Thursday March 29, 2012
Morning Session
Martin O’Donnell, Moderator
| 07:00 – 08:00 |
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST |
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| 08:00 – 08:25 |
Challenges in the management of new oral anticoagulants
Jeff Weitz |
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| 08:25 – 08:45 |
Bridging during temporary interruption of oral anticoagulant therapy; Is it necessary?
Jim Douketis |
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| 08:45 – 09:05 |
Management of VTE in pregnancy
Shannon Bates |
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| 09:05 – 09:25 |
What’s New in Stroke?
Robert Hart |
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| 09:25 – 09:45 |
Panel Discussion Q&A |
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| 09:45 – 10:05 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| 10:05 – 10:25 |
Assessing the risk of stroke and bleeding in atrial fibrillation
John Eikelboom |
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| 10:25 – 10:45 |
The Ultimate Neurological Examination
Wes Oczkowski |
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| 10:45 – 11:05 |
Diagnosis and management of Guillian-Barre
Draga Jichici |
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| 11:05 – 11:25 |
Worrisome headache
Rose Giammarco |
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| 11:25 – 11:45 |
Management of status epilepticus
Luis Morillo |
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| 11:45 - 12:05 |
Panel Discussion Q&A |
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| 12:05 - 01:15 |
LUNCH |
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Afternoon Session
Rajendar Hanmiah, Moderator
| 01:15 – 01:35 |
An approach to thrombocytopenia
Donald Arnold |
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| 01:35 – 01:55 |
An approach to polycythemia
Parveen Wasi |
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| 01:55 – 02:15 |
Update on CLL
Graeme Fraser |
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| 02:15 – 02:35 |
The future of stem cell therapy
Ronan Foley |
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| 02:35 – 02:55 |
Panel Discussion Q&A |
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| 02:55 – 03:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| 03:15 – 03:35 |
Hunting or not for the primary cancer
Som Mukherjee |
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| 03:35 – 03:55 |
Oncology emergencies for the Internist
Richard Tozer |
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| 03:55 – 04:15 |
Palliative care in advanced heart and lung disease
Tony Kerigan |
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| 04:15 – 04:35 |
Advances in critical care
Deborah Cook |
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| 04:35 - 04:55 |
Panel Discussion Q&A |
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