Acute Spinal Care, Triage and Management Symposium

WHEN

Friday, November 9, 2012

WHERE St. Andrews Conference Centre
150 King Street West, 27th Floor, Toronto ON
As a collaborative project supported by CIHR, University of Toronto Spine Program, Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto, the 2012 Acute Spinal Care, Triage and Management Symposium brings together scientists, clinicians, and community members with an interest in spine care. This symposium will provide an update on care management and current applications from a health care system perspective. This meeting is geared towards improving quality and outcomes for patients with spinal disorders. This years program will feature two concentration areas: Case-based education that focuses on common ER case presentations, Systems coordination and collaboration with an update on current care delivery. We look forward to discussing these topics with various experts and distinguished faculty in the field.

Improve assessment and treatment of spinal disorders through case based learning and enhance understanding of current care delivery for both surgical and nonsurgical management of spinal pathology. Increase awareness of the delivery and coordination of health care relating to the assessment, triage and management of patient with emergent spinal disorders in the province of Ontario

GOALS:

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Physicians and surgeons Clinical educators Other health and allied-health professionals working in the treatment of spinal disorders Health care management

SPACE IS LIMITED! TO RSVP/REGISTER PLEASE CONTACT:

aimee.gallant@sunnybrook.ca

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Robert Bell MSc, MD, FACS, CM,
FRCSC President & CEO, University Health Network Clinical Studies Resource Centre Member Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI)

WEBCAST PARTICIPATION AVAILABLE!!

ACUTE SPINAL CARE, TRIAGE AND MANAGEMENT

CME COURSE NOVEMBER 9, 2012 ST. ANDREWS CONFERENCE CENTRE, TORONTO ON

7:30 8:00

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 8:05 8:05 8:30

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Robert S. Bell, MDCM,MSc,FACS,FRCSC, President and Chief Executive Officer, University Health Network Perspectives on Spine Health in the Province of Ontario
DISCUSSION

8:30 8:45

8:45 9:00

PROGRAM OVERVIEW Dr. Michael Fehlings MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, University of Toronto Dr. Albert Yee, MD, MSc, FRCSC, University of Toronto

SESSION 1 CASE BASED EDUCATION Patient Presentations to the Emergency Room

9:00-9:40 BACK PAIN AND RELATED SYMPTOMS Degenerative Disc Disease Dr. Ivy Cheng, MD, FRCP, FACEM, dABEM, DiMM, DipSM, University of Toronto Dr. Mark Erwin, DC, PhD, University of Toronto Cauda Equina & Sciatica Dr. Sunjay Sharma BSc, MD, University of Toronto Dr. Eric M. Massicotte MD, MSc, FRCS(C), University of Toronto 9:40-10:20 TRAUMA TIME IS SPINE Early Identification of Injury and Emergent management of: Fractures Spinal Cord Injuries Dr. Michael Fehlings MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, University of Toronto Dr. Jeffrey M Singh, MD FRCPC MSc, University of Toronto

10:20-10:35

COFFEE BREAK

10:35 11:05 VERTEBRAL METASTASES Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression Dr. Albert Yee, MD, MSc, FRCSC, University of Toronto Dr. Eric M. Massicotte MD, MSc, FRCS(C), University of Toronto 11:05 12:15 PLANNING NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT FOR LOW BACK RELATED SYMPTOMS available pathways red flags for underlying disease indications for imaging Dr. Ivy Cheng, MD, FRCP, FACEM, dABEM, DiMM, DipSM, University of Toronto Dr. Mark Erwin, DC, PhD, University of Toronto Dr. Carlo Ammendolia, DC, PhD, University of Toronto Dr. Philip Peng, MBBS FRCPC(Anesthesia) FRCPC(Pain Medicine, Founder),University of Toronto

12:15 13:15 LUNCH

SESSION 2 SYSTEMS COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION Update on Current Health Care Delivery Initiatives
13:15 14:15 EMERGENT TRIAGE CritiCall Knowledge Translation and Guidelines Dr. Sunjay Sharma BSc, MD, University of Toronto Dr. Albert Yee, MD, MSc, FRCSC, University of Toronto Dr. Fiona Webster, PhD, University of Toronto Dr. Eric M. Massicotte MD, MSc, FRCS(C), University of Toronto Pre-hospital care Transfer and Transport (ORNGE) Dr. Michael McDonnell, MD, FRCPC, Sunnybrook HSC Dr. Chris Loreto, CCFP(EM), Timmins & District Hospital

14:15 15:15

ELECTIVE TRIAGE ACCESS MOH Initiatives Family Health Teams Dr. Julia Alleyne, BHsc(PT) MD CCFP Dip. Sport Med Dr. Raja Rampersaud, FRCSC, MD, University of Toronto Key Messages Project patient expectations vs. health care provider expectations PANEL DISCUSSION (Moderator Dr. Julia Alleyne) Dr. Anoushka Singh RN Dr. Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan BScPT MSc PhD, University of Toronto Dr. Fiona Webster, PhD, University of Toronto Dr. Raja Rampersaud, FRCSC, MD, University of Toronto

15:15 16:00

CLOSING REMARKS, EVALUATION ---- WINE & CHEESE