MERIT Family Medicine Certification Course

MERIT Family Medicine Certification Course - 2022-23

MERIT Academy is continuing the collaborative Blended Learning program on Family Medicine for General Practitioners to provide an overview of Specialty topics with active learning.

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APPNA MERIT is continuing the collaborative Blended Learning program on Family Medicine for General Practitioners to provide an overview of Specialty topics with active learning. This program builds upon ongoing foundational programs for GPs in Pakistan by focusing on Specialty medicine topics. The program imitates specialty rotations during Family Medicine residency. We successfully completed a 1-year program in 2021 and now continuing with a redesigned program for 2nd year.

Course curriculum

1. MERIT Family Medicine Certification Course - 2022-23
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2. Course Directors
3. Zoom registration
1. Introduction to Cardiology Rotation
2. Topics and Schedule
1. Faculty
2. Objectives
3. Presentation - Syncope
4. Live session - Syncope
5. Required reading
1. Faculty
2. Objectives
3. Presentation - Lipid Management
4. Live Session - Lipid Management
5. Required reading
1. Faculty
2. Presentation - Atrial Fibrillation
3. Live session - Atrial Fibrillation
4. Required Reading
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Chest Pain
3. Presentation - Chest Pain
4. Required Reading
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Pelpitations
3. Presentation - Pelpitations
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Distinct forms of Cardiomyopathies
3. Presentation - Distinct forms of Cardiomyopathies
4. Required Reading
1. Objectives
2. Faculty
3. Presentation - Primary Prevention of CV Diseases
4. Live Session - Primary Prevention of CV Diseases
5. Required Reading
1. Faculty
2. Presentation - Peripheral arterial disease
3. Live Session - Peripheral Arterial Disease
1. Introduction to Neurology Rotation
2. Topics and Schedule
1. Phase 1 H&P Template
2. 100 slides in Neuroanatomy
3. Sample_Consult_Note
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Neurological History & Exam
3. Live Session - Neurological History & Exam
4. Live Case Discussion - Neurological History & Exam
5. Module 1 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs
6. Module 1 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
7. 5 Minute Neuro Examination
8. NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION Scoring Sheet
9. Optional Reading
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Dementia for Primary Care
3. Live Session - Dementia for Primary Care
4. Case for this week
5. Live Case Discussion - Dementia for Primary Care
6. Module 2 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs
7. Module 2 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Delirium
3. Live Session - Approach to Delirium
4. Case for this week
5. Live Case Discussion - Delirium
6. Module 3 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs
7. Module 3 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
8. Optional Reading
9. Optional Reading
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Dizziness Differentials
3. Live Session - Dizziness differential
4. Module 4 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs
5. Module 4 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Acute Stroke for Primary Care Physicians
3. Live Session - Acute Stroke for Primary Care Physicians
4. Case for this week
5. Module 5 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs
6. Module 5 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
7. Optional Reading: AAN Podcast: Stroke Basics 1
8. Optional Reading: AAN Podcast: Stroke Basics 2
9. Optional Reading: Transient Ischemic Attack
10. Optional Reading: Diagnosis of Acute Stroke
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Epilepsy - An Overview
3. Handouts - Epilepsy - An Overview
4. Method of Assignment
5. Module 6 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
6. Module 6 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Epilepsy - An Overview
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Approach to Headache
3. Live Session - Approach to Headache
4. Method of Assignment
5. Module 7 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
6. Module 7 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Approach to Headache
1. Introduction to Psychiatry Rotation
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Anxiety Disorder
3. Method of Assignment
4. Live Session - Anxiety Disorder
5. Module 1 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
6. Module 1 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Anxiety Disorder
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Child and Adolescent Disorders
3. Method of Assignment
4. Live Session - Child and Adolescent Disorders
5. Module 2 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
6. Module 2 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Child and Adolescent Disorders
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Mood Disorders - What to do as a GP
3. Method of Assignment
4. Module 3 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 3 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Mood Disorders
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Psychotic Disorders
3. Method of Assignment
4. Handouts - Psychotic Disorders
5. Module 4 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
6. Module 4 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Psychotic Disorders
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Substance Use Disorder
3. Handouts - Substance Use Disorder
4. Method of Assignment
5. Module 5 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
6. Module 5 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Substance Use Disorder
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Somatoform Disorders
3. Live Session - Somatoform Disorders
4. Module 6 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 6 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Somatoform Disorders
1. Introduction to Pulmonology Rotation
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - COPD
3. Live Session - COPD
4. Method of Assignment
5. Module 1 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
6. Module 1 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - COPD
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Sepsis
3. Live Session - Sepsis
4. Module 2 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 2 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Sepsis
1. Faculty
2. Handouts- Pneumonia
3. Live Session - Pneumonia
4. Module 2 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 3 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Pneumonia
1. Topics & Schedule
1. Faculty
2. Live Session-Basics and Resistant Hypertension
3. Handouts - Basics and Resistant Hypertension
4. Module 1 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 1 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Basics and Resistant Hypertension
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Acute Kidny Injury
3. Handouts - Acute Kidney Injury
4. Module 2 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 2 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Acute Kidney Injury
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Recurrent UTI
3. Handouts - Recurrent UTI
4. Module 3 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 3 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Recurrent UTI
1. Flyer
2. Handouts - DVT & PE
3. Live Session - DVT & PE
4. Module 4 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 4 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - DVT & PE
6. Additional Reading
7. Additional Reading
1. Flyer
2. Handouts - Toxicology
3. Live Session - Toxicology
4. Module 5 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 5 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Toxicology
1. Flyer
2. Live Session - Acute Abdomen
3. Handouts - Acute Abdomen
4. Module 6 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 6 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Acute Abdomen
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - GERD
3. Live Session - GERD
4. Module 7 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 7 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - GERD
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Viral Hepatitis
3. Live Session - Viral Hepatitis
4. Module 8 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 8 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Viral Hepatitis
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction
3. Live Session - Disorder of Brain Gut Interaction
4. Module 9 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 9 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Disorder of Brain Gut Interaction
6. Additional Reading
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Diabetes Mellitus type 2
3. Live Session - Diabetes Mellitus type 2
4. Module 10 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 10 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Diabetes Mellitus type 2
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Musculoskeletal examination
3. Live Session - Musculoskeletal examination
4. Module 11 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 11 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Musculoskeletal examination
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - abnormal uterine bleeding
3. Handouts - abnormal uterine bleeding
4. Module 12 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 12 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - abnormal uterine bleeding
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Hypo and hyperthyroidism
3. Handouts - Hypo and hyperthyroidism
4. Module 13 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 13 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Hypo and hyperthyroidism
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - common neonatal problems
3. Handouts - common neonatal problems
4. Module 14 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 14 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - common neonatal problems
6. Optional Reading
7. Optional Reading
8. Optional Reading
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Hypogonadism
3. Module 15 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
4. Module 15 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Hypogonadism
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Childhood immunizations
3. Live Session
4. Module 16 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 16 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Childhood immunizations
1. Faculty
2. Handouts - Primary prevention of heart disease
3. Live Session - Primary prevention of heart disease
4. Module 17 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 17 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Primary prevention of heart disease
1. Faculty
2. Live Session - Prenatal care
3. Handouts - Prenatal care
4. Module 18 Assignment - 2 Minute Summary
5. Module 18 Assignment - Write 3 MCQs - Prenatal care
1. Closing Ceremony
1. Course Survey
2. Certificate Requirements

