SUBSPECIALTY DAY 1—OBSTETRICS (January 28, 2021)
| 19:20 | Introduction and Welcome |
| 19:30 | Lecture The Dural Puncture Epidural Dr. Lawrence Tsen By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Describe the technique of the Dural Puncture Epidural; • Recognize situations where the Dural Puncture Epidural would be beneficial; • Compare & contrast the Dural Puncture Epidural with other neuraxial techniques. |
| 20:00 | Clinical Pearls Panel Breastfeeding and Anesthesia Dr. Valerie Zaphiratos By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Describe the latest evidence regarding breastfeeding and anesthesia; • Discuss the anesthetic considerations of the breastfeeding patient; • Describe the potential issues surrounding labour analgesia and breastfeeding. Failed Blocks in Obstetrics Dr. Ian Kaufman By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Identify and recognize risk factors for failed analgesia and anesthesia with neuraxial techniques; • Have an approach to managing failed epidural analgesia and epidural conversion for cesarean delivery. Analgesia / Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient with COVID Dr. Lawrence Tsen By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Recognize how COVID affects the pregnant patient; • Describe the major anesthetic considerations of a parturient with COVID; • Formulate a peri-partum multidisciplinary management plan for a parturient with COVID. OBS Clinical Conundrums Discussion Dr. Lawrence Tsen, Dr. Valerie Zaphiratos and Dr. Ian Kaufman |
| 21:00 | Conclusion & Evaluations |
SUBSPECIALTY DAY 2—THORACICS (February 1, 2021)
| 19:20 | Introduction and Welcome |
| 19:30 | Lecture Lung Isolation for the Occasional Thoracic Anesthesiologist Dr. Jacobo Moreno By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Describe the indications for lung isolation in adults; • Choose and position correctly a double lumen tube to achieve lung isolation; • Choose and position correctly a bronchial blocker to achieve lung isolation; • Manage Isolation strategies in patients with a difficult airway. |
| 20:00 | Clinical Pearls Panel One-Lung Ventilation Strategies Dr. Colleen McFaul By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Review risk factors for desaturation on one lung ventilation; • Summarize optimization of lung deflation; • Answer the question: Why does optimal lung deflation lead to my patient desaturating? Regional Blocks for Rib Fractures Dr. Gregory Klar By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Summarize the indications and contraindication for regional nerve blocks for rib fracture pain; • Appraise the reliability of ESP block; • Employ strategies for optimal application of regional blocks for rib fractures. Thoracics Panel Discussion Dr. Jacobo Moreno, Dr. Colleen McFaul and Dr. Gregory Klar |
| 21:00 | Conclusion & Evaluations |
SUBSPECIALTY DAY 3—CRITICAL CARE (February 3, 2021)
| 19:20 | Introduction and Welcome |
| 19:30 | Lecture Ventilation Strategies in Critically Ill Patients Dr. Sandra Dial By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Summarize the physiology of mechanical ventilation; • Contrast different modes of ventilation and their benefits and limitations. |
| 20:00 | Clinical Pearls Panel I’ve been re-assigned to the ICU…What do I Need to Know? Dr. Sarah McIsaac By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Highlight the amazing skill set that you as an anesthesiologist bring into the critical care environment; • Develop a structured approach to the day to day management of multiple critically ill patients; • Briefly summarize the evidence on the principles behind ventilation, sedation, and nutrition protocols. What’s New in Sepsis Dr. Craig Baldry By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Recommend current guideline-based therapy for adult patients with sepsis; • Identify evidence-based resources for sepsis management. Critical Care Panel Discussion Dr. Sandra Dial, Dr. Sara McIsaac and Dr. Craig Baldry |
| 21:00 | Conclusion & Evaluations |
MAIN LUCAS DAY (February 6, 2021)
| 08:15 | Introduction and Welcome |
| 08:20 | Session 1 A Practical Approach to Opioid-Sparing Anesthesia Dr. Ken Kardash By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Discuss the anesthetic implications of the current opioid crisis; • Analyze the evolving risk/benefit perceptions of several multimodal analgesics; • Construct a practical approach to intraoperative opioid-sparing anesthesia. Best Practice for Total Knee Arthroplasty and Total Hip Arthoplasty Dr. Colin McCartney By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Construct an evidence-based approach to providing anesthesia for THA and TKA; • Construct an evidence-based approach to providing postoperative analgesia for THA and TKA. |
| 09:45 | Stretch Break |
| 10:00 | Session 2 Panel Discussion: Patient Optimization Strategies for your Next Day in Clinic Dr. Sylvain Gagné, Dr. Curtis Nickel and Dr. Kaitlin Duncan By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Identify a patient at risk of increased postoperative pulmonary complications from incompletely treated COPD; • Employ strategies to mitigate the perioperative risk of incompletely treated COPD; • Summarize the impact of malnutrition on perioperative patients; • Identify perioperative patients at risk of malnutrition; • Choose strategies to minimize the perioperative risks of malnutrition. |
| 11:00 | Stretch Break |
| 11:15 | EARL WYNANDS LECTURE Neurologic Complications of Anesthesia Dr. Karen Domino By the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: • Discuss the etiology and prevention strategies of perioperative stroke; • Recognize important risk factors and specify preventative measures for spinal cord injury during general anesthesia and surgery; • Describe etiologies of perioperative peripheral nerve injury associated with general anesthesia, including the “double crush” injury. |
| 12:00 | There’s an Ophthalmologist in the ICU! Dr. Glaucomflecken |
| 12:30 | Conclusion & Evaluations |
