19th Annual Renaissance in Primary Care: Cardiology and Respirology

Sessions will focus on current management strategies for a variety of medical conditions seen in clinical care. This course has been designed for family physicians, specialists and allied health professionals.

Hot Topics in Cardiology
? CVD: evaluation and prevention strategies
? Hypertension 2013 and which BP to monitor
? Hypertension 2013 and treatment recommendations
? Chest Pain and CAD follow up
? Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
? Cardiac testing
? Radiation Issues in Medical Imaging
? Hot Topics in Cardiology
? Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague
? Workshop: Arrhythmia Controversies

Hot Topics in Respirology
? COPD: LAMA,LABA,ICS,PDE4 – Making sense of the Alphabet soup
? Acute Exacerbations of COPD: Highlights from new Canadian Guidelines
? Asthma: One size does not fit all; Using Phenotypes to guide therapy
? Obstructive Sleep Apnea: How to investigate, how to treat in 2015
? Interstitial Lung disease: What a Primary Care Physician needs to know
? Respiratory Tract Infections: A Potpourri of Interesting Cases
? Lung Cancer: #1 cause of cancer mortality in men and women: New tools
? Shedding a Light on pleural disease
? Workshop: What Pulmonary Function Lab can offer me and my patients