Academic Half Day Schedule 2025-2026

Summer Series 2025

Critical Care Western SUMMER SERIES

Summer Series 2025
Date Presentation Title Location Audience Faculty
July 2

Critical Care Western Orientation Day/Program Director Lunch
Separate agenda to be forwarded

 VH/UH First Year

Dr. P. Cameron
July 3

Workplace Violence Prevention
LHSC Mandatory Training

 54 Riverview Ave, London ALL

PGME/Medical Affairs
July 9-11

National Acute Critical Events
(N-ACES)

 Winnipeg, MB First Year

Canadian Critical Care Society
July 14

CRRT Prescription/VH Specific CRRT
This session starts at 2:00 PM on MONDAY.  It is held in conjunction with Neprhology program

UH - Aud D
BLL-103

 First Year Dr. Andrew House (Nephrology)
July 16

Scholar Updates

 VH - E4-013 ALL

Dr. I. Ball
July 23-24

Ultrasound Course 
www.resus.us
Schedule and information to be forwarded separately

 UH - CSTAR ALL

Dr. R. Arntfield
July 30

Invasive Ventilation

 UH First Year Dr. L. Champion
Aug 6 Perfusion, Congestion, Inotropes UH First Year Dr. R. Prager
Aug 7 Sepsis
NOTE - 2nd session this week on THURSDAY		 UH First Year Dr. A. Leligdowicz
Aug 13

Non-Invasive Ventilation

 UH First Year  Dr. P. Cameron
Aug 20 Care Planning UH First Year Dr. P. Cameron
Aug 27 Comminty Acequired & Ventilator Associated Pneymonia (CAP/VAP UH ALL Dr. T. Mele
Sep 3 Respiratory Physiology UH ALL Dr. P. Cameron
Dr. K. Bosma

September - December 2025

Critical Care Western ACADEMIC HALF DAY SCHEDULE




Sept-Dec Half Day Schedule
Date Presentation Title Location Audience Faculty
September 3

Respiratory Physiology

 UH ALL

Dr. P. Cameron
Dr. K. Bosma
September 10

Seizures, Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus & Associate EEGs

 UH ALL

Dr. D. Debicki
September 17

Introduction to Airway Management

 UH ALL Dr. J. Granton
September 24

Critical Care Transport

 UH ALL

Dr. R. Kao
September 24

CCW Journal Club

 Dr. Anderson's home ALL Dr. S. Anderson
Dr. R. Leeper
October 1

ARDS

 UH ALL Dr. L. Van Nynatten
October 8

Prognosticationi & Scoring Systems

 UH ALL Dr. A. Leligdowicz
October 15

Scholar Project Progress Reports

 UH ALL Dr. I. Ball
October 22

Complex Cases

 VH ALL Dr. J. Landau
Dr. R. Prager
October 28

Simulation Session # 1, Group 1
NOTE - This is a TUESDAY

 CSTAR Group 1 assigned Sim Team
October 29

Hemodynamic Monitoring

 UH ALL Dr. R. Butler
November 5

Practice Management

 VH ALL  Dr. I. Ball
November 10

Simulation Session #1, Group 2
NOTE - This is a MONDAY

 CSTAR Group 2 assigned Sim Team
November 12 Variceal Hemmorrhage UH ALL Dr. T. Mele
November 19 Quality VH ALL Dr. E. Tang
November 26 Critical Appraisal II - Study Design & RCT UH ALL

Dr. J. Basmaji
Dr. C. Weijer
Dr. R. Prager
Dr. L. Van Nynatten
December 1-3

Canadian Critical Care Forum, Toronto
https://criticalcarecanada.com/

FELLOWS' DAY - TBA 

 Toronto ALL Canadian Critical Care Society
December 3 SAQ VH & UH ALL

Dr. P. Cameron
December 10

Arrhythmias

 UH ALL Dr. D. Bainbridge
December 17

Ventilator Synchrony

 UH ALL Dr. K. Bosma

HOLIDAY BREAK - Period 1 = Dec 21-25, 2025     Period 2 = Dec 28, 2025 - Jan 1, 2026
Changeover Dates: December 26-27, 2025

