10th Annual International
SADS Foundation Conference

Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death: Risk Profiles and Red Flags

Program Committee

Dr Robert Hamilton, Hospital for Sick Kids – Toronto	Julie Rutberg, CHEO – Ottawa
Dr Danna Spears, Toronto General Hospital - Toronto	Brynn Dechert, Mott Children's - Ann Arbor
Dr Susan Etheridge, University of Utah School of Medicine	Pam Husband, Canadian SADS Foundation
Dr Shubhayan Sanatani, BC Children's Hospital – Vancouver	Alice Lara, RN, BSN, US SADS Foundation

 
8:15    Welcome

8:30    Channelopathy Update (Chair: Martin LaPage, MD)

Distinguishing Cardiac from Non-cardiac Syncope (autonomic) - Shubhayan Sanatani, MD

You’ve been Diagnosed with CPVT, What’s the Plan? - Susan Etheridge, MD

Adult Complexities of the Channelopathies - Andrew Krahn, MD

Understanding the Risks and Management of Brugada Syndrome - Elijah Behr, MD

What are the channelopathic diseases that present so very early & why? - David Bradley, MD

Questions and Answers - All

10:20    BREAK

10:35    Cardiomyopathy Update (Chair: Anjan Batra, MD)

How NOT to miss HCM - Adaya Weissler, MD

How do I Tell if it’s Benign PVC’s or ARVC? - Robert Hamilton, MD

Non Compaction: the New Cardiomyopathy on the Block - Aamir Jeewa, MD

Patient Presentation (20 min) - Heather Cartwright

Questions and Answers - All

12:05    LUNCH       

1:05    Evaluation and Management of the Patient (Chair: Peter Aziz, MD)

What I Worry Most About Sudden Death in Children - Dominic Abrams, MD

Genetics in SADS Conditions - Melanie Care, MSc, CCGC

Liberalizing Exercise for the SADS Conditions - Elizabeth Stephenson, MD

Psychological impact on New families - Penny Sneddon, PhD, R. Psych

Questions and Answers - All

2.35    BREAK

2:50    Investigation of Sudden Death (Chair: Virginie Beausejour Ladouceur, MD)

Clinician-Coroner Collaboration - Joel Kirsh, MD

SCD Cases - What have we learned? Where Do We Go From Here? - Kris Cunningham, MD

Molecular Autopsy - Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD

New Frontiers in the Basic Science of Sudden Cardiac Death Disorders - Martin Tristani-Frouzi, MD

Evaluating the unknown SCD family - Danna Spears, MD

Questions and Answers - All

5:00    Adjourn


Accreditation

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Attendees may claim a maximum of 6.5 hours.

The American Medical Association - AMA PRA Category 1
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. More information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit: www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme Attendees may claim a maximum of 6.5 hours.