ACS Network Heart Attack Day 2025

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT ONLY**

Paid registration also provides access to the recording and resources post event. The recording will be available for 60 days past the event.

Each year, St. Boniface Hospital treats over 2,000 heart attack patients. The Manitoba ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome) Network is dedicated to improving outcomes for these patients. Our network aims to ensure that all heart attack patients across the province receive care that is based on the latest guidelines, is delivered optimally, consistently, and safely. We implement Recommended Standards and Algorithms, review local protocols, partner with EMS (Emergency Medical Services), and report on key performance indicators to maintain high-quality care. Additionally, we have established strong connections with healthcare providers who serve Indigenous patients, ensuring their unique needs are addressed.

The ACS Network’s Heart Attack Day is an initiative designed to equip healthcare professionals with the tools they need to overcome systemic barriers and access necessary resources for their patients. This event is targeted at Manitoba’s physicians, nurses, pharmacists, allied health professionals, cardiology technologists, paramedics, and educators, focusing on the optimal care for heart attack patients.

Objectives

• By the end of the learning activity, learners are able to identify and apply best practices related to the care of ACS patients in diverse clinical settings (Family Medicine Expert, Medical Expert, Leader, Scholar, Advocate)
• By the end of the learning activity, learners are able to recall the clinical and research projects undertaken by the MB ACS Network. (scholar, medical expert, family medicine expert)
• By the end of the learning activity, learners will be able to identify and discuss at least one key strategy for improving ACS care and explain how these strategies can be implemented in their respective organizations (leader, collaborator, communicator, health advocate)

Download printable agenda here

Agenda

0815 Introductions and Greetings – Karen Fowler, Anita Soni, Minister of Health

0830 ACS Network Update – John Ducas, Lorraine Avery

0900 ECG Session #1: ST elevation – Vineet Goyal

930 Modernizing ACS Care for the Aging Population – Thang Nguyen, Lindsay Torbiak, Travis Warner, Lisa Gibson

1045 Stretch Break

1100 ECG session #2: Arrhythmias in ACS – Hongru Ren

1130 Tailoring Post Discharge: bridging the gap with education and support – Shuangbo Liu

1215 Lunch

1245 Cardiogenic shock: timely recognition and early intervention – Allan Schaffer

1315 Introduction to VECTRS – Rob Grierson, John Sokal

1415 Stretch Break

1430 Breakout Sessions

Beyond the Sim Lab: Virtual Reality in ACS Education – Mahwash Saeed, Brittany Perija, Danny Kustra, Lawrence Gillman

ACS: To be or not to be – Bridging Best Practices – Kim Speiss, Cheryl Swanson, Nicolle Choquette, Ashley Newman, Jocelyn Plante, Kim Dorion          

EKG – Rapid Review for ACS Criteria – Linda Maclean

Pharmacologic Considerations for ACS in older adults – Travis Warner

PCI considerations/complications in the elderly – Mohammad Ali

Impact of malnutrition on elderly ACS patients- Mae Santos

1545 Summary of breakout sessions

16:00 Celebrating the achievements of Dr. John Ducas

16:15 Wrap up

Registration

Physician: $175
Nurse/Other Health Professional: $50
Resident/Student/Trainee: $25

Add event ticket to cart, below and complete the registration process. You will receive an email confirmation upon successful registration

Study Credits

This event was co-developed with the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 6.5 Mainpro+ credits.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 6.5 hours.
Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.

The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).

Connection details will be emailed to registered participants ~24 hours prior to event date. Please ensure that your email address is up to date in your CPD profile and add contactcca@umanitoba.ca to your safe sender list, if possible. Contact your organization’s helpdesk or IT department if you are not receiving email messages from us.

**As Per CPD Medicine policy, the department requires any refund or cancelation request to be submitted in writing up to fourteen (14) days prior to the program or session start date . A $50 administrative fee plus 2.5% of the original registration fee will be withheld to cover transaction and administrative costs. Refund or cancelation requests made less than fourteen (14) days notice may be considered on a case-by-case basis.**