EMPAC CONFERENCE in Winnipeg, MB 26 CME CREDITS · Formerly known as EM Update, the Department of Emergency Medicine’s annual conference has undergone a re-branding this year and

2015

What’s Inside

Invitation to EMPAC 2015 from the Conference ChairsConference Objectives, Target Audience & DisclosureConference Highlights & Keynote Speaker Pre-Conference Courses - Day 1Pre-Conference Courses - Day 2Conference Schedule - Day 1Conference Schedule - Day 2Featured Conference Faculty & Planning CommitteeHow to Register, Fees & New ProgramAccommodations Cancellation Policy

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Earn up to:

26 CME

CREDITS

EMPAC CONFERENCE

MAY 1 + 2, 2015in Winnipeg, MB

with pre-conference courses

APRIL 29 + 30, 2015Conference Theme:

PATIENT SAFETY

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INVITATION TO EMPAC 2015FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRSWe invite you to attend EMPAC 2015!

Formerly known as EM Update, the Department of Emergency Medicine’s annual conference has undergone a re-branding this year and is now known as Emergency Medicine Prairie Annual Conference-EMPAC.

Over the past 5 years, EMPAC has grown from a one-day, lecture-based conference to a two-day event with multiple small group workshops, hands-on skills sessions and simulation-based pre-conference courses. This year continues to see new and exciting changes at the conference. This conference is designed to meet the learning needs of those who deliver acute care to the undifferentiated patient: if you are involved in emergency medicine in any capacity, this conference has something for you!

This year, for the fi rst time, we are excited to introduce a conference theme. The theme for EMPAC 2015 is “Patient Safety”. Patient safety is an impor-tant part of what we do as health care providers; particularly as providers of episodic and urgent care, provided rapidly, often with incomplete information. The topics and speakers for EMPAC 2015 were selected with the theme of pa-tient safety in mind, and we believe it’s an important theme in emergency care.

There are several new skills sessions and pre-conference courses running this year. Has it been awhile since you’ve inserted a pacemaker? Try out our new Transvenous Pacemaker Skills Lab. Perhaps you’re interested in learning new skills for managing dental pain in the Dental Blocks Skills Lab. Or maybe you’d like the chance to manage a shoulder dystocia delivery on a Simulation Manikin in the Emergency L&D Skills Lab, so that you’ll feel more confi dent should you

ever face a real one in the ED!

During the pre-conference courses, we invite you to join us for the full day SimSHOCK Course, or select one of several half-day courses including the new

course on Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks.

EMPAC 2015 has an outstanding line-up of speakers for plenary and workshop sessions. With contributions from experts in toxicology, trauma, patient safety, pediatrics, airway management and infectious disease, there is something for everyone.

We are very pleased to announce a new venue for the conference this year. The Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites is a 4-star venue with modern, innovative meeting spaces and complimentary parking. It is conveniently located a few minutes from the Winnipeg Airport and 10 minutes from downtown.

Visitors to Winnipeg in May can enjoy early spring weather, and all that our vibrant city has to offer: the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the newly opened Journey to Churchill exhibit at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, the Forks Na-tional Historic Site, Winnipeg Art Gallery and Manitoba Museum to name a few.

EMPAC 2015 will be held May 1-2, 2015 with pre-conference courses running April 29-30.

We hope you’ll join us in Winnipeg at EMPAC 2015 for 4 great days of engaging, cutting edge, relevant emergency medicine content!

Rebecca Schindle, MD, FRCPC Cheryl ffrench, MD, FRCPCEMPAC 2015 Chair EMPAC 2015 Chair

Join us for EMPAC!Friday, May 1st & Saturday, May 2nd, 2015

Pre-Conference: Wednesday, April 29th and Thursday April 30th, 2015

REGISTER ONLINE:www.empac.net

For more information:204.789.3626www.empac.net

Four full days of lectures, workshops, skills labs, and networking opportunities. Last year more than 150 people attended, and skills sessions reached capacity early. Don’t miss out this year - register now!

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TARGET AUDIENCE:

DISCLOSURE:

EMPAC 2015 complies with the University of Manitoba Confl ict of Interest Policy, the College of Medicine CPD Disclosure Procedures, and the College of Medicine Industry Relations Policy. All speakers and planning committee members are required to sign a disclosure form, and all speakers are asked to begin their presentation with a slide (and verbal acknowledgement) disclosing any perceived or real confl ict of interest.

CONFERENCE THEME:

Patient Safety

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

• Promote patient safety and best practices.

