Agenda

8:00 am
Conference link open
8:15 am
Dr. Asha Nair, Director Continuing Medical Education Welcome and Introduction
8 : 30 am -9:30 am - Part 1
Introduction to Dual Diagnosis in Pediatrics
Dr. Liisa Johnston
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Medical lead Dual Diagnosis ProgramSarena Dawn Bacon
Social Worker Dual Diagnosis Program
Glenna Hunter
Behaviour Analyst Dual Diagnosis Program
After attending this session, participants will be able to:
- Define/Describe characteristics of children/youth with Dual Diagnosis
- Evaluate some common needs of children/youth with Dual Diagnosis and of their caregivers
- Respond effectively to common needs of children/youth with Dual Diagnosis and their families.
9:30 am -10:30 am
COVID-19 in 2022 - VVF : Vaccines, Variants and Fatigue
Dr. Nicole Le SauxMD, FRCP(C)
Professor, University of Ottawa
Division of Infectious DiseasesAfter attending this session, participants will be able to:
- Briefly review new data for clinical infection with SARS-CoV-2
- Review what is known about “long COVID” in children
- Understand the evolution of variants
- Review COVID vaccine efficacy and adverse events in children
10:30am -10:45am
Nutrition Break
10:45 am - 11:45 am - Part 2
Helping Children with Dual Diagnosis and their Families
Dr. Liisa Johnston
Sarena Dawn
Bacon Glenna HunterAfter attending the sessions, participants will be able to:
- Complete an assessment of a child/youth with dual diagnosis and their caregivers using a biopsychosocial model to identify needs
- Formulate a treatment plan using a biopsychosocial model to address common needs of children/youth with dual diagnosis and their caregivers.
11:45 -12:30
Lunch
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Adolescents with Chronic Illness and Resilience
Dr. Nuray Kanbur, MD, FSAHM
Professor, University of Ottawa Division of Adolescent Medicine
After attending the sessions, participants will be able to:
- Describe problems and risks that adolescents with chronic illness face with a developmental perspective
- Discuss how to build strengths and coping strategies during the course of a chronic disease in adolescence by using a resilience framework
1:30pm - 2:30pm
What, me worry? The Office Management of Childhood Anxiety
Dr. Hazen Gandy: MD, FRCPC
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical Director of Eastern Hub site of the Ontario Tele-mental Health Program
After attending this session, participants will be able to :
- Understand and use assessment tools for assessing common anxiety disorders in children and youth.
- Implement therapeutic interventions suitable for the office practice including medications.
- Know when to refer for specialist assessment and intervention.
2:30pm - 2:40pm
Break
2:40pm - 3:40pm
Pediatric Orthopedic Spine and Lower Extremity Deformities; When to Reassure and When to Refer!
Dr. Kevin Smit
Assistant Professor University of Ottawa
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
After attending this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe adolescent scoliosis screening and know when to refer to peds ortho
- Perform a DDH newborn exam and know how to avoid a missed dislocated hip
- Evaluate gait in children and determine when too much internal or external rotation is too much!
- Examine pediatric foot abnormalities and learn how to reassure parents or normal variants
3:40pm - 4:30pm
Congenital (Cytomegalovirus) CMV: Understanding the Potential Outcomes.
Lisa Hicks
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
After attending this session, participants will be able to:
- To implement new knowledge and skill on cCMV into practice.
- To explain the understanding of the Newborn Screening Ontario’s Infant Hearing program.
- To summarize the best practices for preventative counseling and care surrounding cCMV to individuals in their child bearing years.