Here is what’s in it for you:
  • 26 Plenary presentations
  • 50 Workshops (10 in parallel)
  • Live question and answer period for each talk from Dec 4-6, 2023
  • Asynchronous on-demand recordings and option to submit questions Dec 11, 2023 - March 11, 2024

Schedule

Monday
Dec 4

08:15 - Welcome Remarks
Ivan Rohan
08:30 - Plenary 1
  • Atrial fibrillation management pearls
    Mathieu Walker
  • Update on hypertension - when to worry
    Sheldon Tobe / Rahul Jain
  • Update on lipid management in 2023
    George Thanassoulis
  • CHF: using meds wisely
    Richard Sheppard
11:00 - Workshops A
  • Medical wearables and devices for patients
    Daniel E. Lalla
  • Office evaluation of suspected angina
    Mathieu Walker
  • PCOS - A pediatric perspective
    Preetha Krishnamoorty
  • What's up in Hypertension
    Rahul Jain/Sheldon Tobe
  • MAID discussion - the tough cases
    David Dannenbaum
  • Medical cannabis
    Claude Cyr
  • Assessing disability and workplace restrictions in spinal pain
    Mohan Radhakrishna
  • Applying the 2021 CCS Dyslipidemia Guidelines in Clinical Practice
    George Thanassoulis
  • Successful management of andropause, low T and hypogonadism in aging men: Tricks of the trade
    Peter Chan
  • Electrolytes abnormalities for the hospitalist
    Daniel Blum
13:00 - Plenary 2
  • Infectious pediatric rashes
    Earl Rubin
  • Contraception: What's new?
    Giuseppina Di Meglio
  • When are recurrent infections an immune disorder: Approach to immunodeficiencies
    Reza Alizadehfar
15:30 - Workshops B
  • Latest wisdom on breastfeeding - tips & tricks
    Anjana Srinivasan
  • HPV
    Samantha Benlolo
  • Should we be PRObiotics
    Rilla Schneider
  • Long-COVID: the marathon nobody signed up for
    Leighanne Parkes
  • Nephrology - top referrals
    Tiina Podymow
  • Pearls in office management of diabetic urgencies that do not require immediate referral
    Natasha Garfield
  • Approach to cognitive issues in the office
    Julia Chabot
  • Approach to polyneuropathy
    Rami Massie
  • Anemias (iron replacement incl. IV iron)
    Carolyne Elbaz
  • Does this child have a genetic syndrome? And what should I do about it?
    Teresa Rudkin

Tuesday
Dec 5

08:30 - Plenary 3
  • Things to know when starting to exercise
    J. Scott Delaney
  • Hyperthyroidism
    Magali Bidal St-Aubin
  • Proper use of diagnostic tests in rheumatology
    Delphine Keyaert
  • NASH
    Giada Sebastiani
11:00 - Workshops C
  • Managing common issues in long-term care
    Mark Karanofsky
  • Virtual care considerations: Tips to enhance your practice
    Cheryl Hunchak
  • Joint reduction techniques
    J. Scott Delaney
  • Taking the pain out of treating opioid use disorder. Updates for 2023.
    Vanessa Pasztor
  • Hyperthyroidism
    Magali Bidal Saint Aubin
  • How to order the appropriate biochemistry laboratory tests or are diagnostic laboratories open bars?
    Julie St-Cyr
  • Hepatitis B
    Christina Greenway
  • Management of rheumatic patient on a day to day basis
    Delphine Keyaert
  • LFT's
    Giada Sebastiani
  • Chronic pain: information to the patient
    Allen Steverman
13:00 - Plenary 4
  • What has the COVID pandemic done to asthma care?
    Pierre Ernst
  • Lesions on skin of colour
    Robin Wiviott
  • Anything new in Breast cancer screening
    Guylaine Theriault
  • What's new in migraine in 2023?
    Robert Altman
15:30 - Workshops D
  • Deprescribing in older adults : What, when, and why to consider?
    Louise Papillon-Ferland
  • Practical approach to a cognitive complaint in the office: clinical cases and discussion
    Fadi Massoud
  • Topic tbd
    Speaker tbd
  • Joint injections
    Michael Stein
  • Headache clinic - case discussions
    Robert Altman
  • Dentistry 101 for family medicine
    Robert Karanofsky
  • Internal med on call
    Samuel Mamane
  • Please hit subscribe: the effects of social media on teens
    Ton-Yee Quan
  • Indigenous health
    Darlene Kitty
  • Let's stop to stress over IBS
    Gad Friedman

Wednesday
Dec 6

08:30 - Plenary 5
  • Elder care: Tips for your toolbox
    Wendy Chiu
  • Evaluation of cognitive impairment in the office: for whom? when? And how?
    Fadi Massoud
  • Are all hives allergies?
    Christine McCusker
  • ADHD in adults
    Fiore Lalla
11:00 - Workshops E
  • Myths and realities of food desensitization
    Christine McCusker
  • Counting heffalumps: Insomnia in older persons (a geriatrician's POV, redux)
    Wendy Chiu
  • What to do while waiting for joint replacement
    Karen Meyer
  • Stress incontinence: Treat them with poise. They depend on you.
    Marie-Claude Lemieux
  • Eye emergencies in the office
    Devinder Cheema
  • How can we keep up with the literature? A data-informed approach based on the daily POEM
    Roland Grad
  • New roads and old alleys in psychiatric treatment: psychedelia and such!
    Fiore Lalla
  • Adolescent addiction
    Nicholas Chadi
  • Obesity medical management - practical tips and a fresh perspective
    Jasmine Kler
13:00 - Plenary 6
  • Family Medicine as a mission- From wonderful developments in Brazil over 25 years to a reality with no family medicine in Benin
    Monique Bourget
  • Obesity treatment - Are GLP1s the new miracle?
    Jasmine Kler
  • Atopic dermatitis: An update
    Fatemeh Jafarian
  • Contemporary management of abnormal uterine bleeding
    Cleve Ziegler
  • Psychedelics
    Joseph Schwarcz
16:20 - Closing Remarks
Ivan Rohan
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