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Program and Presentations

Wednesday November 7th, 2018
Time	Description
0700	Registration and Continental Breakfast
0750	Welcoming Remarks
0800-0840 Courtyard	Crowding Can be Fixed if Leadership Can be Found Dr. Peter Viccellio MD, FACEP Vice Chair, EM, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York This talk will focus on causes, consequences and solutions to hospital overcrowding.
0840-0855 Courtyard	Popular Drugs on the Street Dr. Lisa Thurgur MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Emergency Physician and Toxicologist, The Ottawa Hospital Popular drugs on the street change every day. As emergency health care workers, we need to be in the know about how to recognize their toxidromes and manage them aggressively.
0855-0910 Courtyard	Lyme Disease in Canada: It’s Really Here and It’s Not so Bad Dr. Isaac Bogoch MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Infectious Diseases Consultant at University Health Network Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto This rapid-fire presentation will discuss pertinent aspects of Lyme diseases in Canada for those working in the Emergency Department.
0910-0925 Courtyard	Three ECG’s You Don’t Want to Miss Dr. Bryan Au MD, FCFP(C) Emergency Physician, St. Michael’s Hospital This rapid-fire session will review three ECG’s that can mean big trouble for your patient. Some are subtle, some not so much, but all are important and can significantly change your management.
0930-1000	Exhibitor Time & Morning Break
1000-1040 &1045-1130	Morning Concurrent Sessions; Repeated These sessions will run from 1000 to 1040 and repeated from 1045 to 1125.
1130-1300	Exhibitor Time & Lunch (provided)
1215-1245 Alexander B/C Spadina	Lunch Talks Presentation sponsored by Shire Angioedema - The Critical Role of the Emergency Room in Improving Care Dr. Stephen Betschel MD, FRCPC Clinical Immunologist and Allergist, St. Michaels Hospital & Respirology, University Health Network Objectives: - Develop an approach to differentiating various types of angioedema - Become aware of treatment approaches for angioedema in the ER setting - Appreciate the impact the ER can have on the management and outcomes of patients with hereditary angioedema. Presentation sponsored by Pfizer/Bristol Myers Squibb Update on VTE Management Dr. Eric Yeo MD, FACP, FRCP(C) Staff Physician, Thrombosis Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network TBA
1300-1340 & 1345-1425	Afternoon Concurrent Sessions; Repeated These sessions will run from 1300 to 1340 and repeated from 1345 to 1425.
1430-1500	Exhibitor Time & Afternoon Break
1500-1545 Courtyard	ED and Police Interactions Panel Discussion Emergency staff and police interact every day with various incidents, patients, and personal. At times staff are left wondering what their obligations are when it comes to protecting the privacy of the patient. This session will allow the audience to ask questions and find some answers that will help make working in the ED a little easier. Panel: Moderator: Sahand Ensafi, Physician Assistant, University Health Network Dr. Sam Sabbah, Emergency Physician, University Health Network Kathy Bates RN, Nurse Manager, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network Detective Sgt. Laurie Jackson, Toronto Police Services Lee Lenkinski, Legal Counsel, University Health Network Stephanie Crump RN, Staff Nurse, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
1545-1600	Wrap-up Day One
1600-1700	Wine and Cheese Reception- Music- Jenn and the Holograms- LIVE
1730	Night Out at Reds Midtown Tavern, 382 Yonge Street

