On May 31, 2023, Department of Medicine faculty will present cases that required radical and interprofessional collaboration to solve the medical mystery and help the patient. Join us. You may be able to help solve a medical mystery.
The opening plenary will look at physician wellness, with a keynote address by Dr. Melanie Jaegar and a panel discussing wellness tips and tricks. Medical mystery cases will be presented on topics related to General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Hematology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Neurology, and Nephrology.
Program learning objectives:
By the end of the program, learners will be able to:
Integrate approaches for identifying mysterious symptoms and disorders
Celebrate the joy of differential diagnosis.
Discuss evidence-based clinical reasoning tips and tricks with peers
Illustrate signs and symptoms that can provide diagnostic insights and guide treatment.
Spread the Word and You Could Win!
We are giving away a CPD Prize Package valued at over $600! Tell your friends and colleagues about this program – when they register, we ask for the name of the person who referred them to this program. Each time you are named, you are entered with one ballot for the Prize Package draw.
After May 31 we will draw a winner for the CPD Prize Package:
A Free Registration for our popular CPD O’Clock virtual program
$100 Discount for our Foundations of Health Quality Online Program
Buy one get one Free – after your purchase of the Health Quality program, you will receive a FREE registration for the CPD Refresh Online Program
Credits:
This Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Queen’s University for up to 6 Mainpro+ credits. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and is approved by the Office of Continuing Professional Development, Queen’s University. You may claim a maximum of 6 hours.
In an effort to host a “paperless” program, the agenda and presentations will be available online in the CPD Program Centre “Community”. We encourage you to bring a laptop/tablet to the program should you wish to access these items during the event.
Stephen Archer, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Department of
Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Queen's University
Wed May 31st 2023, 8:45 am
Plenary - Wellness Tips and Tricks
Aws Almufleh, MBBS, MPH, FRCPC, FACC, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Queen's University, Physician Lead of the Heart Function Clinic, KHSC
Stephen Archer, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Department of
Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Queen's University
Jennifer Flemming, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Queen’s University
Melanie Jaeger, MD, Clinician-scientist, KGHRI, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University
Mala Joneja, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology (Chair), Queen’s University
Wed May 31st 2023, 10:15 am
Medical Mystery: General Internal Medicine - "Bothered, Breathless and Bewildered"
Chris Smith, BSc, MBBS, FACP, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine (Chair), Queen’s University
Wed May 31st 2023, 10:45 am
Nutrition Break
Wed May 31st 2023, 11:00 am
Medical Mystery: Gastroenterology - "Even When It is a Zebra, it Isn’t the Common Kind!”
Lawrence Hookey, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology (Chair), Queen's University
Wed May 31st 2023, 11:30 am
Medical Mystery: Rheumatology - "A Bone to Pick With You"
Marie Clements-Baker, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor,
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Queen's University
Wed May 31st 2023, 12:00 pm
Lunch
Wed May 31st 2023, 1:00 pm
Medical Mystery: Hematology - "A Sour Explanation for Bleeding"
Paula James, MD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, and Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, and Pediatrics, Queen’s University
Wed May 31st 2023, 1:30 pm
Medical Mystery: Cardiology - "Ablation for Deglutition Syncope: Not a Bitter Pill to Swallow"
Andres Enriquez, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Queen's University
Wed May 31st 2023, 2:00 pm
Medical Mystery: Dermatology – “Don’t Be Rash: ‘Pick’ Your Battles Wisely”
Yuka Asai, MD, FRCPC, MSc, DABD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Queen's University
Wed May 31st 2023, 2:30 pm
Nutrition Break
Wed May 31st 2023, 2:45 pm
Medical Mystery: Neurology - “Searching South for the Seizure Diagnosis”
Gavin Winston, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology; Faculty, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University
Wed May 31st 2023, 3:15 pm
Medical Mystery: Nephrology - “It is a Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma”
David Holland, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology (Chair), Queen's University
