15th Annual Conference
October 21 - 23, 2011
PARK HYATT TORONTO,
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Preliminary Program
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| Friday, October 21, 2011 |
| 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
Registration Open |
| 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. |
President’s Welcome Dinner |
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| Saturday, October 22, 2011 |
| 7:00 - 12:30 p.m. |
Registration Open |
| 7:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Dr. David Baron
Dr. Iain Murray |
| INTERACTING WITH SOCIETIES AND REGULATORY BODIES |
| 8:30 - 8:50 a.m. |
ODB
Speaker: Mr. Brent Fraser |
| 8:50 - 9:10 a.m. |
OHIP (Billing Scenarios)
Speaker: Dr. David Baron |
| 9:10 - 9:30 a.m. |
CPSO
Speaker: Mr. Wade Hillier |
| 9:30 - 9:50 a.m. |
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Piero Tartaro |
Presentation Overview
How much of your day-to-day practice is influenced by our provincial regulatory bodies?
Whether it is through the challenging task of securing ODB approval for biologic therapy or
dealing with a medical audit in regards to your practice or your billings, our lives as practicing
physicians are intimately tied to these organizations. In an era of greater accountability, this
session will provide the Gastroenterologist with an engaging discussion on the current
issues and future trends on the role of our main provincial regulatory bodies and agencies. |
| DEBATE: MY PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
| 9:50 - 10:10 a.m. |
Debate - PRO (OAG)
Speaker: Dr. Brian Murat |
| 10:10 - 10:30 a.m. |
Debate - CON (CAG)
Speaker: Dr. David Morgan |
| 10:30 - 10:50 a.m. |
Rebuttals |
| 10:50 - 11:10 a.m. |
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Marco Puglia |
Presentation Overview
Does your allegiance lie with your province or country? Which association is more important
to your gastroenterology practice... the OAG or CAG? Who better to debate this controversial
topic than an OAG Past President, Dr. Brian Murat and CAG President, Dr. David
Morgan. This promises to be an exciting, informative and hopefully humorous debate.
Gentlemen, let’s get ready to rumble!!! |
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| 11:10 - 11:40 a.m. |
Nutrition Break |
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| INTERACTING WITH SOCIETIES AND REGULATORY BODIES |
| 11:40 - 12:00 p.m. |
Special Access Program
(Health Canada) -
Drugs
not licensed in Canada
Speaker: Ms. Alka Kurichh |
| 12:00 - 12:20 p.m. |
Royal College MOCOMP
Speaker: Dr. Ford Bursey |
| 12:20 -12:35 p.m. |
CMPA
Speaker: Dr. Jacques Guilbert |
| 12:35 - 12:55 p.m. |
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Ian Bookman |
Presentation Overview
We expand our horizon to organizations at the national level. These talks will not only be relevant
to Ontario gastroenterologists, but also to our colleagues all over Canada. As the MOCOMP
program changes, we need to now how to optimize recording our CME hours. We will also
hear of other programs at the Royal College relevant to our practice. Information will be
given about how to access drugs for our patients through the Health Canada special access
program. CMPA can always give us advice about pitfalls to avoid in our day to day practice. |
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| 12:55 - 1:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Dr. Iain Murray |
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| RESIDENTS’ ROUND TABLE |
| 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Residents’ Round Table
Speakers: Drs. David Baron, James Gregor, Iain Murray |
Presentation Overview
Although this meeting is about meeting familiar colleagues, we look forward to meeting the
bright future of our profession at this meeting each year. This session is for you and your
spouses to ask questions you would not normally discuss in the halls of academia. More
experienced members of the gastroenterology community will be present to answer your
questions about life as a gastroenterologist. Finding a job, setting up a practice, dealing
with payroll and personnel, home-work balance, and so on, are not skills normally taught,
but are important in day-to-day community practice. This is your chance to go over practice
items not found in Journals in an informal environment. |
| SOCIAL PROGRAMS |
| 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Lunch (in the hotel) |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
Cocktail Reception |
| 7:00 - 1:00 a.m. |
Gala and Awards Presentation (An Ode to Glamour) |
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| Sunday, October 23, 2011 |
| 7:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Registration Open |
| 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. |
Highlights of the St. Michael's Endoscopy Course
Speakers:
Dr. Paul Kortan
Dr. Gabor Kandel |
| 9:20 - 9:40 a.m. |
OMA and Ongoing Billing Adjustments
Speaker: Dr. Doug Weir |
| 9:40 - 10:00 a.m. |
Nutrition Break |
| 10:00 -11:55 a.m. |
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
(Closed Meeting - Members only) |
| 11:55 - 12:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Dr. David Baron |
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