131 - CANADIAN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY DEBATES SESSION

Thursday, October 24, 2024

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

Room:114-115

Target Audience: Pediatric cardiologists, Neurodevelopmental specialists

Co-Chair(s)

Haley Christian, MD, MEd, FRCPC

PEDIATRIC CARDIAC INTENSIVIST
CCS/CANCARE/CPCA
University of Toronto
Carolina Escudero, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Pediatric cardiologist and electrophysiologist
Stollery Children's Hospital
University of Alberta

The Canadian Paediatric Cardiology Association Debate Session will feature 2 debates:
Cardiopulmonary bypass should not be performed in premature neonates <34 weeks of gestational age - PRO
All patients presenting with syncope should have an ECG as part of their assessment: PRO

Learning Objectives:

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

Evaluate the rationale for undertaking cardiopulmonary bypass in premature infants;
Summarize neurodevelopmental concerns regarding cardiopulmonary bypass in premature infants; and
Review the pros and cons of performing an ECG in the pediatric patient presenting with syncope.

Presentations:

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM PT

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED IN PREMATURE NEONATES <34 WEEKS OF GESTATIONAL AGE - PRO
Presenter: Alison Howell, MD – The Hospital For Sick Children
11:15 AM – 11:25 AM PT

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED IN PREMATURE NEONATES <34 WEEKS OF GESTATIONAL AGE - CON
Presenter: Ganga Krishnamurthy (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian
11:25 AM – 11:35 AM PT

ALL PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH SYNCOPE SHOULD HAVE AN ECG AS PART OF THEIR ASSESSMENT: PRO
Presenter: Carolina A. Escudero, MD, MSc, FRCPC – Stollery Children's Hospital
11:35 AM – 11:45 AM PT

ALL PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH SYNCOPE SHOULD HAVE AN ECG AS PART OF THEIR ASSESSMENT: CON
Presenter: Shubhayan Sanatani, MD FRCPC FHRS – University of British Columbia