Fall 2017 Course

Registration opens with continental breakfast and exhibits

Welcome and announcements

Creepy crawlies: Treatable skin conditions in the office
CanMEDS: Medical expert, Scholar
Danielle Marcoux, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Recognize common presentations of non-bacterial skin infections and infestations.
• Select up-to-date management strategies.

Question/answer session

Exercise and ADHD
CanMEDS: Medical expert, Health advocate
Jérôme Ouellet, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Describe the injury risks of ADHD.
• Counsel on the value of exercise effects on the core symptoms of ADHD.
• Evaluate the quality of the evidence supporting this relationship.
• Counsel an elite athlete regarding ADHD and psychostimulant use.

Question/answer session

Current use of probiotics in neonatology
CanMEDS: Medical expert, Scholar
Ahmed Moussa, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Describe the evidence supporting the role of probiotics in this population.
• Identify appropriate patients for probiotic use in neonates.
• Choose the right probiotic.           

Question/answer session

Self-harm
CanMEDS: Medical expert, Health advocate, Leader
Martin Gignac, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Review the differential diagnosis around self-harming behaviours.
• Discuss appropriate management.
• Better assess the risks associated with suicidal behaviours.

Question/answer session

Health break, with exhibits

Concurrent workshops

Workshops are case-based, interactive and practice-oriented. Course faculty present clinical cases and attendees are encouraged to bring cases of their own into discussion. 

Dermatology - Case studies, Danielle Marcoux, MD (Friday presented in French)

Mental health - Medically unexplained ‘diseases’ – coping, function and returning to activities, Martin Gignac, MD (Friday presented in French)​

Neonatology - Current respiratory support guidelines in the newborn, Ahmed Moussa, MD (Saturday presented in French)

Sports medicine - Performance-enhancing drugs and nutritional supplements: A recipe for success?, Jérôme Ouellet, MD (Sunday presented in French)      

Adjourn

Continental breakfast, with exhibits

Welcome and announcements

Oxygen and the eyes of the newborn
CanMEDS: Medical expert, Scholar
Ahmed Moussa, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Describe current evidence for optimal oxygen targets.
• Discuss long-term consequences of suboptimal oxygen control (higher or lower targets).           

Question/answer session

Bipolar disorder in children: Really!
CanMEDS: Medical expert, Collaborator, Health advocate, Communicator
Martin Gignac, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Discuss age of onset for bipolar disorder.
• Describe different presentations.
• Explore treatment guidelines.

Question/answer session

Age-appropriate physical training
CanMEDS: Medical expert, Health advocate
Jérôme Ouellet, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Guide parents and patients on safe progression through sport.
• Advise parents and patients regarding early sport specialization.
• Discuss different training regimens for children and adolescents.

Question/answer session

Vascular anomalies
CanMEDS: Medical expert, Leader
Danielle Marcoux, MD

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Describe current treatment options.
• Determine whether to observe or intervene.
• Recognize associated clinical anomalies.

Question/answer session

Health break, with exhibits

Concurrent workshops (repeated from Friday)

Adjourn

Continental breakfast, with exhibits

Welcome and announcements

General lecture: Post-Post traumatic stress disorder: Understanding the effects and types of trauma in children and youth
Priya Watson, MD

Question/answer session

Health break, with exhibits

Concurrent workshops (repeated from Friday)

“Hot topics” panel
Course faculty will give a 10-minute “quick hit” presentation highlighting recent developments in their subject areas.

1105 Dermatology (topic to be determined), Danielle Marcoux, MD

1115 Mental Health: Teenagers and risky behaviours, Martin Gignac, MD

1125 Neonatology: The Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns Program (ACoRN) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP): What's new?, Ahmed Moussa, MD

1135 Sports medicine: Whats #trending in sports medicine?, Jerôme Ouellet, MD

Question/answer session

Closing remarks

Adjourn