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Did you know the OCFP offers many of ourMainpro+-certified continuing professional development programs by request?
As a leader in education for family physicians, we are pleased to make these innovative, high-quality workshops available in a convenient, cost-effective format, through collaboration and on location to physician groups and other health organizations.
Program Description
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Credits
This three-credits-per-hour Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 21 Mainpro+® credits.
LIVE ONLINE LEARNING FEE: $450 plus HST | IN-PERSON WORKSHOP FEE: $700 plus HST
Mood disorders are among the most common mental health illnesses – and for family physicians managing these conditions, it can be challenging to ensure optimal care for their patients.
Join psychiatrist Dr. Jose Silveira, associate professor at the University of Toronto and long-time Mentor in the OCFP's Collaborative Mental Health Network, to get current best evidence and learn practical and realistic approaches and strategies that you can apply immediately in practice.
Learning Objectives
After active engagement in this program, participants will be able to:
- Identify strategies for the management of patients with mood disorders over the lifespan and through the stages of severity including acute risk, functional impairment, residual symptoms relapse and recurrence
- Understand how to safely and confidently manage diagnostically uncertain mood disorders pending diagnostic clarification
- Apply biological, psychological, physical and social interventions organized in a stepped care model
- Demonstrate how to safely manage mood disorders in pregnancy
- Support patients and their caregivers in making informed decisions about their comorbid mood disorders and common chronic medical conditions