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2025 AGENDAS

*Activity subject to change  **For interactivity each talk will be 20 minutes and will include 2 questions using an Audience Response System in addition to a Q&A following each talk.

January 23, 2025

Thursday, January 23, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

Update on Acute Coronary Syndrome 2025

Shamir Mehta, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

New Developments in Managing Diabetic Kidney Disease

Joan Krepinsky, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Lymphocytosis: How and to What Extent to Investigate

Michael Radford, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: How to Diagnose and Treat

Premysl Bercik, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

Re-emerging Viruses: Mpox and Measles Update

Zain Chagla, Department of Medicine

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

Managing Obesity in 2025

Tony Chetty, Department of Medicine

Thursday, February 20, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

Managing Mitral Valve Disease 2025

Emilie Belley-Cote, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

Adrenal Nodules: What to Do Next

Ally Prebtani, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Noninvasive Management of Respiratory Failure

Natya Raghavan, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Update on Syphilis

Anna Cvetkovic, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

Is Clot Retrieval an Emerging Therapeutic Option in the Management of VTE?

Siraj Mithoowani, Department of Medicine

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

Investigating and Managing Hypo- and Hypercalcemia

Aliya Khan, Department of Medicine

February 20, 2025

Thursday, March 20, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

Blood Cultures: When to Order and How to Interpret

Eva Piessens, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

Managing Peripheral Artery Disease

Anthony Sandre, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Update in Dyslipidemia Management

Marie Pigeyre, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Deprescribing in the Elderly

Joanne Ho, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

AI in Medicine (Part 1)

Dan Perri, Department of Medicine

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Minimizing Patient Harm, Medical Errors, and Critical Events

Amna Ahmed, Department of Medicine

March 20, 2025

Thursday, April 24, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

Update on Stroke Care

Luciana Catanese, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

Pharmacologic and Natural Health Products in the Management of Dementia

Justin Lee, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)

Marco Puglia, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Investigating and Managing Hematuria

Ali Iqbal, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

Managing Epilepsy: What is New?

Michelle Shapiro, Department of Medicine

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS): The Role in Community Practice

Sherwin Wong, Department of Medicine

April 24, 2025

Thursday, May 22, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

Managing Type 2 Diabetes in 2025: New Drugs/New Approaches

Meera Luthra, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

Managing Critically Ill Patients in ICU: What’s New?

Kimberley Lewis, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Investigating and Managing Syncope

Juan Guzman, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Managing Anticoagulants Peri-Procedure

James Douketis, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

When to Choose CT vs. MRI and When to Use Contrast Enhancement

Julian Dobranowski, Department of Radiology

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

Update on Immunotherapies for Seasonal Allergies

Susan Waserman, Department of Medicine

May 22, 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

Update on Atrial Fibrillation Management

David Conen, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

Current Management of Hyperuricemia, Acute and Chronic Gout

Kimberly Legault, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Falls in the Elderly

Alexandra Papaioannou, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Update on Interstitial Lung Disease

Ciaran Scallan, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

Managing Hypo and Hyperkalemia

Catherine Clase, Department of Medicine

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

Gut Microbiota, Dysbiosis, and Probiotics: Implications for Everyday Practice

Paul Moayyedi, Department of Medicine

June 19, 2025

Thursday, September 18, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

Which Cardiac Testing Do I Use to Diagnose CAD

 Alison Montgomery, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

Management of Pneumonia

Sophie Corriveau, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Update in Managing Parkinson’s and Associated Syndromes

Barbara Connolly, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Headaches That I Do Not Want to Miss

Marcus Mazurek, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

Update on Breast Cancer

Sukhbinder Dhesy, Department of Oncology

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

Antibiotic Stewardship

Dominik Mertz, Department of Medicine

September 18, 2025

Thursday, October 23, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

ICDs and Pacemakers: Indications and How to Monitor

Jeff Healey, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

Managing Hypertension During Pregnancy

Serena Gundy, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Managing Skin Cancer

Samuel Waserman, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Cardiovascular Assessment and Management of Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery

Flavia Borges, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

Update in Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Non-GI Specialists

John Marshall, Department of Medicine

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

End of Life Care: What Is New?

Simon Oczkowski, Department of Medicine

October 23, 2025

Thursday, November 20, 2025

2:50–3:00 p.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

3:00–3:27 p.m.

Update on Diagnosing and Managing Multiple Myeloma

Tricia Woo, Department of Medicine

 

3:27–3:54 p.m.

When to Refer a Patient to a Nephrologist

Scott Brimble, Department of Medicine

 

3:54–4:20 p.m.

Managing Menopause 2025

Alison Shea, Department of Medicine

 

4:20–4:40 p.m.

Break

 

4:40–5:07 p.m.

Managing Pericarditis

Douglas Wright, Department of Medicine

 

5:07–5:34 p.m.

Assessing and Managing Frailty in the Elderly

TBC

 

5:34–6:00 p.m.

AI in Medicine (Part 2)

Dan Perri, Department of Medicine

November 20, 2025

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