1. On October 22, 2021 – Economics & Billing Session – By Drs. Aven Poynter, William Abelson, and Tommy Gerschman (presentation during Children’s Heath Today Conference)
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Understand the role of the BCPS Economics Committee in PMA negotiations
   2.  Engage with Clinical practice scenarios and learn appropriate billing approaches
   Please click here to view the presentation.
2. On July 30, 2018 Drs. Poynter, Abelson and Sorokan presented and then fielded many questions in our Billing Session. Please click here to view the presentation.

1. On February 27, 2023 – Practicing Itchcraft! A review of eczema and its treatment – Dr. James Bergman, MS, FRCPC
   Learning Objectives:
   •  the participant will be able to list 4 factors leading to poor control of atopic dermatitis
   •  the participants will be able to complete an eczema treatment plan tailored to their specific patients
   •  participants will be able to describe morphology of an eczematous dermatitis and differentiate between three common eczema mimickers
   •  the participants will be able to list three topical and two systemic agents utilized to treat eczema
   Please click here to view the presentation.
   Please click here to view the presentation slide deck.
2. On October 23, 2019 – Top Ten Tips For Atopic Tots:  Managing Childhood Eczema – by Dr. Joseph M Lam MDCM FRCPCLearning Objectives:
   •  Understand the concept of the epidermal barrier and skin inflammation in AD
   •  Discuss the importance of moisturization in AD prevention
   •  Provide useful clinical and resource tools for education and treating atopic patients
   Please click here to view the presentation.
   Please click here to view the presentation slide deck.

