Regional Education Rounds held on Tuesday, November 8th was a success!

The Northwestern Ontario Regional in collaboration with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, and the Ontario Telemedicine Network held Regional Education Rounds on Tuesday, November 8th. The topic for this CME Accredited education event was Stroke Prevention and Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Management: Navigating the Waters of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACS)

The speaker, Dr Paul Dorian MD, MSc, FRCP(C) is the Department Director, Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto and Staff Cardiac Electrophysiologist, St. Michael’s Hospital. He’s a Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, and a Staff Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute.

Dr. Dorian’s presentation was very informative and included practical advice for clinicians on communicating to patients.

The handouts are available here: Presentation

The event is available on OTN archived webcast. To view the event, click here: Webcast Viewing

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