Program
Friday, April 11th, 2003
0730 Registration Desk Opens
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
0750 Welcome
Chair: Tom Marrie
0800 Keynote Speaker [SESSION WILL BE VIDEOTAPED]
Infections in the nursing home
Mark Loeb
0900 New Kids on the Block [SESSION WILL BE VIDEOTAPED]
Short snappers on new pharmaceuticals with Q&A Panel Discussion
Chair: William Coke
" Ezetimibe (EZETROL) - A cholesterol absorption inhibitor
Gordon Francis
" Rosuvastatin (CRESTOR)
Gordon Francis
" 5-HT receptor antagonists in irritable bowel Tegaserod and Alosetron
Alan Thomson
" Tiotropium bromide (SPIRIVA)
Don Sin
1000 Refreshment Break & Exhibits
1020 What's New & What's Hot?
Short snappers on cutting edge developments
Chair: Tom Marrie
1120 Current Topics [SESSION WILL BE VIDEOTAPED]
Chair: Brian O'Brien
" Thyroid nodules and incidental adrenal nodules
Jody Ginsberg
" West Nile Virus
Lynora Saxinger
1220 Lunch
1330 Workshop I
One-Hour Interactive Workshops in Small Groups
1. Emergency Medicine I: Life threatening infections (NOT REPEATED)
Stan Houston
2. Dermatology: The ageing skin
Gilles Lauzon
3. Cardiology: EKG interpretation
Shane Kimber
4. Pulmonology: Arterial blood gas and the pulmonary function lab
Richard Jones
5. Internal Medicine I: Anticoagulation - the ups and downs
Tammy Bungard
6. Infectious Disease: Hot urine - dysuria, pyuria and bactiuria
Mark Loeb
1430 Repeat Workshop I
Workshops #2 thru #6 will repeat only
7. Emergency Medicine II: Drug overdose and toxicology (NOT REPEATED)
Daniel Stollery
1530 Refreshment Break & Exhibits
1550 Ambulatory Management Series I: The Elderly
Chair: Peter Hamilton
" The treatment of pneumonia in the ambulatory setting
Tom Marrie
" Falls in the elderly
Richard Camicioli and D'Arcy Duggan
1650 Evaluation
1655 Adjourn
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MAINPRO-C
AstraZeneca Satellite Symposium
(see registration form)
1700 "Vista of Innovations in Practice"
Registration Desk Opens
1730 Dinner Buffet
1800 Program
2000 Adjourn
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Saturday, April 12th, 2003
0730 Registration Desk Opens
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
0800 Welcome
Chair: Peter Hamilton
0810 Trials and Tribulations
Short Snappers on recent trials relevant to your practice
Chair: Finlay McAlister
" HERS and WHI - hormone replacement in postmenopausal women
Dawna Gilchrist
" AFFIRM - rate control vs. sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation
Shane Kimber
" ALLHAT - Antihypertensive therapy
Finlay McAlister
" ALLHAT - Lipid lowering therapy
Gabor Gyenes
0910 Workshop II
8. Gastroenterology: Abnormal LFT's in the era of Hepatitis C
Andrew Mason
9. Internal Medicine II: Interpretation of the DEXA report
Brian Wirzba
10. Clinical Skills: Physical examination of the precordium and heart
Dylan Taylor
11. Nephrology: Care of the predialysis patient
Alan McMahon
12. Legal aspects of medical care
Rose Carter
13. Internal Medicine III: Pre-operative risk assessment
Bruce Fisher
1010 Refreshment Break & Exhibits
1030 Repeat Workshop II
1130 2002 in Review
An overview of four recent studies relevant to family medicine
Sumit Majumdar
1220 Evaluation and Closing Remarks
1230 Adjourn
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