Campus Outaouais
525 boul de l'Hôpital, Gatineau
525 Avenue de l’Hopital, Gatineau
To better serve the Oral Health Community of Gatineau Region, we are hosting
In-Person courses at McGill Campus Outaouais.
ORAL & OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER: WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW - NEW TRENDS AND RISK FACTORS
Saturday, Feb 18th, 2023, 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Active Learning Workshop/Livestream
Course Description:
This course is designed to inform primary care physicians, dentists, as well as medical and dental students, residents, nurses, hygienists, physician assistants, and medical/dental assistants, about oral and oropharyngeal cancer including HPV-associated oral and throat cancers. The course has been divided into two modules, including each of which is followed by case-based approaches to help attendees further understand this condition: epidemic, Risk Factors and Clinical Presentation, Prevention, Vaccination, and treatment options. The primary objective of this course is to provide audiences with a thorough understanding of how to better diagnose and treat patients who have oral or HPV-related oral and throat cancers.
Course Objectives:
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
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Discuss the disease burden of oral and HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer worldwide and in Canada.
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Emphasizing the changing epidemiology of oral and oropharyngeal cancer and associated risk factors.
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Understand the role and responsibility of today’s healthcare providers to diagnose and increase awareness.
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Understand the pathophysiology and clinical presentations and new trend in the oral and oropharyngeal cancer
Speakers:
Firoozeh Samim
DMD, MSc, PhD, Dip ABOMP, FRCD(c)
Dr. Samim received her DMD from Shiraz University of Medical Science. She completed the Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology residency program at UBC and obtained her Master of Science in craniofacial and pediatric dentistry. She is currently an assistant professor at McGill University and a staff member of pathology and laboratory medicine at the Health Science Center of NL. Dr. Samim’s expertise lies in the diagnosis, nature and primarily non-surgical management of oral, maxillofacial, and temporomandibular disorders.
Catherine Nolet-Levesque
DMD, MSc, PhD, Dip ABOMR, FRCD(c)
Dr. Nolet-Lévesque completed a DMD degree in the Faculty of Dentistry at Laval University in Quebec City, and a general practice residency at Montreal Children’s Hospital. She also completed a Master’s degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the University of Toronto, and a fellowship in education at the Women’s College Hospital. Dr. Nolet-Lévesque is also a professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at Laval University where she oversees the undergraduate curriculum and participates in teaching various post-graduate programs.
HALF-DAY LECTURE (IN-PERSON OR LIVESTREAM)
Dentists: $249 Others: $149
ODQ CEU: 3
CERP CEU: 3
FULL-DAY LECTURE & ACTIVE LEARNING WORKSHOP (IN-PERSON)
Dentists: $549 Others: $349
ODQ CEU: 9
CERP CEU: 6.5
Educational Grant Offered by:
Photos of McGill Campus Outaouais
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