Agenda

Time Topic
8:00–
8:30 a.m.

Registration, breakfast and networking
8:30–
8:45 a.m.

Welcome and introduction

Dr. Peter Rothfels, Chief Medical Officer, WorkSafeBC
Dr. Celina Dunn, Manager Medical Services, WorkSafeBC
8:45–
9:30 a.m.

Howard Ritchie Memorial Talk
Low Back Pain Guidelines

Dr. Roger Chou, MD, FACP – Internal Medicine, Oregon Health/Science University
9:30–
10:15 a.m.

Good and Poor Outcome following Mild
Traumatic Brain Injury: A biopsychosocial perspective

Dr. Grant Iverson, PhD
10:15–
10:30 a.m.

Refreshment and networking
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Concurrent Workshop Sessions (please choose one)

  1. Worksite Assessment: behind the scenes at the Pan Pacific Hotel
  2. Physical exam: knee – Dr. Gerard McKenzie, MD, RCPSC – Orthopedic Surgery
  3. Active Rehabilitation for Slow to Recover Concussion – Dr. Grant Iverson, PhD
  4. Sleep Apnea and the Workplace – Dr. Shelley Perlman, MD,CCFP – Family Medicine, RCPSC – Internal Medicine
  5. Urine Drug Screening – Dr. Roger Chou, MD, FACP – Internal Medicine
12:00–
1:00 p.m.

Lunch and networking
1:00–
2:30 p.m.

Concurrent Workshop Sessions (please choose one)

  1. Physical exam: shoulder – Dr. Robert Hawkins, MD, RCPSC – Orthopedic Surgery
  2. Odours in the Workplace – Dr. Sami Youakim, MD,CM, CCFP, RCPSC – Occupational Medicine
  3. Complex Chronic Pain and Chronic Opioid Prescribing: tips, tools and traps for the physician in the trenches – Dr. Paul Farnan, MB, BCh, BAO, CCFP
  4. Pearls and Pitfalls: returning your patient to work – Dr.Michele Dalgarno, MD, CCFP, and Stephanie Higgins, RN, BScN
2:30–
2:45 p.m.

Refreshment and networking
2:45–
3:30 p.m.

Spinal Cord Injuries:
what the GP needs to know

Dr. Catherine Paramonoff, MD, RCPSC - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
3:30–
4:15 p.m.

Pesky Forms and Requests for Medical Information: practical advice for the busy medical office

Dr. Paul Farnan, MB, BCh, BAO, CCFP
4:15–
4:30 p.m.

Wrap-up

Dr. Celina Dunn, MD, CCF