Nov 23-26, 2010 | Vancouver Convention Centre (West)

Tuesday, November 23 > Wednesday, November 24 > Thursday, November 25 > Friday, November 26

Tuesday, November 23
07:30 Conference Registration
Vancouver Convention Centre (West) 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver
Registration will be located in the West Ballrooms
07:30 Continental Breakfast available until 08:15 in the West Ballrooms
08:15 Seating for Main Lecture Series in the West Ballrooms
08:25 Opening Remarks
Dr. Joss De Wet, Course Chairman
Dr. Garey Mazowita, Chair, Dept. Family & Community Medicine, Providence Healthcare

Gastroenterology | Moderators: Dr. Daniel Ngui / Dr. Dietmar Raudzus
08:30 Are we missing Celiac Disease? Dr. Brian Bressler
08:45 Case Yellow: Case based assessment of the jaundiced adult Dr. Brian Bressler
09:00 Advances in management of minimally invasive Rectal Cancer Dr. Carl Brown
09:10 Q & A
09:20 Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Dr. Jack Amar
09:45 Commonly prescribed drugs that may cause GI Bleeding Dr. Lawrence Halparin
10:00 When to suspect Pancreatic Cancer Dr. Robert Enns
10:15 Q & A
10:25 Nutrition Break
10:45 Controversies in managing GERD Dr. Robert Enns
10:55 Update in screening for Colon Cancer — finger, paper, scope Dr. Jennifer Telford
11:05 Constipation management and prevention in elderly Dr. Janet Kushner Kow
11:20 Q & A
11:30 Gassy and bloated: Management issues Dr. Scott Whittaker
11:40 How to monitor Hepatitis B carriers Dr. Valentina Montessori
11:50 Q & A
12:00 Adjourn — Participants on their own for lunch

Sports Medicine | Moderator: Dr. Yuriy Savchuk
13:30 Lessons learned from the Olympic Games Mr. Rick Celebrini
13:45 How to design an exercise prescription Dr. Joseph Finkler
13:55 Post head injury: When to return to play Dr. Brian Hunt
14:10 Ottawa Ankle Rules Dr. Joseph Finkler
14:25 Q & A
14:40 Nutrition Break
15:00 Update on Plantar Fasciitis Dr. Navin Prasad
15:15 What you need to know about stress fractures Dr. Carl Shearer
15:30 Spinal Decompression — is it effective? Dr. Ramesh Sahjpaul
15:45 Q & A
16:00 The Shoulder Exam Dr. William Regan
16:15 Diagnosis and management of rotator cuff injuries Dr. William Regan
16:30 Long term follow-up of the replaced joint Dr. Bas Masri
16:45 Q & A
17:00 Adjourn
17:30 Fitness Class — The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Malaspina Room

Wednesday, November 24

06:30 Morning Seawall Jog — Meet in the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel Lobby
07:45 Continental Breakfast available until 08:15 in the West Ballrooms of the Vancouver Convention Centre (West)

Internal Medicine | Moderator: Dr. Christopher Ryan
08:30 What’s new in CRP, Lp (a), Lipids Dr. Graham Wong
08:45 A-Fib + CHAD2 — When to Rx Dr. James Nasmith
09:00 Hypertension + LVH—Now what? Dr. Ken Gin
09:15 How to identify those at risk for sudden cardiac death Dr. Brad Munt
09:25 Q & A
09:40 HbA1C as a screening test? Dr. Michelle Johnson
09:50 All about FRAX Dr. Simon Huang
10:00 Sorting out the oral meds for Diabetes treatment Dr. Adam White
10:15 Q & A
10:35 Nutrition Break
10:55 Dietary requirements in Chronic Kidney Disease Dr. Mhairi Sigrist
11:10 What you need to know about living kidney donation Dr. David Landsberg
11:20 Proteinuria in DM, CRF, HTN what to do? Dr. Adeera Levin
11:35 The very latest Influenza update Dr. Danuta Skowronski
11:45 Q & A
12:00 Adjourn — Participants on their own for lunch

Paediatrics | Moderator: Dr. Lori McFarlane
13:30 3 articles that changed my practice Dr. Keyvan Hadad
13:45 Constipation in kids Dr. Mark Kovacs
14:00 Red flags of Paediatric Cancer that mimic normal childhood illness Dr. Keyvan Hadad
14:15 Decontaminating children poisoning Dr. Ran Goldman
14:25 Q & A
14:40 Assessing and managing the challenging child Dr. David Riddell
15:00 Challenges in Paediatric Gynecology Dr. Ellen Giesbrecht
15:15 Approach to the coughing kid Dr. David Riddell
15:30 Q & A
15:45 Nutrition Break
16:05 Meningitis vaccination — which vaccines to use? Dr. Jane Finlay
16:15 Maternal drugs: Effect on the newborn Dr. Paul Thiessen
16:30 Paediatric Dermatology slide show Dr. James Bergman
16:45 Q & A
17:00 Adjourn
17:30 Fitness Class — The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Malaspina Room

