2015 CAS Annual Meeting: Faculty presentations, workshops and more!
We are pleased to announce that many of our faculty members, residents, and fellows will be participating at the 2015 Canadian Anesthesiologists' Meeting in Ottawa, Ontario.
Here is a brief overview of presentations and events that will be led by our faculty.
And for faculty, alumni, fellows and residents, please plan to attend our Annual Department Reception
Resident Research Competition
| Dr. Farah Manji and Dr. Jordan Leitch were two of six residents nation-wide to compete in this years' CAS Resident Research Competition. This is a tremendous honour, so please join us in cheering them on! Mark the date in your calendar or scan the QR code to save the date! |  |
| Title: | fMRI of Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in the Human Spinal Cord and Brainstem |
| Presenter: | Dr. Jordan Leitch (PGY1) |
| Coathors: | Cahil CM, Stromarf PW. |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Arif Al-Areibi |
| Moderators: | Dr Hilary Grocott, Dr. Gregory Bryson |
| Track: | Residents' Competition |
| Time/Location: | 08:30 - 10:15 - TBA |
| Title: | Perceptions and Practice of Intraoperative Handovers: A Survey |
| Presenter: | Dr. Farah Manji (PGY5) |
| Coauthors: | Dr. Andreas Antoniou, Dr. Richard Cherry |
| Moderators: | Dr Hilary Grocott, Dr. Gregory Bryson |
| Track: | Residents' Competition |
| Time/Location: | 08:30 - 10:15 - TBA |
Canadian Anesthesia Fellowship Fair: Sunday June 21
| Title: | Pressure Waveform to Confirm Placement of Epidural Needle in Labour |
| Presenter: | Dr. Ilana Sebbag (OB Fellow) |
| Coauthors: | Dr. Indu Singh, Dr. Fatemah Qasem, Dr. Kevin Armstrong |
| Time/Location: | 10:45-11:30 - Room 213 |
Meeting Overview
Saturday, June 20, 2015
| Title: | Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Basic Lower Limb |
| Leader: | Dr. Ki Jinn Chin |
| Instructors: | Dr. Holly Evans, Dr. Marie-Josee Nadeau, Dr. Indu Singh |
| Track: | Regional and Acute Pain |
| Time/Location: | 10:15 - 12:00 - Workshop Ticketed 2 |
| Title: | Simulation in Action: A Backstage View |
| Moderator: | Dr. Jordan Tarshis |
| Presenters: | Dr. Simone Crooks, Dr. Meghan Andrews, Dr. Purnima Rao, Dr. Michelle Chiu, Dr. Richard Cherry |
| Track: | Education and Simulation in Anesthesia |
| Time/Location: |
13:00 - 14:45 - Symposium 7 |
| Title: | Competency based education in ultrasound guided pain interventions |
| Leader: | Dr. Colin Phillips (PGy4) |
| Coauthors | Dr. Geoff Bellingham |
| Track: | Poster Discussion 3: Pain Acute, Pain Chronic |
| Time/Location: |
13:00 - 14:45 |
| Title: | Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia - Advanced Lower Limb |
| Leader: | Dr. Shalini Dhir |
| Instructors: | Dr. Paul McHardy, Dr. James Green, Dr. Jason McVicar |
| Track: | Regional and Acute Pain |
| Time/Location: |
13:00 - 14:45 - Workshop Ticketed 3 |
Sunday, June 21, 2015
| Title: | Chronic Pain Section: What has the Pain Medicine Residency taught us about managing pain? |
| Moderator: | Dr. Collin Clarke |
| Presenter: | Dr. Geoff Bellingham, Dr. Mike Pariser |
| Track: | Chronic Pain Management, Education and Simulation in Anesthesia |
| Time/Location: |
07:00 - 08:45 - Section Event 5 |
| Title: | Neuroanesthesia Section: conscious sedation for awake craniotomy: dexmedetomidine vs propofol |
| Moderator: | Dr. Tim Turkstra |
| Presenters: | Dr. Andrea Rigamonti, Dr. Marco Garavaglia, Dr. John Sinclair, Dr. Tom Polis |
| Track: | Neuroanesthesia |
| Time/Location: |
07:00 - 08:45 - Section Event 6 |
| Title: | Refresher Course: Perioperative Optimisation - Fit for Surgery? |
| Moderator: | Dr. Gregory L. Bryson |
| Presenters: | Dr. Ian McConachie |
| Track: | Perioperative |
| Time/Location: |
08:45 - 09:30 - Refresher Course 2 |
| Title: | Report from the Chief Examiner |
| Moderator: | Dr. Jaclyn Gilbert |
| Presenters: | Dr. Sandra Katsiris |
| Track: | Residents, Education and Simulation in Anesthesia |
| Time/Location: |
08:45 - 09:30 - Residents 1 |
| Title: | Choosing Wisely Canada - How to Do Better with Less |
