Courses

1) Family Medicine Approach to Complex Needs Course – 19 September 2019 Thursday

Complex patients are increasingly common in primary care and often have poor clinical outcomes. Healthcare system barriers to effective care for complex patients have been previously described, but less is known about the potential impact and meaning of caring for complex patients on a daily basis for primary care providers (PCPs). Family Medicine Approach to Complex Needs Course objective is to describe PCPs’ experiences providing care for complex patients, including their experiences of health system barriers and facilitators and their strategies to enhance provision of effective care.

Target Audience:  Primary Care Physicians and health workers of all ages, from all career levels. We expect that family doctors will find the course to be challenging and applicable.

The course will be held by

Prof. Dr. Ersin Akpinar

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Engin Burak Selçuk

 

A maximum of 20 participants will be invited. Priority will be given to those who have not previously participated. An adequate level of English is required to be able to properly follow the content of the course. There is limited availability, to book your course send email to contact@imfmc.org 

Course programme                                                                                  :

08:30 – 09:00 The Course Objectives and Expectations

09:00 – 09:45 Understanding the complex patient

Improving relationships

Understanding a patient’s perspective

09:45 – 10:30 Developing patient centered communication skills

Encouraging behaviour change/motivational interviewing

Co-creating care plan

Coordinating care plans

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break and Networking

10:45 – 12:00 Encouraging behaviour change/motivational interviewing

Co-creating care plan

Coordinating care plans

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch and networking

13:30 – 14:15 Organizing teams

Leading teams

Treating complex patients with a team 

14:15 – 15:00 Connecting with community resources

Counseling and mental health

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break and Networking

15:30 – 16:15 Navigating complex health systems

16:15 – 17:00 Linking up with community resources

17:00 – 17:35 Summary and close

 


2) Population-Based Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Course – 22 September 2019 Sunday

Health promotion and disease prevention are a major emerging theme in geriatric medicine and health care generally. Although efforts have typically been targeted at younger persons, there is growing evidence that this approach is both appropriate and feasible for those age 65 and over.

Course objective is defining a major goal of the health promotion and disease prevention approach—both for individuals and for an entire population— to identify the health problems for which preventive efforts can result in more appropriate utilization of health services and improvements in health status.

Target Audience:  Primary Care Physicians and health workers of all ages, from all career levels. We expect that family doctors will find the course to be challenging and applicable.

The course will be held by

Prof. Dr. Ersin Akpinar

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Engin Burak Selçuk

 

A maximum of 20 participants will be invited. Priority will be given to those who have not previously participated. An adequate level of English is required to be able to properly follow the content of the course. There is limited availability, to book your course send email to contact@imfmc.org 

Course programme                                                                                  :

08:30 – 09:00 The Course Objectives and Expectations

09:00 – 09:45 Detection of, and intervention against, chronic diseases, including heart disease

9:45 – 10:30 Cancer detection (Cervical smears, mammography)

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break and Networking

10:45 – 12:00 Control of HIV infections and AIDS

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch and networking

13:30 – 14:15 Improvement of mental health

14:15 – 15:00 Prevention and control of tobacco use 

Reduction of alcohol and drug abuse

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break and Networking

15:30 – 16:15 Occupational safety standards and matching education

16:15 – 17:00 Community-Level Interventions

Health Promotion and Education Program

Physical fitness and exercise

17:00 – 17:35 Summary and close