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Incorporating a Palliative Approach into your Primary Care Practice with Dr. Erin Gallagher

October 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Learning Objectives:

  1. Assess personal and system deficiencies in current applications of a palliative approach to care
  2. Apply resources and strategies to improve patient identification, illness understanding, symptom management and future planning
  3. Plan for efficient and effective integration of a palliative approach into day-to-day family practice

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Erin Gallagher, MD, CCFP (PC) MPH

Dr. Erin Gallagher (MD, CCFP (PC) MPH) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. She is a Family Physician and Clinical Supervisor at Stonechurch Family Health Centre in Hamilton and a Palliative Care Consultant for the McMaster Family Health Team and Hamilton Health Sciences Hospitals. She sits on Palliative Care educational committees for the Department of Family Medicine and Department of Medicine and its subspecialties. Erin is the Medical Director at Emmanuel House hospice in Hamilton and the Ontario Health West Physician Clinical Co-Lead for Palliative Care. Her academic interests include public health approaches to palliative care, building capacity and competencies for palliative care in primary care and leadership development of medical trainees.

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Details

Date:
October 9
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Website:
https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlc-ygrzorHdTXVkXWaJX6jd51SRW6Oik8#/registration

Venue

Zoom

Organizer

CERAH
Email
cerah@lakeheadu.ca

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