Medical 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
2025 Program
| Date | Didactic Topic |
| 10 Jan | Primary Care Considerations when treating the Patient with Rheumatic Disease |
| 17 Jan | Understanding Rheumatology: A practical approach to assessing polyarthritis |
| 24 Jan | Imaging and Ultrasound: What, When, Where, Why |
| 31 Jan | No session |
| 07 Feb | Lab Testing and Evaluating the Positive ANA: When to order or when not to order |
| 14 Feb | No session |
| 21 Feb | Screening and monitoring of rheumatic diseases |
| 28 Feb | No session |
| 07 Mar | Peripheral Spondyloarthritis |
| 14 Mar | No session |
| 21 Mar | Axial Spondyloarthropathies |
| 28 Mar | Vaccines Part 1 |
| 04 Apr | Expanding Your Differential Diagnosis |
| 11 Apr | Vaccines Part 2 |
| 18 Apr | No session |
| 25 Apr | Methotresxate, Conventional Disease Modifying Agent |
| 02 May | Biologic Disease Modifying Agents |
| 09 May | Role of Allied Health in Rheumatology (Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy) |
| 16 May | No session - Victoria Day |
| 23 May | Osteoarthritis |
| 30 May | Psychological and Social Considerations following Rheumatic Disease diagnosis |
| 06 June | Psoriatic arthritis |
| 13 June | Gout and CPPD |
| 20 June | Myopathies, weakness, and elevated CK |
| 27 June | No session |
| 04 July | Lupus |
| 11 July | Musculoskeletal Complications of Diabetes Mellitus |
| 18 July | Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)/ Giant-cell arthritis GCA) |
| 25 July - 5 Sept | No session - Summer Break |
| 12 Sept | Osteoporosis Part 1 |
| 19 Sept | Osteoporosis Part 2 |
| 26 Sept | Rheumatology Emergenices |
| 03 Oct | Juvenile Rheumatology |
| 10 Oct | No session |
| 17 Oct | Skin Manifestations |
| 24 Oct | Management of Rheumatology conditions in Pregnancy |
| 31 Oct | Diet and lifestyle implications on Rheumatic disease |
| 07 Nov | Preventative Health for Patients with Immune-mediated Rheumatic Disease |
| 14 Nov | Immuno-Oncology |
| 21 Nov | Pain Management |
| 28 Nov | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| 05 Dec | Common regional MSK disorders – Lower |
| 12 Dec | Common regional MSK disorders – Upper |
| 19 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 52.5 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
Erin Puhalski
Physiotherapist
Wesley Fidler
Clinical Rheumatologist
Carolyn Whiskin
Clinical Pharmacist
Jadie Lo
Pharmacist
