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Respirology
Allergic Rhinitis Update: Nose Ahead in Your Practice – Mainpro+
New treatments and new evidence have emerged in recent years, prompting the update of major clinical practice guidelines in North America and Europe. This program reviews current updates in the recommendations for management of allergic rhinitis and supports clinicians in optimizing symptom control through individualized therapy for their patients.
DURATION
1 hr
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
Mainpro+
EXPIRY DATE
2020-02-28
Allergic rhinitis is both common and burdensome. It reduces quality of life, school and work performance, and increases healthcare seeking. Furthermore, allergic rhinitis is increasingly recognized as an immunoglobulin E-mediated inflammatory condition that is strongly associated with asthma, with implications for both the development and the management of asthma.
New treatments and new evidence have emerged in recent years, prompting the update of major clinical practice guidelines in North America and Europe. This program reviews current updates in the recommendations for management of allergic rhinitis and supports clinicians in optimizing symptom control through individualized therapy for their patients.
Faculty
Christine Palmay (HBArt Sci., MD, CCFP)
Jeff Habert (MD, CCFP, FCFP)
Lynn Stewart (MD, CCFP, FCFP)
Paul Keith (MD, MSc, FRCPC)
Learning objectives
Après avoir suivi le programme, les participants seront en mesure de :
- expliquer l’étiologie de l’insuffisance pancréatique exocrine (IPE) et d’en comprendre les conséquences cliniques;
- reconnaître les signes et symptômes de l’IPE et les distinguer d’autres troubles gastro-intestinaux (c.-à-d., le syndrome du côlon irritable, la maladie cœliaque, la maladie de Crohn, etc.);
- reconnaître les patients présentant un diagnostic probable d’IPE;
- correctement prescrire un traitement de substitution d’enzymes pancréatiques (TSEP) et de diriger les patients vers des spécialistes.