WALKING OUT with IMPROVED ASTHMA MANAGEMENT

 

Thursday, September 23, 2021

6:30-7:30pm SASK

8:30-9:30pm EDT

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Review how a walk-in visit can change the future of asthma care
  • Dealing with inadequate control of asthma
  • Examining asthma management across severities
  • Understanding of the newest evidence, strategy recommendations and guidelines

Speaker:

Dr. Alan Kaplan

MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP

Family Physician practicing in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Medical director of LHIN Pulmonary Rehabilitation clinics Chairperson of the Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (www.fpagc.com) Honorary Professor of Primary Care Respiratory Medicine of the Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Singapore. Past- Chairperson of the Respiratory Section of the College of Family Physicians of Canada Senate member of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group Vice President, Respiratory Effectiveness Group President of the IPCRG 5th biennual world scientific meeting, “Making Every Breath Count” Toronto June 2-5, 2010 Chair of the Council of Organizing Members of the Canadian Network for Respiratory Care. Member of Past Canadian Consensus Guidelines for H pylori, Asthma, COPD and Sinusitis Representative of the College of Family Physicians of Canada to the SARS clinical working group. Member of Chronic Respiratory Disease Surveillance Advisory Committee (Public Health Agency of Canada) Member of the Health Canada Section on Allergy and Respiratory Therapies Co-Chair, Health Quality Ontario COPD Community Management standards committee Member, Health Quality Ontario Asthma community management standards committee Board member, Thrombosis Canada International editor for Nature’s Primary Care Respiratory Journal Non-respiratory medical interests: Community Pain consultant Palliative Care community physician Hospitalist, Brampton Civic Hospital Social: Married with four children and four dogs

Moderator:

Dr. Edward Tan

CCFP-EM
Chief of Staff - Portage District General Hospital
Regional Emergency Medicine Lead - Southern Health Sante Sud

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