Multi-specialty Update: Gender Medicine, Allergy, Neurology, Urology, Nutrition 2023

Multi-specialty Update: Gender Medicine, Allergy, Neurology, Urology, Nutrition 2023 is organized by International Society for Continuing Professional Development / Societe Internationale De Developpement Professionnel Continu (SICLEO) and will be held from Nov 11 - 18, 2023 at Miches, El Seibo, Dominican Republic.

General objectives:
At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:
• Create inclusive environments for trans and non-binary patients;
• Prescribe hormone therapy to trans and non-binary patients and assess side effects;
• Review the pathology of anaphylaxis and allergic rhinitis and discuss available treatments;
• Treat the patient suffering from various neurological pathologies such as stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's and headaches;
• Present new food and diet trends in 2023 and discuss the role of nutrition in the context of chronic disease and chronic pain;
• Discuss key nutrients for good neurological health;
• Urology: details to come.

gender medicine
Understanding and welcoming trans and non-binary (TNB) people in our practices (90 mins + 30 mins)
Mona Greenbaum
Executive Director, LGBT+ Family Coalition
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Consider key themes on sexual and gender diversity;
• Situate the awareness of a trans and non-binary identity;
• Describe transition types;
• Recognize the violence experienced by trans and non-binary people;
• Revise laws that protect trans and non-binary people;
• Develop practices to create better relationships with your trans and non-binary patients;
• Integrate courses of action, resources and tools to be more inclusive of these realities.

Management of medical transition in trans and non-binary adults (45 min + 15 min)
Charles-Olivier Basile, MD
Family physician, medical clinic 1851
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Take a trans-affirmative approach to care;
• Use informed consent to initiate a medical transition;
• Prescribe hormone therapy and recognize permanent, reversible and adverse effects.

Allergy & Immunology
Allergies: from Prevention to Anaphylaxis (68 min + 22 min)
Marie-Josée Francoeur, MD
Pediatric Allergist, Charles LeMoyne Hospital
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Discuss the atopic march and recognize the different clinical manifestations;
• Implement new recommendations on food exposure and allergy prevention in high-risk infants;
• Recognize the signs & symptoms as well as the most common causes of anaphylaxis;
• Treat anaphylaxis and prevent a subsequent reaction;
• Discuss the new Epinephrine auto-injector.

Allergic rhinitis (68 min + 22 min)
Marie-Josée Francoeur, MD
Pediatric allergist, Charles LeMoyne Hospital
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Explain the heavy burden of allergic rhinitis;
• Assess the pathology of allergic rhinitis to explain the rationale for decisions regarding combination therapy;
• Discuss the optimization of non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments;
• Discuss new treatments: 2nd generation antihistamines, nasal corticosteroid-topical H1 blocker combination and sublingual desensitization;

Neurology
Stroke (45 min + 15 min)
Marc Petitclerc, MD
Neurologist, CISSS-Chaudière-Appalaches – Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis site, Neuro-Lévis Clinic
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Review the indications for thrombolysis and thrombectomy in cases of acute ischemic stroke;
• Apply the latest Canadian guidelines to optimize secondary stroke prevention.

Clinical review of neurodegenerative diseases (45 min + 15 min)
Marc Petitclerc, MD
Neurologist, CISSS-Chaudière-Appalaches – Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis site, Neuro-Lévis Clinic
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Review the typical clinical presentation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and present therapeutic approaches;
• Identify the clinical pearls helping to differentiate parkinsonian syndromes and describe the principles of their management.

Headache medley (45 min + 15 min)
Marc Petitclerc, MD
Neurologist, CISSS-Chaudière-Appalaches – Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis site, Neuro-Lévis Clinic
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Identify the primary headaches encountered most frequently in the clinic;
• Recognize atypical signs and symptoms pointing to a secondary headache;
• Identify the diagnostic criteria for migraine and describe the therapeutic options available.

Nutrition
Personalized therapeutic nutrition and new food trends in 2023 (90 min + 30 min)
Èvelyne Bourdua-Roy, MD
Family physician certified in obesity medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Explain the pathophysiology of lifestyle-related chronic diseases and present the role of nutrition as a tool in the management and treatment;
• Integrate personalized nutritional advice in the context of chronic pain, inflammation, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, etc.;
• Discuss new food trends and diets in 2023 and distinguish their advantages and disadvantages.

Neuronutrition (45 min + 15 min)
Sophie Rolland, M. Sc. in neuroscience
Candidate for the master's degree in nutrition from the Faculty of Medicine of Laval University
At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
• Assess the mechanisms of insulin resistance in the brain and its impact;
• Describe the role of food in the process of synthesis of neurotransmitters related to behavior, pleasure and happiness;
• Define what mitochondrial health is in the brain and how to support it.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.