TARGET AUDIENCE

Family Physicians, Pain Physicians, Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, Nurses, Residents, Occupational Therapists and Students.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

This Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the McMaster University Continuing Health Sciences Program for up to 3 Mainpro+ credits.

This activity 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 and approved by McMaster University, Continuing Health Sciences Education Program for up to 3 MOC Section 1 hours.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By attending this activity, participants will be able to: 

• Recognize the issues around chronic headache diagnosis and pain management. 
• Identify the rationale for the use of joint injections, prolo-therapy and Synvisc in managing MSK type pain. 
• Identify some of the factors to do with assessing and managing impairment associated with cannabis use (e.g. driving a car, operating equipment) and considerations in the provincial approach to this issue. 
• Identify potential approaches to concussion treatment and rehabilitation, and a new guideline directed towards concussion care. 
• Discuss and become aware of the Health Quality Ontario Standard for opiod prescribing for acute pain.