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The University of Toronto Schedule

Whether attending one day or all three, the CME Program at Primary Care Today is designed for today's busy family physician. Aimed to meet your needs, the Planning Committee have sought out top physicians in their field of practice to deliver 25 lectures, from Allergy to Urology, covering the latest updates and clinical challenges common to your practice. Our schedule also provides networking time with your peers to discover new solutions to your patient's problems.

Accreditation
This program meets the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for 15 Mainpro-M1 credits.

The Continuing Medical Education Office of the University of Toronto designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Learning Objectives
By participating in this lecture series, registrants will be able to:

  1. Maintain and enhance their competence in a wide variety of family & general practice subjects
  2. Acquire knowledge of new investigations, management strategies and therapies
  3. Develop practical office-based screening and disease prevention strategies
  4. Compare their practices with peers and experts
Declaration of Potential Conflict of Interest
Speakers will be requested to disclose to the audience, any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of this program.

Course Development & Independence
The Clinical Update educational program is developed by the Primary Care Today Planning Committee, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine - University of Toronto, and is independent of any commercial influence. All decisions about the program content and faculty are made exclusively by the Planning Committee.

No session in the Primary Care Today - University of Toronto CME program receives direct financial support from any pharmaceutical or other commercial company; nor does any speaker receive such support for participation in this program.

Planning Committee
Course Director:
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John Axler, MD, CCFP
Director, Continuing Education Projects,
Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto.
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Amy Wong, , B.Med.Sc., MD, CCFP, MBA
Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Co-ordinator of Educational Events, Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Joseph Health Centre
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Joseph Kozak, MD, CCFP, FRCP
Lecturer at University of Toronto, Affiliated with the University Health Network Toronto Western Division - Family Practice Unit, Occupational Health Director of West Park Hospital, Medical Director of the Ivan Franco Home, Mississauga Site.

Dr J Meuser

James Meuser, MD, CCFP, RCFP
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, Professional Development, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Luisa Barton

Luisa Barton, RN(EC), BScN, PHCNP, MN, PhD(c)
Regional Coordinator, Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program
A Kushnor

Arthur Kushner, MD
Chief of Family Practice & Physician
Co-Directory, Primary Care Program at Humber River Regional Hospital
Debbie Kwan

Debbie Kwan, B Sc Phm, M Sc, ACPR
Assistant Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Department of Family & CommunityMedicine, University of Toronto;
Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Family Health Centre, TorontoWestern Hospital

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Sandy Buchman, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto and McMaster University
Primary Care Lead Toronto Regional Cancer Program, Cancer Care Ontario