary
- Sunrise camel trek in the Sahara Desert
- Private group transfers, as per the itinerary
- Unlimited bottled water on the bus
- Baggage handling at airports and hotels
- Service fees and local taxes
- Tips for driver, guide, restaurants and hotels. Any additional tips are at your own discretion.
- Personal headsets while touring
Tour Excludes:
- Meals except where indicated
- Drinks of any kind at lunches and dinners, unless otherwise noted
- Personal expenses
- Travel Insurance, highly recommended
Accommodations:
Barceló Anfa, Casablanca
- The Barceló Anfa Casablanca is located in the very heart of Casablanca, the economic hub of Morocco. With an Art Deco design reflected in its colours, geometric patterns and warm materials, the hotel is perfectly aligned with the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the region.
Hotel Sahrai, Fes
- Hotel Sahrai embraces the lifestyle of today’s travelers and offers enriching and unique experiences in the heart of Fez. The five-star Hotel Sahrai, designed by the architect and designer Christophe Pillet, enjoys spectacular views of the largest medina in the Arab world, taking in twelve centuries of the city’s history in one fell swoop. An alternative to the shady isolation of the riads and the impersonal feel of the big resorts, its architecture on a human scale is a combination of tradition and contemporary style.
The Berbère Palace, Ouarzazate
- Built in 1991, Le Berbère Palace opens the doors to the desert and its captivating landscapes. In a sumptuous and colorful decor inspired by the local architecture of the Ksours and Kasbahs, it proudly displays its exterior walls covered with adobe evoking the buildings of the region. Ouarzazate is an essential step to access the desert; which makes it the destination of choice for all adventurers and nature lovers. It is also a destination which responds perfectly to family vacations; a peaceful city, where it is good to walk, a region that promises tranquility and escape.
Les Jardins de la Koutoubia
- In the heart of the Medina of a thousand and one scents and colors of Marrakech, very close to the legendary Jemaâ el Fna square, established in the freshness of the walls of Riad Ouarzazi dating from the 13th century, Les Jardins de la Koutoubia is a prestigious establishment appreciated for the quality of its service, a luxurious Spa and the diversity of its table.
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Pre-And-Post Trip Information
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