Laurel Anne Mazurik
Track Chair
I am a emergency (Sunnybrook) and critical care transport physician (ORNGE) from Toronto, who now spends 25% of my time serving First Nations communities since the onset of COVID in 2020. I done extensive work in disaster simulation looking at innovative ways to do more with less. This work has taken me on adventures in different parts of the world.
Brittany Ellis
Vice-Chair
Brittany attended medical school in England at Warwick University, her FRCP emergency medicine residency at the University of Ottawa, and a Fellowship in Geriatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Toronto. She works clinically in Saskatoon across three Emergency Departments as well as holds a provincial leadership position focused on developing and improving care for older adults in the ED through education, research, policy and quality improvement. Brittany also works as a Transport Physician, is the current Chair of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Geriatric EM Committee, and is also on the leadership committee of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine Geriatric Special Interest Group.
Jasmine Lam
Learner Lead
Hi all! My name is Jasmine, and I am currently a fourth-year medical student at Queen’s University. Some of my passions include EDIIA-related interests, such as exploring racial disparities and the diversification of medical school curricula. I am extremely excited to be a part of the EM at the Extremes and in Diverse Contexts track!
Monday, May 29th
9:15 AM - 9:55 AM
Learning objectives:
- Learn to surround yourself with the right people to support yourself during your career
- Learn to use available technology, or best wellness practices to enhance and prolong your career
- Establish good financial practice to ensure a base in order to sustain and enrich your career and life
Speakers:
Rodrick K. Lim
Sara Gray
Brittany Cameron
Jennifer Chu, MD, MPH, FRCPC
9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
Learning objectives:
- Following this session, participants will be able to describe what healthy aging is, and how they can maximize their likelihood of being healthy into middle and older age.
- Following this session, participants will be familiar with some of the methodologic pitfalls in the area of geroprotective medicine.
- Following this session, participants will be able to prioritize which strategies are appropriate for them in terms of maximizing their own healthspan.
Speakers:
Robert Stenstrom, MD, PhD CCFP-EM
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
Speakers:
Yousuf Ahmed, MD
Mary Ollier
Rachel Peet
Alex Poole
Sarvesh Logsetty, MD
Josianne Gauthier, BPharm, MPharm
Sebastien Hebert
Malcolm Davidson
Lauren Klammer, BA, MPA
Nathan Johnstone
Lisa Allen, PhD
Jenna Smith-Turchyn, PT, PhD
Cait Champion, MD MSc
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Learning objectives:
- Recognize the concept of patient flow
- Examine the limits of preconceptions to crowding/overcrowding
- Inspire change through reproducible examples
Speakers:
Eric Heymann, MD FSSERM
Tuesday, May 30th
9:15 AM - 10:05 AM
Learning objectives:
- Have the ability to operated in a high risk high stress leadership environment
- Develop the ability to organize an ad hoc team in a expedited manner
- Conduct meeting that are effective, efficient and useful.
Speakers:
Trevor Jain, OMM MSM CD MD MSc
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Learning objectives:
- Identify patients at high risk of developing and suffering morbidity from heat illness
- Describe 3 novel cooling techniques that may be applicable in settings with limited resources
- Appreciate the impact of climate change on demographics and frequency of future heat events
Speakers:
Kira Gossack-Keenan
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about colleagues working simultaneously in the ER and in the visual arts.
- Reflect on the experience of being on the frontline of a pandemic by engaging in visual art.
- Explore the role of coaching and collaboration and the potential for blending a medical/artistic practice.
Speakers:
Megan Landes, MD, MSc., CCFP(EM)
Brant Slomovic, MD, FRCPC
Eva-Marie Stern, RP, MA
Kelley Aitken
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM
Speakers:
K. Jean Chen, MD
Sasha Weill, BA
Steve Alchi, BHSc
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Learning Objectives:
- Participants can compare burn-out rates in physicians in Canada and Switzerland
- Participants can identify factors that may lead to differences/similarities in those rates
- Participants learn about strategies and projects in Switzerland that address burn-outs in physicians in Switzerland
Speakers:
Valerie Romann, MD
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Christian Vaillancourt, MD, MSc
Manya Charette
Elham Sabri, MSc
Richard Verbeek, MD
Elizabeth Hall, BSc
Brent McLeod, MPH
Shannon Leduc, MSc
Richard Dionne, MD
Amy Plint
Colin Macarthur, MBChD PhD
Jason Prpic, MD
Sheldon Cheskes
Refik Saskin, MSc
Dean Fergusson, PhD
Ian Stiell, MD, MSc
Monica Taljaard, PhD
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Speakers:
Laurie Mazurik, MD FRCPC MBA EMDM
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Learning Objectives:
- Define what to teach pre-hospital providers
- Establishing pre-hospital POCUS QA program
- Developing training curriculum
Speakers:
Tom Jelic
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Speakers:
Samuel Savard
Philip Davis
Lauren Ready
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Learning Objectives:
- Outline the importance of POCUS in global health and humanitarian medicine
- Discuss interesting cases and novel applications of POCUS in low-resource and humanitarian settings
Speakers:
Matthew Douglas-Vail, MD
Anne Aspler
Raluca Alexandra Stefan, MD MSc FRCP
Wednesday, May 31st
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Speakers:
Marcel Émond, MD, MSc, CCMF(MU), FRCP(C)
Xavier DUBUCS
CHU Toulouse
Axel Benhamed
Chartelin Jean Isaac
Valérie Boucher
Christian Malo
Myreille D'astous
Pierre-Gilles Blanchard, MD (FRCPC) MSc PhD MBA
Eric Mercier, MD MSc FRCPC
Francis Bernard
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Learning objectives:
- Describe the evidence that supports the use of triage tools
- Report the effectiveness with which triage tools are employed in both real-world and simulated scenarios
- Employ triage tools commonly used by emergency medical response organizations in Canada
Speakers:
Dave Jerome, MD, MSc, CCFP, FAWM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Learning Objectives:
- By the end of this experience, participants will be able to: - understand the need of a new pediatric MCI algorithm
Speakers:
Chady El Tawil, MD, mMBA
11:50 AM - 12:10 AM
Learning objectives:
- To learn models and strategies to support staff and families when a child dies in the ED.
Speakers:
Natasha Collia, Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Gurinder Sangha, MD, FRCPC
12:10 AM - 12:30 AM
Learning objectives:
- Tailor medications for end-of-life symptom management to your practice setting
- Employ strategies for effective goals of care discussions that will facilitate patient-centered decision-making
Speakers:
Christine Wing-hung Pun, MD CCFP (EM) (PC) FCFP