2018 CANet EKE: Arrhythmia Care
Date and time
Location
InterContinental Toronto Centre
225 Front St. Toronto, ON M5V 2X3 CanadaRefund Policy
Description
CANet Expert Knowledge Exchange (EKE):
Arrhythmia Care in the Community
We invite you to join CANet Network Investigators and community cardiologists on 20 October 2018 (6:30 pm to 9:00 pm) in Toronto, ON at the Intercontinental Toronto Centre hotel to discuss current arrhythmia care practices in community healthcare settings.
Our goal is to bring community cardiologists together to discuss mechanisms for advancing arrhythmia care practices in the community through research.
Topics will include:
- CANet Research Programs
- The needs of arrhythmia patients in the community
- Collaboration between academic researchers and community care providers
- Opportunities for future research programs
Agenda
6:30 pm - Introduction
- Dr. Umjeet Jolly
Cardiologist, Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Heart Rhythm Program, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario - Dr. Anthony Tang
Cardiologist and Scientific Director & CEO of CANet, London, Ontario
6:40 pm - Appetizer
6:55 pm - Barriers to Providing Arrhythmia Care in the Community
- Dr. Benedict Glover
CANet Investigator and Cardiologist,
Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario
7:15 pm - Entrée
7:35 pm - Barriers to Conducting Clinical Research in the Community
- Dr. Umjeet Jolly
- Dr. Jacqueline Joza
CANet Investigator and Cardiologist, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, McGill University
7:55 pm - Fight to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death
- Dr. Derek Exner
CANet Investigator, Professor Director, CON-ECT Clinical Coordinating Centre, Medical Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Program, Alberta health Services
8:15 pm - Dessert
8:30 pm - Why is it important for a community cardiologist to be a CCS member?
- Dr. Carolyn Pullen
CEO, Canadian Cardiovascular Society
8:50 pm - Why do I care about the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Academy?
- Dr. Lyall Higginson
President, Canadian Cardiovascular Society Academy & Cardiologist, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
9:10 pm - Conclusion
- Dr. Umjeet Jolly & Dr. Anthony Tang
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