Now offered as 6 virtual courses!

Presented by the Department of Medicine

McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine

Thursday April 15, 2021

*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

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Eastern Time*

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2:50 pm–3:00 pm

Welcome and Introductions

Akbar Panju, Professor

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3:00 pm–3:27 pm

Obesity Management in 2021

Sean Wharton, Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)

 

3:27 pm–3:54 pm

Oncological Emergencies (including side effects of new cancer treatments

Aly-Khan Lalani, Assistant Professor

 

3:54 pm–4:20 pm

Update on Prostate cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment

Edward Matsumoto, Associate Professor

 

4:20 pm–4:40 pm

Break/Virtual Exhibit Hall

 

4:40 pm–5:07 pm

How to approach abnormal liver function tests

Barry Lumb, Professor

 

5:07 pm–5:34 pm

Cirrhosis: diagnosis and management

Marco Puglia, Assistant Professor

 

5:34 pm–6:00 pm

Performing a Pre-operative Evaluation

Flavia Kessler-Borges, Assistant Professor