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The Ontario College of Family Physicians is pleased to announce the offering of A Pain and Addictions Primer for Family Physicians in collaboration with Centres for Pain Management (CPM).
Patients presenting with the complications of opioid addiction and chronic pain are difficult to manage in the context of a family practice. This 1 day course is being offered to family physicians with a comprehensive family medicine practice who care for pain/addictions patients or those physicians with focused practices in pain and/or addictions care.
 
Session Date:
Saturday, June 9th (08:30 – 17:00 hours) 

What is being offered?

•  1 day course with practical sessions and case-based discussion on addictions and chronic pain
• 8 topics on all major systems in addictions and pain management

Course Outline:
1.Introduction to Pain and Addiction 
2. Before Prescribing Opioids : Assessment and Patient Selection 
3. Safe Opioid Prescribing in the Office 
4. Comprehensive Care in Pain Patients
5.Titration and Monitoring of Patients on Opioids 
6.Opioid Addiction Approaches
7.Urine Drug Testing
8. Management of Patients on High Opioid Doses


The OCFP reserves the right to cancel sessions due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient advance registration. In the event of a cancellation made by the OCFP, a full refund will be given to the registrants. However, OCFP cannot accept responsibility for out-of-pocket expenses due to the cancellation of a session. Cancellations made by participants by June 1st, 2012 will be refunded less a $75 admin fee

This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for 6.5 Mainpro-C credits.

For more information or if you have questions, please contact Richard DaSilva at richard@cfpc.ca or at 416 867 9646 x 20.