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Nov
18-21, 2008 | Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
Tuesday,
November 18 > Wednesday, November
19 > Thursday, November
20 > Friday, November 21
Tuesday,
November
18
07:30 Conference Registration:
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre; 999 Canada Place,
Vancouver
(Registration will be located on the Conference Level)
07:30 Continental Breakfast available until 0815 in Ballroom C
08:15 Seating for Main Lecture Series in Exhibit Hall A
08:25 Opening Remarks
Dr. Joss De Wet, Course Chairman
Dr. Garey Mazowita, Chair, Dept. Family & Community Medicine, Providence
Healthcare
Therapeutics
| Moderator: Dr. Daniel Dodek
08:30 Treatment of acne over 30 years Dr. Chih-Ho Hong
08:40 Vitamin D and new indications in cancer prevention Dr. C. Laird Birmingham
08:50 Managing acute IBD in the office Dr. Eric Lam
09:05 Q & A
09:20 Alzheimers: When to start meds Dr. Dean Foti
09:35 ASA vs. PLAVIX in TIA Dr. Dean Johnston
09:50 Q & A
10:10 Nutrition Break
10:30 HIV update Dr. Joss De Wet
10:40 Late Breaker
10:50 Q & A
11:05 Botulinum Toxin for Migraines Dr. Sian Spacey
11:15 Management of TMJ Dr. Bruce Blasberg
11:25 The best way to treat acute Sinusitis Dr. Casey Manarey
11:40 Q & A
12:00
Adjourn – Participants on their own
for lunch
Surgery
| Moderator: Dr. Daniel Ngui
13:30 Avoiding a pain in the neck - The approach to non-thyroid
neck masses | Dr. Casey Manarey
13:40 Post-op pain management for Family Docs Dr. Pam Squire
13:55 Stopping the leaks – Incontinence surgery Dr. Stephen Kaye
14:10 Acute diverticulitis: Management in primary care Dr. Alnoor Ramji
14:25 Q & A
14:40 Nutrition Break
15:00 Advances in Inguinal Hernia repairs Dr. Victor Tsang
15:10 Pre-Op risk assessment and preparation: Advice for family physicians Dr. Charles Tai
15:30 Uplifting news – Advances in breast implant surgery Dr. Nancy Van Laeken
15:45 Q & A
16:00 What wisdom is necessary in wisdom teeth surgical complications Dr.
Martin Braverman
16:15 A pain in the rear – Hemorrhoid therapy update Dr. Manoj Raval
16:30 New screening and treatment for AAA’s Dr. Jerry Chen
16:40 Q & A
17:00 Adjourn
17:30 Fitness
Class Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Malaspina Room
Wednesday,
November 19
06:30
Morning Seawall jog – Meet in the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
lobby
07:45 Continental Breakfast available until 0815 in
Ballroom C Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
Cardiology/Diabetes |
Moderator:Dr. Christopher Ryan
Generously
supported by 
08:30 Refractory Hypertension Dr. Ken Gin
08:45 Unusual lipid problems Dr. James Nasmith
09:00 The medical treatment of Coronary Artery DiseaseDr. Arthur Dodek
09:15 Q & A
09:30 CHF – Medical treatment Dr. Arthur Dodek
09:45 Calcium & Cardiovascular risk Dr. Ken Gin
09:55 Q & A
10:05 Nutrition Break
10:25 Cardiomyopathy - What are we missing? Dr. Brad Munt
10:40 The latest in Endocarditis Prophylaxis Dr. Val Montessori
10:50 Q & A
11:00 Update – Incretins & TZD’s Dr. Keith Dawson
11:10 Basic Insulin therapy Dr. Keith Dawson
11:35 Late Breaker TBA
11:45 Q & A
12:00
Adjourn – Participants on their own
for lunch
Ortho/Sports
Medicine |
Moderator:Dr. Michael Fitzmaurice
13:30 Neck pain: Clinical assessment Dr. Jaime Guzman
13:50 Whiplash: Insurer’s headache Dr. Martin Ray
14:00 Treatment of neck pain: What works and what doesn’t Dr. Jaime Guzman
14:15 Q & A
14:30 Low back pain: Clinical assessment Dr. Pankaj Dhawan
14:50 Imaging the Lumbosacral Spine: Which test to order? Dr. Bruce Forster
15:10 Treatment options for low back pain Dr. Pankaj Dhawan
15:25 Q & A
15:40 Nutrition Break
16:00 Patellofemoral pain and Patellar Tendonitis Dr. Janet McKeown
