Adventure CAEP 2025

  • Shorter itinerary
  • More leisure time
  • Immerse yourself in local culture
  • Opt-in for discovery challenges
  • Opt-out to create your own adventure
  • Earn CPD credits

Solo travellers, families and non-doctors are welcome!

 

By the end of this event participants will

  1. Manage a wide variety of acute emergency presentations (Medical Expert)
  2.  Apply new developments to clinical care (Scholar)
  3.  Describe local beliefs and healing practices (Health Advocate)
  4.  Arrange care when resources are limited (Leader)
  5.  Create a space where enthusiasm and productivity flourish (Collaborator)
  6. Organize information to achieve effective healthcare (Communicator)
  7. Demonstrate a commitment to patient and personal wellbeing (Professional)

DEADLINE TO REGISTER NOVEMBER 15

Event Schedule

Sunday February 23

Topic Speaker Mins
Slumdog Millionaire – Icebreaker Vincent Poirier / Rob Primavesi 15
Braveheart – Chest Pain Cases Chuck Su 45
Groundhog Day – Vaginal Bleeding Three Ways Jessica Dy 60
Fast and Furious 1 – Practice Changing Article Chuck Su 15
Mary Poppins – Pediatric Cases  Chuck Su  45
 TOTAL  3.0 hrs

Tuesday February 25

Topic Speaker Mins
Game of Death – Medical Jeopardy! Chuck Su 45
Guardians of the Galaxy – Leading for Wellness in Emergency Medicine Constance LeBlanc 45
Chariots of Fire – Teamwork Rob Primavesi 45
Field of Dreams – Images of Rural Medicine Chuck Su 45
 TOTAL  3.0 hrs

Friday February 28

Topic Speaker Mins
Scarface – ER tips and tricks Chuck Su 45
Fast and Furious 2 – Practice Changing Article Chuck Su 15
Contagion – Exotic, Emerging, Re-emerging Diseases Vincent Poirier 60
The Fox and the Hound – Rabies: Friend turned Foe Jutamas Saoraya 15
Saving Private Ryan – Out of Hospital Emergencies Chuck Su 45
 TOTAL  3.0 hrs

Daily Medical Quiz of the Day

Topic Speaker Mins
M*A*S*H – Medical Quiz of the Day Vincent Poirier, Robert Primavesi 210
 TOTAL  3.5 hrs
Topic
Objectives – By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
CanMEDs Role
Slumdog Millionaire – Icebreaker Create an engaging learning environment Collaborator
Braveheart –Chest Pain Cases List 5 deadly diagnoses that must be ruled out
Manage unstable patients with chest pain
Investigate deadly causes of chest pain
Medical Expert
Scholar
Medical Expert
Groundhog Day –Vaginal Bleeding Three Ways Diagnose and manage patients with ectopic pregnancy
Discuss with patients the initial workup of post menopausal bleeding
List the treatment options for dysmenorrhea
Medical Expert
Communicator
Health Advocate
Mary Poppins – Pediatric Cases Describe the differences between adult and pediatric airways
Differentiate between pediatric respiratory illnesses
Discuss management options for pediatric fractures with parents
Medical Expert
Scholar
Communicator
Game of Death –Medical Jeopardy! Identify medical conditions through visual clues
Manage a wide variety of clinical scenarios
Recognize common dermatologic conditions
Medical Expert
Scholar
Medical Expert
Fast and Furious 1 – Practice Changing Article Modify current treatment methods
Critically analyze a scientific paper
Medical Expert
Scholar
Contagion – Exotic, Emerging, Re-emerging Diseases Identify specific diseases that can affect travellers in SE Asia
Recognize emerging infectious diseases
Assess outbreaks and the potential for the next pandemic
Medical Expert
Scholar
Health Advocate
Field of Dreams – Images of Rural Medicine Demonstrate how diagnostic imaging fits in with rural ER services
Show the value of plain radiographs in helping diagnose ER patients
Show how radiology aids in the triage and disposition of trauma patients
Medical Expert
Scholar
Professional
Scarface – ER tips and tricks Demonstrate various nasal foreign body removal techniques
Describe the best method of treating lacerations
Remove various foreign bodies from the skin
Medical Expert
Scholar
Medical Expert
Fast and Furious 2 – Practice Changing Article Modify current treatment methods
Critically analyze a scientific paper
Medical Expert
Scholar
Chariots of Fire – Teamwork Describe the definition of a team
Recognize the importance of teamwork
demonstrate the value of collaboration
Leader
Communicator
Collaborator
Saving Private Ryan –Out of Hospital Emergencies Name the most important resources to have with them in an emergency
Describe a structured algorithm to help with dealing with injured patients
Define Good Samaritan legislation
Medical Expert
Leader
Professional
M*A*S*H – Medical Quiz of the Day Identify local food & water-borne illnesses
Recognize local plant, insect, and animal risks
Describe local beliefs and healing practices
Relate local medical history, including famous leaders and local disasters
Medical Expert
Scholar
Health advocate

