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SUMMARY:Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care: Audit and Feedback to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing
DESCRIPTION:Antimicrobial resistance is a rising global public health crisis with an estimated 1.27 million attributable deaths per year worldwide. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are important modifiable drivers of rising drug-resistant infections. The majority of antibiotics are prescribed by primary care physicians. Peer comparison audit and feedback on antibiotic prescribing is a potentially scalable and effective intervention. Effective audit and feedback incorporate behavioural science principles to drive behaviour change and improve the quality of patient care. This talk will review recent evidence on the effectiveness of antibiotic audit and feedback in primary care as well as current and future initiatives to incorporate audit and feedback into antimicrobial resistance action plans in Ontario. \n\n\n\nLearning objectives: \n\n\n\n\nDiscuss the implications for incorporating antibiotic audit and feedback into AMR action plans and antimicrobial stewardship\n\n\n\nIdentify the important public health threat from antimicrobial resistance (AMR)\n\n\n\nDescribe the risks of antibiotic overuse\n\n\n\nInterpret recent data on the effectiveness of antibiotic audit and feedback in primary care\n\n\n\n\nPanelist:\n\n\n\nDr. Kevin Schwartz\, MD MSc FRCPC DTM&H\, is the division head for infectious diseases at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto and co-medical director for antimicrobial stewardship at Unity Health Toronto. He is an academic infection control and antimicrobial stewardship physician at Public Health Ontario\, an assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto\, and an adjunct scientist at ICES. His clinical area of interest is adult and pediatric infectious diseases and tropical medicine. His research interests include vaccine preventable diseases and antimicrobial stewardship with a particular focus on improving community antibiotic use to slow the emergence of drug-resistant infections. \n\n\n\nWatch the recording:
URL:https://ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/event/antimicrobial-stewardship-in-primary-care-audit-and-feedback-to-improve-antibiotic-prescribing/
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SUMMARY:Infectious Disease & Diabetes Pharmacotherapy
DESCRIPTION:Infectious Disease & Diabetes Pharmacotherapy \n\n\n\nPlease join us for the 83rd in our series “Changing the Way We Work” on Friday November 15\, 2024. In this session\, we will provide a brief overview on circulating infectious diseases. We will also review practical tips on diabetes management and delve into evidence-based guidelines regarding pharmacotherapy. The main program will be held from 7:55-9:00 a.m.\, with a potential extension until 9:15 a.m. for additional Q&A. We appreciate you submitting questions at registration to help us plan the session. \n\n\n\nView Past Sessions and Materialshttps://dfcm.utoronto.ca/past-covid-19-community-practice-sessions \n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n\nDr. Daniel Warshafsky\, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health\, Toronto\, ON\n\n\n\nDr. Gihane Zarifa\, Diabetes Chronic Disease Management Lead\, Credit Valley FHT\, Toronto\, ON\n\n\n\n\nHost:\n\n\n\n\nDr. Jobin Varughese\, OCFP President\, Family Physician\, Interim Assistant Dean of Primary Care Education for the School of Medicine at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)\, Brampton\, ON\n\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n\nDr. Ali Damji\, Division Head\, Primary Care\, Trillium Health Partners and Family Physician\, Credit Valley Family Health Team\, Mississauga\, ON
URL:https://ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/event/id-and-diabetespharmacotherapy/
CATEGORIES:Changing The Way We Work (COVID-19)
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SUMMARY:Approaches to caring for children and youth with depression
DESCRIPTION:Due to current challenges in healthcare\, there are often delays in getting referrals for children and youth with depression\, leaving family physicians to manage their care. During this session\, the panel will provide family physicians with guidance for providing care and discuss evidence-based approaches to care\, assessment tools and resources\, treatment options and pathways for referrals. \n\n\n\nThe Practising Well Community of Practice has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 1 Mainpro+Ⓡcredits. This Community of Practice includes a series of planned webinars. Each session is worth 1 Mainpro+Ⓡcredits\, for up to a total of 12 credits. \n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n\nDr. Fereshte Lalani (Toronto)\n\n\n\nDr. Anita Greig (Toronto)\n\n\n\nDr. Naima Javaid\, Staff Psychiatrist\, Medical Head\, Outpatient Child\, Youth and Family Service\, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; Lecturer\, Clinician Teacher\, Department of Psychiatry\, Temerty Faculty of Medicine\, University of Toronto\n\n\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n\n\nDr. Nikki Bozinoff\, Division Head\, Mental Health and Addictions\, Department of Family and Community Medicine\, University of Toronto; Physician\, Concurrent Outpatient Medical and Psychosocial Addiction Support Service\, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health\n\n\n\n\nCo-host:\n\n\n\n\nDr. Carrie Bernard\, Family Physician Queen Square FHT\, Continuing Professional Devlopment and Partnerships Lead\, Division of Mental Health & Addictions DFCM\, Assistant Professor DFCM University of Toronto\, Assistant Clinical Professor DFM McMaster University \n\n\n\n\nDownload the resources:\n\n\n\nSession slides (PDF) \n\n\n\nResources (PDF) \n\n\n\nWatch this session:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nListen to this recording:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelf-learning program:\n\n\n\nThis session is part of the Practising Well Self Learning Program. Visit the Self Learning Program page to learn more and to participate. \n\n\n\nNeed more information?\n\n\n\nJoin Peer Connect for more individualized\, educational support on this topic.
URL:https://ontariofamilyphysicians.ca/event/approaches-to-caring-for-childrens-mental-health/
CATEGORIES:Practising Well,Practising Well Community of Practice
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