354 - CANCARE SPOTLIGHT: CARDIAC ICU ESSENTIALS : WHAT THE CARDIOLOGIST REALLY NEEDS TO KNOW

Saturday, October 25, 2025

3:15pm - 4:15pm ET

Room:302AB

Target Audience: Clinical cardiologists, Community cardiologists, Cardiac surgeons

Co-Chair(s)

Lior Bibas, MD FRCPC

Cardiologist
Hôpital Pierre Boucher
Université de Montréal
AF

Andrew Fagan, MD FRCSC

CARDIAC SURGEON
CCS, CSCS, CHFS, CANCARE, CCTN
University of Manitoba

Panelist(s)

DN

Dave Nagpal, MD

Cardiac Surgery / Critical Care Medicine
CCS, CSCS, CANCARE, CCTN
Western University
GS

Gurmeet Singh, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FCCS

Associate Clinical Professor
University of Alberta
CANCARE, CSCS
Sean Van Diepen, MD, FRCPC

Associate Professor
University of Alberta
University of Alberta

Presenter(s)

AB

Alexandra Barriault, MD
AD

Andrea Daly, MD
DD

David Dorian, MD, FRCPC
Varinder Randhawa, MD PhD

Clinical/Research Fellow
CCS
CCF and UofT
Zack Singer, MD

Cardiology resident PGY5
Western University
Western University
RY

Robert Yao, MD

Cardiology Resident
CANCARE

Moderator(s)

Lior Bibas, MD FRCPC

Cardiologist
Hôpital Pierre Boucher
Université de Montréal
AF

Andrew Fagan, MD FRCSC

CARDIAC SURGEON
CCS, CSCS, CHFS, CANCARE, CCTN
University of Manitoba

Planning Committee Member(s)

Barry Burstein, MD

CARDIOLOGIST
CCS, CANCARE
University of Toronto
MP

Maude Peretz-Larochelle, MD
Erin Rayner-Hartley, MD

Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine
Royal Columbian Hospital
University of British Columbia

Workshop Description: Cardiovascular specialists often manage patients in critical care settings without having undergone dedicated ICU training. This high-yield session distills essential ICU knowledge into an engaging, case-based format tailored for clinicians caring for cardiac patients. Using real-world scenarios and an expert panel, attendees will walk through the ICU journey of two patients—from admission through stabilization, ventilator management, renal support, and ventilator weaning to discharge—leaving with practical insights they can apply immediately.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

apply best practices for non-invasive and invasive ventilator management, including weaning strategies in cardiac patients;
identify risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI), implement preventative strategies, and determine optimal timing and modality for initiating renal replacement therapy; and
recognize key clinical turning points in the ICU journey of a cardiac patient and apply appropriate interventions.