• Promote excellence in the emergency care and resuscitation of the undifferentiated patient.

• Provide an opportunity to review evidence-based clinical care and recent advances in EM.

• Stimulate discussion and critical thinking with respect to ethical and medico-legal considerations in EM.

• Foster an environment for urban, rural and northern emergency healthcare providers to explore common challenges and collaborate on innovative ideas in the delivery of acute care medicine.

• emergency physicians & family physicians

• any northern, rural or urban physician who provides emergency care

• nurses, nurse practitioners, paramedics & physician assistants

• residents & medical students

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW Temporary Transvenous Pacer Skills Lab

• Pediatric Resuscitation Cases

• Keynote Speaker Dr. JN Armstrong, CMO of STARS

• NEW Dental Blocks & Facial Anesthesia Skills Lab

• Toxicology Update

• NEW Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks

• Trauma Update: Transfer Errors and the Lethal

Trauma Triad

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. JN Armstrong“Appropriate Application of the Aviation Medicine Analogy”

Plenary, May 1 at 1445

Dr. JN Armstrong is a consultant anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesia, Calgary Health Region, and an Associate Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Calgary, where he teaches in the Faculty of Medicine.

He assumed the role of Clinical and Academic Department Head in Anesthesia for the Calgary Health Region and the Faculty of Medicine in 2004. In 2013, after fi nishing his second term as Anesthesia Department Head he took on his current role as Chief Medical Offi cer for the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS).

JN also has a strong interest in aviation and has been fl ying since 1973. He is a licensed commercial helicopter and fi xed wing pilot. He currently holds active Airline Transport Licences for both Fixed Wing and Helicopters. He presently fl ies as a Captain for STARS fl ying twin engine BK117 and AW 139 helicopters and also fl ies his own Cessna T210 privately.

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Skills Lab: Emergency Procedures Skills CourseThis hands-on course provides the opportunity to learn and practice common emergency room procedures. Course will focus on lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, paracentesis, intra-osseous insertion and chest tube insertion. Participants will review the indications and contraindications for each procedure as well as step-by-step instruction on performance of each skill.

DATE: Wednesday, April 29/15TIMES: 0800-1200 / 1300-1700CAPACITY: 20/courseCOST: $350/participantLOCATION: Skills Lab

All pre-conference courses are held at the Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility at the Bannatyne Campus of the University of Manitoba.

Procedural Sedation CourseThis simulation course offers a unique hands-on perspective on learning procedural sedation and analgesia, using a case-based format that is specifi cally tailored to emergency medicine. Course consists of pre-reading material, 1 hour didactic interactive lecture and 2 hours of hands-on practice with simulated cases and includes management of complications.

DATE: Wednesday, April 29/15TIMES: 0900-1200 / 1300-1600CAPACITY: 6/courseCOST: $200/participantLOCATION: Clinical Learning & Simulation Facility

Ultrasound-Guided Venous Access CourseDescription: This 2-hour course includes a brief lecture on ultrasound principles and practice using the ultrasound machine to assist with femoral and IJ central line insertion on simulation modules. No previous ultrasound experience necessary.

DATE: Wednesday, April 29/15TIMES: 0800-1000 / 1030-1230CAPACITY: 12/courseCOST: $200/participantLOCATION: Clinical Learning & Simulation Facility

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All pre-conference courses are held at the Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility at the Bannatyne Campus of the University of Manitoba.

Skills Lab: SimAIRWAYThis hands-on course offers participants the opportunity to work with realistic airway modules to practice skills related to the airway management of the emergency patient. Participants will be exposed to basic airway skills as well as advanced skills such as direct laryngoscopy and cricothyrotomy. Useful airway adjuncts will also be covered.

DATE: Thursday, April 30/15TIMES: 1300-1700CAPACITY: 20COST: $350/participantLOCATION: Skills Lab

SimSHOCKWhen faced with a patient in severe shock do you ever wish you could practice fi rst? Ever wish you could review your case afterwards and fi gure out how do do it better? Ever wish there was no risk to the patient when managing their severe shock?SimSHOCK is a simulation based course that is geared to providing just those kinds of opportunities. Participants will have the opportunity to work in small teams to resuscitate realistic life size manikins in real time using medical simulation technology. Following each case, the team is given the chance to discuss how the case went and review key management points. Cases will focus on different causes of shock and the approach to their management. Adult and paediatric cases will be covered. The course will also provide an introduction into the use of ultrasound to guide your diagnosis and management of the patient in shock.