Thursday, November 25

06:30 Morning Seawall Jog — Meet in the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel Lobby
07:45 Continental Breakfast available until 08:15 in the West Ballrooms of the Vancouver Convention Centre (West)

Neurology | Moderator: Dr. Daniel Dodek
08:30 Screening for Cerebral Aneurysms in primary care Dr. Samuel Yip
08:45 Management of TIA Dr. Samuel Yip
09:05 Acute Migraine treatment in the office Dr. Gordon Mackie
09:15 Q & A
09:30 Alzheimer nutrition & biomarkers: Are they helpful? Dr. Dean Foti
09:50 Resident FPII Award Winning Research Project TBA
10:00 Q & A
10:10 Nutrition Break
10:30 The latest: Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency & MS Dr. Anthony Traboulsee
10:45 Current update on the management of MS Dr. Virginia Devonshire
10:55 Q & A
11:05 How to effectively manage restless legs Dr. Kristine Chapman
11:15 Sorting out tremors in primary care Dr. Martin McKeown
11:30 Non-surgical management of Carpal Tunnel Dr. Kristine Chapman
11:45 Q & A
12:00 Our traditional “Thursday buffet lunch” for registrants included in your fee. Topic and speaker will be confirmed in syllabus.

Psychiatry | Moderator: Dr. Michael Fitzmaurice
13:45 Understanding neurotransmitters to guide treatment Dr. Diane McIntosh
14:05 Treating Depression—how to select the right drugs for the right patient Dr. Ron Remick
14:20 Q & A
14:30 GAD — which drug to use when Dr. Kevin Kjernisted
14:45 Management of Bipolar Disorder Dr. Clifford Kerr
15:00 Q & A
15:10 Nutrition Break
15:30 Effective treatment of Psychosis Dr. Bill MacEwan
15:45 Management of Borderline Personality Disorder in the GPs office Dr. David Yaxley
16:05 Q & A
16:15 What the GP needs to know about Dialectical Therapy Dr. Lorne Korman
16:30 How to do a brief cognitive intervention Dr. Dan Bilsker
16:50 Q & A
17:00 Adjourn
17:30 Fitness Class — The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Malaspina Room

Friday, November 26

06:30 Morning Seawall Jog — Meet in the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel Lobby
07:45 Continental Breakfast available until 08:15 in the West Ballrooms of the Vancouver Convention Centre (West)

Therapeutics | Moderator: Dr. Tinus Wasserfall
08:30 New treatment options for Osteoporosis Dr. David Kendler
08:45 The latest on Zoster Immunization Dr. Natasha Press
08:55 Internet and iPhone resources for the busy physician Dr. Steven Wong
09:05 3 articles that changed my practice Dr. Steven Wong
09:15 Q & A
09:25 STD treatment in 2010 Dr. Mark Tyndall
09:40 New cardiovascular drugs: What the GP should know Dr. Iain Mackie
09:50 Travel medicine: What’s new in treatments and prevention options Dr. Suni Boraston
10:00 Q & A
10:10 Nutrition Break
10:30 Bladder Pharmacology for the GP Dr. Ercole Leone
10:45 Community-Acquired Pneumonia: An evidence based update Dr. Pearce Wilcox
10:55 Migraine treatment: Are all Triptans equal? Dr. Gordon Robinson
11:05 Q & A
11:15 Prescriber beware: Drug interactions not to be missed Dr. James McCormack
11:30 Late Breaker TBC
11:40 When Athlete’s Foot is not always Athlete’s Foot Dr. Gillian de Gannes
11:50 Q & A
12:00 Adjourn — Participants on their own for lunch

Senses | Moderator: Dr. Niloofer Baria
13:30 Management of Otitis Media Dr. Frederick K. Kozak
13:45 What’s new in Nasopharyngeal Cancers Dr. Donald Mintz
13:55 New refractory eye surgeries & lenses Dr. Jesse Chew
14:05 Q & A
14:15 How to manage Chronic Sinusitis Dr. Amin Javer
14:30 Sensory Neuronal Hearing Loss in the Newborn — what not to miss Dr. Frederick K. Kozak
14:40 “Hop” to “Trot” diagnosing the “Froggie” “Hoarse” voice — when to refer for “hoarseness” Dr. Murray Morrison
14:55 Q & A
15:10 Nutrition Break
15:30 “Holes in the Head”: An ear, nose and throat slide show Dr. Robert Irvine
15:45 Floaters and Flashers Dr. Duncan Anderson
15:55 From “Dizzy Gillespie to Hitchock” the management of persistent “Dizziness & Vertigo” Dr. Brian Westerberg
16:10 Q & A
16:20 Bells Palsy — differential diagnosis and new management Dr. Ana-Luiza Sayao
16:35 The office management of eye injuries: Foreign bodies & abrasions Dr. N. Kevin Wade
16:50 Q & A
17:00 Adjourn

Have a Safe Journey Home!