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Don’t Wait, Don’t Overcall: Navigating Acute Surgical Referrals in Primary Care
Melinda Maggisano, MD, FRCS(C)
Topics: Surgical Referrals
- Up to 1.5 CFPC Mainpro+ Credits
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Learning Objectives:
- Recognize red flags that require urgent ER referral
- Distinguish between emergent, urgent, and elective presentations of common general surgery conditions
- Determine when and how to refer to the ER to access Acute Care Surgery
- Initiate appropriate management in the community office
Melinda Maggisano MD, FRCS(C)
Dr. Melinda Maggisano is a General Surgeon at Humber River Hospital with a focus on Minimally Invasive Surgery and Breast Disease.
Dr.MaggisanograduatedfromtheBiomedicalScienceprogramattheUniversityofGuelphwithHonours.Withadesiretostudyhealthcareinternationally,shewentontostudyPublicHealthandNutritionattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaandsubsequentlyattendedMedicalSchoolatTrinityCollegeinDublin,Ireland.ShethenreturnedhometocompleteherGeneralSurgeryResidencyattheUniversityofTorontowhereshegraduatedastheValedictorianofherclass.SheaccomplishedadditionaltrainingthroughafellowshipinMinimallyInvasiveSurgeryattheUniversityofToronto.SheiscurrentlyaStaffSurgeonatHumberRiverHospital,thenewstate-of-the-artdigitalhospital.
Dr.Maggisano’selectivepracticeincludesabroadrangeofgeneralsurgerycasessuchas:hernias,biliarydisease,GIandcolontumorsaswellasbenignandmalignantbreastdisease.Shehasaspecialinterestinphysicianmentorship.
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Credits for Family Medicine Specialists:
This Certified Activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Queen's University CPD Team for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Credits for Royal College Specialists:
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Queen's University CPD Team. You may claim a maximum of 1.5 hours.
Hours for All Health Professionals:
This is a professional learning activity which provided up to 1.5 hours of Continuing Education
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Credits for Family Medicine Specialists:
This Certified Activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Queen's University CPD Team for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Hours for All Health Professionals:
This is a professional learning activity which provided up to 1.5 hours of Continuing Education
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