{"id":6,"date":"2015-10-02T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T14:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/anesthesia\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:53:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:53:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/anesthesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Welcome<\/h2>\n<p> This year&#8217;s symposium will bring together leading voices in anesthesiology to explore how quality improvement strategies can shape safer, more effective preoperative care. We plan to explore key areas including patient safety, crisis response, pediatric anesthesia QI, and optimizing OR management\u2014from block room coordination to ambulatory site operations. Join us as we examine practical approaches to enhancing care delivery, improving team communication, and driving meaningful change in the OR and beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Accreditation<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada \u2013 Section 3 (Simulation)<\/strong><br>This activity is an Accredited Simulation Activity (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 4.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).<\/p><p><strong>Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada \u2013 Section 1<\/strong><br>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, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 8.0 hours (credits are automatically calculated).<\/p><hr><p><strong>Accreditation Letters:<\/strong> Attendees must attend the live delivery of the education program, in-person and\/or synchronously online, in order to receive their letter of accreditation or claim hours.<\/p>\n<p><!---\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s theme will bring together experts to discuss advances and best practices in obstetric anesthesia, as well as approaches to challenging cases. Lectures, interactive Problem Based Learning Discussions (PBLDs) and hands-on workshops will be presented by internationally recognized University of Toronto faculty and guest speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>2024 Program Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\t\n\n<li>Ron George, Professor & Director of Obstetric Anesthesia speaking on <strong>Recovery after Cesarean: Expectations and Enhancements<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Mrinalini Balki, Professor of Obstetric Anesthesia, University of Toronto, presenting the most up to date research on <strong>Maternal Major Hemorrhage and Uterotonics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li>Presentations on <strong>Management of Cardiac and Neurological Conditions in Obstetric Patients.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/anesthesia\/agenda\/\">now available<\/a>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n \n\n\n\n This year\u2019s theme will bring together experts to discuss our current state of practice and the changing landscape of anesthesia Point of Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) as presented by invited and local faculty. Some highlight topics of the symposium include:\n \n\u2022 Keynote Address: Why we should all be using bedside POCUS\n\u2022 Panel discussion 1 \u2013 Unlocking the Potential of POCUS: Exploring Novel Applications (airway, labour and neuro anesthesia)\n\u2022 Panel discussion 2 \u2013 How to become a POCUS champion and POCUS certification \n\n\nWe will also have the return of your exciting problem based learning discussions (PBLDs) to cover a range of topics including updates in anesthesia for obstetrics, pediatrics, obesity, implantable devices, chronic pain and many more!\n\nA number of exciting workshops will be featured on Sunday, providing hands of learning for beginners to POCUS in cardiac, lung, trauma and neuro POCUS, as well as advanced vascular access workshops and highfidelty simulation in special populatios e.g. obstetrics.\n---><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome This year&#8217;s symposium will bring together leading voices in anesthesiology to explore how quality improvement strategies can shape safer, more effective preoperative care. 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