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SUMMARY

Designed for paediatricians, family practitioners, physician trainees and allied health professionals involved in paediatric care. This conference will provide up-to-date information on current and controversial issues in paediatrics. Lectures, breakouts and workshops will promote interaction and individualized attention to advance knowledge and skills in paediatrics.

CONFERENCE GOALS
This conference aims to:

'Choose-Wisely' using current best-practice management strategies for common, high-burden paediatric conditions.
Critically evaluate new and controversial therapies for children.
Explain best practice for a wide range of current issues in paediatric clinical practice.
Assess the cost vs. benefit for employing new technologies and treatments.

CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After active engagement in this program, learners should be better able to:

Describe best-practice for a wide range of current, cutting-edge and controversial issues in paediatric clinical practice.
Apply innovative evaluation and treatment strategies for paediatric medical, mental health and developmental disorders.
Discuss controversies and conclusions from the best paediatric papers of the year to inform evidence-based practice.
Choose evidence-based diagnostic strategies and select from best-practice therapies for common physical and mental health issues faced by children with developmental issues.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Paediatricians
Family Physicians
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
Health Professionals

COURSE DIRECTOR

Mark Feldman MD, FRCPC
Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Director, Continuing Education and Community Paediatrics, University of Toronto
Staff Paediatrician, SickKids Hospital, Unity Health (SJHC) Toronto, Point-In-Time, Haliburton ON