Drug Therapy Day 2017

Drug Therapy Day is organized by Schulich Medicine and Dentistry - Continuing Professional Development and would be held on Jun 7, 2017 at Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn and Conference Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.

The target audience for this medical event are Family Physicians, Allied Health Professionals Otolaryngologists, Schulich Medicine Residents and Medical Students. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 6.0 Credits.

Course Description:
This conference has been held annually for the past 38 years. Many physicians and pharmacists from Southwestern Ontario have attended this conference on a regular basis and the feedback is that the conference provides important and timely information regarding optimal drug therapy. As in previous years, our goal is to cover emerging areas of interest to the practicing physicians and pharmacists, by bringing in expert physicians and pharmacists as speakers.

Conference Objectives are :
• To describe therapeutic issues of relevance for drug treatments for women and children.
• To outline current therapeutic updates relating to infectious diseases including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), drug trafficking and its impact to STIs, HIV, and antimicrobial prescribing.
• To describe new advances in the treatment of hepatitis C.
• Outline treatment guidelines related to opioids, psychoactive drugs in the elderly, de-prescribing strategies, menopause associated hot flash, and ADHD in adults.