THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021

12:00-1:00pm ET – TOP FIVE PAPERS – Dr. Anthony Battad, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba

• Identify and summarize the findings of five papers published in 2021 that are highly relevant to internists and general internists in Canada.
• Review the strengths and limitations of the papers using the principles of evidence-based medicine.
• Recognize the implications of these papers for one’s own clinical practice.

1:15-2:15pm ET – TREATING HEART FAILURE IN 2022 – Dr. Margot Davis, Vancouver, BC

• Apply the new Canadian Cardiovascular Society heart failure guidelines.
• Incorporate novel medications for treatment of heart failure in clinical practice.
• Understand the role of atrial fibrillation rate and rhythm control in patients with heart failure.

2:45-3:45pm ET – OBESITY AND BARIATRIC MEDICINE – Dr. Ali Zentner, Vancouver, BC

• Demonstrate an understanding of the pathophysiology of obesity and how it fits into a true disease model.
• Identify barriers to the care of patients with obesity, specifically, the dangers of weight bias in medicine.
• Discuss evidence-based treatment options for patients with obesity, both medical and surgical.
• Establish an approach to discussing weight in one’s office

4:00-5:00pm ET – SHORT SNAPPERS

1. Diabetes Update – Dr. Alice Cheng, Toronto, ON

• Review therapeutic options in the management of diabetes including updated recommendation for glucose monitoring.
• Outline updates in guideline-based prevention and treatment strategies for cardiorenal disease in patients with diabetes.

2. Advances in Lipid Management – Dr. Glen Pearson, Edmonton, AB

• Apply the updated Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in adults.
• Review new lipid lowering agents and appropriate use in patients needing additional LDL lowering.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021

12:00-1:00pm ET – CSIM/ROYAL COLLEGE OSLER LECTURE: An Anchor, a Compass, and a Guiding Light – Dr. Amy Hendricks, Antigonish, NS

• Articulate an ethic of service specific to one’s own context, informed by the principle of equity and the lessons of the pandemic.
• Identify factors that promote or threaten generalism and positive medical culture – at national, provincial and departmental levels.
• Recognize and cultivate opportunities for gentleness, curiosity and joy in one’s own practice setting.

1:15-2:15pm ET – HYPERTENSION UPDATE – Dr. Raj Padwal, Edmonton, AB

• Define clear blood pressure targets for a given patient population.
• Identify and manage resistant hypertension.
• Recognise when and how to investigate for secondary hypertension.

2:45-3:45pm ET – PRESURGICAL SCREENING UPDATE AND PERIOPERATIVE CARE – Dr. Maura Marcucci, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

• Apply preoperative risk stratification guidelines to patients who are complex and have multi-system needs, including frailty and cognitive impairment.
• Utilize testing resources appropriately in the preoperative and perioperative setting.
• Communicate perioperative risks to patients, families and surgical colleagues in a helpful and nuanced manner, particularly when the benefit of surgery may be outweighed by risks.
• Discuss strategies to minimize and manage postoperative morbidity in hospitalized patients.

4:00-5:00pm ET – SHORT SNAPPERS

1. COVID-19 Vaccination – Dr. Megan Devlin, London, ON

• Better understand the type of vaccines available and have real world data on their efficacy.
• Understand common vaccine side effects and their frequency.
• Advise on vaccination in pregnancy.
• Appreciated the usefulness of a third (booster) dose in special patient groups and the population at large.

2. COVID-19 Disease and Treatment – Dr. Lisa Barrett, Halifax, NS

• Apply emerging evidence to the management of patients with moderate/severe COVID-19.
• Identify special considerations about management of COVID-19 in pregnant patients.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021

10:00am-12:00pm ET – TED GILES CLINICAL VIGNETTES

Join us at the Ted Giles Clinical Vignettes competition as trainees present unusual clinical cases.

• Describe unusual presentations of common diseases and common presentations of rare diseases.
• Become familiar with the characteristics of engaging and educational case presentations.

1. Quite the Pred-icament: A Curious Case of Sinus Tachycardia – Dr. Emilie Deschner, Western University
2. Crisis averted – Dr. Samik Doshi, University of Toronto
3. Hidden in Plain Sight – Dr. Anukul Ghimire, University of Alberta
4. Snap! Crack(le)! Pop! A Case of the Weak Fragile Bones – Dr. Brian Kim, University of British Columbia
5. A Mysterious Case of Persistent Ascites – Dr. Zahra Merali, Western University
6. Profound Lactic Acidosis: When the Differential Has A Gap – Dr. Laurence Poirier-Blanchette, McGill University
7. An Unusual Case of Non-traumatic Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage – Dr. Arifuddin Saad Mohammed, Queen’s University
8. A Message In The Marrow: An Elusive Case of Bicytopenia – Dr. Clarissa Skorupski, University of Toronto
9. Transverse Myelitis and Hypoxia in a Middle-aged Woman – Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, University of Ottawa
10. Subacute Headaches in a Double-lung Transplant Recipient – Dr. Alison Sumner, Queen’s University

Select sessions may be recorded and available for viewing after the Meeting. Please note that any available session recordings will not be eligible for MOC accreditation.