Presenters:
Dr. Lisa Fischer, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine (Division of Palliative Care)
The Ottawa Hospital

Dr. Erin O’Connor, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Division Director, Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto
Deputy Medical Director, Emergency Medicine, University Health Network
Clinical Investigator, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Medicine

Moderator:
Dr. Christian La Rivière, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Emergency Medicine Physician
Palliative Medicine Physician

Target Audience: Physicians from across Canada

Description:
By the end of this session, participants will learn:

• how to recognize which patients are nearing end of life.
• how to identify, anticipate and treat common symptoms in dying patients.
• how to wean life sustaining treatments (BiPAP, ventilators, vasopressors, ICDs).
• how to effectively and empathetically communicate with patients and family members regarding end of life care.

Register here: 
ECHO Session: Death, Dying and Dignity in the ED

ECHO sessions are free to attend and open to any person with an interest in the topic; however, the subject material is designed for physician audiences.

At the beginning of this session, the speaker(s) will present a case, which will be followed by a moderated and interactive discussion among participants.

The CSPCP Palliative Care Echo Sessions is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

CFPC members may claim 1 Mainpro+ Non-certified Group Learning credit