Top 10 On-Demand Learning Opportunities to Explore in 2024

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1. Menopause Symptoms and Management

[Women’s Health] Video Series

Dr. Marla Shapiro

Program Learning Objectives: 

  • Formulate treatment options 
  • Discuss the prevalence & burden of
    menopause 
  • Understand the pathophysiology of VMS
    (Vasomotor Symptoms) 
  • Recognize menopausal symptoms 
 Dr. Marla Shapiro-1

 

2. Dermatology Dialogues: Focus on Plaque Psoriasis and Seborrheic Dermatitis

[Dermatology] Community Event

Dr. Maxwell Sauder, MD, FRCPC, DABD,
Dr. Melinda Gooderham MD,
(Pictured)
FRCPC, Dr. Michal Martinka, MD, FRCPC,
Dr. Renée A. Beach, MD, FRCPC

Dermatology Dialogues is a community on The Rounds that helps physicians stay informed about the latest insights on Plaque Psoriasis and Seborrheic Dermatitis generated at conferences, guidelines, publications, medical education programs, and speaker events. The community aims to deliver relevant, timely, and impactful educational content and provide a platform for discussing key topics facing today’s treaters of Plaque Psoriasis and Seborrheic Dermatitis. Listen, watch, read and then participate in an online discussion with each expert by posting a comment, asking a question, or sending a direct message. 

Dr.-Carolina -Carvalho

3. Eggs & Cholesterol

[Cardiology] Video Series

Dr. Carolina Carvalho (Pictured), Veronica Rouse

Event Objectives:

  • Week 1: Cholesterol guidelines – To understand the current guidelines on cholesterol and heart health 
  • Week 2: Blood Pressure Guidelines – To understand the current
    guidelines for high blood pressure. 
  • Week 3: Heart-Healthy Eating – To learn about heart-healthy
    eating patterns and tips for your patients. 
  • Week 4: Myths and Facts -To understand common misconceptions
    related to heart health and diet. 

Dr-Akshay-Jain

4. Navigating the Obesity Epidemic

[Weight Management] Ask-The-Expert

Dr. Akshay Jain, (Pictured) Dr. Vivien Brown
Program contributors: Dr. Anu Joneja, Dr. Walter K. Chow

Event Objectives:

  • Define obesity and help explain why it is an epidemic
  • Describe the pathophysiology of obesity
  • Explain the importance of managing obesity as a
    chronic disease
  • Illustrate the implementation of the current
    Canadian Guidelines for Obesity Management
  • Discuss approaches to managing people living with obesity
 

 

Dr.-Shafeena-Premji-2

5. Menopause: Focus on Vasomotor Symptoms

[Women’s Health] Webinar

Dr. Shafeena Premji

Event Objective:

  • Discuss the prevalence and burden of
    menopause symptoms, including vasomotor symptoms (VMS) 
  • Explain the pathophysiology of VMS associated with menopause 
  • Recognize and assess menopausal symptoms and formulate
    options for treatment, with a particular focus on VMS  

Dr.-Peter-Kannu-1

6. Hypophosphatasia (HPP): Keys points in diagnosis and management of a rare bone disease

[Rare Disease] Ask-The- Expert 

Dr. Peter Kannu

Event Objective:

  • Understanding PNH and its differential diagnosis 
  • To discuss the preclinical and clinical data from
    recent clinical trials supporting the imaging biomarkers
    and benefits of dual Ang-2 and VEGF blockade over VEGF alone.
     
 

Dr-Monika-Oliver

7. Understanding PNH and its differential diagnosis 

[Rare Disease] Ask-The-Expert 

Dr. Monika Oliver

Event Objectives:

To shorten time to PNH identification and referral to hematologists 

  • Week 1: Recognizing hemolytic anemia in your practice  
  • Week 2: What PNH might look like in your practice  
  • Week 3: The urgency to identify and refer PNH patients for
    treatment 
  • Week 4: Overview of PNH treatment and emerging
    therapy options 
Dr.-Christine-Palmay-1

8. What you need to know for the upcoming influenza season: Recent updates in older adult vaccination

[Immunization] Video Series 

Dr. Christine Palmay

Event Objectives

  • Review the epidemiology of influenza for the past three years 
  • Discuss the recommendations to move to a trivalent
    influenza vaccines 
  • Review the latest Canadian NACI guidelines for older
    adults on influenza 
  • Understand the value of the available influenza vaccine
    options available for 65+ patients

Dr.-Harold-J.-Olney

9. Practical considerations for treatment of ITP

[Hematology] Webinar 

Dr. Harold J. Olney, MD, CM, FRCPC (pictured) & Dr. Matthew Kang, BHSc, MD, FRCPC,

  • Event Objective: 
  • Discuss the treatment of early ITP (< 3 months),
    treatment selection and care planning 
  • Following the ASH and ICR guidelines – and in the context
    of more recent developments – from a Canadian perspective 

Vera-Bril

10. Treating Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) – The Role of the-TR Complement System 

[Neurology] Ask-The-Expert

Dr. Vera Bril

  • Event Objectives: 
  • Reviewing the role of the complement system in NMJ damage 
  • Considerations regarding the long-term use of high-dose steroids
    for the management of gMG 
  • Describing current targeted treatment options for gMG 
  • C5 inhibition therapy for predictable and sustained
    symptom control 

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