DATE: Thursday, April 30/15TIMES: 0800-1700CAPACITY: 12COST: $900/participantLOCATION: Clinical Learning & Simulation Facility

Ultrasound-Guided Nerve BlocksThis course offers a hands-on opportunity to practice placement of nerve blocks using ultrasound guidance. The evidence behind nerve blocks and the safety and dangers of blocks will be presented. Participants will have the opportunity to practicing needling and use of the ultrasound to examine the femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, median, ulnar, and radial nerves.

DATE: Wednesday, April 29/15TIMES: 1300-1700CAPACITY: 10COST: $350/participantLOCATION: Clinical Learning & Simulation Facility

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0730 Registration & Continental Breakfast0815 Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. R. Schindle & Dr. A. Chochinov0830 “The Lethal Trauma Triad” Dr. Brendan McCarthy0915 “Antimicrobial Stewardship in the ED Setting: What Should We Do?” Dr. George Zhanel1000 Refreshment Break1015 Morning Workshops (45 minutes each - choose 2): “Airway Management Techniques” Dr. JN Armstrong “Toxic Alcohols” Dr. Doug Eyolfson “Top 10 Errors in Transfer of the Trauma Patient” Dr. Lawrence Gillman “Toxicology Case Studies” Dr. Wes Palatnick “I Can’t Pee, And Other Reasons to Call a Nephrologist” Dr. Justin Walters1200 Lunch1300 Afternoon Skills Sessions (90 minutes - choose 1) Chest Tube Skills Lab Dr. Doug Eyolfson Dental Blocks and Facial Anesthesia Skills Lab Conference Faculty Suturing Workshop Conference Faculty Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion Skills Lab Conference Faculty What’s That?? A Visual Tour of “Can’t Miss” Spot Diagnoses in EM Conference Faculty1430 Refreshment Break1445 Keynote Address: “Appropriate Application of the Aviation-Medicine Analogy” Dr. JN Armstrong1545 Afternoon Skills Sessions (90 minutes - choose 1) Chest Tube Skills Lab Dr. Doug Eyolfson Dental Blocks and Facial Anesthesia Skills Lab Conference Faculty Suturing Workshop Conference Faculty Transvenous Pacemaker Insertion Skills Lab Conference Faculty What’s That?? A Visual Tour of “Can’t Miss” Spot Diagnoses in EM Conference Faculty1715 Adjournment of Day 1

F R I D AY, M AY 1

SATURDAY, MAY 2

0730 Registration & Continental Breakfast0810 Welcome & Opening Remarks Dr. Rebecca Schindle0815 “Tough Conversations When Things Go Wrong: Disclosure After An Adverse Event” Dr. Merril Pauls0900 “Defi ning Child Abuse and Our Responsibilities as Clinical Caregivers” Dr. Scott Sawyer0945 Refreshment Break1000 Morning Workshops (45 minutes each - choose 2): Suicide: Updates in Assessment and Prevention” Dr. James Bolton

“STI Update” Dr. John Embil“Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Related Malignancy: Informed Decision-Making” Dr. Lisa ModdemannPediatric Resuscitation Cases” Dr. Greg Reimer“Pass the Salt: Managing Hyponatremia in the ED” Dr. Chris Sathianathan

1145 Lunch1245 “Patient Safety: Making the Case for a Team Approach” Dr. Jeff Klassen1330 “EM Controversies and Cutting Edge” Conference Faculty1415 Refreshment Break 1430 Afternoon Skills Sessions (90 minutes - choose 1) Airway Adjuncts Skills Lab Conference Faculty Chest Tube Skills Lab Dr. Angela Derksen Labour & Delivery Sim Lab Conference Faculty Joint Aspiration Lab and MSK Exam Workshop Dr. D. Hill & Dr. N. Ashmead

“What’s In Your Head? An Approach to the CT Brain” Dr. A. Cassano-Bailey1600 Conference Close

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EE • Dr. JN Armstrong, CMO, EVP, STARS; Associate Professor Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary

• Dr. John Embil, Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba; Director, HSC Infection Prevention & Control Unit

• Dr. Lawrence Gillman, Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon, Intensivist; Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba

• Dr. Wes Palatnick, Emergency Physician, HSC; Program Director, FRCPC Emergency Medicine Residency Program; Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba; Toxicologist, WRHA

• Dr. Merril Pauls, Emergency Physician, HSC; Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; Director Pre-Clerkship Curriculum, and Director of Ethics and the Humanities, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba

