COURSE FEATURESThis Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the British Columbia Chapter for up to 12 Mainpro+ credits. This program has been submitted to UBC Continuing Pharmacy Education for review for Continuing Education credits.

COURSE DESCRIPTION•This isahighly interactivecourseoncommonandnewtherapeutic

issues from an evidence based perspective.•Thescopeofinformationisbroad,practicalandoftencontroversial,thusappealingtoprofessionalsinfamilypractice,internalmedicine,nurse practitioners and pharmacists.

•Asyllabusoftakehomemessagesisprovided.•Thiscoursedoesnotreceiveanysubsidysponsorship.Theentire

course is funded by your registration fee.

COURSE OVERVIEW•Appreciate some of the strengths and limitations of the medical

evidence and clinical practice guidelines when it comes to common conditions in primary care.

•Understand the responsibilityofhealthprofessionals to incorporatepatientvaluesintothedecisionmakingprocess.

•Tobeabletoincorporatetherelevantevidenceintoshared-informeddecisionmakingforcommonconditionsseeninprimarycare.

VENUE The Fairmont Waterfront 900CanadaPlaceWay,Vancouver,BCV6C3L5

28TH ANNUAL

Best Science Medicine CourseFormerly The Drug Therapy Decision Making Course – 25 years

Friday, April 7, 2017 and Saturday, April 8, 2017The Fairmont Waterfront – 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BCB

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www.bestsciencemedicine.comSt. Paul’s Hospital

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PORTFOLIO Conference Planning TEL: 604.685.4888 FAX: 604.685.5787 EMAIL: registration@portfolio-inc.com WEBSITE: www.bestsciencemedicine.com MAIL: Best Science Medicine Course c/o Portfolio Conference Planning 1383HomerStreet,Vancouver,BC V6B5M9

PREVIOUS YEARS’REGISTRANT

TESTIMONIALS:

“This coursedefinitely changed

my practice”

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I haveever attended”

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Register Online at www.bestsciencemedicine.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 07:00 Registration(Muffins&Coffee) Chairs–MikeAllanandJamesMcCormack

“Laugh yourself into stitches” (Twelfth Night) THE START08:00 Blessthee,bullydoctor! RobertRangno08:05 Shakespearebringsgreetingsfromafar ChristopherGaze08:20 Muchadoaboutnothing–andsomuchmore MikeAllanandJamesMcCormack

“The game is afoot” (King Henry IV - Part 1) CVD09:00 UrgentBPnumbers–“all’swellthatendswell?” JulianMarsden09:20 LoweringBPnumbers–isthere“toomuchofagoodthing?” MikeAllan09:40 Questions09:50 Bleedinginpatientsonantithrombotictherapy–“Theshortandthelongofit” PeterLoewen10:10 Questions10:20 RefreshmentBreak

“It was Greek to me” (Julius Caesar) COMMUNICATION10:40 Speakingwithpatience–“Knock,knock!Who’sthere” TracyMonk11:00 Communicationofevidence–“what’sinaname” JamesMcCormack11:20 Questions11:30 “TheComedyofErrors”inmedicineandhowtopreventthem KamShojania11:50 “Makeshortshrift”of5keypediatricstudies TinaKorownyk12:00 Questions12:10 Lunch

“Eaten me out of house and home” (King Henry IV – Part II) POTPOURRI13:00 “Theshortandthelongofit”–Twoawardwinningresidentpresentations MedicalResidents13:20 NSAIDsmyths–“Allthatglittersisnotgold” AdrienneLindblad13:40 Preventinginfectionsinhospital–“Out,damnedspot!Out” VictorLeung14:00 Questions14:20 RefreshmentBreak

“Too much of a good thing” (As You Like It) SYMPTOMS14:40 “Inapickle”astowhatmedicationstouseforCOPD AaronTejani15:00 Opioidusedisorder–“AMidsummer’sNightDream”ora“Devilincarnate” KeithAhamad15:20 IBStreatments–“Istheresomethinginthewind” TinaKorownyk15:40 Questions16:00 Adjourn

SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017 07:30 Registration(Coffee&Muffins) Chairs–MikeAllanandJamesMcCormack

“Be-all and the end-all” (Macbeth) MOVEMENT ISSUES08:30 TipsforTreatingParkinsonism–“Bringhimfestinatelyhither” ClaireHinnell08:50 Thecurseofspinalstenosis–“Thoushaltbepinched” JohnStewart09:10 Multiplesclerosis–“Adaggerofthemind,afalsecreation” HelenTremlett09:30 Questions09:50 RefreshmentBreak

28th Annual Best Science Medicine CourseFormerly The Drug Therapy Decision Making Course – 25 years