| Moderator: | Dr. Susan O'Leary |
| Presenters: | Dr. Patricia Houston, Dr. Greg Bryson, Dr. Greg Hare, Dr. Hilary Grocott, Dr. Sam Shortt, Dr. Kyle Kirkham, Dr. Davy Cheng |
| Track: | Perioperative, Patient Safety |
| Time/Location: |
09:45 - 11:30 - Symposium 18 |
| Title: | Evidence Based Medicine in Regional Anesthesia |
| Moderator: | Dr. Derek Dillane |
| Presenters: | Dr. Shalini Dhir, Dr. Joseph Neal |
| Track: | Regional and Acute Pain |
| Time/Location: |
09:45 - 11:30 - Symposium 19 |
| Title: | Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the Pain Practitioner |
| Moderator: | Dr. John Hanlon |
| Presenters: | Dr. Juan-Francisco Asenjo, Dr. Roderick Finlayson, Dr. Collin Clarke, Dr. Geoff Bellingham |
| Track: | Chronic Pain Management, Regional and Acute Pain |
| Time/Location: |
09:45 - 11:30 - Workshop Ticketed 5 |
| Title: | Pressure Waveform to Confirm Placement of Epidural Needle in Labour |
| Presenters: | Dr. Ilana Sebbag (OB Fellow) |
| Track: | The Fellowship Fair |
| Time/Location: |
10:45-11:30 - Room 213 |
| Title: | Neutropathic Pain: Diagnosis and Management - A Review and Update |
| Moderator: | Dr. Collin Clarke |
| Presenters: | Dr. Dwight Moulin |
| Track: | Chronic Pain Management |
| Time/Location: |
12:30 - 14:15 - Symposium 22 |
| Title: | Transplant Symposium - Lessons Learned from Transplant Anesthesia |
| Moderator: | Dr. Wojciech Dobkowski |
| Presenters: | Dr. Stuart McCluskey, Dr. Achal Dhir, Dr. Peter Slinger |
| Track: | Perioperative, Patient Safety |
| Time/Location: |
12:30 - 14:15 - Symposium 23 |
| Title: | ACUDA: State of the Evidence in Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine |
| Moderator: | Dr. Janet Martin |
| Presenters: | Dr. Davy Cheng |
| Track: | Research |
| Time/Location: |
12:30 - 14:15 - Workshop - Non-Ticketed 10 |
| Title: | Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia - Advanced Upper Limb |
| Moderator: | Dr. Desiree Persaud |
| Presenters: | Dr. Derek Dillane, Dr. Kevin Armstrong, Dr. Kwesi Kwofie |
| Track: | Chronic Pain Management |
| Time/Location: |
12:30 - 14:15 - Symposium 22 |
| Title: | What Can The Anesthesiologist do to Prevent Chronic Post-Surgical Pain? |
| Moderator: | Dr. Collin Clarke |
| Presenters: | Dr. Philippe Richebe |
| Track: | Chronic Pain Management, Perioperative |
| Time/Location: |
14:45 - 15:30 - Symposium 26 |
Monday, June 22, 2015
| Title: | fMRI of Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in the Human Spinal Cord and Brainstem |
| Presenter: | Dr. Jordan Leitch (PGY1) |
| Moderators: | Dr Hilary Grocott, Dr. Gregory Bryson |
| Track: | Residents' Competition |
| Time/Location: | 08:30 - 10:15 - TBA |
| Title: | Perceptions and Practice of Intraoperative Handovers: A Survey |
| Presenter: | Dr. Farah Manji (PGY5) |
| Moderators: | Dr Hilary Grocott, Dr. Gregory Bryson |
| Track: | Residents' Competition |
| Time/Location: | 08:30 - 10:15 - TBA |
| Title: | Consistency in Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia (1) Neuraxial Blocks (2) Upper Limb Blocks |
| Moderator: | Dr. Shalini Dhir |
| Presenters: | Dr. Colin McCartney, Dr. Ki Jinn Chin |
| Track: | Regional and Acute Pain |
| Time/Location: |
10:30 - 12:55 - Symposium 31 |
| Title: | Role of the Anesthesiologist in the Wider Governance of Healthcare and Health Economics |
| Presenter: | Dr. Davy Cheng |
| Moderator: | Dr. Janet Martin |
| Time/Location: |
13:00 - 13:45 - Symposium 32 |
Click here to register online, view the meeting brochure and more!
Please plan to attend our annual Department Alumni Reception, being held at the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society meeting in Ottawa in June. The reception is being held on Sunday, June 21 from 1800 to 2000 hours in the Les Saisons Room at the Westin Hotel where the conference is based.
There will be light food and beverage service as in past years. We look forward to meeting you there.
Best regards,
Lois Hayter, Manager of Administration and Finance
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— WESTERN Anesthesia (@westernUanesth) June 1, 2015
