Upcoming Medical Conferences in Ottawa

The International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE) is the world’s largest conference devoted exclusively to advancing residency education. For our upcoming conference in Ottawa, Canada (September 26-28, 2019), we will feature six plenaries, 21 learning tracks, more than 60 workshops and approximately 200 poster and paper presentations. Meeting Locations: All ICRE 2019 conference activities take place at the Shaw Centre (55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9J2, Canada) and The Westin Ottawa (11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9H4, Canada). The theme of this year’s conference is Diversity in Residency Education: Training in a World of Differences. Goals and objectives Each year, ICRE brings together more than 1,500 clinical educators and physicians from around the world to share ideas, challenges, innovations, and advance training. Audience • clinical teachers and educators; • program directors; • residents; • postgraduate deans; • program administrators; • government leaders and policy makers; • educational researchers; and • medical education leaders. ICRE 2019 Objectives By the end of ICRE 2019, participants will be able to: • Describe novel designs for residency education in the 21st century; • Describe key current trends in residency education, and identify the implications for their own program(s); • Adopt a number of new approaches for enhancing excellence in teaching and assessment in residency; • Describe best practices and research in residency education; • Describe new developments in competency-based education and the implications for residency education; • Describe different approaches to residency education from other countries and jurisdictions; • Describe the forces and science behind the quality revolution in medicine, and adapt residency education accordingly; • Describe the implications of new technologies for residency education; • Demonstrate an understanding of diversity in practice, including treating diverse patient populations, diversity within teams and needs of resident and trainee populations; • Describe diversity in teaching and training methods, incorporating different styles of learners and strategies to engage them. ICRE 2019 Learning Tracks • Accreditation in residency education • Admissions: Selecting residents • Assessment: Cutting edge tools and practical techniques • Competency-based education • Diversity in residency education: Training in a world of differences • Educating for quality of care, patient safety, and resource stewardship • Education research methods • Faculty development • Fatigue risk management/Resident duty hours • Health policy and residency education • Humanities and history in medical education • Implementing quality of care, patient safety, and resource stewardship improvement projects • Leadership education • Learning analytics • Physician health and wellness • Simulation in residency education • Teaching and learning in residency education • The unique educational climate of the operating theatre • Trainees leading medical education change: For trainees, by trainees • Using innovative technologies for medical education • What Works? Innovations in residency teaching and assessment Please note: Online pre-registration is available until September 3, 2019. Onsite registration will also be available, based on availability. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Casem Msk Ultrasound Basics Course – Lower Limbs is organized by Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) / Academie canadienne de medecine du sport et de l'exercice (ACMSE) and will be held on Sep 28, 2019 at University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Learning Objectives: • Understand the relationship between transducer frequency and depth of ultrasound wave tissue penetration • Be able to demonstrate the use of gain, depth, frequency and focal zone settings to optimize an ultrasound image • Identify the unique tissue signature echotexture of muscle, nerve bone and tendon The Lower Limbs: • Be able to identify the ultrasound anatomy of the anterior, medial, lateral and posterior hip joint • Understand the use of bone acoustic landmarks and surface anatomy to identify key structures in the hip, knee and foot/ankle region • Demonstrate the normal ultrasound anatomy of the knee joint including the extensor mechanism, the lateral joint space, the medial joint space, and the popliteal fossa • Be able to recognize the ultrasound appearance of the anterior ankle joint space, the peroneal tendons, the lateral ankle ligaments, the plantar fascia, the Achilles tendon and medial ankle joint complex ( posterior tibial tendon and neurovascular bundle)  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Casem Msk Lower Limb Ultrasound Guided Injections is organized by canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) / Academie canadienne de medecine du sport et de l'exercice (ACMSE) and will be held from Sep 28 - 29, 2019 at University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre (uOSSC) , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Canadian Stroke Congress is organized by Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and will be held from Oct 03 - 05, 2019 at Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Description: The Canadian Stroke Congress is a unique forum for experts to share the latest research findings, clinical innovations, exchange ideas, and make the connections which will change the future of stroke. It brings together leading neurologists, neurointerventionalists, neurosurgeons, internists, general practitioners, physiatrists, nurses, rehabilitation specialists, preclinical scientists, knowledge-translation experts, system leaders, policy makers in the field of stroke and many others in an unprecedented opportunity to improve the brain health of Canadians. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Perinatal Care with Webster Certification is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Oct 19 - 20, 2019 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credits. Description: This 13-hour course will offer you the skills to provide advanced techniques and evidence-based care to the perinatal patient. The course includes an in-depth approach to a physiological birth and the chiropractic relationship Webster Certification: The ICPA Webster Certification has become a well-recognized and trusted name with both pregnant mothers and birth providers. We recognize that the care we provide to pregnant mothers affects the very well-being of the entire family. This course provides you with an in-depth understanding of the importance of chiropractic care in pregnancy for safer, easier births. You will learn the Webster Technique along with advanced, complimentary protocols developed by Dr. Ohm. Chiropractic care in pregnancy is vital to the normal physiological function of both the mother and baby throughout pregnancy and birth. More women and birth providers are discovering the many benefits associated with chiropractic care in pregnancy and recognize this area of expertise through Webster Certification.  About the Webster Exam:  The Webster Proficiency Exam consists of 3 parts: a practical, a written, and a principles & practice agreement. All three parts must be completed successfully in order to achieve Webster Certification. Doctors and Students: • The Webster Practical Exam takes place on-site at the seminar. • The Principles & Practice Agreement is read and signed on-site at the seminar. Doctors Only: • The Webster Written Exam link is distributed in class and completed online at home. • Upon successful completion, Webster Certification will be added to your directory listing and you will receive your certificate in the mail. Students Only: • Upon graduation, upgrade from Student to DC membership status and contact the ICPA to take the written exam. • Upon successful completion, you will be listed on the directory and receive your certification. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. 

