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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 Benefits 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, Associate 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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