Upcoming Medical Conferences in Toronto

Clinical Certainty Through Functional Assessment is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Feb 08 - 09, 2020 at Toronto, 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. Course Description:  This course will incorporate hands on and practical experience necessary to perform a thorough exam for an infant. We will cover the first encounter with the infant and parent(s), examination procedures and communication of the findings. We will discuss the importance of the primitive reflexes that are present initially from birth to one year, how they correlate to milestones, nervous system and brain development. Then, we will look at the examination for an older child with a neurodevelopmental delay. For the older child, we will look at what results when the primitive reflexes are retained, the necessity of chiropractic care to assist with their inhibition and how correcting subluxations helps to restore brain balance. Course Goal: You will master how to perform a thorough examination and you will know how to communicate the results in a way that is meaningful to the parents. Certainty comes from having the technical skills first and then the ability to be able to communicate findings so that the parents engage their child in care. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. 

Skin Treatments & Chemical Peel Training Course is organized by Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine (CBAM) and will be held on Feb 19, 2020 at Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine (CBAM), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Course Overview:  This course will expose students to the most common skincare methods and procedures. With the in-depth knowledge received from this course, students will be to add these services to their clinic or private practice. Students are given hands-on training performing chemical peels. This course is open to doctors, nurses, and medical aestheticians. Course Outline: Morning session: • Patient consultation and evaluation in aesthetic medicine • Concept of beauty • Aging alterations • Skin anatomy, physiology, and classification • Aging of skin • Introduction to Cosmeceuticals and skin products Afternoon session (practical): • Microdermabrasion • Chemical peeling (Note: Dr. Badawi will not be present in Canada for the Course dated on Feb 19, 2019 in Toronto branch due to international commitments and we will have another instructor for the theory part of the course on that date. If you would like to come for Dr. Badawi’s lecture to experience 2 different instructors, you can always come back to repeat this course in the future free of charge if you are in Elite Package). Course Outline: Morning session: Patient consultation and evaluation in aesthetic medicine Concept of beauty Aging alterations Skin anatomy, physiology, and classification Aging of skin Introduction to Cosmeceuticals and skin products ​Afternoon session (practical): Microdermabrasion Chemical peeling