1. Apr 10, 2024 – Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Congenital Syphilis
   Dr. Laura Sauvé and Dr. Chelsea Elwood
   Learning Objectives:
   1. Understand the obstetric management of pregnant people with syphilis
   2. Work up a newborn infant that may be perinatally exposed to syphilis
   3. Collaborate with public health, BCCDC, and infectious diseases to optimize care for infants with syphilis
   4. Use a trauma-informed lens to provide ongoing care for infants with probable or confirmed congenital syphilis
   Click here to view presentation.
   Click here to view slide deck.
2. Dec 5, 2023 –Detection, Evaluation, and Management of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adolescents
   Dr. Kevin Harris and Ms. Venessa Thorsen
   Learning Objectives:
   1. Understand the prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Canada and the role of screening
   2. Recall diagnostic criteria for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
   3. Describe appropriate cholesterol screening tests for children
   4. Formulate treatment plans for children and adolescents with Familial Hypercholesterolemia
   5. Recall and apply guideline recommendations to clinical scenarios
   Click here to view presentation.
   Click here to view slide deck.
3. Sep 14, 2022 – Update on Assessment and Treatment of Tics and Functional Tic-Like Behaviours – by Dr. Melanie McConnell, PhD, Registered Psychologist
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Describe how clinical presentations of tics and functional tics changed during pandemic
   2.  Differentiate tics from functional tic-like behaviours
   3.  Summarize up-to-date practice guidelines for assessment and treatment of tics
   4.  Access existing resources for providers, patients, and families
   Please click here to view presentation.
   Please click here to view slide deck including resource information.
4. May 11, 2022 – Constitutional Genetic Testing in BC: updates to ordering molecular genetic and cytogenetic tests at the Division of Genome Diagnostics, BCCWH – by Dr. Elizabeth Digby, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG, Dr. Emma Strong, PhD, FCCMG, Dr. Lindsay Brown, PhD, FCCMG
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Identify and utilize resources that support ordering constitutional genetic tests at the Division of Genome Diagnostics
   2.  Recognize when specific genetic tests may or may not be indicated for your patients
   3. Support multidisciplinary partnership between Pediatrics and Medical Genetics by identifying clinical scenarios that may require additional testing prior to referral to Medical Genetics.
   Please click here to view presentation.
   Please click here to view slide deck.
5. On July 14, 2021 – Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Importance of early diagnosis, management and new treatment options – by Dr. Kathryn Selby, BSc, MB ChB, MRCP, FCRPC
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Understand SMA and the importance of early diagnosis
   2.  Understand importance of Standards of care in SMA management
   3.  New treatments options, accessibility and expectations
   Please click here to view presentation.
   Please click here to view slide deck.
6. On June 23, 2021 – Motor Delay – When to Look for Zebras – by Dr. Anamaria Richardson, BSc, BEd, MD
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Identify signs and symptoms of Pompe (metabolic myopathy) and have a differential
   2.  Develop an approach to weakness in infancy
   3.  Describe the different tests which are available to arrive at a diagnosis of patients who have weakness
   4.  Order a simple gene panel available to community pediatricians and understand how to interpret results
   Please click here to view presentation.
   Please click here to view the slide deck.
7. On April 21, 2021 – Evidence Based Approaches to Asthma Control in 2021 – by Dr. Mary Noseworthy, BSc (H), MD, FRCPC
   Learning Objectives:
   • The new 2021 Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Guidelines
   • The optimal approach to asthma control – what does the evidence support?
   • The role of ICS in asthma control
   • How to improve compliance in your asthma patients
   At the end of this session participants will be able to:
   1.  Apply the new recommended control criteria for daytime symptoms and frequency of reliever need to optimize asthma control
   2.  Understand the importance of treating patients with very mild or mild asthma to achieve early and sustained control to prevent progression and airway remodeling
   3.  Identify the treatment gap in Asthma Management and recognize the importance of education to improve compliance in asthma patients
   Please click here to view the presentation.
8. On February 24, 2021 – Mitochondrial Diseases, Diagnostic Approach and Management; part two of a two part series – by Dr. Catherine Brunel, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG
   Learning Objectives:Approaches to the diagnosis of mitochondrial disorder:
   • Molecular testing: From Single gene to Panel to Whole Exome Sequencing and mtDNA sequencing and deletion/duplication.
   • Biochemical testing in blood, urine and tissue.
   • Functional validation of variants (VUS) in a clinical Diagnostic Laboratory.
   • At the frontier of Research and Clinical Testing: what to do with unsolved cases.
   Management of mitochondrial diseases:
   • Single organ disease management, the crucial role of the multidisciplinary team.
   • Anesthesia Considerations.
   Energy metabolism management:
   • How can we allow a better quality of life, how to handle reduce energy capacity – Therapeutic Agents, The Mitochondrial Cocktail, Diet, Exercise and Lifestyle.
   Please click here to view the presentation.
9. On January 13, 2021 – Mitochondrial Diseases for the Pediatrician; part one of a two part series – by Dr. Ramona Salvarinova, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FCCMGLearning Objectives:
   •  Understand the role of the mitochondria
   •  Obtain knowledge on the genetic basis of the mitochondrial diseases
   •  Obtain knowledge on the phenotype of mitochondrial diseases
   •  Learn the most common mitochondrial clinical syndromes
   Please click here to view the presentation.
   Please click here to view the presentation slide deck.
10. On January 13, 2021 – Mitochondrial Diseases for the Pediatrician; part one of a two part series – by Dr. Ramona Salvarinova, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FCCMGLearning Objectives:
    •  Understand the role of the mitochondria
    •  Obtain knowledge on the genetic basis of the mitochondrial diseases
    •  Obtain knowledge on the phenotype of mitochondrial diseases
    •  Learn the most common mitochondrial clinical syndromes
    Please click here to view the presentation.
    Please click here to view the presentation slide deck.
11. On April 12, 2018, the BCPS presented Immunotherapy: Evidence-Based versus Alternative Practices.  The speaker was Dr. Tiffany Wong, FRCPC.  To learn more about Dr. Wong, please click here. To view Dr. Wong’s presentation, please click here.
12. On September 23, 2017, the BCPS presented New Developments in Diagnosis and Treatment of Genetic Diseases. A Pediatrician’s Perspective. The speaker was Dr. Sylvia Stockler, Division of Biochemical Diseases (to learn more about Dr. Stockler, please click here). To review the presentation. please click here.
13. On November 26, 2010 the BC Pediatric Society presented Friday Night Fever: A Guide to the Periodic Fever Syndromes for the Pediatrician. Please click here to view the video.

