Critical Care

Education

Cardiology

Trainee

Early Career

Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society (CANCARE)

Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology (CAIC)

302 - THE TOP 5 ICU TRIALS FOR THE CRITICAL CARE CARDIOLOGIST IN 2024-25

Co-Chair(s)

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  Chris Overgaard, MD, MSc., FRCPC (he/him/his)

  Chief, Department of Cardiac Health, Southlake Health
  CAIC, CANCARE
  University of Toronto
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  Sean Van Diepen, MD, FRCPC

  Associate Professor
  University of Alberta
  University of Alberta

Panelist(s)

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  Yoan Lamarche, MD, MSc

  Cardiac surgeon and Intensivist
  Montreal Heart Institute
  Montreal Heart Institute
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  Patrick Lawler, MD, MPH, FRCPC

  Associate Professor
  McGill University Health Centre
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  Adriana Luk, MD

  Cardiologist
  CANCARE
  Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network and St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health

Presenter(s)

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  Faizan Amin, MD

  Associate Professor
  CCTN
  McMaster University
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  Mark Liszkowski, MD, FRCPC

  Director of advanced heart failure and transplantation
  McGill University Health Centre
  McGill University
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  Nikita Malhotra, MD, FRCPC (she/her/hers)

  Cardiologist
  McMaster University
  McMaster University
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  Maude Peretz-Larochelle, MD, FRCPC

  CARDIOLOGIST
  CCS, CANCARE
  McGill University
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  Greg Schnell, BSP, MD, FRCPC

  CLINICIAN
  Libin Cardiovascular Institute
  Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary

Early Career(s)

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  Mia Bertic, MD

  Cardiologist and Cardiac Intensivist
  Trillium Health Partners
  University of Toronto
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  Andrew Caddell, MD, FRCPC

  Cardiac Intensivist
  CANCARE, CCTN
  Dalhousie University
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  David Dorian, MD, FRCPC (he/him/his)

  Cardiologist
  Trillium Health Partners
  University of Toronto
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  Mena Gewarges, MD (she/her/hers)

  Cardiologist
  CANCARE
  University of Toronto

Moderator(s)

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  Chris Overgaard, MD, MSc., FRCPC (he/him/his)

  Chief, Department of Cardiac Health, Southlake Health
  CAIC, CANCARE
  University of Toronto

Planning Committee Member(s)

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  Gurmeet Singh, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FCCS

  Associate Clinical Professor
  University of Alberta
  University of Alberta
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  Michael Tsang, MD

  Interventional Cardiologist
  McMaster University
  McMaster

Workshop Description: In a fast-paced presentation workshop format, 5 trainees (or junior attendings in their first year of clinical practice) will be paired with 5 practicing intensivists to review the top 5 ICU trials published in the last year. Each trainee will present a brief 1.5-minute Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CICU) case that highlights the potential impact of the major ICU clinical trial on CICU practice. The senior cardiac intensivists will provide a brief overview of the trial and discuss the applicability of the trial to CICU patient care. Both the junior and senior faculty will participate in the audience question and answer period.

This workshop is timely and relevant to CICU patient care given many large centers have evolved from acute coronary syndrome monitoring units and cardiac surgery post-operative units into intensive care units for critically ill cardiovascular patients. Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in tertiary non-academic and academic centers are caring for patients with non-cardiovascular complications and multi-system organ failure. A published statement authored by the Canadian CICU director’s group and endorsed by the CAIC advocated for ongoing critical care continuing medical education (CME) for cardiologists practicing in the CICU. A CANCARE survey identified that only 20% of tertiary non-academic CICUs and 46% of academic CICUs have available maintenance of competency for CICU practitioners. CCS feed back from the 2022 meeting had numerous calls for more ICU and cardiogenic shock contents. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a focused and relevant overview of recent critical care advances for the cardiac specialist. We are replicating a workshop that was extremely well received at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) in 2023 and 2024. The session received very strong reviews though the CCC app and multiple attendees expressed the need for ongoing ICU-based CME in their clinical practice.