Academic Detailing Service

In an initiative funded by the Department of Health and managed by Dalhousie CME, Nova Scotia was the first province in Canada to undertake a province-wide academic detailing program.  In this form of CME, trained health care professionals visit physicians individually to provide evidence-based CME on a particular topic in brief (15-20 minute) educational sessions.  Research has shown that this kind of one-on-one education is one of the most effective forms of continuing medical education.

Each program is developed with the assistance of an advisory board consisting of four family physicians, representing Metro Halifax/Dartmouth, a regional centre and a small rural community. Academic detailing is available to all Nova Scotia family physicians and interested specialists, but participation is completely voluntary and confidential. The educational sessions are accredited for MAINPRO-M1 (College of Family Physicians of Canada)

To date, over 65% of Nova Scotia family physicians have participated in one or more ADS programs. Topics presented have included:

• Lipids in Primary Prevention: A Calculated Risk
• Antibiotics: Why and Why Not
• Issues in Hypertension 2011
• Opioids in Chronic Non-cancer Pain 2010
• Diabetes 2010: Insulin Analogues & Self-monitoring
• Osteoporosis in 2009
• New Evidence in COPD
• Acne Review 2008
• PPIs: Burning Questions
• Type 2 Diabetes: Screening, Prevention and TZDs
• Clopidogrel: Dual & Mono
• Acute Coronary Syndrome: ASA + Clopidogrel
• Statins and Cardiovascular Disease
• COPD
• Update on Osteoporosis
• Update on Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Osteoarthritis Management in 2002
• Update on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines

Our team:

• Michael Allen MD, Director
  902.494.2173
• Isobel Fleming BSc(Pharm), Senior Academic Detailer
  902.494.1293
• Cathy Ross RN, BScN, Academic Detailer
• Lillian Berry, BSc(Pharm), Academic Detailer
• Pam McLean-Veysey BSc(Pharm), Drug Information Pharmacist

Frequently Asked Questions
About the Academic Detailing Service
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