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Friday, January 15
0730 |
Registration Desk Opens / Continental Breakfast |
0800 – 0810 |
Welcome – Dr. Penny Barnes, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS |
0810 – 0830 |
“The RCPSC GP Exam – Format, General Information and How to Perform at Your Best” At the end of this session, participants will:
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0830 – 0930 |
“Medical Biochemistry Review”
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0930 - 1030 |
“Diabetes Testing, Biochemical Markers of Cardiac Injury, Clinical Toxicology & Chemistry Laboratory Safety” At the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of:
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1030 – 1045 |
Refreshment Break |
1045 - 1145 |
“Medical Biochemistry Review” At the end of this session, participants will:
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1145 – 1245 |
Lunch |
1245 – 1250 |
Opening Remarks – Dr. Jagdish Butany, University Health Network, Toronto, |
1250 – 1330 |
“The RCPSC AP Exam – Format, General Information and How to Perform at Your Best” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1330-1400 |
“Pancreatic Pathology Selected Topics” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1400-1445 |
“Quality Assurance in Surgical Pathology’’
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1445-1500 |
Refreshment Break |
1500-1600 |
“Gastrointestinal Pathology: Snapshot Review of Relevant Topics for an Emerging Pathologist’’ At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1600 – 1645 |
“Practical Overview of Prostate, Kidney, Bladder and Testicular Tumour Pathology” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1645 – 1745 |
“Forensic Pathology for the Senior Resident” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1745 - ? |
Anatomic Pathology Attendees Adjourned for the day (on your own for dinner) |
1745 – 1830 |
Dinner and Break – Dinner on Own (No Meal Provided) |
1830-2015 |
“Medical Microbiology”
Selected key points in mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology and serology testing. |
2015-2100 |
“Infection Control Pearls for the Pathologist”
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Saturday, January 16
0730 – 0800 |
Continental Breakfast |
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0800 – 0830 |
“Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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0830 – 0900 |
“Skin Pathology” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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0900-1000 |
“Important Entities in Head and Neck Pathology” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1000-1015 |
Refreshment Break |
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1015-1045 |
“Cardiovascular Surgical and Autopsy Pathology – An Overview” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1045-1145 |
“Breast Pathology” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1145-1245 |
Lunch A brief introduction to the costs, benefits, opportunities and pitfalls of incorporation for the practicing pathologist in Canada as well as a brief overview of current remuneration and working conditions and select advice on negotiations and tax planning for those completing a residency or Fellowship. At the end of this session, participants will be able to :
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1245-1315 |
“Pediatric Pathology” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1315 -1345 |
“Liver Pathology: Recognizing and Appropriately Classifying Key Morphologic Features” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1345-1415 |
“Gross Pathology (How to Recognize and Make the Diagnosis)” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1415-1445 |
“Neuropathology” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1445-1500 |
Refreshment Break |
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1500-1600 |
“Gynecological Pathology” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1600 – 1700 |
“Application of Molecular Pathology in Solid and Liquid Tumours” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1700 – 1745 |
“Thoracic Pathology Review" At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Differentiate lung carcinomas according to the 2015 WHO classification |
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1800 – 1930 |
Reception for all participants: McCallion Ballroom Foyer – Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport |
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1900 - 1930 |
Resident Section Meeting - Chair Launny Lowden Quick overview of what we have done so far this year, providing updates on activities that are ongoing, and discussing ideas we may wish to pursue during the second half of the year. |
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1930 – 2230 |
Dinner for all participants : McCallion Ballroom – Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport |
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Sunday, January 17
0700 – 0730 |
Continental Breakfast - Note early start |
0730 – 0800 |
“Kidney Pathology - Medical” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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0800 - 0900 |
“Cytology - Review of Basic Principles” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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0900 – 1000 |
“Review of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1000 – 1015 |
Refreshment Break |
1015 – 1115 |
“Approach to Work-up and Diagnosis of Hematological Disorders” At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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1115-1215 |
“Bone Marrow evaluation and Flow Cytometry”
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1215-1300 |
Lunch (45 minutes) "ExpertPath Presentation" |
1300-1345 |
“Practical Approach to Hematological Evaluation of Peripheral Blood” At the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of the:
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1345-1445 |
“Coagulopathy Investigations” |
1445 -1500 |
Coffee Break |
1500 – 1600 |
“Investigations and Management of Transfusion Reactions”) At the end of this session, participants will have a better understanding of the:
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1600-1605 |
Closing Comments - |