Friday, October 13, 2017 Valhalla Inn Hotel 1 Valhalla Inn Road, Thunder Bay, ON

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1 Friday, October 13, 2017 Valhalla Inn Hotel 1 Valhalla Inn Road, Thunder Bay, ON This northern regional conference, participants and speakers will have opportunities to review guidelines, best practices and recent research in several women s health topics. Given the context of remote, rural, and urban care, provided through primary and specialty care, the participants of this conference will review common concerns and learning points relevant to our patient populations in an interdisciplinary setting. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES This conference aims to: 1. Identify common best practice approaches to the management of antepartum and intrapartum care. 2. Discuss common gynecological issues faced by women throughout their lifespan. 3. Demonstrate enhanced delivery of care throughout Northern Ontario. WHO SHOULD ATTEND This conference is targeted to family physicians, specialists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, medical learners, and all health care disciplines with an interest in women s health. ACCREDITATION This Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Continuing Education and Professional Development Office at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine for up to 6 Mainpro+ credits. Claiming your credits: Please submit your credits for this activity online at Please retain proof of your participation for six (6) years in case you are selected to participate in credit validation or auditing. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by the Continuing Education and Professional Development Office at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine for up to 6 hour(s).

2 AGENDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, :15-07:50 Registration and Breakfast Valhalla Inn Hotel 1 Valhalla Inn Road Thunder Bay, Ontario 07:55-08:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Laura Power 08:00-09:00 Use of oral hypoglycemic agents and surveillance the pregnant patient with diabetes Dr. Savas Menticoglou Evaluate the use of various oral agents for the treatment of gestational and Type 2 DM in pregnancy. Assess the advantages of increased surveillance and timing of delivery with respect to diabetes in pregnancy. 09:00-09:30 The use of progesterone to prevent preterm birth Dr. Amber Dudar Prescribe progestins for the prevention of preterm birth. Identify patients that would benefit from progesterone supplementation in pregnancy. 09:30-10:00 Topic: Vitamin D and B12 deficiency and anemia in pregnancy Dr. Naana Jumah Diagnose anemia in the pregnant patient. Identify patients who are candidate for parenteral iron therapy. Identify patients who would benefit from vitamin B12 injections over oral treatment. Select the appropriate patient to screen for vitamin D deficiency. 10:30-11:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK 11:00-11:30 Aspirin in the prevention of preeclampsia and placental insufficiency Dr. Rudy Novak Identify the indications and uses for ASA in pregnancy. Select the appropriate patients to start ASA in the first trimester. Choose the correct time frame to initiate and stop ASA. 11:30-12:00 Overview of the new Ontario Antenatal Record Krista Lysenko 12:00-13:00 LUNCH Complete the 5th revision of the Ontario Perinatal Record (OPR) in clinical setting. Differentiate the new terminology in the OPR. Identify changes in documentation on the expanded OPR.

3 AGENDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, continued 13:00-14:00 Topic: Menopause from a primary care perspective Dr. Denise Black Explain the benefits and risks of treatment for vasomotor symptoms, psychological symptoms and altered sexual function in menopausal women. Diagnose and manage genitourinary syndrome of menopause. Assess the efficacy and safety of complementary therapies and unregulated preparations in menopausal women. 14:00-14:30 Office management of spontaneous abortion Dr. Louise Knowles Diagnose early pregnancy loss. Identify patients who are candidates for medical management of missed or incomplete abortion. Prescribe treatment and manage side effects and conduct appropriate follow up for patients with early pregnancy loss. 14:30-15:00 LARC Dr. Laura Power Identify potential myths and barriers to the use of LARC in patients requesting contraception. Recommend and prescribe LARC to young women requesting a reliable method of contraception. 15:00-15:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK 15:30-16:00 Medical treatment of fibroids Dr. Frank Potestio Classify and evaluate abnormal uterine bleeding in premenopausal women. Explain the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of uterine fibroids in women of reproductive age. Manage symptomatic uterine fibroids using medical therapy. 16:00-16:30 Infertility from a primary care perspective Dr. Andrew Siren Identify an approach to a preliminary work-up for infertility, before specialist referral (timing, content and urgency). Discuss anticipatory family planning to potentially decrease infertility caused by age and other modifiable risk factors (obesity, PCOS, anovulatory etc.). 16:30-16:45 Questions, Evaluations, Wrap-up PLANNING COMMITTEE Debra Bishop, NP, Dr. James Goertzen, Carey Murphy, RM, Dr. Terry, O Driscoll, Dr. Frank Potestio, and Dr. Laura Power

4 VENUE If you require overnight accommodation for this event, please contact: Valhalla Inn 1 Valhalla Inn Road Sudbury, ON Tel: (807) CONFERENCE FEES Physicians: $ CAD Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals: $ CAD All Learners: $35.00 CAD REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registration fees include admission to the conference, breakfast, nutrition breaks, lunch, and conference participant package. You will be prompted to identify special dietary requirements when registering. The NOSM CEPD office reserves the right to cancel courses if required. Registrants will be notified as early as possible if this courseis cancelled. Registration fees for courses cancelled by NOSM CEPD office will be refunded; however NOSM CEPD will not be liable for any loss, damage or other expenses that such cancellation may cause. In the event that a participant needs to withdraw from the program after registering, refunds (less a $50.00 CAD fee) will be issued if the cancellation of registration is provided in writing to the CEPD office before Friday, October 6, For more information, please contact: alisha depatie Accreditation Coordinator Northern Ontario School of Medicine 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6 Tel: Fax: adepatie@nosm.ca This activity is supported via unrestricted educational grants by the following sponsors: Pfizer, Allergan, Hologic, Port Arthur Health Centre (PAHC), MD Management, Searchlight, Community Midwives Thunder Bay, Olympus, Novartis, Astellas, Medtronic and Thunder Bay Ultrasound

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