Fri Jan 24 12:00pm - Lunch With A Professor 1: Key Papers From 2019: Highlights From The University Of Toronto Respirology And Sleep Journal Club

Key Papers from 2019: Highlights from the University of Toronto Respirology and Sleep Journal Club - Matthew Stanbrook, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACP; Staff Respirologist, Toronto Western Hospital; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the key concepts and new developments in respiratory medicine from 2019

Fri Jan 24 12:00pm - Lunch With A Professor 2: Sleep Medicine In Comorbid Respiratory Disease

Sleep Medicine in Comorbid Respiratory Disease - Christina Liak, MD, FRCPC; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, Queen’s University, Kingston

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify normal physiologic changes to ventilation during sleep and recognize the effects of pulmonary disease on nocturnal ventilation and patient quality of life

Fri Jan 24 12:00pm - Lunch With A Professor 3: The André Péloquin Clinical Case Series

The André Péloquin Clinical Case Series, chaired by Dr. Raymond Gottschalk, will feature case presentations by Drs. Natalie Kozij, Christopher Davis and Sunny Bola

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Better diagnose and manage challenging respiratory cases in community practice.

Fri Jan 24 12:00pm - General Networking Lunch And Exhibitors

Enjoy some unstructured time mingling with your colleagues.

Please choose this option if you will not be attending one of the Lunch with a Professor Series.

Fri Jan 24 1:45pm - Adult Medicine: Part A) Optimizing Treatment For Non-CF Bronchiectasis €“ Elizabeth Tullis, MD, FRCPC And Part B) Understanding Immunotherapy And Managing Adverse Reactions €“ Rosalyn Juergins, MD PhD

Part A: Optimizing Treatment for Non-CF Bronchiectasis – Elizabeth Tullis, MD, FRCPC; Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, Toronto Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre and Respirology Division Head, St. Michael's Hospital; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Associate Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Explain the diagnostic and treatment options available for Non-CF Bronchiectasis and analyze their applicability.

Part B: Understanding Immunotherapy and Managing Adverse Reactions – Rosalyn Juergins, MD PhD; Chair, Lung Cancer Disease Site Team and Head of the Department of Clinical Trials, Juravinski Cancer Centre; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute Scientist; Associate Professor of Oncology McMaster University; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the mechanism of action and rationale for use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)

Part C: OTS Award Presentation - Breathe New Life Award

Part D: OTS members are strongly encouraged to stay for the Annual General Meeting which will start at 2:30pm directly following the conclusion of the Adult Medicine Stream 1.

Fri Jan 24 1:45pm - Pediatric Medicine: Part A) Vocal Fold Dysfunction: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment €“ Paolo Campisi, MSc, MD, FRCSC And Part B) Personalized Medicine: Now For Pediatric Asthma Too? - Sharon Dell, BEng, MD, FRCPC, ATSF

Part A: Vocal Fold Dysfunction: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment – Paolo Campisi, MSc, MD, FRCSC; Professor and Vice Chair Education/Director of Postgraduate Education, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Otolaryngologist, Hospital for Sick Children

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the clinical presentation and typical profile of a patient with Vocal Fold Dysfunction (VFD) and recommend a comprehensive management plan

Part B: Personalized Medicine: Now for Pediatric Asthma too? - Sharon Dell, BEng, MD, FRCPC, ATSF; Staff Physician, Division of Respiratory Medicine/Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Lab/ Senior Associate Scientist, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children; Professor, Faculty of Medicine (Pediatrics) and DLSPH (IHPME), University of Toronto

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe current and upcoming therapies for treatment of severe pediatric asthma in Canada and utilize phenotyping to identify and personalize patient therapy

Part C: OTS members are strongly encouraged to rejoin their colleagues at 2:30pm for the Annual General Meeting which will take place in the same room as the Adult Medicine Stream 1

Fri Jan 24 1:45pm - Healthcare Stream: Facing A Future Of Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs €“ Allison McGeer, MD, FRCPC

Part A: Facing a Future of Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs – Allison McGeer, MD, FRCPC; Director, Infection Control, Deparment of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital; Microbiologist, Infectious Disease Consultant, The Scarborough Hospital and The Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care; Professor, Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology/Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the effect of superbugs on the healthcare system and analyze historic, current and potential future strategies to manage them

Part B: ORCS members are strong encouraged to stay for the Annual General Meeting which will start at 2:30pm in the same room as the Healthcare Stream 1.

Fri Jan 24 3:15pm - Medicine: Resident Case Presentations

Part A: Resident Case Presentations from 6 respirology resident representatives TBD by their institutions in October. 

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify and evaluate difficult clinical diagnoses based on presentations of cases by Respiratory Residents from the major Ontario academic centres.

Part B: The presenters from the André Péloquin Clinical Case Series, Drs. Natalie Kozij, Christopher Davis and Sunny Bola, will judge the case presentations and announce the winner of the Keith Morgan Award and the runner up.

Fri Jan 24 3:15pm - Healthcare: Part A) Asthma Quality Standards - Dhenuka Radhakrishnan, BSc, MD, MSc And Part B) Knowledge To Action: Hot Topics In Research - Justine Horne, Laura Istanboulian And Darlene Reid

Part A: Asthma Quality Standards - Dhenuka Radhakrishnan, BSc, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Investigator, CHEO Research Institute; Pediatric Respirologist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario; Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the key concepts used to drive quality improvement in Health Quality Ontario’s Asthma Quality Standard and apply them towards analysis and improvement of their own practice/team.