The Essentials of Chiropractic: Adjusting the Infant and Education in the Perinatal Period is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Nov 09 - 10, 2019 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of  12 hours of continuing education credits. Target Audience: Open to chiropractors and students: 5th quarter/4th trimester or higher. Description: This introduction to pediatric adjusting provides an overview of the spinal assessment and adjusting techniques for infants and children.Demonstration of various chiropractic exam techniques and their specific, low force application in the infant and child. Course Goal: This course will provide you with the introductory techniques to assess and adjust infants and children. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Children’s Healthcare Canada Annual Conference is organized by Children’s Healthcare Canada / Sante des enfants Canada and will be held from Dec 08 - 10, 2019 at The Westin Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The University of Ottawa Simulation-Based ECT Course for Practitioners is organized by University of Ottawa Office of Continuing Professional Development and will be held on Jan 12, 2020 at University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Cranial Eval & Adjusting Protocols for the Infant and Child is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Mar 21 - 22, 2020 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The target audience for this medical event is open to chiropractors and students: 5th quarter/4th trimester or higher. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of Continuing Education credits. Description: This course was previously titled "Eval and Adjusting Protocols: Correcting Primary Spinal and Cranial Subluxation Patterns" and taught by Dr. Martin Rosen.  Expand your effectiveness and capabilities with your pediatric patients. In this hands-on workshop, you will explore the spinal and cranial adjusting techniques that can be implemented into your current practice paradigm. Examination, assessment and spinal and cranial adjusting for the child are taught using specialized meningeal and structural techniques founded on Sacro Occipital Technique principles. Course Goal: You will gain an understanding and working knowledge of how to evaluate, locate and correct pediatric primary cranial and spinal subluxation patterns. The course work focuses on ages 0-18 months using neurological indicators and objective evaluation protocols to determine these primary patterns and their corrections. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

CANM 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine (CANM) and will be held from April 23 - 25, 2020 at Brookstreet Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.