About this course

$14.99
246 lessons
50.5 hours of video content

Course Directors

Course lead Zahid Rafiq

MD, CCFP, FCFP Family Physician, Calgary, Canada. Vice Chair MOSAIC Primary Care Network.

Course lead Naureen Rafiq

MD, FAAFP Associate Professor and Core Faculty Department of Family Medicine Residency Program Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha NE

Instructor Marriyam Moten, MD

Cardiologist, Professor of Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lead Cardiologist APPNA, Past President, APCNA

Introduction

Cardiology Rotation - July 2nd 2022 - August 27th 2022

Module 1 - Synope

Module 2 - Lipid management for ASCVD risk reduction

Module 3 - Primer on atrial fibrillation

Module 4 - Chest pains

Module 5 - Palpitations

Module 6 - Distinct forms of cardiomyopathies

Module 7 - Primary Prevention of CV Diseases

Module 8 - Peripheral arterial disease

Neurology Rotation - September 3rd 2022 - October 15th 2022

Resources

Module 1 - Neurological history and Exam

Module 2 - Dementia for Primary Care

Module 3 - Approach to Delirium

Module 4 - Dizziness differential

Module 5 - Acute Stroke for Primary Care Physicians

Module 6 - Epilepsy - An Overview

Module 7 - Approach to Headache

Psychiatry Rotation - October 22nd 2022 - December 3rd 2022

Module 1 - Anxiety Disorder

Module 2 - Child and Adolescent Disorders

Module 3 - Mood Disorders - What to do as a GP

Module 4 - Psychotic Disorders - How Fantasies become Reality

Module 5 - Substance Use Disorder

Module 6 - Somatoform Disorders

Pulmonology Rotation - November 26th 2022 - December 17th 2022

Module 1 - COPD

Module 2 - Sepsis

Module 3 - Pneumonia

MultiSpecialty Rotation - January 7th 2023 - June 24th 2023

Module 1 - Basics and Resistant Hypertension

Module 2 - Acute Kidny Injury

Module 3 - Recurrent UTI

Module 4 - DVT & PE

Module 5 - Toxicology

Module 6 - Acute Abdomen

Module 7 - GERD

Module 8 - Viral hepatitis, evaluation of abnormal LFT

Module 9 - Disorder of Brain Gut Interaction

Module 10 - Diabetes Mellitus type 2

Module 11 - Musculoskeletal examination

Module 12 - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Module 13 - Hypo and hyperthyroidism

Module 14 - common neonatal problems

Module 15 - Hypogonadism

Module 16- Childhood immunizations

Module 17 - Primary prevention of heart disease

Module 18 - Prenatal care

Closing Session

Certificate

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