Wednesday November 7th, 2018 - Morning Concurrent Sessions
WA01 Alexander A	Chest Pain and the ECG: Acute or Ambulatory Care Shirley Strachan-Jackman NP, MN, ENC(C) Nurse Practitioner, Toronto Western Hospital - Emergency, University Health Network This session will be a cased-based presentation focusing on important history and ECG findings that will help make triage decisions easier on where to send that patient.
WA02 Alexander B/C	Managing Sepsis Like A Pro! Dr. Sara Gray MD, FRCP(C), MPH Emergency Physician & Critical Care, St. Michael’s Hospital, Associate Professor University of Toronto During this session, we will review optimal sepsis care in 2018, including fluid resuscitation, treatment goals, and those difficult new Surviving Sepsis Guidelines.
WA03 Spadina	TIA and Stroke Update Dr. David Carr MD, FCFP, CCFP(EM), CAC Emergency Physician & Assistant Director of Risk Management and Faculty Development, Emergency, University Health Network Medical Director of Stadium Medicine, Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Centre This talk will focus on a 2018 update in TIA and Stroke care. The talk will also highlight the pearls and pitfalls in dealing with vertigo. Are you missing a stroke?
WA04 Wood	Urologic Emergencies: Tips, Tricks and Nutty Cases Dr. Oliver Van Praet MD, MDCM, CCFP(EM) Emergency Physician, University Health Network A rapid rollercoaster through a number of compelling urologic emergency cases; stopping only long enough to make you laugh, cry or absorb a clinical pearl or two.
WA05 Porter	90 Minute Ultrasound Workshop: Maximum 25 participants Become a POCUS Ninja Dr. Claire Heslop MD, PhD, FRCP, Fellowship in Point of Care Ultrasonography Emergency Physician, University Health Network Dr. Dennis Cho MD, FRCP, Fellowship in Point of Care Ultrasonography Emergency Physician, University Health Network Remember all those months ago when you spent the weekend learning about all new and exciting POCUS applications? Time has passed and memories have faded…when the $h#t hits the proverbial fan and you reach for your ultrasound machine, can you generate and interpret images and make clinical decisions with confidence? Learning ultrasound on healthy workshop models might teach you great image generating skills, but translating those skills into the messy resuscitation room can be a challenging leap. Your instructors will guide you through easy to remember algorithms that diagnose, causes shock, shortness of breath and cardiac arrest. Then, using ultrasound models and images of actual patient pathologies, we’ll guide you through timed scenarios designed to transform you from POCUS novice to POCUS ninja! Refresh you skills, then take them to the next level.
WA06 Bay	90 Minute Simulation Workshop: Maximum 20 participants Sim School: Critical ER Procedures Made Easy! Dr. Nadia Farooki MD, FRCP Emergency Physician, University Health Network Dr. Andrea Somers MD, CCFP(EM) Emergency Physician, University Health Network In this workshop, participants will have an opportunity to learn and practice critical ED procedures using High Fidelity Simulation and a variety of specialized Task Trainers. This year we highlight the following procedures: Lateral Canthotomy, Pigtail Catheter Chest Tube Insertion, ED Infant Delivery and EZIO Insertion.

Wednesday November 7th, 2018 - Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
WP01 Alexander A	Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine Collide Dr, Michelle Klaiman MD, FRCP(C), DABAM Emergency Physician, St. Michael’s Hospital & True North Medical In this talk, the following will be discussed: - Medication assisted ED management of opioid use disorder and withdrawal - ED initiation of anti-craving medication for alcohol use disorder - Harm reduction practices in the ED - Hospital and community-based addiction medicine resources.
WP02 Alexander B/C	What Drives Us to Screw Up? Dr. Peter Viccellio MD, FACEP Vice Chair, EM, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York The session will focus on an examination of cognitive bias and how it influences our decision making and performance.
WP03 Spadina	ED Ortho: When Less is More - Indications for Removable Splints Dr. Arun Sayal MD, CCFP(EM) Physician Emergency Department and Fracture Clinic North York General Hospital Optimal management of acute MSK injuries returns patients back to baseline activities safely and quickly. The price of immobilization includes weakness, stiffness, decreased function and DVT. This case-based talk will look at a variety of injuries and walk through the thinking to determine optimal immobilization strategy- focusing on indications and proper selection of removable devices.
WP04 Wood	Best Cases of the Year by the Emergency Residents Moderator: Dr. David Carr MD, FRFP, CCFP (EM) Emergency Physician & Assistant Director of Risk Management and Faculty Development Emergency, University Health Network Medical Director of Stadium Medicine, Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Centre During this seminar, there will be several memorable cases seen through an Emergency Resident’s eye.
WP05 Porter	90 Minute Ultrasound Workshop (Ideal for Nursing Staff): Maximum 25 participants Peripheral IV Access Dr. Adam Slomer MD, FRCP, Fellowship in Point of Care Ultrasonography Dr. Claire Heslop MD, PhD, FRCP, Fellowship in Point of Care Ultrasonography Dr. Dennis Cho MD, FRCP, Fellowship in Point of Care Ultrasonography We’ve brought you the best educators and the best hands-on phantoms/simulators to teach you how to secure peripheral IV access in the hard-to-cannulate patient! Have IV skills but not sure how to turn on the ultrasound? We’ve got you covered. We will teach you how to look for veins, how to choose which veins to target, how to actually get the IV in (one person and two-person techniques), and the best ways to track the needle from skin to flashback! Lots of hands-on practice on our phantoms and vein models. This workshop is open to everyone interested in learning ultrasound for the hard-to-poke patients.
WP06 Bay	90 Minute Simulation Workshop: Maximum 20 participants Sim School: Critical ER Procedures Made Easy! Dr. Nadia Farooki MD, FRCP Emergency Physician, University Health Network Dr. Andrea Somers MD, CCFP(EM) Emergency Physician, University Health Network In this workshop, participants will have an opportunity to learn and practice critical ED procedures using High Fidelity Simulation and a variety of specialized Task Trainers. This year we highlight the following procedures: Lateral Canthotomy, Pigtail Catheter Chest Tube Insertion, ED Infant Delivery and EZIO Insertion.