• Dr. Scott Sawyer, Medical Director, Children’s Hospital Emergency Department, Winnipeg; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine), College of Medicine, University of Manitoba

• Dr. George G. Zhanel, Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, College

of Medicine, University of Manitoba; Director, Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance

EMPAC 2015 PLANNING COMMITTEE:

Michelle OshanykJulian RegehrRebecca SchindleTeresa WawrykowHelen Yaworski

Cheryl ffrenchJill GeurtsSara GouletDave KirschnerMatt KulasJeff Klassen

Trisha Bedard

Karen Bullock Pries

Donna Clark

Kathy Collis

Kaitlin Cyr

Doug Eyolfson

FEATURED CONFERENCE FACULTY:

REGISTER ONLINE:www.empac.net

REGISTER BY PHONE:204.789.3626

Need more information?Have a question?Diffi culty registering online?

PLEASE CONTACT:Trisha Bedard (204) 789-3626

CME CREDITSThis event is eligible for up to 12.75 CME credits (MAINPRO and MOC).Pre-conference courses are eligible for additional CME credits.

Mobile Simulation with STARS!

Come spend an hour with the Manitoba STARS crew in their Mobile Education Unit (MEU - aka SIM bus)! Groups of four will work together as a team in a simulation case to manage a critically ill patient followed by a debrief done by trained instructors. Participants will also receive a short talk about available STARS services. These one hour sessions will run throughout the day concurrently with the conference program such that participants choosing an MEU session will step out from the scheduled conference program for that time. Slots for the sessions will be available on a fi rst come fi rst serve basis at the registration table at the start of the conference. Sign-up with your colleagues for a true team building experience! (No additional cost)

Full Conference (May 1 & 2)

Early* Regular*

MD $595 $675

Allied Health $395 $475

Resident / Student

$175 $225

1 Day OnlyEarly* Regular*

MD $395 $450

Allied Health $250 $325

Resident / Student

$120 $150

*Registration Deadlines

• Early Bird Registration ends April 7

• Registration closes April 23

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FEE SCHEDULE:

HOW TO REGISTER:

COURSE DATE + TIME COST

Ultrasound-GuidedVenous Access

Ultrasound-GuidedNerve Blocks

Procedural Sedation

Emergency ProceduresSkills Course

SimSHOCK

SimAIRWAY

April 290800-1000 or 1030-1230

April 291300-1700

April 290900-1200 or 1300-1600

April 290800-1200 or 1300-1700

April 300800-1700April 301300-1700

$200

$350

$350

$200

$350

$900

PRE-CONFERENCE COURSES:

Hi l ton Winn ipeg A i rport Su i tes1800 Wel l i ngton Ave , Winn ipeg , MB

Phone: 1-204-783-1700Toll Free: 1-800-HILTONSFax: 1-204-786-6588Web: www.hilton.com/

Please note that the Pre-Conference Courses are held at the Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility, at the Bannatyne Campus of the University of Manitoba. Registrants for these courses will be provided with a map and directions upon registering. pg10

A block of rooms has been reserved at a special rate for conference at-tendees. Please specify that you are with “University of Manitoba Emergency Medicine Conference” when booking in order to receive the special rate. Rooms will be available at the preferred rate until April 10.

VENUE:

CANCELLAT ION POL ICY

Please read and carefully review the cancellation policy prior to submitting your registration. The Department of Emergency Medicine reserves the right to cancel any course thirty (30) days prior to the course date. Registrants will be notifi ed by telephone, followed by email notifi cation. A full refund will be issued. The Department of Emergency Medicine is not responsible for any costs, including but not limited to, airline or hotel fees or penalties. Cancellation of registration for pre-conference courses and/or the conference must be made by email to [email protected] before April 10, 2015. Your registration fee, less a $100 processing fee, will be refunded. After April 10, 2015 NO REFUNDS will be issued. The Department of Emergency Medicine reserves the right to cancel any pre-conference course, or conference workshop or skills session, due to low enrollment. All lectures, workshops, skills sessions and speakers are subject to change without notice.

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PARKING

There is ample complimentary parking at the

Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites.

Please note that parking information for those

attending pre-conference courses will be sent

with confi rmation of registration.

DRESS CODE

Dress is business casual. A sweater is

recommended since temperature in the venue

may fl uctuate.

SCENT FREE

To ensure the comfort of everyone attending

this event, we ask that you refrain from wearing

scented products.

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