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2023 AGENDAS

*Activity subject to change  **For interactivity each talk will be 20 minutes and will include 2 questions using an Audience Response System in addition to a Q&A following each talk

January 26, 2023

Thursday, January 26, 2023

2:50 pm–3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

Evidence-Based Guided Management After Acute Coronary Syndrome

Douglas Wright, Associate Professor

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Managing Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community

Robert Yang, Associate Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

Managing Community and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia

Nishma Singhal, Associate Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

Long Covid — if it exists and what is it

Haroon Yousuf, Assistant Professor

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Parkinson’s Disease: what a non-neurologist need to know

M. Thomas de Freitas, Assistant Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Ethics of Triage in ICU

Simon Oczkowski, Associate Professor

Thursday, February 23, 2023

2:50 pm–3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

Managing Atrial Fibrillation 2023

David Conen, Associate Professor

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Harm and Benefit of Alcohol

Anne Holbrook, Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

MGUS and Myeloma Update

Mohammed Ebraheem

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

Update on Initial Management and Work Up of Seizure

Michelle Shapiro, Associate Professor

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Lipids — What is New and Who to Treat

Guillaume Pare, Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Common Ophthalmological Emergencies

Mark Fava, Assistant Clinical Professor

February 23, 2023

Thursday, March 23, 2023

2:50 pm–3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

Diabetes Management and Technology: Pumps, Closed loop, Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Zubin Punthakee, Associate Professor

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Stroke Review 2023

Luciana Catanese, Assistant Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

Update in Obesity Management

Tony Chetty, Associate Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

SLE Update

Kimberly Legault, Associate Professor 

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Approach and Management of Hyponatremia

Ally Prebtani, Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Fluid Resuscitation in Shock

Bram Rochwerg, Associate Professor

March 23, 2023

Thursday, April 20, 2023

2:50 pm–3:00 pm 

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

Managing VTE 2023

Sam Schulman, Professor

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Practical Approach to Lymphadenopaththy

 Andrew Kapoor, Assistant Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

Recommended Adult Immunization

Dominik Mertz, Associate Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

  

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

Oncological Emergencies

Haider Samawi, Assistant Professor 

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Approach to Elevated Ferretin

Michelle Zeller, Associate Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Managing Behavioral Issues in Patients with Dementia

Trish Woo, Associate Professor

April 20, 2023

Thursday, May 25, 2023

2:50 pm–3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

Myocardial Infarction with Noncardiac Surgery (MINS)

PJ Devereaux, Professor 

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

2023 Management of Seasonal Allergies

Susan Waserman, Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

Management of Vertebral Compression Fracture

Aliya Khan, Clinical Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

Abnormal Value on CBC: when (and when not) to worry

Siraj Mithoowani, Assistant Professor

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Management of Pulmonary Hypertension

Nathan Hambly, Associate Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Management of Pressure ulcers and Lower Extremity Ulcers

Eva Piessens, Professor

May 25, 2023

Thursday, June 22, 2023

2:50 pm–3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

CHF Update

Katherine Connolly, Assistant Professor

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Drugs in Elderly

Justin Lee, Assistant Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

Update on Pancreatitis

Frances Tse, Associate Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

Working up a Patient with Weight Loss

Jason Cheung, Associate Professor

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Management of Sleep Apnea and Hypoventilation Syndrome

Madhu Chari, Assistant Professor 

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Management of a Patient with Opioid addiction in ED

Lauren Cook-Chaimowitz

June 22, 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023

2:50 pm–3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

Interpreting Abnormal Thyroid Test

William Harper, Associate Professor

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Cardiorenal Syndrome

Azim Gangji, Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

Postural Hypotension

Juan Guzman, Associate Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

Current Management Of Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Paul Moayyedi, Professor

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Management of Hemorrhagic Stroke and Non Operative Intracranial Bleed

Ashkan Shoemanesh, Associate Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Recognizing the Long-Term Consequences of Surviving Critical Illness: 

How to Identify Issues and Support Patients and Caregivers

Jill Rudkowski, Associate Professor

September 21, 2023

Thursday, October 19, 2023

2:50 pm –3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

How To Recognize a Trustworthy Practice Guideline

  Gordon Guyatt, Professor

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Approach To Vertigo: How To Manage

Marcus Mazurek, Assistant Professor 

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

What is Optimal Nephron Protection In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Meera Joseph, Assistant Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

Managing COPD: Can we reduce disease progression and reduce mortality in COPD

Andrew McIvor, Professor 

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Thrombophilia: when and how to investigate

Shannon Bates, Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Role of Early Discharge and Virtual Monitoring

Mohamed Panju, Associate Professor

October 19, 2023

Thursday, November 23, 2023

2:50 pm–3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 pm–3:27 pm

ECMO 101 for the Non Intensivist

Faizan Amin, Assistant Professor

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Approach to Assessment and Management of Bacteremia

Nishma Singhal, Associate Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

Evidence-Based Approach to Ordering Imaging (Choosing Wisely)

Julian Dobranowski, Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

Colonic Polyps: diagnosis, management and post polypectomy surveillance

Paul Moayyedi, Professor 

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Management of Glucocorticoid-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency

Ally Prebtani, Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Pitfalls of Antibiotic Therapy in Elderly Patients With Comorbidities: practical guides to 

increase safety and efficacy

Shariq Haider, Professor

November 23, 2023
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