BSMCBEST SCIENCE MEDICINE COURSE

“Naked truth” (Love’s Labour’s Lost) A GEMISH10:10 Drugsinpregnancy AdrienneLindblad10:30 Puttingour“bestfootforward”bydoingtherightthing,choosingwisely,etc. AlanCassels10:50 Questions11:10 “Theshortandthelongofit”–Top10studiesthatyouneedtoknowabout TinaKorownyk/MikeAllan11:30 Questions11:50 Lunch

“There’s a method to my madness” (Hamlet) ENOUGH SAID12:40 “Age,withhisstealingsteps,Hathclawedmeinhisclutch.”Topthings wescrewupwiththeelderly. RitaMcCracken13:10 Guidelines–“Neitherrhymenorreason” JamesMcCormack13:40 “What’sdoneisdone”howtoimplementallthisnewknowledge TheGangplustheAudience15:00 “Parting is such sweet sorrow”(RomeoandJuliet) AND“Good riddance”(TroilusandCressida)

Christopher Gaze isbestknownastheFoundingArtisticDirectorofBardontheBeachShakespeareFestival.HehoststheVancouverSymphonyOrchestra’severpopularTea&TrumpetsseriesandhashostedtheirannualtraditionalChristmas concerts for over 20 years.

HismanyhonoursincludeCanada’sMeritoriousServiceMedal,HonoraryDoctoratesfromUBC&SFU,theMayor’sArtsAwardforTheatreandtheOrderofBritishColumbia.Lastsummer,hedirectedtheworldpremiereofC.C.Humphreys’Shakespeare’sRebel,partofBard’s26thseason.

ChristopherplaysaleadingroleinBritishColumbiaasanadvocatefortheartsingeneral,andhispassionatededicationtoBardontheBeachhasfuelleditsgrowthintooneofthelargestprofessionaltheatrecompaniesinCanada,drawingmorethan1.5millionpatronssinceitsinception.

WearepleasedtohaveChristopherjoinusforsome“Shakespeareanfun”attheBestScienceMedicineCoursein2017.

BSMCBEST SCIENCE MEDICINE COURSE

ACCOMMODATIONAblockofroomshasbeenreservedatTheFairmontWaterfront,900CanadaPlaceWay,Vancouver,BCV6C3L5

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FACULTY

Course Committee

CO-CHAIRS:

BobRangno,EmeritusProf.,Medicine,Pharmacology, UBC&PHCJamesMcCormack,Prof.,PharmaceuticalSciences,UBCG.MichaelAllan,Prof.,FamilyMedicine,Universityof Alberta&Director,EvidenceandCPDProgram, AlbertaCollegeofFamilyPhysicians

COMMITTEE:

RitaMcCracken,Clin.Asst.Prof.,MedicineandAssociateHead,FamilyMedicine,PHC

TracyMonk,Clin.Asst.Prof.,Medicine,UBC

Guest FacultyAlanCassels,Adj.Prof.,HumanandSocialDevelopment,UniversityofVictoria

TinaKorownyk,Assoc.Prof.,FamilyMedicine,UniversityofAlberta

AdrienneLindblad,Assoc.Clin.Prof.,FamilyMedicine,UniversityofAlberta&KnowledgeTranslationandEvidenceCoordinator,AlbertaCollegeofFamilyPhysicians

Local FacultyKeithAhamad,ClinicalResearcherClaireHinnell,Clin.Asst.Prof.,Medicine,Neurology,UBCVictorLeung,Clin.Assoc.Prof.,PathLabMed.,UBC&PHC

PeterLoewen,Assoc.Prof.,Pharm.Sciences,UBC& VCHAJulianMarsden,Clin.Prof.,Emerg.Medicine,UBC&PHCKamShojania,Clin.Prof.,Medicine,Head,Rheumatology,UBC&PHC

JohnStewart,Clin.Asst.Prof.,Medicine,Neurology (Assoc.),UBCAaronM.Tejani,Clin.Asst.Prof.,PharmaceuticalSciences,

UBCHelenTremlett,Prof.Medicine,Neurology,&CanadaResearchChairinNeuroepidemiologyandMultipleSclerosis,UBC

FHA–FraserHealthAuthorityPHC–ProvidenceHealthCareUBC – University of British ColumbiaVCHA–VancouverCoastalHealthAuthorityVGH–VancouverGeneralHospital

TheCourseCommitteewouldliketoacknowledgeandthanktheDepartmentofFamilyandCommunityMedicine,St.Paul’sHospital,fortheirongoingsupport.

St. Paul’s Hospital

Course Refund & Cancellation PolicyArefundwillbemade,less$150process-ingfee,ifwrittennoticeofwithdrawalisreceivedbyMarch1,2017.Norefundswillbe granted for withdrawal after this date.