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  • Ontario College of Family Physicians – Family Medicine Summit 2022

    Series: Other Events
    28 Jan 2022

    Jan 28, 8:00am EST - Jan 29, 5:00pm EST

    The OCFP Family Medicine Summit (FMS) will include two days of livestream events – January 28 and 29, 2022 – with dozens of additional sessions available on demand to participants until July 31, 2022.

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  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Outpatient Antibiotic Use

    Series: De/Implement
    19 Jan 2022

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    Join the De/Implement webinar series on January 19 at 12 p.m. ET to hear from Dr. Kevin Schwartz, Infectious Disease Specialist at St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto and Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Physician at Public Health Ontario. Dr. Schwartz will describe his recent work examining the difference in outpatient antibiotic prescription usage before and during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Managing Scarce Hospital Resources During Omicron

    Series: Choosing Wisely Talks
    13 Jan 2022

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    On January 13 at 12 p.m. ET, Choosing Wisely Talks will host a special panel discussion on reducing low-value tests and activities during the Omicron wave. Experts will discuss a number of practical ideas that could be implemented immediately to help preserve healthcare resources for patients who really need them. 

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  • Communicating About What Matters Most: Encouraging Serious Illness Conversations

    Series: Choosing Wisely Talks
    12 Jan 2022

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    Choosing Wisely Talks on January 12 at 12 p.m. ET will explore the rationale for integrating serious illness conversations in practice as well as common challenges to doing so. Dr. Justin Sanders, a member of the team that created the Serious Illness Conversation Guide, will discuss evidence-based strategies on how to communicate about what matters most.

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  • Experiences from the UK of Avoiding Unnecessary Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care Using Enhanced Feedback

    Series: De/Implement
    14 Dec 2021

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    Join the De/Implement series on December 14 at 12 p.m. ET to hear from Dr. Sarah Alderson, General Practitioner in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom and Clinical Associate Professor in Primary Care at the University of Leeds. Dr. Alderson will describe an audit and feedback intervention to assist general practices across West Yorkshire with opioid prescribing known as ‘The Campaign to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (CROP).

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  • Using Electronic Medical Records to Choose Wisely: Push, Pull, Nudge

    Series: Choosing Wisely Talks
    1 Dec 2021

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    Choosing Wisely Talks on December 1 at 12 p.m. ET will explore efforts to work with EMR vendors to embed antibiotic stewardship tools into their digital workflows. Dr. Darren Larsen, family physician and expert in digital health, will share how leveraging EMRs can not only help improve patient care, but also help change clinician behaviour.

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  • Navigating Colds, Flu, and Kids This Respiratory Season

    Series: Choosing Wisely Talks
    17 Nov 2021

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    On November 17 at 12 p.m. ET, Choosing Wisely Talks will provide practical advice about managing symptoms of respiratory tract infections and avoiding unnecessary antibiotic use in children. Expert speakers will provide perspectives from the primary care office and emergency department with case studies and practical tools.

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  • Choosing Wisely Post Pandemic – How COVID-19 Opened Our Eyes to Low-Value Care

    Series: De/Implement
    10 Nov 2021

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    On November 10 at 12 p.m. ET, the De/Implement series will feature an interactive and engaging discussion about strategies to leverage learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid low-value care and optimize value in post-pandemic health care systems.

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  • Using Resources Wisely Post Pandemic: Where Do We Start?

    Series: De/Implement
    13 Oct 2021

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    In May 2021, Choosing Wisely Canada and CADTH released the report Using Health Care Resources Wisely After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations to Reduce Low-Value Care. On October 13 at 12 p.m., the De/Implement series will explore how to put these recommendations into practice. Learn more about how we can address resource constraints and backlogs beyond the pandemic as well as practical examples of implementing recommendations found in the report.

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  • Are We Using Antibiotics Wisely in Primary Care in the Era of COVID-19?

    Series: Choosing Wisely Talks
    6 Oct 2021

    12:00pm EST - 1:00pm EST

    On October 6 at 12 p.m. ET, Choosing Wisely Talks will reflect on what we’ve learned about antibiotics and over-prescribing, a long-standing issue of global significance. How has antibiotic prescribing changed with the management of COVID-19 and shift to virtual care? And what challenges do we need to consider this upcoming respiratory season?

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