2025 Agenda
| Wednesday, October 15th | DAY 1 |
|---|---|
| 07:00 - 08:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
| 08:00 - 08:15 AM | Opening Remarks |
| 08:15 - 08:35 AM | Ontario on the Move: Elevating Care in Neonatal & Pediatric Transport - CHEO, LHSC, HSC, TBRH, MCH |
| 08:35 - 09:20 AM | Beyond the Bounce – Designing Adaptive Transport Systems for the Future Dr. Stephanie Redpath, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) & Prof. Robert Langlois, Carleton University/NRC |
| 09:20 - 09:50 AM | Why we need to reduce vibration during neonatal transport - Professor Don Sharkey, University of Nottingham, UK *Virtual* |
| 09:50 - 10:05 AM | Panel Q&A |
| 10:05 - 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 AM | Neuroprotection in transport (aEEG and Temperature control) - Dr. Jonathan Davis, Perth, Australia *Virtual* |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM | Simulated Mayhem, Real-Life Sanity: Designing to Prevent Chaos at Altitude Dr. Anna Theresa Lobos, CHEO & Dr. Michael Peddle, Ornge |
| 11:30 - 12:00 PM | Driving Innovation in Emergency Care: CritiCall Ontario’s Role in Shaping the Future of Health System Integration Dr. Alun Ackery, Provincial Medical Director, Criticall Ontario |
| 12:00 - 12:15 PM | Panel Q&A |
| 12:15 - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:30 PM | Right Place, Right Time: Reducing Outborn Preterm Births through Judicious Maternal Transfers Dr. Kyong Soon Lee & Dr. Wendy Whittle |
| 1:30 - 2:00 PM | Avatar: with you in real time Dr. Kathryn Browning Carmo, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia |
| 2:00 - 2:30 PM | Better together: The benefits of interprofessional prehospital & retrieval medicine critical care teams Professor Mike Christian, University of British Columbia, Vancouver |
| 2:30 - 2:45 PM | Panel Q&A |
| 2:45 - 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:00 - 4:30 PM | 3 Optional Workshops – each workshop will be 30 minutes in length and run twice (see below) |
| 4:30 - 6:30 PM | Poster Session with Wine & Cheese – ‘Mingle, Network & Learn’ Join transport teams from across Canada for a casual, fun opportunity to share their work! Teams will showcase QI initiatives, education, research, and operations projects related to neonatal and pediatric transport, while introducing their crew and connecting with others. Cheers to collaboration! |
| 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Concurrent) | Technimount product demonstration **Non-CME accredited session |
Neonatal Sim Workshop
Upon completion of this interactive session participants will have worked within a team, through a clinical scenario to:
- Recognize unstable neonatal patients requiring urgent intervention during critical care transport.
- Demonstrate initial steps of resuscitation and stabilization for patients who decompensate in the transport environment.
- Practice advanced clinical skills in a simulation environment.
- Practice key aspects of crisis resource management during simulation scenarios, including leadership, communication, and situational awareness.
Pediatric Sim Workshop
Upon completion of this interactive session participants will have worked within a team, through a clinical scenario to:
- Recognize unstable pediatric patients requiring urgent intervention during critical care transport.
- Demonstrate initial steps of resuscitation and stabilization for patients who decompensate in the transport environment.
- Practice advanced clinical skills in a simulation environment.
- Practice key aspects of crisis resource management during simulation scenarios, including leadership, communication, and situational awareness.
Case Reviews
Join our case review session – an exciting opportunity to dive into real-life pediatric and neonatal transport scenarios! Be part of critical decision-making as we analyze actual cases, discuss best practices, and sharpen your skills in this learning experience.
Don’t miss the chance to make a real impact!
| Thursday, October 16th | DAY 2 |
|---|---|
| 07:00 - 08:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
| 08:00 - 08:15 AM | Opening Remarks |
| 08:15 - 09:45 AM | Held by Strangers, Carried by Hope: Family Experiences of Critical Care Transport |
| 09:45- 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:00- 10:30AM | Remote Realities: Pediatric Medicine in the Arctic Circle – One Physician's Reflections Dr. Amber Miners, Umingmak Child Advocacy Centre, Iqaluit |
| 10:30 - 11:00 AM | Navigating Geography and Health Equity: Clinical Challenges in Northern Transport Lynne Innes - CEO, Weeneebayko Health Authority |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM | The Human Cost of Urgency: Stress, Support, and Sustainability in Transport Teams Dr. Tom Lloyd |
| 11:30 - 12:00 PM | Panel Q&A |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:30 PM | Best poster awards & closing remarks |