January-June 2026

Critical Care Western ACADEMIC HALF DAY SCHEDULE

AHD Jan-Jun 2026

Date

Presentation Title

Location

Audience

Faculty

Jan 7

TBA

TBA

ALL

TBA

Jan 14

Scholar Project Presentations

VH - UltraLounge

ALL

Dr. I. Ball

Jan 21

Bradycardia

UH

ALL

Dr. R. Butler

Jan 28

Complex Cases

VH

ALL

Dr. J. Landau
Dr. R. Prager
Dr. P. Cameron

Feb 4

Critical Appraisal III:  Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis

UH

ALL

Dr. C. Weijer
Dr. R. Prager
Dr. J. Basmai

Feb 11

Endocrine Emergencies

UH

ALL

Dr. W. Haddara

Feb 18

CV Physiology

UH

ALL

Dr. D. Durocher

Feb 25

Ventilator Weaning

UH

ALL

Dr. K. Bosma

Mar 4

Delirium & Sleep in the ICU

UH

ALL

Dr. M. Slessarev

Mar 11

CVT Physiology/post-operative Cardiac Surgical Critical Care

UH

ALL

Dr. O. Sefein

Mar 18

Wound Healing

VH

ALL

Dr. E. Walser

March 25

Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition

UH

ALL

Dr. L. Champion
J. Pikul, RD

April 1

SAQ

UH - Boardroom

ALL

Dr. P. Cameron

April 8

Scholar Project Dress Rehearsal

UH - Aud D

ALL

Dr. I. Ball

April 14

SIMULATONI SESSION #2, Group 1
(Note - this is a Tuesday)

CSTAR

Group 1

Sim Team

April 15

Advanced CRRT
1:30 - 3:30 with Nephrology half day

UH - Aud D

ALL

Dr. A. House

April 22

TEE

VH

ALL

Dr. R. Arntfield
Dr. R. Prager

April 28

SIMULATION SESSION #2, Group 2
(Note - this is a Tuesday)

CSTAR

ALL

Sim Team

April 30

McMaster/Western Scholar Day

London - Four Points by Sheraton

ALL

Hosts = Western

May 6

Trauma

VH

ALL

Dr. R. Leeper

May 13

 Intracranial Pressure

UH

ALL

Dr. D. Debicki

May 20

GI Dysfunction & Pancreatitits

UH

ALL

Dr. T. Mele

May 27 

Management of Burns in the Critically Ill Patient

Zoom

ALL

Dr. J. Rasmussen (Dalhousie)

June 3

TBA

TBA

ALL

TBA

Jun 10

Thrombosis, VTE, Thrombocytopenia

VH

ALL

Dr. J. Landau

June 11-13

Canadian Critical Care Review Course
https://canadiancriticalcare.org/events

Toronto - Airport Marriott

ALL

Canadian Critical Care Society

June 17

End of Life Care & Palliative Care in the ICU

VH

ALL

Dr. M. Slessarev
Dr. T. Gofton

June 24

Communication III - Consent & SDM in the ICU

VH

ALL

Dr. S. Anderson
Dr. C. Weijer

Cardiovascular Critical Care Teaching Lectures 2025-2026

Critical Care Western Cardiovascular Critical Care Teaching Lectures - 2025-2026

Sessions are on Thursdays @ 6:00 PM via Zoom - links will be sent with reminders closer to the dates of presentation

CSICU Lectures

Date

Presentation Title

Location

Audience

Faculty

Oct 9

Low Cardiac Output/High Lactate

Zoom

ALL

Dr. J. Granton

Oct 23

Acute Kidney Injury post-Cardiac Surgery

Zoom

ALL

Dr. R. Butler

Nov 6

Arrhythmia & Temporary Pacemaker Post-Cardiac Surgery

Zoom

ALL

Dr. D. Durocher

Nov 20

Bleeding Management - Mechanism & Pre-CSICU Management

Zoom

ALL

Dr. O. Sefein

Dec 4

Bleeding Management - post-Cardiac Surgery Management

Zoom

ALL

Dr. O. Sefein

Dec 18

CALS Protocol & PAC

Zoom

ALL

Dr. D. Durocher

Jan 8

Pulmonary Complications and Late vs Early Tracheostomy

Zoom

ALL

Dr. R. Kao

Jan 22

Neurological Complication in CSICU

Zoom

ALL

Dr. D. Debicki

Feb 5

Sub-hairline EEG and Neuroimaging Interpretation

Zoom

ALL

Dr. D. Debicki

Feb 19

Fellows Journal Club

Zoom

ALL

TBA

Mar 5

Delirium post-Cardiac Surgery

Zoom

ALL

Dr. P. Kumar

Mar 19

Management of Heart Transplant in CSICU

Zoom

ALL

Dr. D. Bainbridge

Apr 2

Cardiac Mechanical Support in CSICU
Part 1 - ECMO & IAPB

Zoom

ALL

Dr. P. Cameron

Apr 23

Cardiac Mechanical Support in CSICU
Part 2 - Durable LVAD

Zoom

ALL

Dr. A. Hegazy

May 7

Fellows Journal Club

Zoom

ALL

TBA

 

CSRU Monthly Teaching-Thurs @ 6:00 pm

Zoom

ALL