Part B: Knowledge to Action: Hot Topics in Research - Justine Horne, Laura Istanboulian and Darlene Reid

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Describe new strategies in the diagnosis and management of respiratory diseases and extrapolate relevant information for use in their own practice/team

Fri Jan 24 4:45pm - I Will Attend The ORCS Rapid Fire 3-Minute Poster Presentations

As selected by the ORCS abstract review committee, a series of presenters will have 3 minutes each to concisely summarize a recent research investigation or an education/clinical/evaluation program.  

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify new developments in respiratory care and analyze their applicability

Directly following the presentations, the ORCS will announce three awards from the following categories based on the content, organization and verbal delivery:

1) The Margaret Fitch award for Best Poster

2) The Lisa Cicutto award for Best Poster by a Student

3) The Sheila Gordon-Dillane award for Best Poster for Program Evaluation

 

Fri Jan 24 4:45pm - I Will NOT Attend The ORCS Rapid Fire 3-Minute Poster Presentations

Please indicate if you will not attend the ORCS Rapid Fire 3-Minute Poster Presentations.

Sat Jan 25 8:30am - Medicine: Part A) Debate 1: Anti-IL5 Therapy Has A Role To Play In COPD PRO: Shawn Aaron, MD, MSc, FRCPC; CON: Parameswaran Nair, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPC; And Part B) Scientific Research Talk: TBD - Sanjay Mehta, MD, FRCPC, FCCP

Part A: Debate 1: Anti-IL5 Therapy Has A Role to Play in COPD

PRO: Shawn Aaron, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Professor and Respirologist, Division of Respirology, University of Ottawa; Senior Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Research Institute

CON: Parameswaran Nair, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPC; Frederick E. Hargreave Teva Innovation Chair in Airway Diseases; Professor of Medicine, Division of Respirology. McMaster University; Staff Respirologist, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare/McMaster University, Hamilton; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Analyze the evidence in support or against the use of Anti-IL5 therapy in the management of COPD

Part B: Scientific Research Talk: From Lungs to Blood Vessels to Cells: Understanding ARDS and the Pursuit of Precision Medicine - Sanjay Mehta, MD, FRCPC, FCCP; Professor of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University; Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute; Director, Southwestern Ontario Pulmonary Hypertension Program, London

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the pathophysiology of ARDS, understand the role of endothelial cells and discuss the use of precision medicine in future diagnosis and management.  

Part C: Top it Up! Campaign Appeal and (if applicable) Ontario Lung Association Meritorious Service Award Presentation

Sat Jan 25 8:30am - Healthcare: Nutrition Management For COPD - Helen Spremulli

Nutrition Management for COPD - Helen Spremulli, BS, MS, RD; Registered Dietitian, Vaughan Community Health Centre and North York General Hospital

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the scientific evidence on the role of diet in COPD, identify nutrition goals for COPD patients and apply dietary strategies

Sat Jan 25 10:30am - Medicine: Part A) Debate 2: Be It Resolved That Anti-Fibrotic Therapy Should Be The Standard Of Care For Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease PRO: Martin Kolb, MD, PhD; CON: Gerard Cox, MB, FRCPCI, FRCPC; And Part B) Debate 3: InDwelli

Part A: Debate 2: Be it Resolved that Anti-Fibrotic Therapy Should be the Standard of Care for Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

PRO: Martin Kolb, MD, PhD; Moran Campbell Chair and Professor in Respiratory Medicine Director, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University; Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare/McMaster University, Hamilton

CON: Gerard Cox, MB, FRCPCI, FRCPC; Professor, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University; Coordinator, Regional Clinical Programs in Respirology, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Evaluate the evidence in support or against anti-fibrotic therapy as a standard of care for fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

Part B: Debate 3: InDwelling Pleural Catheters Should Not Be Used in Non-Malignant Pleural Effusions

PRO: Inderdeep Dhaliwal, MD, FRCPC; Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London

CON: Michael Mitchell, MD, FRCPC, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of using indwelling pleural catheters in the treatment of non-malignant pleural effusions.

Sat Jan 25 10:30am - Healthcare: Part A) Common Clinical Questions In TB Care - Julie Seemangal, NP And Part B) The Unappreciated Burden Of Influenza And Pneumonia Amongst Canada's Older Population And What We Can Do About It! - Samir Sinha, MD, DPhil, FR

Part A: Common Clinical Questions in TB Care - Julie Seemangal, Nurse Practitioner, Division of Respirology St. Michael’s Hospital

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Discuss diagnostic and treatment updates in latent TB infection, common pitfalls in active TB diagnosis and management, and the role of public health and clinician collaboration in TB care.

Part B: The Unappreciated Burden of Influenza and Pneumonia Amongst Canada's Older Population and What We can Do About It! - Samir Sinha, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, AGSF; Chair in Geriatrics and Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and the UHN; Associate Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation UoT and Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Identify the burden of influenza and pneumonia amongst older Canadians and identify ways to move the policy and practice agenda forward in Canada around adult immunizations.