Series Details
- January 2023 – December 2023
- Monthly Webinar Series
- Thursdays, 12pm – 1pm EST (Subject to speakers availability)
- International Speakers
Hosted By
Jane Thornton
MD, PhD, CCFP (SEM), Dip. Sport Physician (IOC) Dip. Sport Med.
Overall Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Develop and prescribe a patient-centered physcial activity plan to a wide range of patients with varying goals and underlying conditions
- Identify and manage common and urgent musculoskeletal injuries
General Presentation Format
- Introduction by Dr. Jane Thornton (3 minutes)
- Speaker presentation (40 minutes)
- Question and answer period (15 minutes)
- Concluding remarks & participant evaluations (2 minutes)
25% of each presentation is dedicated to participant interaction
CFPC (Mainpro+ Certification)
Each of the 13 sessions has been accredited for 1.0 Mainpro+ credits as follows:
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University for up to 1.0 Mainpro+ credits. Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that they actually spent participating in the educational program.
This program has received no commercial support.
Speakers
“Exercise and the heart: a primer on sports cardiology”
Paul Dorian
By the end of this session, participants will be able to understand cardiovascular adaptations to exercise and sport, be aware of the effects of duration and intensity of exercise and fitness on health outcomes and develop an approach to exercise prescription in patients with heart disease
When: January 19th, 2023 at 5pm EST
“Relationship between sleep and physical activity and how to provide advice”
Saverio Stranges
By the end of this session, participants will be able to advise their patients on the relationship between sleep and physical activity
When: February 9th, 2023 at 12pm EST
“Walking for health – translating the evidence to a clinical practice”
Nanette Mutrie
By the end of this session, participants will be able to interpret relevant research findings and build physical activity into their clinical practice
When: March 30th, 2023 at 12pm EST
“Sport imaging – what primary care physicians need to know and how to determine “best” radiologic investigations”
Bruce Forster
By the end of this session, participants will be able to interpret musculoskeletal imaging
When: April 20th, 2023 at 12pm EST
“Physical activity for those with low back pain”
Fiona Wilson
By the end of this session, participants will be able to treat those with acute and chronic low back pain
When: May 4th, 2023 at 12pm EST