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2024 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 25, 2024

Thursday, January 25, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HEpEF) How common and how to treat

Katherine Connolly, Department of Medicine

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

eGFR and Albuminuria

Karen To, Department of Medicine

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Update on Type 2 Diabetes Management

Ally Prebtani, Department of Medicine

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

Giant Cell Arteritis

Nader Khalidi, Department of Medicine

 

5:07 – 5:34 p.m.

Medical Levels of Intervention in Hospital: Thinking beyond ‘full” code v/s DNR

Mino Mitri, Department of Medicine

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

AI in Medicine

Dan Perri, Department of Medicine

Thursday, February 22, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

Managing Acute Coronary Syndrome: What’s New?

Shamir Mehta, Department of Medicine

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

Advances in the Management of Valvular Heart Disease

Madhu Natarajan, Department of Medicine

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Medication Safety and Your EMR: How Can It Help You and Your Patients Stay Safe

Anne Holbrook, Department of Medicine

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

Workup of MGUS and Myeloma: When and How to Refer

Mohammed Aljama, Department of Oncology

 

5:07 – 5:34 p.m.

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Andrew Kapoor, Department of Medicine

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

Managing End-Stage Renal Disease in the Elderly Patient

Meera Joseph, Department of Medicine

February 22, 2024

Thursday, March 21, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

Practical Management of Mild and Moderate Asthma

Paul O’Byrne, Department of Medicine 

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

Low Dose Intensity CT for Lung Cancer Screening

Julian Dobranowski, Department of Radiology

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Managing Dementia: Is There Anything New?

Brian Misiaszek, Department of Medicine

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

Evaluation of Microcytosis

Siraj Mithoowani, Department of Medicine

 

5:07 - 5:34 p.m.

Hypertension Goals: 2024

Anna Mathew, Department of Medicine

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

Diagnosing and Managing Headache

Meagan Guay, Department of Medicine

March 21, 2024

Thursday, April 25, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Diabetes and/or Obesity

Hertzel Gerstein, Department of Medicine

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

Interpreting Abnormal Liver Function Tests

Mathew Collins, Department of Medicine

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Managing Cardiogenic Shock

Emilie Belley-Côté, Department of Medicine

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

Smoking Cessasation Strategies

Sandra Ofori, Department of Medicine

 

5:07 – 5:34 p.m.

Interpreting Rheumatology Labs

Kimberly Legault, Department of Medicine

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

Principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: When Should It Be Used

Anthony Levinson, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences

April 25, 2024

Thursday, May 23, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

Update on Stroke and TIA Management

Luciana Catanese, Department of Medicine

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

What’s New in Atrial Fibrillation Management

David Conen, Department of Medicine

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Managing Pleural Effusion

Eldar Priel, Department of Medicine

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

Hematological Complications in Pregnancy

Kristine Matusiak, Department of Medicine

 

5:07 – 5:34 p.m.

How to Prevent Fragility Fracture

Alexandra Papaioannou, Department of Medicine

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

A Practical Approach to a Patient Presenting with Peripheral Neuropathy

Ammar Gilani, Department of Medicine

May 23, 2024

Thursday, June 20, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

Outpatient Management of DVT and PE

Rick Ikesaka, Department of Medicine

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

Managing Thrombocytopenia

Donald Arnold, Department of Medicine

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Thyroid Nodule: When To Biopsy and When To Refer

William Harper, Department of Medicine

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis

Shariq Haider, Department of Medicine

 

5:07 – 5:34 p.m.

Symptom Management in Palliative Care

Britta Berg, Department of Medicine

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

An Update on Alcohol and Opioid Addiction/Withdrawal

Leslie Martin, Department of Medicine

June 20, 2024

Thursday, September 19, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

Cardiovascular Assessment and Management of Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery

PJ Devereaux, Department of Medicine

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

Dermatology for the Internist

Muhannad Abu Hilal, Department of Medicine

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Novel Cancer Therapies: What Our Patients Need To Know 

Rosalyn Juergens, Department of Oncology

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

An Approach to a Patient Presenting with Dyspepsia

Paul Moayyedi, Department of Medicine

 

5:07 – 5:34 p.m.

Update on Sexually Transmitted Disease

Zain Chagla, Department of Medicine

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

When and Who to Refer for Knee or Hip Arthroplasty

Victoria Avram, Department of Surgery

September 19, 2024

Thursday, October 24, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

Managing Abnormal DLCO on Pulmonary Function Test 

Imran Satia, Department of Medicine

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

SGLT-2 inhibitors: Indications and Benefits

Manoela Braga, Department of Medicine

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Hypertension in Pregnancy: Short-Term Management and Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk

Serena Gundy, Department of Medicine

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

What Do All Numbers on CBC Panel Mean?

Michelle Zeller, Department of Medicine

 

5:07 – 5:34 p.m.

Managing Complications of Cirrhosis

Marco Puglia, Department of Medicine

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

Managing Long-Term Effects Following Bariatric Surgery 

Maria Tiboni, Department of Medicine

October 24, 2024

Thursday, November 21, 2024

2:50 – 3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00 – 3:27 p.m.

Should We Be Recommending Intermittent Fasting

Tayyab Khan, Department of Medicine, Western University

 

3:27 – 3:54 p.m.

Managing Osteoarthritis

Celina Lin, Department of Medicine

 

3:54 – 4:20 p.m.

Drug-Drug Interactions to Avoid

Mitchell Levine, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

 

4:20 – 4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40 – 5:07 p.m.

Update on HIV

Phil El Helou, Department of Medicine

 

5:07 – 5:34 p.m.

A Practical Approach to a Patient Presenting with Leucopenia

Madeleine Verhovsek, Department of Medicine 

 

5:34 – 6:00 p.m.

People on Immunosuppression: Side Effects, Infections and Drug Interactions

Azim Gangji, Department of Medicine

November 21, 2024

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