Thursday November 8th, 2018
Time	Description
0700	Registration and Continental Breakfast
0800-0810	Welcoming Remarks
0810-0840 Courtyard	The Best of EMRAP Dr. Stuart Swadron MD, FRCP(C), FACEP, FAAEM Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California and EM:Rap, Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives The presenter, a host of popular monthly webcast, will cover a selection of some of the most interesting and important recent pieces on EMRAP.
0840-0855 Courtyard	Translating Knowledge into Action Dr. Joel Yaphe MD, MHSC, FRCP(C) Emergency Physician, University Health Network It’s easy to read the conclusions in an abstract. It’s often a lot harder to apply the findings. Three articles from recent EM literature will be presented, along with a discussion focused on translating knowledge into action.
0855-0910 Courtyard	Nursing Articles for the ED: 2018 Victoria Woolner NP, MN, BScN, MSc QIPS Nurse Practitioner, Emergency, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network This rapid-fire session will review the top three Emergency Nursing articles of 2018.
0910-0925 Courtyard	Pediatric EM Literature your Colleagues are Reading Dr. Maxim Ben-Yakov MD, BSc PT, MDCM, FRCP(C), RCSCP (Pediatric EM) Emergency Physician, University Health Network & Hospital for Sick Children Assistant Professor of Pediatrics This talk will review key literature that affects pediatrics patients in Emergency Medicine. The talk will touch on topics of Bronchiolitis, Concussions, UTI, with high yield results from major publications.
0930-1000	Exhibitor Time & Morning Break
1000-1040 & 1045-1130	Morning Concurrent Sessions; Repeated These sessions will run from 1000 to 1040 and repeated from 1045 to 1125.
1130	Exhibitor Time & Lunch (provided)
1215-1245 Alexander B/C Spadina	Lunch Talks Presentation sponsored by Merck Complications of Immune-Oncology Therapy Dr. Jeffrey Rothenstein MD, FRCPC, Medical Oncologist, R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Center Presentation sponsored by Servier Update on Atrial Fibrillation Dr. Andrew Ha MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network TBA
1300-1340 & 1345-1425	Afternoon Concurrent Sessions; Repeated These sessions will run from 1300 to 1340 and repeated from 1345 to 1425.
1430-1500	Exhibitor Time & Afternoon Break
1500-1545 Courtyard	The Emergency Monologues Morgan Jones- Phillips Advanced Care Paramedic, Toronto EMS Entertaining stories from the world of emergency medicine will be shared with colleagues
1545-1600	Closing Remarks

