Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Ontario Rheumatology (UHN)
Details
Date and Time
Friday
12.00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Videoconferencing
Rheumatology
This program aims to support primary care providers with diagnosis and management of their rheumatic patients, allowing for early treatment so that tissue/joint damage is avoided or reduced.
Program learning objectives are:
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To develop an approach to identifying inflammatory arthritis in order to
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Facilitate early referral and management
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Optimize triage
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Identifying clinical, laboratory and radiographic features suggestive of disease flare/activity
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Monitoring for side effects of commonly used disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
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Monitoring for disease and treatment associated comorbidity
Details
Date and Time
Friday
12.00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Videoconferencing
2023 Program
| Date | Didactic Topic |
| 13 Jan | Primary Care Considerations when treating the Patient with Rheumatic Disease |
| 20 Jan | Understanding Rheumatology: A practical approach to assessing polyarthritis |
| 27 Jan | Imaging and Ultrasound: What, When, Where, Why |
| 3 Feb | Lab Testing: When to order or when not to order |
| 10 Feb | Approach to the Patient with Back Pain |
| 17 Feb | No session - Family Day |
| 24 Feb | Screening and monitoring of rheumatic diseases |
| 3 Mar | Evaluating the Positive ANA |
| 10 Mar | Methotrexate, Conventional Disease Modifying Agents |
| 17 Mar | No session - Spring Break |
| 24 Mar | Biologic Disease Modifying Agents |
| 31 Mar | Expanding Your Differential Diagnosis |
| 7 Apr | No session - Easter |
| 14 Apr | Vaccines Part 1 |
| 21 Apr | Vaccines Part 2 |
| 28 Apr | Non-Pharm Strategies: Modalities, splits and assistive devices |
| 5 May | Preventative Health for Patients with Immune-mediated Rheumatic Disease |
| 12 May | Myopathies, weakness, and elevated CK |
| 19 May | No session - Victoria Day |
| 26 May | Musculoskeletal Complications of Diabetes Mellitus |
| 2 June | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| 9 June | Osteoarthritis |
| 16 June | Juvenile Rheumatology |
| 23 June | Psoriatic arthritis |
| 30 June | No session - Canada Day |
| 7 July | Gout and CPPD |
| 14 July | Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)/ Giant-cell arthritis GCA) |
| 21 July | Lupus |
| 28 July - 1 Sept | No session - Summer Break |
| 8 Sept | Osteoporosis Part 1 |
| 15 Sept | Osteoporosis Part 2 |
| 22 Sept | Scleroderma | systemic sclerosis |
| 29 Sept | When Everything Hurts: Fibromyalgia? |
| 6 Oct | No session - Thanksgiving |
| 13 Oct | Peripheral Spondyloarthritis |
| 20 Oct | Axial Spondyloarthropathies |
| 27 Oct | Role of Allied Health in Rheumatology (Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy) |
| 3 Nov | Psychological and Social Considerations following Rheumatic Disease diagnosis |
| 10 Nov | No session |
| 17 Nov | Key Clinical Pearls from Primary Care Rheumatology cases |
| 24 Nov | Pain Management |
| 1 Dec | Common regional MSK disorders – Lower |
| 8 Dec | Common regional MSK disorders – Upper |
| 15 Dec | Referring to a rheumatologist: When, whom, what and how |
This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 60 Mainpro+ credits.
CPD certificates will be emailed to participants at the end of each cycle.
Case Presentation
- Do you have a challenging rheumatic patient case?
- ECHO offers access to interprofessional, specialist and community input to gain practical tips to best care for your patient, without the wait time.
- All patient cases are anonymous. Please do not share any patient identifying information.
Inter professional “Hub” Team
Amanda Steiman
Cassandra Schulz
Family Physician
Claire Bombardier
Medical Co-Lead of ECHO Ontario Rheumatology (UHN)
Erin Puhalski
Physiotherapist
Wesley Fidler
Clinical Rheumatologist
Carolyn Whiskin
Clinical Pharmacist
Jadie Lo
Pharmacist
