About the Event
The BC Drug and Poison Centre’s medical toxicologists will discuss recent changes in the management of drug overdose. Program highlights include presentation of difficult management cases and discussions of controversial management areas. Toxicologists will demonstrate why the management of each case is difficult and emphasize key management strategies while focusing on pearls and pitfalls in clinical management.
Presenters:
James Chomin, MD, FRCPC. Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Christopher DeWitt, MD, RCPSC. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Jesse Goodwin, MD, FRCPC. Clinical Instructor, Dept of Emergency Medicine, UBC
Daniel Ovakim, MD, FRCPC. Critical Care Physician, Victoria, BC; Toxicologist, BC Drug and Poison Information Centre
Roy Purssell, BSc, MD, FRCPC, ABEM, FACMT. Medical Lead, Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Centre for Disease Control; Interim Co-Head & Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine, UBC
Adrianna Rowe, MD, FRCPC. Clinical Instructor, Dept of Emergency Medicine, UBC
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