Thursday November 8th, 2018- Morning Concurrent Sessions
TA01 Alexander A	Emerging Trends in ECMO Dr. Alina Toma MD, FRCP(C) Emergency Physician and Critical Care Physician, St. Michael’s Hospital and Mackenzie Health Following a brief introduction to ECMO and the accepted indication for considering its use in the tertiary care and community setting, we will explore some of the new and exciting applications of ECMO that are on the horizon.
TA02 Alexander B/C	Ow, My Back Hurts! What Not to Miss Dr. Peter Switakowski MD, CCFP(EM) Emergency Physician & Assistant Director Education, University Health Network Back pain is a common complaint. This session will discuss important diagnosis not to miss.
TA03 Spadina	Gynecology in the ED Dr. Jamie Kroft MD, MSc, FRCSC Staff Physician, Assistant Professor, Faculty and Research Supervisor, AAGL Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto The objectives of this talk will be to review some common OB/Gyn scenarios that present in the emergency Department including: vaginal bleeding in the non-pregnant patient, first trimester bleeding, pre-eclampsia/ eclampsia, and hyperemesis.
TA04 Wood	Pitfalls of Geriatric Assessment Dr. Vukiet Tran MD, MHSc, MBA Emergency Physician, University Health Network This case-based presentation will address traps that are set out for emergency practitioners when they assess the elderly patient. Learn to address them in your practice to avoid mortality, morbidity and bounce backs.
TA05 Porter	90 Minute Workshop: Maximum 25 participants Better Communicate to Better Resuscitate Stephen Casey RN, BScN, ENC(C), MHSM Advanced Practice Nurse Educator, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Co-Facilitators- Kevin Beane & Roger Chow Staff Nurses, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Confidence in communication is integral to resuscitation. In this session we provide you and your team with the communication tools necessary to better resuscitate. Simulated resuscitate scenarios will challenge you and allow learning through application and observation of your peers. We encourage and will facilitate both physician led and nurse/physician co-led resuscitations.
TA06 Bay	90 MinuteOphthalmology Workshop: Maximum 20 participants Things You Never Knew About the Slit Lamp and Ocular Ultrasound or Were Just Too Afraid to Admit Dr. Brant Slomovic MD, FRCP(C) Emergency Physician, University Health Network In this hands-on workshop you will learn the essential tools related to the assessment of ocular emergencies. We will walk you through the top three skills of slit lamp use, the top three essential ophthalmic diagnosis and the three slit lamp pearls. The ultrasound component will cover the techniques used to diagnose three clinical presentations: retinal pathology, vitreous hemorrhages and Optic Nerve Disease.

Thursday November 8th, 2018 - Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
TP01 Alexander A	Dizzy: Your Eyes Roll and Deep Sigh Dr. Paul Ellis MD, BSc, MSc, FRCPC Neurology Emergency Physician, University Health Network Learn an approach to the dizzy patient that is evidence based. Leave this session looking forward to dealing with your next dizzy patient.
TP02 Alexander B/C	The Hunt for STEMI Dr. Stuart Swadron MD, FRCP(C), FACEP, FAAEM Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California and EM:Rap, Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives In this workshop, we will discuss the critical role of the ECG in the triage of the patient with acute coronary syndrome. ECGs with subtle signs of an early complete coronary occlusion, some STEMI mimics and a possible few stories from south of the border will be shared.
TP03 Spadina	Abdominal Pain Zebras Dr. Anna Nowacki MD, FRCP(C) Emergency Physician, University Health Network A pot-pourri of cases that M&Ms are made of! Join in for a discussion of abdominal pain disasters and saves.
TP04 Wood	Tips on Pain Management in the ED Dr. Emily Austin MD, FRCP(C) Emergency Physician, St. Michael’s Hospital During this session we will explore some of the non-opioid pharmacological strategies or the management of acute pain in the ED, including the role of ketamine and anti-psychotics. We will discuss approaches to pain management in some specialized populations, including the pregnant patient and the elderly patient.
TP05 Porter	90 Minute ECG Workshop: Maximum 20 participants Advanced ECG Workshop Dr. Vukiet Tran MD, MHSc, MBA Emergency Physician, University Health Network The saying “you don’t know what you don’t know” is very true. However, as an ED practitioner one does not want to “not know” one of the most used tool in our assessment (i.e. the ECG). Come learn what you have missed all these years.
TP06 Bay	90 Minute Workshop: Maximum 25 participants Pediatric Resus- You Can do It if You Know Your ABC’s Dr. Maxim Ben-Yakov MD, BSc PT, MDCM, FRCP(C), RCSCP (Pediatric EM) Emergency Physician, University Health Network & Hospital for Sick Children; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics A video case-based review of the Pediatric resuscitation principles. The workshop will address high yield assessment and therapeutic principles that will count in the first moments that an emergency staff has to assess and intervene on the ABC’s of pediatric resuscitation.

For more information

Shirley Strachan-Jackman
Shirley.Strachan-Jackman@uhn.ca
416-603-5800 ext. 6476

www.uhnemergencyconference.com