UHN PMCC 2016 Education Day in ACHD

Friday, October 14, 2016 @ MaRS Discovery District, Toronto

There are over 160,000 ACHD patients in Canada, and 65,000 ACHD patients in Ontario. With the current trend, the ACHD patient population will continue to grow rapidly.

This education day is dedicated to educating front line cardiac caregivers on up to date diagnosis and management of ACHD and hands on interaction and discussions. Through the Education day, we hope to discuss topics on:

• Shared Care Model with Community Cardiologists
• The ACHD tsunami
• Heart Failure
• Arrhythmias
• Pregnancy
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Intervention

 Who Should Attend?

• Adult cardiologists
• Pediatric cardiologists
• Cardiology Fellows and Residents
• Allied health professionals

Objectives

• To recognize Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) as a chronic disease
• To recognize the rapid increase of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) population and the impact on the health care system
• To describe long‐term complications and outcome of patients with simple and complex CHD
• To recognize RED FLAGS in adults with congenital heart disease and to identify patients who need a referral to a quaternary care centre
• To understand a shared care model between community practice and a quaternary care centre for patients with ACHD

To register, click here 

• $75 for non members of the Ontario Association of Cardiologists (OAC),
• $50 for members of OAC, and complimentary for residents

Please make cheque payable to “ACHD Toronto Symposium” & mail it to: Dr. Erwin Oechslin, 585 University Ave., 5N – 519, Toronto ON M5G 2N2

For more event details, visit: http://www.uhn.ca/PMCC/Events/Documents/Education-Day-in-Adult-Congenital-Heart-Disease.pdf