Tiscar Cavallé-Garrido
Pediatric Cardiologist, Montreal Children's Hospital, MUHC; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Bio
Dr. Tíscar Cavallé-Garrido is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at McGill University. She is a pediatric cardiologist with subspecialty training in echocardiography and fetal cardiology. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Valencia, Spain. She completed residency training in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology both at the University of Valencia, Spain, and at the University of Toronto, Canada, followed by a fellowship in pediatric and fetal echocardiography also at the University of Toronto. She joined the Montreal Children Hospital in 2008, where she is currently director of the echocardiography laboratory, fetal cardiac program and aortopathy clinic. She is also director of the Pediatric Cardiology Residency and Cardiac Imaging Fellowship Program at McGill University. Her research interests include fetal cardiology and aortopathies.
David Rothstein
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Bio
Dr. Rothstein graduated from McGill Medicine and completed his Family Medicine training at St. Mary’s Hospital in Montréal. He currently holds an associate teaching position with McGill University’s Department of Family Medicine, and acts as the Medical Director at the Medical Step Clinic.
Terry Sigman
Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Montreal Children's Hospital, MUHC, Montreal, QC
Bio
Terry Sigman completed her Pediatric residency and Pediatric Gastroenterology fellowship at McGill University. She is presently the Director of the Division of Gastroenterology at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, where she cares for patients with intestinal and liver disease both in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Her particular clinical interests are in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease and polyposis syndromes. She is also the Associate Chair of Pediatrics, Continuing Professional Development and Faculty Development for the Department of Pediatrics and Director of Physician Apprenticeship Course, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University.
John Yaremko
Pediatrician, Montreal Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor, McGill University, Montreal, QC
Bio
Dr. Yaremko obtained his medical degree from McGill University in 1980 and completed his training in pediatrics at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University. He has worked in the emergency department and on the clinical wards at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and he continues to be involved in CME events at the Children’s and at McGill University. He is co-director of the annual Practical Problems in Pediatrics conference at McGill University and he also organizes annual conferences on GI and Nutrition, ADHD and Immunization and Prevention. He is also assistant professor in the department of pediatrics and the department of family medicine at McGill University.
08:35-09:20
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the approach to the work-up of chronic abdominal pain (CAP) in children in order to distinguish functional syndromes from other entities
- Define Functional Abdominal Pain Syndromes in children
- Review approaches to management of various types of chronic abdominal pain in children
09:20-10:05
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Interpret and understand the pitfalls growth curves in pediatrics
- Review the causes and differential diagnosis of FTT
- Review the work-up and management of children with FTT in the office
10:30-11:15
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the classic and atypical presentations of Celiac Disease (CD) – and what has changed over the years
- Understand the various approaches to diagnosis of CD
- Understand the management and its importance in the care for a child with celiac disease
13:00-13:45
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the common causes of heart murmurs across the pediatric age
- Develop a systematic diagnostic approach to heart murmurs in children, including the judicious use of ancillary investigations
- Know when to refer to consultation with a pediatric cardiologist
13:45-14:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Be knowledgeable about the common causes of chest pain in pediatrics
- Develop a systematic, evidence-based, diagnostic approach to chest pain in children, including the judicious use of ancillary investigations
- Know when to refer to consultation with a pediatric cardiologist
14:45-15:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the most common connective tissue diseases associated to silent heart involvement
- Develop a systematic approach to the evaluation of children with suspected connective tissue disease
- Know when to refer for consultation to a cardiogenetics clinic
- Become familiar with the online resources available to best care for this patient population
