April 22, 2015
Heart Day
2015 (CME Event)
Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. Stephen Lundy - All You Need to Know About Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Cardiovascular Disease
- Dr. Brian Sinclair - The Emerging Adult with Cogenital Heart Disease. Issues and Initiatives to Support Transition to Care in Adulthood
- Dr. John Mancini - Controversies and Advances that May Change Canadial Lipid Guideline Soon
- Dr. Simon Robinson - Evaluation and Management of Aortic Stenosis Specifically TAVI
- Dr. Amanda Hill - Incorporating Frailty into Peri-Operatives Decision Making. What to Do is Easy - Whether to Do it is Hard
Program Chair: Dr. Anthony Della Siega |
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April 02, 2014
Heart Day
2014 (CME Event)
Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. John Antonsen - Hypertension: An Update on Blood Pressure Targets for Specific Patients
- Elaine Lum, Pharm D - Nutraceuticals and Cardiovascular Disease: Chicken Soup for the Soul?
- Dr. Dave Massel - Clincial Trial Convoluted Reasoning and Anti-Intellectual Pomposity Detectors
- Reginald E. Smith, Pharm D - Coagulation Update and Reviews
- Dr. Chris Lane - Cardiac Devices: What Arrhythmias, Which Patients, and What Device to Use
Program Chair: Dr. Anthony Della Siega |
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April 10, 2013
Heart Day
2013 (CME Event)
Harbour Towers Hotel & Suites, Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. Danny Myers - The Diagnosis, Treatment and Consequences of Hypertension and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Dr. David C. W. Lau - Win by Losing: The Paradox in Heart Health Promotion
- Dr. Chris Lane - The Changing Landscape for Management of Thromboembolic Risk in Atrial Fibrillation
- Dr. Imad Nadra - Contemporary Management of Coronary Heart Disease - a case based example
Program Chair: Dr. Anthony Della Siega
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April 4, 2012
Heart Day
2012 (CME Event)
Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. Simon Robinson - Anti-Platelet Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease in 2011
- Dr. Jehangir Din - Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease
- Dr. Larry Sterns - Atrial Fibrillation Update
- Dr. Lynn Fedoruk - What Operation Did My Patient Have? What are the Post Operative Recommendations?
Program Chair: Dr. Anthony Della Siega |
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May 11, 2011
Olympic View Golf Club (CME Event)
Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. Daisy Dulay - Upate on Aortic Stenosis
- Dr. Sean Virani - Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Dr. Richard Phillips - Thyroid Disease: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
- Dr. Tom Connolly - Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease
- Dr. John Cairns - Atrial Fibrillation: New Treatment Guidelines
- Dr. Anthony Della Siega - Interesting Case Study and Discussion
Program Chair: Dr. Anthony Della Siega. |
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May 12, 2010
Heart Day
2010 (CME Event)
Delta Ocean Pointe, Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. John Antonsen - Managing Congestive Heart Failure in Patients with Impaired Renal Function
- Dr. David Evans - Addictions and CV Inpatient Care
- Dr. Omar Sultan - What's New in A Fib Management
- Dr. Reginald Smith - Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism
- Dr. Manjeet Mann - Cardiomyopathies
- Dr. Tycho Vuurmans - Antiplatelet Therapy Post ACS/Intervention
Program Chair: Dr. Anthony Della Siega |
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June 10, 2009
Heart Day
2009 (CME Event)
Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. David Miller - CDA Guidelines
- Dr. Anthony Della Siega - Treatment Post ACS
- Dr. Omar Sultan - Atrial Fibrillation
- Dr. Parbeen Pathak - Treating Patients Post-Stroke/TIA
- Dr. Reginald Smith - Controversies in Cardiac Pharmacology
Program Chair: Dr. Anthony Della Siega |
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May 21, 2008
Heart Day
2008 (CME Event)
Delta Ocean Pointe, Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. Kevin Horgan - When to Screen for Secondary Hypertension
- Dr. Larry Sterns - Management of Atrial Fibrillation and When to Refer
- Dr. Gerald Tevaarwerk - The Benefits of Normoglycaemia in Combating Ischaemic Heart Disease
- Dr. Reginald Smith - Anticoagulation and Bridging
- Dr. Anthony Della Siega - Plavix Update
- Dr. David Kinloch - Lipid Therapy
Program Chair: Dr. David Kinloch |
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May 9, 2007
Heart Day 2007 (CME Event)
Hotel Grand Pacific
Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
- Dr. J. David Hilton - Restenosis: Are Drug Eluting Stents All We Had Hoped For?
- Dr. Elizabeth Swiggum - Heart Failure: Keeping Those Weak Hearts Going
- Dr. Gerald Tevaarwerk - The Heart and Thyroid Disease: An Update
- Dr. Stu Silver - Cardiac MRI and CT Angiography
- Dr. Anthony Della Siega - Transcatheter Therapeutics for Valvular Heart Disease
- Dr. Michael Jones - Atrial Fibrillation & Flutter: Practice Tips for GPs/FP
Program Chair: Dr. David Kinloch |
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June
1, 2005
Heart Day 2005 (CME Event)
Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC |
Presenters
- Dr. John Ofiesh - Arrhythmia Surgery
- Dr. Anthony Della Siega - Restenosis
- Dr. Richard Mildenberger - Pre-Operative Assessment
- Dr. David Kinloch - Technical Challenges in Angioplasty
- Dr. Manjeet Mann - Diet Issues in Heart Disease
Program Chair: Dr. David Kinloch |
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June 25, 2004
Cardiovascular Medicine
Research Symposium
Dunsmuir Lodge, Sidney, BC
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VHIF sponsored a full-day research symposium attracting participants
from Victoria to Campbell River. A distinguished expert panel
introduced relevant research topics and explored with participants
the various challenges for researchers today:
Presenters:
1. The Importance of Cardiovascular Research to Patients,
Institutions
Dr. Paul Armstrong, University of Alberta, Canadian Vigour
Centre
2. FOI Legislation
Dana Chamberlain, Government of B.C.
3. Ethics
Veronica Morris, Regional Manager, Research & Academic
Development, VIHA
4. Clinical Trials
Dr. Peter Klinke, Executive Director of Research, VHIF
5. Recruitment for Studies
Dr. Peter T. Seland, BC College of Physicians and Surgeons
Veronica Morris, Regional Manager, Research and Evaluation,
VIHA
Program Chair: Dr. David Kinloch |
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May
12, 2004
Heart Day
2004 (CME Event)
Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC |
Presenters:
Dr. Art Macgregor - Improving Care of People with CHF using
the Chronic Care Model;
Dr. Elizabeth Swiggum - Complex Advanced Medical Management
of Heart Failure
Dr. Eric B. Fretz - Cardiac Transplantation, Transplant Clinic
Dr. Richard T. Brownlee - “Helical Heart”
Dr. Richard A. Leather - Arrhythmia Management in Patients
with CHF
Dr. W. Peter Klinke - Emerging Trial Medications
Program Chair: Dr. David Kinloch |
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March 1997-2009
Annual Cardiovascular Conference (ACC) Lake Louise, Alberta (CME Event) |
ACC Lake Louise provides a five day scientic program on the latest diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative approaches to cardiovascular disease. Faculty are among those who set the international cardiovascular agenda.
Program Chair: Dr. W. Peter Klinke |
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