CBT Lethbridge

Overview: CBT Canada and the University of Calgary's RAS Residency Program are pleased to present an Introduction to Medical CBT workshop on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Lethbridge Lodge. Workshop hours are 9 am to 4:30 pm A catered lunch is included.

Medical CBT is specifically designed for the ultra-brief appointments typical of primary care. In this workshop you'll learn the essentials of a skill that may fundamentally change how you cope with the all-important psychological side of medicine.

You'll learn flexible Ten-Minute CBT tools to integrate into your existing approaches to major depression, persistent depression (“dysthymia” until DSM-5), chronic worry, chronic pain, panic disorder, non-compliance, substance abuse, illness anxiety, borderline personality disorder, suicidality, and more.

Head instructor: Greg Dubord, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and the prime developer of medical CBT. He has presented over 500 workshops, including over 50 for the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and is a University of Toronto CME Teacher of the Year.

Accreditation is for 18.0 Mainpro+ credits ("3:1") by the College of Family Physicians of Canada*.

*American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) members are eligible to receive up to 18.0 Prescribed credit hours for attendance at CBT Canada’s 6.0 hour (/18.0 Mainpro+ credit) workshops due to a reciprocal agreement with the College of Family Physicians (AAFP, 2016).

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