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Track & Trail Adventures, Terrace BC- Home to Northern Escape Heli-Skiing
March 15 - 19, 2010
After the resounding success of the sold out 2009 Winter Escape Emergency Medicine CME, we are pleased to announce this second annual academic retreat. Happening March 15 - 19, 2010 this experience welcomes medical professionals to improve their credentials mixed in with some outstanding powder filled adventures. An academic retreat to provide a therapeutic update in emergency medicine. The curriculum offered is designed to suit the educational needs of physicians whose practice include part or full-time emergency medicine. However, we are confident that this educational program will also appeal to any primary-care physicians looking to enhance their emergency medicine skill sets. Curriculum has been developed to provide a therapeutic update in emergency medicine. This update will include four educational tracks, including pediatric emergency medicine, emergency department bedside ultrasound, challenges of suburban emergency medicine as well as trauma surgery. Delegates will have the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion, looking at "The Trauma Chain of Command: from the Scene to the OR". The conference venue is the Yellow Cedar Lodge- home to a relaxed meeting facility, gourmet meals, quality accommodations and Northern Escape Heli-Skiing. The curriculum is being considered by the BC College of Family Physicians for accreditation in delivery of 22 Mainpro-M1 CME credits. The conferenc includes case based discussion and networking potentials.
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Organized by:
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Track & Trail Adventures Inc |
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Invited Speakers:
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Jonathan Theoret MDCM
Dr. Theoret was born and raised in Montreal, QC. He attended medical school at McGill University and is currently a senior emergency medicine resident in the FRCPC program at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton. When not busy travelling the world or heli-skiing, Dr. Theoret’s interests include emergency department bedside sonography, continuing medical education and critical care.
Anthony Crocco, MD, FRCPC (PEM)
Graduated McMaster Medical School in 1997. Completed Pediatric Residency at McMaster in 2001. Completed Pediatric Emergency Fellowship at McGill in 2003. Since 2003 has been working in the Pediatric ER at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. Holds position as Associate Profession with the University of Alberta. Enjoys snowboarding, mountain biking and playing jazz piano.
Conference Chair, Mike Wickham, MD CCFP(EM)
Graduated U of Calgary’s Medical School in 1994. Completed family residency in 96 and achieved EM certification in 1997, both from U of Calgary. Now an Emergency Medicine Physician with Canmore General Hospital. This father of two has been the Chief of Medical for the Women’s World Cup Downhill Races at Lake Louise for the past seven years. Dr. Wickham has been the co-chair to the rural ER conference for the past three years and was the Keynote speaker at the Family Medicine forum in Calgary, 2009. Dr. Wickham is the author of the rural airway module (interactive web-based tutorial) produced for the Rural Physicians Action Plan of the AMA.
Rohan Lall, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Dr. Lall graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1998. He completed his General Surgery Residency at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in 2003. Upon completion he went to the University of California, San Diego where he completed his Trauma Fellowship in 2005. Dr. Lall joined the Division of General Surgery at Foothills Medical Centre / University of Calgary in September 2005.Dr. Lall's primary interests are in trauma surgery, acute general surgery and surgical education. Research Interests in trauma resuscitation and trauma outcomes.
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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Based on availability
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Registration:
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Due to the nature of this educational event, commitments must be made well in advance of your package commencement with Northern Escape and this faculty. Therefore, at time of booking Track & Trail Adventures Inc requires tuition of $795 and 25% non-refundable deposit ($1422.50) against the optional Northern Escape component of this event. This payment must be received within 10 days of confirmation on your reservation.
Payment on the balance of your reserved package, $4552 (GST inclusive) is due 16 weeks prior to departure- Monday November 23, 2009. Reservations may be cancelled without notice to the guest if full payment has not been received by Track & Trail Adventures on or by the due date. For bookings made less than 16 weeks of departure, full payment is due at the time of booking.
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E-mail:
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jim@tandtadventures.com
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