2025 Conference Program

April 24, 2025

6:00pm – 8:30pm

6:00 – 6:15 | Intro – Planetary Health
6:15 – 6:35 | Dr. Veronique Gaudet – “Sustainability in healthcare – What can be done in our clinics?”
6:35 – 6:45 | Q & A
6:45 – 7:05 | Dr. Duncan Webster – “Zoonoses and The Impact of a Changing Climate”
7:05 – 7:15 | Q & A
7:15 – 7:35 | Dr. Renee Turcotte – “The Health Effects of Fracking”
7:35 – 7:45 | Q & A
7:45 – 8:05 | Dr. Krista Kemp – “Wildfires and Respiratory Health”
8:05 – 8:15 | Q & A
8:15 – 8:30 | Closing remarks

Objectives:
At the end of this program, participants will be able to identify, comprehend and manage the specific impacts of the environment on health. More specifically, climate change, franking and wildfire. Participants will also be able to identify ways to make their offices a greener space.

April 25, 2025

8:15 – 8:30 | Introduction
8:30 – 8:50 | Dr. Tania Gallant – “Revisiting the WHI – Is there a role for Hormone Therapy post Menopause?”
8:50 – 9:00 | Q&A
9:00 – 9:20 | Dr. Nada Taha – “Interstitial Lung Disease-Bridging the Gap: When to Suspect, How to Screen?”
9:20 – 9:30 | Q&A
9:30 – 9:50 | Dr. Mahmoud Abdelsalam – “The Other Side of Immunotherapy: A Comprehensive Look at Immune-Related Adverse Events”
9:50 – 10:00 | Q&A
10:00 – 10:15 | Health Break
10:15 – 10:35 | Dr. Chantal Bernard – “Hyponatremia, almost always a water issue”
10:35 – 10:45 | Q&A
10:45 – 11:05 | Dr. Eric Manuel – “Too many platelets: keep calm and trend on”
11:05 – 11:15 | Q&A
11:15 – 11:35 | Dr. Stuart McAdam – “Acute Management of Hypertensive Emergencies”
11:35 – 11:45 | Q&A
11:45 – 12:55 | Lunch Break

Afternoon

12:55 – 1:00 | Dr. Peter Lightfoot lecture – Introduction
1:00 – 1:45 | Dr. Peter Lightfoot lecture – Dr. Sehjal Bhargava “Health in a changing climate: Exploring the intersections of climate change and Medicine”
1:45 – 2:00 | Q&A
2:00 – 2:20 | Dr. Ellen MacDonald – “Clinical pearls for assessing the patient with back pain”
2:20 – 2:30 | Q&A
2:30 – 2:45 | Health Break
2:45 – 3:05 | Dr. Mathieu Gaudet – “Sleep apnea in 2025: Advances in Testing, Diagnosis and Management”
3:05 – 3:15 | Q&A
3:15 – 3:35 | Dr. Mariah Giberson – “Dermatology emergencies”
3:35 – 3:45 | Q&A
3:45 – 4:00 | Closing Remarks

Objectives:
At the end of this program, participants will be able to: Apply the new WHI guidelines on hormone therapy post menopause, identify possible causes of interstitial lung disease and learn how to manage, recognize common side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors, investigate and manage cases of hyponatremia, recognize and manage hypertensive crisis, properly assess, investigate and manage back pain patients and finally identify true dermatologic emergencies.

In keeping with CMA Guidelines, program content and selection of speakers are the responsibility of the planning committee. Support is directed toward the costs of the course and not to individual speakers through an unrestricted educational grant.