16:15 ITB Syndrome and Trochanteric Bursitis Dr. Rob Lloyd-Smith
16:30 Common finger injuries Dr. Neil Wells
16:45 Q & A
17:00 Adjourn
17:30 Fitness
Class Fairmont Waterfront Hotel - Malaspina Room
Thursday,
November 20
06:30
Morning Seawall jog – Meet in the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
lobby
07:45 Continental Breakfast available until 0815 in
Ballroom C Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
Emergency
Medicine |
Moderator: Dr. Niloofer Baria
08:30 How not to miss Necrotizing Fasciitis Dr. Natasha
Press
08:45 Concussion Syndrome: How not to miss it Dr. Brian Hunt
09:00 The first seizure – Investigation and management Dr. Stephen Clarke
09:10 Q & A
09:25 Medical and surgical eye emergencies Dr. Duncan Anderson
09:45 Dental emergencies Dr. Alec Ritchie
09:55 Q & A
10:10 Nutrition Break
10:30 ATLS update: What a GP needs to know Dr. Julian Marsden
10:50 Meningitis – How not to miss it Dr. Sian Spacey
11:00 Q & A
11:10 The Sexual Assault Assessment Dr. Donna McLachlan
11:25 Acute Menorrhagia – stopping the flow Dr. Paula Lott
11:35 In flight emergencies: Is there a Doctor on board? Dr. David Williscroft
11:50 Q & A
12:00
Adjourn – Our Traditional “Thursday lunch” for
registrants –
included in your fee. Topic and speaker will be confirmed in
the syllabus.
Chronic Disease Management |
Moderator: Dr. Yuriy Savchuk
13:45 DMARDS – The Executive Summary Dr. Simon Huang
14:00 New Hypertension Guidelines Dr. Ronald Warneboldt
14:15 Q & A
14:25 Know the new COPD Guidelines Dr. Philip White
14:40 Teaching your patient COPD self-management Dr. Pearce Wilcox
14:55 Is it COPD or Asthma? Dr. Tony Bai
15:10 COPD Complications: recognizing and managing Pulmonary Hypertension Dr.
Pearce Wilcox
15:25 Q & A
15:35 Nutrition Break
15:55 New Chronic Kidney Disease Guidelines Dr. Adeera Levin
16:10 Bad drugs for kidney Dr. Adeera Levin
16:25 When to use ACEs vs. ARBs Dr. Monica Beaulieu
16:40 Q & A
16:55 Adjourn
17:30 Fitness Class Fairmont Waterfront Hotel - Malaspina Room
Friday,
November 21
06:30
Morning Seawall jog – Meet in the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel
lobby
07:45 Continental Breakfast available until 0815 in Ballroom
C Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre
Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine | Moderator:
Dr. Joss de Wet
08:30 Resident FPII Award Winning Research Project
08:40 ETOH withdrawal therapy Dr. Ray Baker
08:55 Best Management of Anxiety Disorder Dr. Kevin Kjernisted
09:10 Pathological gambling Dr. Paul Farnan
09:25 Q & A
09:40 MD burnout Dr. Paul Farnan
10:00 How to diagnose Bipolar Disorders Dr. Hiram Mok
10:15 Q & A
10:30 Nutrition Break
10:50 Managing Excessive Grief Dr. Ron Remick
11:00 The urban face of Psychosis Dr. Bill MacEwan
11:20 A review of Antidepressants Dr. Ron Remick
11:45 Q & A
12:00 Adjourn – Participants on their own for lunch
Paediatrics | Dr.
Lori McFarlane
13:30 Group A Strep – How to distinguish carrier vs. infected
pt. Dr. David Riddell
13:40 Paediatric Developmental Milestones Dr. Tim Oberlander
14:00 Q & A
14:15 Infant formulas – Are they all the same? Dr. Mark Kovacs
14:30 Dietary prevention for the atopic child Dr. Keyvan Hadad
14:40 Paediatric abdominal pain – How to rule in/out functional abdominal
pain Dr. Paul Thiessen
14:55 Q & A
15:10 Nutrition Break
15:30 Common foreskin dilemmas Dr. John Masterson
15:40 How not to miss Strabismus & when to refer Dr. Roy Cline
15:50 Paediatric UTI’s – Initial workup & when to refer Dr. John
Masterson
16:00 Q & A
16:15 Autism screening for the GP Dr. Alisa Lipson
16:30 Pearls in paediatric emergencies – What not to miss in the office
Dr. Cheryl Mutch
16:45 Q & A
17:00 Adjourn
Have a Safe Journey Home!
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