Blood Disorders Day 2018

Friday, May 4, 2018

Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building, U of M Bannatyne Campus

Blood Disorders Day 2018 for Health Professionals featured hematologists offering their expertise on a wide range of topics.

Session topics are chosen by surveying healthcare practitioners in Manitoba, with speakers presenting relevant information and providing those in attendance with algorithms of care.

The event was accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Blood Disorders Day Presentations

Session 1: Hematology 101

Solving Medical Mysteries: Deducing diagnoses from clues in the CBC

Donald S. Houston, MD, PhD, FRCPC

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Video Presentation

Hematologic Disorders in Pregnancy: What to expect when you’re expecting

Chantalle Menard, MD, FRCPC (PGY-5) and Arjuna Ponnampalam, MD, FRCPC

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Session 2 – Hematological Malignancies

IPEP, UPEP, we all scream for SPEP! Multiple Myeloma in 2018

Emily Rimmer, MD, FRCPC

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Investigation of Splenomegaly & Lymphadenopathy

Dr. Pamela Skrabek

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How to differentiate myeloproliferative neoplasms from reactive causes of elevated blood counts

Catherine Moltzan, BMS, MD, MS, FRCPC, FACP

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Session 3 – You Asked, We Answer

Plunging Platelets: Thrombocytopenia in the pediatric patient

Dr. Jayson Stoffman

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Things to never miss in the office

Brett Houston, MD, FRCPC (PYG-5, hematology) and Leonard Minuk, MD, FRCPC

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Evidence informed strategies to prescribe iron and B12 supplements to treat or prevent anemia

Dr. Mark Kristjanson and Dr. Ryan Zarychanski

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Session 4 – Know Your NOACs

Don’t Skip a Beat: A refresher on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in 2018

Dr. Mahwash Saeed

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Venous thromboembolism in 2018: Best evidence and Best practice

Vi Dao, MD FRCPC

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