Residents’ Pre-Course
Open to Rheumatology Residents, Other Residents, Post Docs, Medical Students and Summer Students (content is directed to the rheumatology resident level)
All rheumatology residents supported by the CRA must attend this pre-course to receive their travel bursary.
Co-Chairs : Shahin Jamal, Dharini Mahendira
Committee members: Kathy Cui, Carly Hewson, Claire LeBlanc
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 |
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| 07:00 – 07:50 | Breakfast and Introductions |
| 07:50 – 08:10 | Welcome from the CRA Vandana Ahluwalia |
| 08:10 – 09:00 | Ophthalmologic Screening and Follow-up in Rheumatic Diseases: When and How? (case based) Eric Fortin |
| 09:00 – 09:50 | Immunology 101: T Cell Activation and Application in Therapeutics Nigil Haroon |
| 09:50 – 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 – 10:50 | Infectious Disease Update: Immunizations and Tailoring of Treatment Strategies in Context of Infection Don Vinh |
| 10:50 – 11:45 | Radiology: What to Order and When from RA to Vasculitis Marcos Sampaio (Adult) & Susa Benseler (Peadiatric) |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Lunch |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Plain X-ray Interpretation: Team Based Learning Small Group Activity Marcos Sampaio (Adult) & Susa Benseler (Peadiatric) |
| 13:00 – 13:50 | Antiphospholipids: Who to Treat and When in Current Clinical Practice (case based) Michelle Petri |
| 13:50 – 14:05 | Break |
| 14:05 – 14:55 | Practice Based Pearls: What to Look for in a Medical Office to Setting Up a Community or Academic Practice Ron Laxer, Claire Barber & Cory Baillie |
| 14:55 – 15:00 | Closing Remarks & Evaluations Dharini Mahendira |