WALKING OUT with IMPROVED ASTHMA MANAGEMENT
6:30-7:30pm SASK
8:30-9:30pm EDT
Learning Objectives:
Speaker:
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
CCFP-EM
Chief of Staff - Portage District General Hospital
Regional Emergency Medicine Lead - Southern Health Sante Sud