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Agenda - Friday, February 9, 2024
All presentations will be given in English unless otherwise specified. Participants can however submit their questions in English and French.
07:30-08:00
Arrivals and Continental Breakfast
08:00-08:55
RSV Infections - Prevention on the Horizon
Marc Lebel
Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to
1. Review the burden of RSV infections pre- and post-COVID-19 from newborn to adults
2. Describe the options for prevention of RSV infection/disease from newborns to adults
1. Review the burden of RSV infections pre- and post-COVID-19 from newborn to adults
2. Describe the options for prevention of RSV infection/disease from newborns to adults
09:00-09:10
Introduction and Quick Quiz
09:10-09:55
The Bloody Truth: A Review of Bleeding Disorders and ITP in Children
Catherine Vezina
Hematologist-Oncologist, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to
1. Obtain a family and personal history relevant to the evaluation of bleeding disorders in children.
2. Review principles of diagnosis and management of Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in children.
3. Recognize red flags for possible bleeding disorders and ITP that require subspecialty consultation with pediatric hematology.
1. Obtain a family and personal history relevant to the evaluation of bleeding disorders in children.
2. Review principles of diagnosis and management of Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in children.
3. Recognize red flags for possible bleeding disorders and ITP that require subspecialty consultation with pediatric hematology.
09:55-10:05
Quick Quiz
10:05-10:35
Coffee Break and Visit the Exhibitors
10:35-11:20
Seeing Red? Let Us Help You Find Pee-ce – Office Approach to Hematuria
James Johnston
Pediatrician, Northern and Indigenous Child Health Program, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. To review the definition and classification of hematuria
2. To review the most common causes of hematuria
3. To provide an approach to the evaluation of hematuria in children
1. To review the definition and classification of hematuria
2. To review the most common causes of hematuria
3. To provide an approach to the evaluation of hematuria in children
11:20-12:05
Hit Us with your Best Shot! - What to Know about Vaccination in Special Populations
Marina Salvadori
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Recognize which patients are at a heightened risk of vaccine-preventable illnesses (primary or secondary immunodeficiency, certain chronic health conditions).
2. Recall general vaccination principles as they relate to special populations.
3. Develop a rational approach to recommending supplemental vaccines in at-risk children.
1. Recognize which patients are at a heightened risk of vaccine-preventable illnesses (primary or secondary immunodeficiency, certain chronic health conditions).
2. Recall general vaccination principles as they relate to special populations.
3. Develop a rational approach to recommending supplemental vaccines in at-risk children.
12:05-12:15
Quick Quiz
12:15-13:15
Lunch Break and Visit the Exhibitors
13:15-14:00
Hemangioma Cornucopia: Everything You Wanted to Know!
Barbara Miedzybrodski
Pediatric Dermatologist, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Review the clinical presentation and natural history of hemangiomas in infants and children.
2. Distinguish which clinical presentations require further investigations and referral to Pediatric dermatology.
3. Outline treatment and management principles and the role of the primary physician in ongoing monitoring.
1. Review the clinical presentation and natural history of hemangiomas in infants and children.
2. Distinguish which clinical presentations require further investigations and referral to Pediatric dermatology.
3. Outline treatment and management principles and the role of the primary physician in ongoing monitoring.
14:00-14:10
Quick Quiz
14:10-14:55
Do You See What I See? - Ophthalmology Pearls in the Office Setting
Patrick Hamel
Pediatric Ophtalmologist, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Review essential physical exam maneuvers of the eyes in the pediatric office setting.
2. Distinguish benign findings and variants of normal from pathology.
3. Identify red flags warranting referral to a pediatric ophthalmologist.
1. Review essential physical exam maneuvers of the eyes in the pediatric office setting.
2. Distinguish benign findings and variants of normal from pathology.
3. Identify red flags warranting referral to a pediatric ophthalmologist.
14:55-15:05
Quick Quiz
15:05-15:25
Coffee Break and Visit the Exhibitors
15:25-16:10
Interesting Articles of the Year - Hot off the Press
Anne-Marie Sbrocchi
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Matthew Donlan
Pediatrician, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss selected pediatric publications from 2023 that may have an impact on clinical practice.
2. Engage in a systematic approach of appraising the pediatric literature.
1. Discuss selected pediatric publications from 2023 that may have an impact on clinical practice.
2. Engage in a systematic approach of appraising the pediatric literature.
16:10-16:20
Wrap-up