Sclerotherapy Training Course is organized by Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine (CBAM) and will be held on Feb 20, 2020 at Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine (CBAM), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Course Description: This 1-day course will provide the basic knowledge of lower limbs venous system, indications, contraindications and possible complications of Sclerotherapy, Sclerosants, live demo on patients and hand-on practice of the procedures on the live models. Sclerotherapy treatment is used to treat varicose veins, aka “spider veins,” generally in the calf area. The procedure is non-surgical and requires the injection of treatment into the blood vessels to cause them to shrink. Currently, sclerotherapy is one of the standard methods of treatment for veins, and while the treatment is effective, there are many complications and risks that come with the procedure if not administered properly. The course will teach the proper guidelines to safe sclerotherapy injections, basic venous anatomy, and possible complications that may occur. Course Outline: • Anatomy and physiology of the lower extremity veins • Different types of vein abnormalities, vein insufficiency, varicose veins, reticular veins, spider veins • Patient evaluation: therapeutic vs cosmetic indications • Sclerosants and their dilutions • Injection techniques • Complications and their managements • Live demo on patients • Hands-on supervised practice on live models Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Teeth In A Day - Full Arch Immediate Implant Retained Prosthetics: Toronto 2020 is organized by The Institute for Dental Excellence (T.I.D.E.) and will be held from Feb 21 - Sep 19, 2020 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 35 CE Credits. Course Dates: Module 1: February 21 - 22, 2020 Module 2: May 2 - 3, 2020 Module 3: September 19, 2020 Description: Treat Your Own Patient (One Full Arch) The “Teeth in a Day” concept has several advantages including: usually requires fewer implants, morbidity is minimized, the need for extensive grafting is avoided, financial costs are reduced and there is potential for immediate temporization with same day fixed teeth. In addition, aesthetics are predictable and patient satisfaction and acceptance is extremely high. Initiated by T.I.D.E., this cadaver hands-on course will address the clinical skills required to achieve optimal success with the “Teeth in a Day” treatment concept. A step-by-step evaluation of all parameters will be addressed with comprehensive hands-on practical exercises with the specimens provided. The implementation of the “Teeth in a Day” treatment concept will require several parameters to be covered in detail as cited below. Course Outline: • Systematic pre-treatment evaluation and patient selection criteria. • Comprehensive treatment planning and diagnostic evaluation for full arch or full mouth implant rehabilitation. • Surgical parameters and anatomical considerations for number (4 to 6) and location of implants to achieve initial stability for the maxillary and mandibular arches. • Immediate conversion for fixed provisional and loading consideration protocol. • Step-by-step review of the conversion technique from the complete dentures to the screw retained immediate provisional. • Step-by-step review for final fixed prosthetic parameters for optimal aesthetics and functional occlusion. • Prevention and management of complications for TIAD treatment modality. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Cadaver Surgical Exercises for Implantology – Toronto 2020 is organized by The Institute for Dental Excellence Inc. (T.I.D.E.) and will be held from Feb 21 - 23, 2020 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The target audience for this medical event is Prosthodontists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 21 CE credits. Conference Description : An understanding and review of the anatomical structures of the specific potential implant sites are mandatory to avoid complications in implant surgery. A didactic presentation will review all anatomical structures along with the danger zones within the specific zones of the jaws. Each specific location of the mouth presents unique and specific challenges. Recognition and management of the surgical techniques specific to each zona of the intraoral location will enhance surgical success rates for optimal implant recipient site preparations. • lower posterior mandible. • upper posterior maxilla. • lower anterior mandible. • upper anterior maxilla. Course Objectives: Various exercises will be conducted using the cadaver head specimens as follows: • Anatomical dissections and review of vital structures. • Atraumatic extractions utilizing periotomes. • Socket preservation techniques for ridge preservations. • Implant osteotomy preparations. • Guided Bone Regenerations (GBR) techniques for exposed implant threads. • Ridge splitting concepts with osteotomes and splitters. • Harvesting of Autogenous bone for GBR concepts. • Immediate implant placements into fresh sockets. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Forehead and Temple Rejuvenation with Fillers Course is organized by Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine (CBAM) and will be held on Feb 22, 2020 at Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine (CBAM), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Course Description: Forehead area mostly is treated by neurotoxins. However, the demand of treating this area with filler is increasing every day. The clients request to eliminate deep wrinkles which are not responded well to neurotoxins or fix the aging volume loss of the forehead and changes in the light reflex in this area. These can only be treated by fillers. On the other hand, we all know forehead and glabella area is the place that branches of external and internal Carotid arteries meet. This makes this area highly risky when we inject fillers. The obstruction of any of these blood vessels can cause very damaging complications. Therefore, the great deal of knowledge and skills is required for injecting filler in this area. Also having the knowledge of what the best volume replacement would be for each face based on the most modern concepts of beauty will bring the most desirable result for the client. In this course, we discuss all the anatomical details and the injection techniques which provide the most effective result with the minimal chance of complications. Temporal area is also one of the most popular areas for filler treatment in more mature patients. As the human ages, the fat loss and atrophy of this area will cause the aging of the face look more prominent. A lot of clients are not aware of this. It is sometimes your job to bring this to their awareness and provide a proper volume replacement with the filler. On the other hand, we know that there are dangerous arteries in either deep layers and also superficial layers of temporal area. This makes the temporal treatment with filler more challenging. In this course, we will discuss the details of the anatomical layers in temporal area. After, we will teach you the most recent techniques of filler injection with needle or cannula in the temporal area. Course Outline: • Advanced anatomy of forehead and temporal areas • Patient evaluation to make a unique treatment plan for each individual patient based on their level of aging • Aging process and its effect to the forehead and temporal areas • The appropriate product selection for temporal or frontal treatments • Injection techniques with needle or cannula • Complications and their managements • Live demo on multiple patients Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Facial Anatomy Cadaver Lab is organized by Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine (CBAM) and will be held on Feb 27, 2020 at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Description: Whether you are injecting clients or performing laser treatments, it is important to have a profound knowledge of the head and neck anatomy. This full day course will provide individuals with an in-depth review of facial anatomy (3 hours) and hands-on experience in the cadaver lab (2 hours). Topics covered in class include: • Facial and masticator muscles • Head and neck superficial blood vessels • Head and neck superficial nerves ​• Anatomical locations of the needles and topography of the injection site Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Multi-Disciplinary Annual Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Update (MAGIC) Update is organized by Continuing Professional Development (CPD) University of Toronto and will be held on Mar 06, 2020 at Westin Prince Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Target Audience: • Medical Oncologists • Surgeons • Radiation Oncologists • Gastroenterologists • Oncology Nurses • Trainees and Pharmacists with an interest in GI Oncology Accreditation: 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, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, for up to a maximum of 5.5 hours. Course Description: This one day update will improve and encourage the multidisciplinary management of patients with gastrointestinal cancers. The 2020 MAGIC update will include new developments in the management of patients with GI cancers, including new data, application of evidence to patient management, multidisciplinary discussion of complex patient management. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

2020 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care is organized by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and will be held during Mar 09 - 11, 2020 at Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Developmental Neurobiology Course is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Mar 14 - 15, 2020 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credits. Course Description: From infancy throughout childhood, understanding and evaluating the pediatric nervous system is both challenging and rewarding. This module will focus on the important physiological intersections that impact spinal health, quality of life, and the attainment of milestones. Attendees will be exposed to current and contemporary neurological principles addressing the sensory, motor and cognitive systems as well as the tone of the autonomic nervous system. Techniques of examination and assessment will be demonstrated throughout the module. Course Goals: This course will provide attendees with a functional and working understanding of the developing nervous system in order to better apply, interpret and organize their clinical procedures and applications to the patients seen in daily practice. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.