143 - WORST EARLY CAREER NIGHTMARE

Thursday, October 24, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PT

Room:205-207

Target Audience: General: All cardiovascular (clinical and research) health professionals, Cardiac surgeons

Chair(s)

Sarah Blissett, MD

Assistant Professor
CSE, CACHNET, CSCMRI
Western University

Presenter(s)

Kim Connelly, MBBS, PhD, FSCMR, FCCS (he/him/his)

Executive Director, Keenan Research Centre & Division Head of Cardiology
St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
University of Toronto
Janine Eckstein, MD

Assistant Professor
CAIC
University of Saskatchewan
Michelle Graham, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of Alberta
University of Alberta
William McIntyre, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
McMaster University
McMaster Unversity
Maral Ouzounian, MD PhD

Associate Professor
CSCS
University Health Network, University of Toronto
Steven Promislow, MD, FRCPC

Cardiologist
Shared Health; CSE, CNCT
University of Manitoba
John Sapp, Jr., MD (he/him/his)

Professor
CHRS
Dalhousie University

Planning Committee Member(s)

Janine Eckstein, MD

Assistant Professor
CAIC
University of Saskatchewan
Usha Manian, MBBS, FRCPC

Cardiologist
CSE
McMaster University
William McIntyre, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
McMaster University
McMaster Unversity
Maral Ouzounian, MD PhD

Associate Professor
CSCS
University Health Network, University of Toronto

Workshop Description: This workshop was designed by the CCS Early Career Committee to discuss common challenges experienced by Early Career Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons. There will be three challenging scenarios presented encompassing 1) how to navigate patient complaints and complications, 2) how to advocate for resources, and 3) how to approach challenges with administrative support. These scenarios are relevant to Early Career Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons working in university-affiliated and community sites. Early Career Committee members will present a scenario summarized in 2-3 minutes, followed by a panel discussion and audience questions for 12 minutes. Panel Members, consisting of Heads of Cardiology, Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons, will share their approaches to the presented challenges and offer strategies to overcoming the presented challenges. The scenarios will be fictitious to avoid concerns of discussing real scenarios amongst the tight-knit community of Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons in Canada

Interactive and Engagement Activities Description: This workshop incorporates panel discussions and question and answer periods related to common challenging scenarios faced by Early Career Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons. Eighty percent of the workshop time is allocated to interactive discussion.

Learning Objectives:

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

recognize common challenges navigated by Early Career Cardiologists;
identify approaches to common challenges experienced by Early Career Cardiologists; and
apply strategies to overcoming challenges experienced in their own context.

Presentations:

2:55 PM – 3:00 PM PT

KOUNIS SYNDROME (ALLERGIC CORONARY VASOSPASM) IN THE SETTING OF AZATHIOPRINE HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROME
Presenter: Sam Su, MD, FRCPC – University of Manitoba