1. Pediatrician and Local Community Professional Exchange:  Let’s Start with Anxiety focused on Lower Mainland resources (although some were Provincial in nature). Please click here to access the resources provided by our speakers.

1. On February 23, 2017,  the BCPS presented Finding Resources for Children with Intellectual Disabilities. This was a case study session, chaired by Dr. Alisa Lipson, which brought together pediatricians and community resource representatives.
   Please click here to view resource list.
   Please click here to access a downloadable file containing all of the presentation slide decks.

1. July 5, 2023 – Applying a Critical Lens to the Diagnosis of FASD:  Issues with diagnosis overlap and bias with Dr. Gurpreet (Preety) Salh
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Discuss overlapping features of FASD, Autism, Genetic Disorders, and Developmental Trauma
   2.  Review issues with FASD assessment in BC as highlighted by the BC Advocate for Children in her report “Excluded”
   3.  Review issues around structural and social determinants of health as well as bias in FASD
   4.  Encourage adopting a critical lens to this diagnosis and highlighting the complexity and often multifactorial nature of FASD
   Please click here to view the presentation.
   Please click here to view the slide deck.
2. September 28, 2022 – Supporting children awaiting complex neurodevelopmental, behavioural, and autism assessments with Dr. Angie Ip and Dr. Gurpreet (Preety) Salh
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Describe the referral process and eligibility criteria for the Complex Developmental Behavioural Conditions (CDBC) program and the BC Autism Assessment Network (BCAAN)
   2.  Know who to contact for questions regarding referrals to CDBC and BCAAN
   3.  Identify and make appropriate referrals to supports and services while children await assessments with CDBC and BCAAN
   Please click here to view the slide deck.
3. On February 2, 2022 – Assessment, Investigations, and Management of Behavioural Complexity in Neurodiversity Part II: Walking on Eggshells – An Approach to Severe Emotional Outbursts – By Dr. Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC, and Ms. Katie Allen, MSc, BCBA
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Recognize  transdiagnostic factors involved in intense emotional outbursts.
   2.  Apply evidence based psychopharmacology for these outbursts.
   3.  Understand environmental factors affecting intense outbursts and what to do about this.
   Please click here to view the presentation.
   Please click here to view the slide deck.
4. On January 26, 2022 – Assessment, Investigations, and Management of Behavioural Complexity in Neurodiversity: What I’ve learned as a Pediatrician for the Self-Injurious Behaviour Clinic – By Dr. Anamaria Richardson, BSc, BEd, MD
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Take a targeted history regarding behavioural complexity in children with neurodiversity
   2.  Create a planned approach to management of
   a.  sleep issues
   b.  bowel issues
   c.  aggression and self injury
   3.  Have an understanding of BC specific resources for families
   Please click here to view the presentation.
   Please click here to view the slide deck.
5. On January 22, 2020 –  An Autism Journey: How can we help negotiate the path through the forest and find the light – by Dr. Robin Friedlander, MD FRCPC
   Learning Objectives:
   •  Recognize the limitations of early intervention in autism
   •  Identify treatable comorbid psychiatric disorders
   •  Differentiate disorders responsive to psychopharmacology vs. psychological interventions
   Please click here to view the presentation.
6. On February 25, 2019, Dr. Diane MacIntosh presented Is ADHD Fake News?. Dr. MacIntosh, a community psychatrist, reviewed the structural and functional brain dysfunction that underlies the diagnosis of ADHD; highlighted the research evidence that supports or refutes the benefits of treating ADHD across the lifespan; and debated the Therapeutics Initiative’s approach to the treatment of mental illnesses, including their most recent newsletter regarding ADHD diagnosis and treatment.
   Please click here to view the presentation slides and please click here to view the presentation.
7. Pediatrician and Local Community Professional Exchange:  All about Designation in Schools, and the Pediatricians’ Role is a presentation and discussion of how designation works in schools, the use of the Complex Behavioural Development Disorder diagnosis, and how best pediatricians can respond to requests from schools and parents for assessment of a child/youth with learning difficulties. Please click here to access the presentation and resources from this 2015 session.

