This Practice Improvement Workshop utilizes case-based learning to enhance participants' understanding of the etiology, prevalence, and assessment tools related to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The workshop covers principles of medical management and treatment strategies, with a focus on community-based and primary care interventions. Participants will explore both the physical and mental health complications associated with eating disorders, learning integrated treatment approaches that span from community care to specialized treatment settings.

Date & Time: November 13, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Fees: $75

This Foundational course will provide participants with practice and evidence-based approaches to identifying, engaging and managing co-existing physical and mental health needs. Participants will develop an integrated approach to care for these patient issues and will obtain access to practice-ready toolkits to implement in their setting.

Learners who actively engage and complete this course successfully will be able to:

• Identify the prevalence and impact of mental health conditions on physical health outcomes
• Describe and use evidence-based assessment tools to improve identification of mental health needs in patients with physical health issues
• Describe and perform an integrated case formation to address co-occurring physical and mental health needs

Fee: $275

This workshop features an inter-professional approach to managing complexities in patients with response behaviours of dementia, including the topics of differentiating between delirium and dementia approaches to behaviour assessment, caregiving strategies to minimize responsive behaviours and communication approaches. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to reflect on patient encounters and discuss improved patient outcomes and experiences.

Date & Time: September 25, 2024 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Fees: $75