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.

COURSE DESCRIPTION•Thisisahighlyinteractivecourseoncommonandnewtherapeuticissuesfromanevidencebased

perspective.•Thescopeof information isbroad,practicalandoftencontroversial,appealingtophysicians,nurse

practitioners and pharmacists.•Thiscoursedoesnotreceiveanysubsidysponsorship.Theentirecourseisfundedbyyourregistration

fee.

COURSE OVERVIEW•Appreciatesomeofthestrengthsandlimitationsofthemedicalevidenceandclinicalpracticeguide-

lineswhenitcomestocommonconditionsinprimarycare.•Understandtheresponsibilityofhealthprofessionals to incorporatepatientvalues into thedecision

making process.•Tobeable to incorporate therelevantevidence intoshared-informeddecisionmaking forcommon

conditions seen in primary care.

VENUEFairmont Waterfront900 Canada Place WayVancouver,BCV6C3L5

30TH ANNUAL

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

Friday, May 3, 2019 and Saturday, May 4, 2019Fairmont Waterfront – 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BCB

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St. Paul’s Hospital

PROGRAM INFORMATION

TEL: 604.899.4490 FAX: 604.806.8556 EMAIL: registration@bestsciencemedicine.com

WEBSITE: www.bestsciencemedicine.com

MAIL: Best Science Medicine Course c/o St. Paul’s Hospital CME Conference Office POBox20630,HoweStreetPO Vancouver,BCV6Z2N8

Register Online at www.bestsciencemedicine.com

FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 07:00 Registration (Muffins & Coffee) Chairs–JamesMcCormackandMikeAllan

Pearls of Wisdom08:00 Welcome RobertRangno08:05 Treatmentsthatreallywork,andwhatwemeanbywork MikeAllanandJamesMcCormack09:00 Questions09:10 FattyliverandLFTs–evaluatingfoiegras MikeKolber09:30 “Inlabtestswetrust”butshouldwe? DanielHolmes09:50 Divingforevidencepearlsforcommonmedicalconditions JamesMcCormack10:10 Questions10:20 Refreshment Break

String Together the Pearls10:40 Goutypearls–irateabouturate KamShojania11:00 Paintools–smoothingouttheirritants MikeAllan11:20 Questions 11:30 Somanypearlsmonitoringforbiologics,polymyalgiarheumaticandtriggerpoints KamShojania11:50 Opioidslosetheirlustre TinaKorownyk12:00 Questions 12:15 Lunch

Pearls of Joy13:00 Removingthepressureoftreatingbloodpressureintheelderly RitaMcCracken13:20 PearlsthatnewMumsneedtoknowabout AdrienneLindblad13:40 Realvsculturedvsfakepearls– figuringoutwhatmedicalmediamessagesarereal JamesMcCormack14:00 Questions14:20 RefreshmentBreak

Rare Black Pearls14:40 COPD–manypuffersbutfewpearls JaniceLeung15:00 Asthma–manypuffersandmorepearls TBA15:20 Alzheimer’s–canweopenuptheshellabit TinaKorownyk15:40 Questions16:00 Adjourn

30th Annual Best Science Medicine CourseFormerly The Drug Therapy Decision Making Course – 25 years

BSMCBEST SCIENCE MEDICINE COURSE

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2019 07:30 Registration(Coffee&Muffins) Chairs–JamesMcCormackandMikeAllan

Pearl Harbour 08:30 Aspirin:isitarealorafakepearl KenGin08:50 WhattodoaboutirritatingresultsfromtheHoltermonitor KenGin09:10 Strokesandpearlsforhowtopreventthem PeterLoewen09:30 Questions09:50 RefreshmentBreak

Hidden Gems10:10 ADHD–crackingopentheevidence AdrienneLindblad10:30 Toefungus–nailingdownthepearls GilliandeGannes10:50 Questions11:10 Top5studiesfromthelastyear MikeAllan11:30 Questions11:50 Lunch

Don’t Cast your Pearls Before Swine12:40 Thenewzostervaccine–isitamorevaluablepearl? WillConnors13:00 Cellulitis–whendoesredactuallymeananinfection TBA13:20 NewpearlsforyourGItract MikeKolber13:40 Questions13:50 Puttingalltheclinicalpearlstogetheronanecklace TheGangplustheAudience15:00 The World is Now your Oyster – Go Forth and be Irritating

BSMCBEST SCIENCE MEDICINE COURSE

ACCOMMODATIONAblockofroomshasbeenreservedattheFairmontWaterfront,900CanadaPlaceWay,Vancouver,BCV6C3L5

Hotel Rates and Reservations

TOLL FREE RESERVATIONS:1-800-441-1414LocalTel:604-691-1820

GROUP CODE REFERENCE FORPHONE-IN RESERVATIONS:QUOTE0519BEST

RESERVATIONS DIRECT LINK:https://book.passkey.com/go/bsmc2019

RatesineffecttoApril2,2019orif block has sold out prior to date.Limited room block capacity.Fairmont Room = $299DeluxePartialHarbourview=$349Single or double occupancy. Limited availability.Applicabletaxesadditional.

FACULTY

Course Committee

CO-CHAIRS:

JamesMcCormack,Prof.,PharmaceuticalSciences,UBCG.MichaelAllan,Prof.,FamilyMedicine,UniversityofAlberta

&Director,EvidenceandCPDProgram,AlbertaCollegeofFamilyPhysicians,PEER

COMMITTEE:

RitaMcCracken,PhD,Clin.Assist.Prof.,UBCMedicineandPrimaryCareResearcher,PHC

TracyMonk,Clin.Assist.Prof.,Medicine,UBC

Guest FacultyG.MichaelAllan,Prof.,FamilyMedicine,UniversityofAlberta&Director,EvidenceandCPDProgram,AlbertaCollegeof

FamilyPhysicians,PEERMikeKolber,Assoc.Prof.,FamilyMedicine,Universityof

Alberta,PEERTinaKorownyk,Assoc.Prof.,FamilyMedicine,Universityof

Alberta,PEERAdrienneLindblad,Assoc.Clin.Prof.,FamilyMedicine, UniversityofAlberta&KnowledgeTranslationand EvidenceCoordinator,AlbertaCollegeofFamilyPhysicians,

PEER

Local FacultyWillConnors,Clin.Assist.Prof.,Inf.Diseases,PHC&UBCGilliandeGannes,Clin.Assist.Prof.,DermatologyandSkin

Sciences,UBC&PHCKenGin,Clin.Prof.,Medicine,UBC,Head,Cardiology,VGHDanielHolmes,Clin.Prof.,Path.Lab.Medicine,UBC&PHCJaniceLeung,Clin.Assist.Prof.,Medicine,Respiratory,UBC

& PHCPeterLoewen,Assoc.Prof.,Pharm.Sciences,UBC&VCHARitaMcCracken,PhD,Clin.Assist.Prof.,UBCMedicineand

PrimaryCareResearcher,PHCKamShojania,Clin.Prof.,Medicine,Head,Rheumatology,

UBC&PHC

FHA–FraserHealthAuthorityPHC–ProvidenceHealthCareUBC–UniversityofBritishColumbiaVCHA–VancouverCoastalHealthAuthorityVGH–VancouverGeneralHospital

TheCourseCommitteewouldliketoacknowledgeandthanktheDepartmentofFamilyMedicine,ProvidenceHealthCarefortheirongoing support.

St. Paul’s Hospital

Course Refund & Cancellation PolicyArefundwillbemade,less$150process-ingfee,ifwrittennoticeofwithdrawalisreceivedbyApril5,2019.Norefundswillbegrantedforwithdrawalafterthisdate.