BC Infectious Diseases Symposium

BC Infectious Diseases Symposium

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Accreditation

The University of British Columbia Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide study credits for continuing medical education for physicians.  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, and has been approved by UBC CPD for up to 7.5 MOC Section 1 Group Learning credits. This program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 7.5 Mainpro+ Group Learning credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.
Target Audience:

Family physicians, hospitalists, emergency physicians, internists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, registered nurses, other allied health professionals, residents & students

Course Format: Online virtual conference
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • May 1, 2021
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Conference starts 0800 Pacific Time

Online from Vancouver BC
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Overview

Join us for this 6th annual conference, brought to you by Fraser Health, UBC, Surrey Memorial Hospital, and Vancouver Fraser Medical Program. Sessions start at 8am Apr 30. Day 1 topics include: H. pylori: Who We Should Treat and Who We Shouldn’t; Pitfalls in Ordering Microbiology Tests; Updates in the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Time of COVID; Updates on COVID-19; Update on HIV and Prep and PEP; Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis; COVID-19 in Children. Day 2 is in-depth case discussions of the presented Day 1 topics 1, and runs from 0800am – 12:30pm. 

Brought to you by:

  • Fraser Health
  • UBC
  • Surrey Memorial Hospital
  • Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program

Comments from previous participants:

  • Overall a good and useful course
  • It was very interesting with lots of good learning
  • We need more of those great courses
  • Speakers were knowledgeable and interesting
  • Great conference with a lot of interesting topics

Agenda

Fri Apr 30 click to expand

8:00    Welcome & Opening Remarks | Drs. Yazdan Mirzanejad & Meera Anand
8:10    H. pylori: Who We Should Treat and Who We Shouldn’t | Prof. Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten
8:40    The Pros and Cons of COVID Testing | Prof. Mel Krajden
8:55    Pitfalls in Ordering Microbiology Tests | Prof. Ben Mack, Dr. Marthe K. Charles
9:15    Break 
9:30    Updates in the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Time of COVID | Prof. Lionel Mandell
10:00  Updates on COVID-19 | Prof. David Freedman
10:30  Break 
10:50  Update on HIV and PrEP | Prof. Julio Montaner
11:20  Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Dr. Mary Kestler
11:50  COVID-19 in Children | Dr. Srinivas Murthy
12:20  Closing remarks; complete evaluations & attendance
12:30  Course day ends

Sat May 1 click to expand

Course day runs from 0800am - 1300pm. Each workshop focuses on case discussions and runs 50mins with 10 mins for questions.

You can choose up to 4 of the following workshops:
H. pylori: Who We Should Treat and Who We Shouldn’t | Prof. Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten
Pitfalls in Ordering Microbiology Tests | Prof. Ben Mack, Dr. Marthe K. Charles
Updates in the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Time of COVID | Prof. William Bowie
Updates on COVID-19 | Drs. Aamir Bharmal & Gregory Deans
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Dr. William Connors
COVID-19 in Children | Dr. Laura Sauve

08:00  Opening Remarks
08:15  Workshop Session A
09:15  Stretch Break
09:30  Workshop Session B
10:30  Stretch Break
10:45  Workshop Session C
11:45  Stretch Break
12:00  Workshop Session D
13:00  Closing Remarks
13:10  Sessions End

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Cost

Registration includes: all registration materials, access to the virtual conference and post-event recording. 

REGISTRATION FEES: 
 
BOTH DAYS (April 30 & May 1):
Physicians & Nurse Practitioners: $299
Registered Nurses & Allied Health: $199
Residents & Students: $99
 
APRIL 30 ONLY:
Physicians & Nurse Practitioners: $149
Registered Nurses & Allied Health: $99
Residents & Students: $49
 
MAY 1 ONLY:
Physicians & Nurse Practitioners: $199
Registered Nurses & Allied Health: $149
Residents & Students: $79

 

Cancellations and Refunds

Cancellations:
No refunds or transfers, unless you cancel in writing to cpd.info@ubc.ca by April 26, 2021 for a $25 fee.

Cancellations by the organizers: The Division of Continuing Professional Development reserves the right to cancel an educational program thirty (30) calendar days prior to the course date. Each registrant will be notified by email, followed by a full refund. The University of British Columbia is not responsible for any costs, including, but not limited to, airline or hotel penalties. 

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