Scientific Presentations of the Critical Care Canada Forum 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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Times
Sessions
Speakers
Location
PLENARY RCT
Moderators: J. FriedrichS. Magder
Osgoode East
8:00-8:15
Hyper2S: Hyperoxia and Hypertonic Saline in Septic Shock L. Brochard
8:15-8:20
Hyperoxia and Hypertonic Saline in Septic Shock (HYPER2S RCT) Editorial Comment S. Bagshaw
8:20-8:30
Discussion
NEW REGULATIONS IN ONTARIO: PHYSICIANS, CPR AND FAMILY INSISTENCE
Moderators: N. FergusonB. Kavanagh
Osgoode East
8.30 Introduction
8.35-8.45 The Views of the College C. Leet
8.45-8.55 A Bioethics Perspective R. Sibbald
8.55-9.00 Impact on Patients S. Lapinsky
9.00-9.05 Impact on Physicians A. Baker
9.05-9.15 Policy and the Law A. Wood
9.15-9.25 Policy and Professional Practice J. Lilles
9.25-10.00 Discussion
MONITORING THE INJURED BRAIN Moderators: J. SinghF. Lauzier Grand West
8:30-8:50
Continuous EEG: A Standard in Canada? V. McCredie
8:50-9:10
Multimodal Neuromonitoring since 2000 M. Oddo
9:10-9:30
Multimodal monitoring to prognosticate in anoxic brain injury E. Golan
9:30-9:50
Multimodal Monitoring – Really so Great? A. Baker
9:50-10:00
Discussion
10:00-10:30
BREAK Served in the Exhibit Hall
SEDATION
Moderators: P. PandharipandeL. Burry
Grand East
10:30-10:50
Sedation: New Paradigms P. Pandharipande
10:50-11:20
Volatile Sedation for Critical Care Patients A. Jerath
11:20-11:30
Delirium in ICU – Helped by Restraints? S. Mehta
11:30-11:50
Sleep in the ICU: helped by drugs? Y. Skrobik
11:50-12:00
Discussion
ARDS – MOLECULES TO MECHANICS
Moderators: I. DouglasL. Munshi
Grand Centre
10:30-10:50
Endotype: Predicting PEEP Responses T. Thompson
10:50-11:20
Biomarkers for ARDS – not so simple J. Laffey
11:20-11:30
These Lungs – Are they Recruitable? M. Amato
11:30-11:50
ARDS: The Key Mechanics L. Brochard
11:50-12:00
Discussion
MANAGING THE INJURED BRAIN
Moderators: A. BakerV. McCredie
Grand West
10:30-10:50
Oxygen and the injured brain: how much is enough? M. Oddo
10:50-11:20
Pituitary Complications in Traumatic Brain Injury F. Lauzier
11:20-11:30
New Insights into Subarachnoid Hemorrhage J. Singh
11:30-11:50
New Insights into Traumatic Brain Injury A. Turgeon
11:50-12:00
Discussion
PLENARY – NEW DATA
Moderators: D. TalmorA. Goffi
Osgoode East
12:00 – 12:15
HFO in Adult ARDS M. Meade
12:15 – 12:20
HFO in ARDS – IPDMA Results – Editorial View G. Bellani
12:20 – 12:30
Discussion
12:30 – 13:30
LUNCH Served in the Exhibit Hall
DELIRIUM
Moderators: S. MehtaY. Skrobik
Osgoode East
13:30-13:55
Delirium: Caused by Intensive Care Unit “Factors”? P. Pandharipande
13:55-14:20
Biological Cost of the Depression of Consciousness M. Ramsay
14:20-14:45
Delirium – Pharmacotherapy in 2015  L. Burry
14:45-15:00
Discussion
LIVER & LUNG TRANSPLANT
Moderators: J. GrantonK. Burns
Grand East
13:30-13:50
Liver transplantation in the critically ill cirrhotic D. Karvellas
13:50-14:10
Hypoxemia post Liver-Transplantation for Hepatopulmonary Syndrome J. Man
14:10-14:30
Lung transplant 101: a primer for ICU J. Granton
14:30-14:50
Strategies for Donor Lung Repair J. Yeung
14:50-15:00
Discussion
MONITORING
Moderators: A. PerelJ. Friedrich
Grand Centre
13:30-13:50
Rethinking Arterial Catheters in the ICU A. Garland
13:50-14:10
Precision Monitoring P. Laussen
14:10-14:30
Monitoring Fluid Responsiveness Non-Invasively A. Perel
14:30-14:50
Using Flow Measurements in Decision Making S. Magder
14:50-15:00
Discussion
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN VAP
Moderators: J. MuscedereD. Cook
Grand West
13:30-13:50
Rapid microbiological diagnosis for VAP and sepsis I. Douglas
13:50-14:10
Current Concepts in VAP: Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis & Probiotics D. Cook
14:10-14:30
The Curious Phenomenon of Zero VAP in the United States R. Kallet
14:30-14:50
VAP – a Quality Metric? A. Amaral
14:50-14:55 Oral Abstract – Antimicrobial stewardship programs reduce daily prescribing variability in academic ICUs L. Dresser
14:55-15:00
Discussion
15:00-15:30
BREAK Served in the Grand foyer
INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL CARE
Moderators: R. FowlerJ. Marshall
Grand East
15:30-15:50
Severe Malaria: Management with few Resources K. Maitland
15:50-16:10
Intensive Care in Ebola virus disease: An experience in Sierra Leone A. Pesenti
16:10-16:30
Sepsis in Africa: Clarifying What We Know N. Adhikari
16:30-16:50
The World Health Organization: Does it have a Role in Critical Illness? R. Fowler
16:50-17:00
Discussion
SEPSIS TREATMENT & STRATIFICATION
Moderator: A. Kumar
Grand Centre
15:30-15:50
Antibiotic delays in severe sepsis: do they begin in the ambulance? C. Seymour
15:50-16:10
Source control in septic shock A. Kumar
16:10-16:30
Treatment of Bacteremia – The Canadian Experience N. Daneman
16:30-16:50
Risk Stratification of the ProCESS Trial H. Wong
16:50-17:00
Discussion
ARDS PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT Moderators: L. Brochard – G. Curley Grand West
15:30-15:50
Prevention of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome D. Talmor
15:50-16:10
NIV in ARDS: The LUNG SAFE study G. Bellani
16:10-16:30
Prone Position in ARDS R. Kallet
16:30-16:50
Adjuvants to Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome L. Munshi
16:50-17:00
Discussion