Cardiology for the Practitioner: Critical Pathways
April 1, 2006 ~ Intercontinental Toronto Centre Hotel ~ 225 Front Street West
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438 University Avenue
Suite 300
Toronto, ON M5G 2P9

Tel: 416-977-8010 x.252
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Lianne Goldin
Manager, Department of Continuing Medical Education, Operations and Business Affairs

Gail Karaim
Faculty Coordinator

Julie Couturier
Meeting Planner

Noemie Wiggett
Meeting Planner

Saturday, April 1, 2006
8:30am Welcome and Introduction Thomas Parker
Program
Time
 Topics Faculty
I
 CAD Diagnosis & Management
Chair: Howard Leong-Poi
8:40am Multislice CT Coronary Angioplasty: A Paradigm Shift in Cardiac Imaging

Michael Freeman

9:00am Controversies in the Management of Non-STEMI
David Fitchett
9:20am Case Presentation/Questions/Panel Discussion

Farida Jeejeebhoy
10:00am
Nutrition Break

 
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II
Diabetes & The Heart: A Modern Epidemic
Chair: Anthony Graham
10:30am Metabolic Syndrome: Fact, Fiction or Fact-based Fiction?

Richard Gilbert
10:50am Heart Failure in Diabetes: Frequent, Fatal and Often Forgotten      

Iqwal Mangat
11:10am Questions/Panel Discussions

 
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III
 Clinical Trials
11:40am Hot Off The Press Clinical Trials     

Shaun Goodman
12:10pm Questions/Panel Discussions  
12:35pm
Lunch

 
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IV
 New Approaches to Intervention in Cardiology
Chair: Robert Chisholm
1:40pm InSync for MOST: Pacing Therapy for Heart Failure

Abdul Al-Hesayen

2:00pm Atrial Fibrillation: Learning by Burning

Iqwal Mangat
2:20pm Detecting the Vulnerable Plaque: Are We There Yet?

Asim Cheema

2:40pm Case Presentation/Question/Panel Discussion

Farida Jeejeebhoy

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V
 Debate
Chair:Thomas Parker
3:20pm

Be It Resolved That: "LDL: Lower is Better; Don't Stop at 2 mmol/L"

Protagonist:
Anatoly Langer

Antagonist:
Beth Abramson

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4:10pm
Final Remarks
  
4:10pm
Conclusion and Cocktail Reception

 
This program meets the accreditation criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for up to 5.5 Mainpro-MI credits.
This educational event is approved as an Accredited Group Learning Activity under Section 1 of the Framework of CPD options for the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (5.5 hours).