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The Vancouver Division of Family Practice is a proud participating organization in the Vancouver Local Action Team (LAT), a collaborative of organizations supporting child and youth mental health and substance use programs and services across the City of Vancouver.

The Vancouver LAT has just launched an update of their popular Youth Mental Health Resource Directory and is hosting a 90 min online event to highlight for family physicians some of the amazing programs and services available for your young patients and to recommend to families.

Find out critical details like how to refer, what are the age mandates, and a clear overview of what the service actually is. Representatives from the following organizations and program will be available to answer your questions:

1. TransCare BC
2. Broadway Youth Resource Centre
3. Crisis Centre of BC
4. Foundry Vancouver Granville (overview video of Foundry)
5. Vancouver Parks
6. Vancouver School Board Programs and Services
7. YMCA of Greater Vancouver Mental Wellness Programs
8. Directions Youth Services (part of Family Services of Greater Vancouver)
9. VCH Child and Youth Mental Health Teams and accessing substance use services
10. FamilySmart (overview video of Parent Peer Support)

Here are the key details for this event:

• Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 – 6pm to 7:30pm
• Who Should Attend: Family physicians practicing in Vancouver. Anyone in the medical community who provides care and support for youth
• Location: Online via Zoom (link will be sent to registrants directly)
• Cost: Free

This event has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 1 Mainpro+ Group Learning credits. Family physician who sign up will receive a certificate after the event to claim your credit.

We hope to “see” you there!  Register Now.

Not Just A Prescription Pad – A Multimodal Approach To Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management – UBC CPD

You’re invited to participate in a free accredited virtual workshop to learn more about engaging with patients with complex non-cancer pain, and identifying appropriate evidence-based treatments through integrating non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments.

Speakers will discuss the current best practices in the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain. The session will contain practical take-home applications and strategies that you can begin implementing in your practice.

Target Audience: family physicians, specialists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physiotherapists, occupation therapists, residents/students, and other allied health care providers.

Location: Online, for practitioners living or practicing in Bella Bella, Bella Coola, and Bowen Island areas only. Link provided upon registration.

Accreditation: 2.25 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits

Post-COVID-19 – A Mental Health Perspective – PHSA

The learning objectives for this session include:

• The learner will review the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in general
• The learner will explore the mental health sequelae of COVID-19 infection
• The learner will describe pathophysiological and other mechanisms related to COVID-19 and psychiatric illness
• The learner will define treatment approaches for common psychiatric presentations in the Post-COVID-19 patient population

Implants and IUDs – Comparing and Inserting Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) – UBC CPD

PART 1: PRE-RECORDED LECTURE (60 MINS) & LIVE Q & A SESSION (45 MINS)

You will receive the pre-recorded lecture 5 days prior to the live Q&A session. Broadcast for live Q&A begins at 9:00 AM PDT and you must attend in order to obtain credits. Anyone can attend but you must register for the virtual lecture in order to attend the workshops.

PART 2: HANDS-ON VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS (90 MIN EACH)

Hosted by local AND experienced providers!

• Workshop A: Implants (90 min) — 5 people per trainer.  (max. 40 registrants)
• Workshop B: IUD Insertion and Managing Difficult Insertions (90 min) — 5 people per trainer (max. 20 registrants)

Please note that if you only register to attend one workshop that you may have a break between the virtual lecture and the time of your workshop. You can sign up for both workshops or just one. Registration by February 4th is required to ensure we have the time to prepare and ship the kits. You will be assigned to workshops based on your workshop selections; therefore, please do not book anything before 1:15pm until you receive your confirmation.