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Detailed Conference Agenda
Go Back to Tahiti - January 22, 2005 - February 1, 2005 Home
Please Note: Out of respect for your fellow delegates, please arrive at least 5 minutes prior to each session. The sessions will start on time.
Monday, January 24, 2005 Huahine, Polynesia
Welcome: Day 1 - Your hosts will outline the CME program for the day.
5:00 - 5:50 So What’s New with Consumption? - Dr. Amy Bloom
In her first Traditional Medicine session, Dr. Bloom will review the current epidemiology of TB and MDRTB. She will also discuss the strategies being used to decrease morbidity and mortality and the emergence of MDRTB, and explore technologies currently being developed to combat TB.
5:50 – 6:00 Question & Answer Session/Break
6:00 – 6:50 Travellers’ Health: The Dos and Don’ts – Dr. Tim Cook
Dr. Cook will review issues relevant to the health of travelers and discuss which travelers should be referred to a travel clinic. He will also review the evidence regarding new, traditional and complementary approaches to travellers’ diarrhea, and prevention of insect bites.
6:50 – 7:00 Question & Answer Session/Break
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 At Sea
Welcome: Day 2 - Your hosts will outline the CME program for the day.
8:45 – 9:35 The Pandemic of HIV – Dr. Amy Bloom
In this session, Dr. Bloom will review the global epidemiology of HIV, review the impact of the disease, and discuss the international response.
9:35 – 9:45 Question & Answer Session/Break
9:45 – 10:35 Professional Practices – Emerging Tax & Legal Issues
– Greg Hilderman
Greg will review emerging trends to consider for structuring your professional practice.
10:35 – 10:45 Question & Answer Session/Break
10:45 – 11:35 Physicians for Clean Air – Jim Fulton
In his first session, Jim will review the lessons learned from a multi-year air quality/human health project and apply them to the office operations of general practitioners.
11:35 – 11:45 Question & Answer Session
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 Physicians’ Self-preservation in the Age of SARS and Biochemical Terrorism – Dr. Tim Cook
In this session, Dr. Cook will discuss the risk to physicians of exposure to certain biological agents via aerosols or blood and body fluids from patients. He will also review approaches to reducing this risk in day to day practice.
1:50 – 2:00 Question & Answer Session/Break
2:00 – 2:50 Corporate Investing for Physicians: Possibilities and Pitfalls
– Gregory Hilderman
Greg will explain corporate investing, including the benefits of tax shelters, tax deferrals vs. savings and some of the tax sheltered vehicles available.
2:50 – 3:00 Question & Answer Session/Break
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Raratonga, Cook Islands
5:30 – 6:20 HIV and TB: Two Diseases, One Patient – Dr. Amy Bloom
In her third session, Dr. Bloom will review the geographic and epidemiologic distribution of TB and HIV and discuss the mutual impact of the two diseases. She will also explore the issues related to prevention and treatment in co-infected individuals.
6:20 - 6:30 Question & Answer Session
Thursday, January 27, 2005 At Sea
Welcome: Day 4 - Your hosts will outline the CME program for the day.
8:45 – 9:35 The Real Hot Zone: Could it happen again? - Dr. Amy Bloom
In this session, Dr. Bloom will discuss the largest known outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever: etiology, epidemiology, treatment and outcome. She will also explain the methodology of an acute infectious outbreak investigation and discuss international surveillance efforts to identify and prevent the spread of Ebola.
9:35 – 9:45 Question & Answer Session/Break
9:45 – 10:35 Immune System Boosters – Show Me The Evidence – Dr. Tim Cook
In his second session, Dr. Cook will discuss the complexity of the immune system and its responses to classes of infectious organisms. He will update the evidence on alternative immune modulators; dietary, supplements, exercise, mindfulness/meditation.
10:35 – 10:45 Question & Answer Session/Break
10:45 – 11:35 The Dragon and The Eagle: World Economic Order In the 21st Century – Greg Hilderman
A review of current and topical investment strategies for the 21st century.
