08:15 - 08:30
Welcoming Remarks – John H. Burgess & Paul Lysy
CARDIOLOGY Moderator: John H. Burgess
08:30-08:55
OBJECTIVES:
Drugs for Cardiac Failure –
Abhinav Sharma
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Understand the use of newer drugs (GLP1’s) to treat heart failure
- Use digoxin appropriately
- Achieve the ideal BP with afterload reduction
08:55-09:20
OBJECTIVES:
Drugs for Post MI –
Thao Huynh
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Understand the use of dual antiplatelet therapy
- Determine who needs Beta Blockers
- Adjust Statin Therapy properly
09:20-09:45
OBJECTIVES:
The Management of Chronic Stable Angina –
George Thanassoulis
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Understand the pathophysiology of chronic stable angina as well as its symptoms and classification according to severity.
- Review the evaluation and medical management of chronic stable angina using standard antianginal therapies
- Review some emerging antianginal therapies and understand the indication for invasive treatment strategies
09:45-10:05
Panel Discussion
INFECTIOUS DISEASES Moderator: André Bonnici
10:20-10:45
OBJECTIVES:
Vaccines –
Brian Ward
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Deal with resistance to vaccination
- Choose the appropriate vaccine for Pneumonia & Herpes Zoster
- Decide which vaccines need boosters
10:45-11:10
OBJECTIVES:
STI's –
Giuseppina Di Meglio
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- List the most prevalent STI’s
- Prescribe the treatment regimes
- Implement effective treatment strategies
11:10-11:35
OBJECTIVES:
COVID Treatment–
Makeda Semret
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the known indications – including severity
- Choose the appropriate drugs for treatment
- Choose the appropriate vaccine
11:35-11:55
Panel Discussion
NEUROLOGY Moderator: John H. Burgess
12:55-13:20
OBJECTIVES:
Headaches –
Liam Durcan
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Utilize new drugs for Migraine
- Choose the appropriate drugs for chronic tension headaches
- Incorporate non-drug treatments for headaches
13:20-13:45
OBJECTIVES:
Parkinson’s Disease –
Anne-Louise Lafontaine
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Diagnosis Parkinson's disease
- Initiate treatment
- Co-manage the advanced disease
13:45-14:10
OBJECTIVES:
Cannabis –
Antonio Vigano
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- recognize the known indications
- prescribe and order the drug
- recognize and manage the side effects
14:10-14:30
Panel Discussion
GI / HAEMATOLOGY Moderator: Paul Lysy
14:45-15:10
OBJECTIVES:
An Introduction to Useful Statistics When Clinicians are Reading
the Medical Literature – Alan Barkun
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
TBA
15:10 - 15:35
OBJECTIVES:
IBD; New Treatment Paradigms–
Waqqas Afif
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Describe the treatment goals and medications used to achieve these goals in patients with IBD.
- Understand the utility of biosimilar medications in patients with IBD
- Provide IBD chronic disease co-management in a planned and proactive manner
15:35 - 16:00
OBJECTIVES:
Anticoagulants –
Chantal Séguin
Following this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Determine when to start warfarin, if ever
- Determine when a thrombolytic work-up is needed
- Choose the appropriate DOACs
- Determine the duration of DVT treatment (fit to fly)
16:00-16:20
Panel Discussion