Program
Accreditation: This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. You may claim a maximum of 9 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Thursday, November 11
17:00-20:00 – Oral Research Competition
Opening Remarks
PJ Devereaux, Population Health Research Institute
Ameen Patel, McMaster University
Moderator: Emmanuelle Duceppe, Population Health Research Institute
17:00 – 18:00 – Graduate Student/Trainee Oral Presentations
18:15 – 19:15 – Resident and Fellow Oral Presentations
19:30 – 20:20 – Junior and Mid-Career Faculty Oral Presentations
Friday, November 12
Session 1: Bariatric, Cardiac, and Ortho Surgery and ERAS
17:00 – Session Welcome
Moderator: Alexandra Allard-Coutu, McMaster University
17:05-17:20 – Review of the results and clinical implications of the LAAOS III Trial
Richard Whitlock, McMaster University
17:25-17:40 – The ABCs of perioperative medical management of patients pre and post bariatric/metabolic surgery
Marko Mrkobrada, Western University
17:45-18:00 – Review of the results and clinical implications of the VISION Cardiac Surgery
Emilie Belley-Côté, Population Health Research Institute
18:05-18:20 – Are Implant Trials the Answer to Improving Hip Fracture Outcomes?
Mohit Bhandari, McMaster University
18:25-18:40 – The HIP ATTACK 1 Trial Results and application in clinical practice
Flavia Borges, McMaster University
18:45-19:00 – Fireside Chat: Perioperative Nutritional Support
Rebecca Auer, University of Ottawa
Shawn Forbes, McMaster University
Margherita Cadeddu, McMaster University
19:05-19:20 – Six vs Twelve Weeks of Antibiotic Therapy for Prosthetic Infection
Shariq Haider, McMaster University
19:25-19:40 – What is ERAS and what is the evidence to support ERAS
Shawn Forbes, McMaster University
19:45-20:10 – Chain Reaction Panel: Discussion of left atrial appendage closure in patients with, or at risk of, atrial fibrillation
Emilie Belley-Côté, Population Health Research Institute
Kim Styles, Dalhousie University
William McIntrye, Population Health Research Institute
Saturday, November 13
Session 2: Virtual Care and Remote Automated Monitoring (RAM) Technology
10:00 – Session Welcome
Moderator: Vikas Tandon, McMaster University
10:05-10:20 – The SMARTVIEW Trial Results
Michael McGillion, McMaster University
10:25-10:40 – The PVC RAM Results
PJ Devereaux, Population Health Research Institute
10:45-11:00 – How to Set Up a Virtual Care Program-Physician Coverage and Escalations
Flavia Borges, McMaster University
11:05-11:20 – How to Set Up a Virtual Care Program – Nursing Coverage and Nursing Command Centre Results
Jennifer Lounsbury, Hamilton Health Sciences
Carley Ouellette, Juravinski Hospital
11:25-11:40 – Virtual Care and RAM Technology – Family/Patient Perspective
Elizabeth Peter, University of Toronto
11:45-12:00 – Debate: Be it resolved that pre-operative consults should be abandoned and replaced by post-operative discharge consults
Pro: PJ Devereaux, Population Health Research Institute
Con: Steve Shadowitz, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Moderator: Don Redelmeier, Sunnybrook Research Institute
12:05-12:20 – Remote Automated Monitoring (RAM) and AI/Machine Learning
Sonny Kohli, McMaster University
12:25-12:40 – Fireside Chat: Implementing a Post Pandemic Perioperative Virtual Care Program
Michael Jacka, University of Alberta
Flavia Borges, McMaster University
Rahima Nenshi, McMaster University
Vikas Tandon, McMaster University
12:45 – 14:00 – Break
Session 3: Anesthesia and Perioperative Care & Postoperative Pain
14:00-14:05 – Session Welcome
Moderator: Joel Parlow, Queen’s University
14:05-14:20 – Restrictive vs. liberal fluid therapy (Relief Trial)
Kate Leslie, Royal Melbourne Hospital
14:25-14:40 – Perioperative Dexamethasone and SS infection (PADDI Trial)
Tomas Corcoran, University of Western Australia
14:45-15:00 – Light vs. deep anesthesia (BALANCE Trial)
Tim Short, Auckland City Hospital
15:05-15:20 – Complications of obstructive sleep apnea (POSA study)
Matthew Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong
15:25-15:40 – Prevention of chronic post-surgical pain
Ian Gilron, Queen’s University
15:45-16:00 – Perioperative systemic lidocaine
James Khan, McMaster University
16:05-16:30 – Panel on multimodal analgesia
Norm Buckley, McMaster University
Hance Clarke, Toronto General Hospital
Katarina Kojic, St. Paul’s Hospital
Research Competition and SPRC Awards Presentation
16:30-17:00 – Mix a Cocktail with Geoff Malcolm followed by Awards Announcements
Sunday, November 14
Session 4: Vascular and neurocognitive complications – Part I
11:00 – Session Welcome
Moderator: PJ Devereaux, Population Health Research Institute
11:05-11:20 – Relationship between PFO and perioperative stroke
Lusine Abrahamyan, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment (THETA)
11:25-11:40 – Perioperative AF after non-cardiac surgery prevention, detection, and management
David Conen, McMaster University
11:45-noon – Perioperative AF after cardiac surgery prevention, detection, and management
William McIntyre, Population Health Research Institute
12:05-12:20 – Update on perioperative VTE prophylaxis
Maura Marcucci, McMaster University
12:25-12:40 – Update on management of patients taking chronic anticoagulation undergoing non-cardiac surgery
James Douketis, McMaster University
12:45-13:00 – Debate: Thrombosis is more important than perioperative bleeding
Pro: Alex Spyropoulos, Northwell School of Medicine
Con: Gordon Guyatt, McMaster University
Moderator: Don Redelmeier, Sunnybrook Research Institute
13:00-13:20 – Break
Session 4: Vascular and neurocognitive complications – Part II
Moderator: Amal Bessissow, McGill University
13:20-13:35 – Overview of AHA Scientific Statement on diagnosis and management of patients with MINS
Kurt Ruetzler, Cleveland Clinic
13:40-14:10 – Chain Reaction Panel: Discussion on new AHA scientific statement on MINS
Nathaniel Smilowitz, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Daniel Sessler, Cleveland Clinic
Emmanuelle Duceppe, Population Health Research Institute
Giovanna Lurati Buse, University Hospital of Basel
Vikas Tandon, McMaster University
Paul MacDonald, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Kurt Ruetzler, Cleveland Clinic
14:15-14:30 – Effect of cardiology consults in patients with MINS
Jungchan Park, Samsung Medical Center
14:35-14:50 – The value in measuring postoperative troponin in patients with a low RCRI or NSQIP score
Sunil Vasireddi, Stanford University
14:50-15:00 – Closing Remarks
PJ Devereaux, Population Health Research Institute
Ameen Patel, McMaster University