11:35 – 11:45 Question & Answer Session
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 Physicians and Seafood – Jim Fulton
In this session, Jim will review the lessons learned from a global promotion to consume farmed marine protein in the context of human health, for physicians and patients.
1:50 – 2:00 Question & Answer Session/Break
2:00 – 2:50 The 5 Ws of Conflict In Health Care Settings – Dr. Tim Cook
In this session, Dr. Cook will discuss HOW conflict arises within the health care system and WHY each player’s motivation, training, and personality contributes to it. He will also provide practical methods to approach and resolve such conflict.
2:50 – 3:00 Question & Answer Session/Break
3:00 – 3:50 Antimicrobial Resistance and Drug Management - Is increased access to medication always beneficial? – Dr. Amy Bloom
Dr. Bloom will describe global trends that threaten the effectiveness of regimens and the major challenges in drug management, especially in times of rapid change. She will also review the programmatic implications of drug resistance.
3:50 – 4:00 Question & Answer Session
Friday, January 28, 2005 Raiatea, Polynesia
8:00 – 8:50 Breakout Group A: Workshop and Review of Previous Sessions
– Dr. Amy Bloom
In this interactive session, participants will discuss questions generated from Dr. Bloom’s previous sessions.
Breakout group B: You Are The Travel Doc
– Dr. Tim Cook (concurrent)
Dr. Cook will discuss preparing a “survivor” for a tropical trip and walk participants through taking a travel / tropical medicine history. He will also review approaches to the management of fever and persistent diarrhea in a returning traveler via case discussions.
8:50 – 9:00 Question & Answer Session/Break
9:00 – 9:50 Breakout Group A: Workshop and Review of Previous Sessions
– Dr. Amy Bloom
In this interactive session, participants will discuss questions generated from Dr. Bloom’s previous sessions.
Breakout group B: Workshop and Review of Previous Sessions
You Are The Travel Doc
– Dr. Tim Cook (concurrent)
Dr. Cook will discuss preparing a “survivor” for a tropical trip and walk participants through taking a travel / tropical medicine history. He will also review approaches to the management of fever and persistent diarrhea in a returning traveler via case discussions.
9:50 – 10:00 Question & Answer Session
Saturday, January 29, 2005 Bora Bora, Polynesia
Welcome: Day 6 - Your hosts will outline the CME program for the day.
8:45 – 9:35 Influenza and Avian Influenza: How worried should you be?
- Dr. Amy Bloom
In her last session, Dr. Bloom will review the history and basics of influenza and Avian influenza. She will also discuss the outbreak and response to the disease, including an exploration of the public health response.
9:35 – 9:45 Question & Answer Session/Break
9:45 – 10:35 Why Is So Much Spent On Alternative/Complementary Therapies?
– Dr. Tim Cook
In his last Complementary Medicine session, Dr. Cook will discuss what may differentiate alternative or holistic medicine from conventional practice and why patients seek one or the other. He will review the spectrum of health concepts and philosophies and discuss some ways to incorporate both practices of medicine.
10:35 – 10:45 Question & Answer Session/Break
10:45 – 11:35 Physicians and Sustainability – Jim Fulton
In this Physicians’ Health session, Jim will review the lessons learned from Canada’s declining international standing on sustainability and look at it in terms of physician “burnout”.
11:35 – 11:45 Question & Answer Session
Sunday, January 30, 2005 Bora Bora, Polynesia
8:30 – 10:00 Local Content
This session, held on shore, will both present a cultural and health history of French Polynesia, and discuss the current status of local culture and health care.
5:30 – 7:30 Special Event - TBA
NOTE: The following Practice Management session will be held at a date and time to be announced, closer to sailing.
Killed By Care; Making Medicine Safe - Jim Fulton
This session will feature a moderated discussion of the above-named one hour CBC Nature of Things 2004 documentary. Jim will present the video and follow up with a discussion regarding medical mistakes and how to make safety the issue not blame.
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