1. October 25, 2023
   Caring for Newcomer Children in BC with Dr. Shazeen Suleman, MD, MPH
   Learning Objectives:
   1.  Develop an approach to clinical care for a first visit for refugee children, including infectious disease screening, nutritional, immunizations, and developmental
   2.  Develop an awareness of the current resettlement process and challenges for refugee children arriving in Canada and BC

Please click here to view the presentation.
Please click here to view the slide deck.

1. On December 13, 2023 Drs. Peter W. Skippen & Jenny Retallack, and Rachel Chung, RT Educator presented Practical Strategies as You Turn on the Pressure: Pediatric BiPAP for Respiratory Distress
   Learning Objectives:
   – Identify acute clinical scenarios where non-invasive ventilation should be considered in pediatric patients
   – Discuss the initiation of BiPAP during acute illness
   – Review clinical management and BiPAP settings for a patient requiring positive pressure during acute illness
   Please click here to view the slide deck.
   Please click here to view the presentation.
2. On October 18, 2023 Dr. Laura Sauvé and Dr. David Goldfarb presented on Here We Go Again: Respiratory Viruses in the 2023-24 Season
   Learning Objectives:
   – Be able to counsel patients on established and emerging prevention strategies for RSV, COVID-19 and influenza
   – Understand what to expect for the upcoming viral respiratory tract season
   – Appreciate the context where antiviral medications may be of benefit
   Please click here to view the presentation.
3. On December 12, 2022 Dr. Laura Sauvé and Dr. David Goldfarb presented on Influenza in Children
   Learning Objectives:
   – Understand the current epidemiology of influenza in children in BC
   – Be able to prioritize which children with viral respiratory infections should be tested and treated for influenza
   – Manage the risk of bacterial superinfections associated with influenza
   Please click here to view the presentation.
   Please click here to view Dr. Sauvé’s slide deck.

1. On October 7, 2020 – B Prepared – Clearing Up the Confusion Around Meningitis Vaccines – by Dr. William Abelson, MD FRCPCLearning Objectives:
   •  Describe the burdens of meningococcal disease in Canada and globally
   •  Differentiate between the meningococcal vaccines available in BC and know who should get them
   •  Employ the growing body of evidence on MenB vaccines to implement their use in practice
   •  Manage immunization in the time of COVID-19
   Please click here to view the presentation.
2. On May 29, 2018 Dr. Earl Rubin MDCM presented Preventing Invasive Meningococcal Disease and Pneumococcal Disease: We Have Come a Long Way Thanks to Vaccination!
   Dr. Rubin is a Clinical Microbiologist, a consultant in Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, as well as an attending physician in General Pediatrics at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH).
   Please click here to view the presentation.
3. HPV From Top to Bottom – Not Just a Women’s Issue was a presentation and discussion which focused on HPV (September 26, 2015). Please click here for the agenda, presentations, and video.
4. On March 31, 2015 Dr. Simon Dobson presented Meningococcal Disease Prevention and Vaccination Strategies for the 21st Century.
   Please click here to view the video recording of the session. Slides from the session are also available.
5. Collaborative Strategies to Prevent Meningococcal Disease in British Columbia was broadcast via Telehealth on January 31, 2015.
   Please click here to access the video of the session as well as the various PowerPoint presentations.
6. In October of 2014, we presented Dr. Jane Finlay and Dr. Simon Dobson speaking on Meningococcal Vaccines.
   Please click here for the video of the presentation.
7. On September 29, 2011 the BC Pediatric Society presented Ontogeny of the Innate Immune System – Implications for Infectious Risk Periods and Response to Vaccination by Dr. Tobias R. Kollmann.
   Please click here to view the video.
8. On April 8, 2011, the BC Pediatric Society presented Dr. Jane Finlay from Children’s Hospital, who provided a Childhood and Adolescent Vaccine Update.
   Please click here to view the video.