The 2019 Freeport Physicians’ Education Day, Challenges in Care of the Elderly, will be held on May 1, 2019, at Bingeman’s Conference Centre in Kitchener.

Registration is available at:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/challenges-in-care-of-the-elderly-tickets-51255188649.  Register before April 1 to obtain our early bird registration ($135 + admin fee).  Regular registration is $150 + admin fee.  A student registration discount is available ($65 + admin fee).

The full agenda is available here:  2019 Agenda.

This 1 Credit per Hour Group Learning Activity has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 5 Group Learning Credits.  (Cert+ Session Identification #:  187911-001)

Topics will include:

Dr. Hemant Shah:  Management of Hepatitis C in Baby Boomers and Older Adults 

Dr. Nicole Didyk:  Cognitive Enhancers:  When to Start; What to Expect, When to Stop

Dr. Umjeet Jolly:  Medical and Interventional Management of Arrhythmias

Dr. Jonathan Bertram:  Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Elderly

Dr. Dov Gandell:  Preventive Care for the Older Adult

Dr. Scott Cook:  The Role of Pain Clinics in the Management of Chronic Pain

Dr. David Sherman:  Managing Difficult Behaviour in Dementia

Dr. Joanne Ho:  Is Geriatric Care Going to Pot:  A Geri-Med Risk Perspective.