 Faculty

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Chuck Su

Lead Speaker

Chuck Su was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario. He earned his MD at the University of Western Ontario and completed his family medicine residency at Queens University.  He is an emergency physician at the Winchester District Memorial Hospital where he was the Chief of Emergency Medicine from 2007-2012. At the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Chuck has held many different roles – Interim Vice Dean Undergraduate Medical Education; Director of Distributed Medical Education; Pre-Clerkship Director; Leadership Curriculum Lead. He completed the Distinguished Teacher Program in 2017. His fondest accolade was being named the Honorary Class President for uOttawa MD2018. Chuck enjoys travelling with his family, snowboarding, hockey, golf, tennis and cheering on the Raptors.

Jessica Dy

Speaker

Jessica Dy (pronounced Dee) received her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario. After completing her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ottawa, she continued her academic pursuits, obtaining a Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) from Harvard School of Public Health. She received additional training in physician leadership and quality with the Telfer School of Management and the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. Jessica has taken on various leadership roles, including Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Safety and Medical Lead for Quality. She is presently the Head of the Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ottawa and is the Medical Director for the Ottawa Hospital Maternal Newborn and Women’s Health Program. While maintaining a busy academic practice in general obstetrics and gynecology in Ottawa, she remains deeply engaged with regional and provincial healthcare organizations, including BORN, PCMCH, Champlain Maternal Newborn Regional Program. She is an ALARM and CNIS instructor.

Jutamas Saoraya

Speaker

Jutamas Saoraya is from Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from a medical school and an emergency medicine residency at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok before pursuing a fellowship in adult critical care medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto. She holds the European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (EDIC) from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, a PhD in Clinical Sciences from Chulalongkorn University, and is completing a MSc in Community Health in Health Practitioner Teacher Education from the University of Toronto. She is an Assistant Professor at Chulalongkorn University, a core team member of the Chulalongkorn University Medical International Program (CU-MEDi), and an emergency physician at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok. In her free time, she enjoys drinking tea and spending time with her lovely dog.

Connie LeBlanc

Speaker

Constance LeBlanc is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Dalhousie University; holds a Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum Studies, with a focus on the Hidden Curriculum, an EMBA in Business and Technology. She is a recent recipient of a certification in Diversity as a Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional. Her areas for scholarship focus on Equity Diversity Inclusivity and Accessibility, medical education, and leadership. In her spare time, she plays piano, practices Shotokan karate and travels. 

Vincent Poirier

Chase Leader, Speaker

Vincent Poirier completed an Emergency Medicine residency followed by a Fellowship in Aviation Medicine, including time spent with Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society in Alberta and the Canadian Forces where he received his Flight Surgeon and Hyperbaric Medicine certifications. He also trained with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Southern California Safety Institute in Aircraft Accident Investigation. He is a Medical Examiner for Transport Canada and Senior Medical Advisor for Air Canada & Air Transat. He is Associate Professor at McGill University, Program Director of the FRCP-EM residency, and an Emergency Physician at the McGill University Health Centre.

Rob Primavesi

Chase Leader, Speaker

Rob Primavesi is Associate Chair Education for the Department of Emergency Medicine at McGill University. He is Chair of the Committee on Examinations for Emergency Medicine at the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP). He is an active contributor to continuing professional development, postgraduate and undergraduate medical education. He was named to the McGill Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence, presented with the student Osler Award for Outstanding Teaching, is a recipient of the CFPC Jim Ruderman Academic Family Medicine Leadership Award and the CAEP President’s Award.  In his spare time, Rob is an avid traveller, adventurer, and whitewater rafting guide.

RCPSC

This educational event is approved as an accredited group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (up to 12.5 hours).

CFPC

This activity has been certified by the College of Family Physicians for up to 12.50 Mainpro+ Certified Activity Credits.

CPD Fees

CAEP Members

 $1400 

Non Members

$1700

DEADLINE TO REGISTER NOVEMBER 15

For any questions regarding Adventure CAEP contact gchapman@caep.ca.

Download the travel package

Final payment due November 22

Tour Package starting at $2995 CDN (airfare to and from destination not included)
Contact Marie-France Doucet (mfdoucet@groupevp.ca) to book.

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