PODIUM ADJUDICATORS
POSTER ADJUDICATORS
MODERATOR
Mark Tyndall, MD, ScD, FRCPC
Richard Lester, MD, FRCPC
Daniel Renouf, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Dr. Mark Tyndall is the Executive Medical Director of the BC Centre
for Disease Control, a deputy Provincial Health Officer for British
Columbia, the Director of the UBC Centre for Disease Control
Research Institute, and a Professor at the UBC School of Population
and Public Health. Prior to coming to Vancouver, he was the Chief of
the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Ottawa and a
Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. He received
a doctoral degree in epidemiology from Harvard University with a
focus on health and human rights. He has conducted international
research and consultation in a number of countries and resided in
Kenya for 4 years as part of the WHO collaborative research group on
HIV. From 1999 to 2010 he was the Program Director for
Epidemiology at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and was
co-lead investigator on the evaluation of Insite, North America’s first
supervised injection site. Dr. Tyndall is a strong advocate and leader for
public health in Canada and has fostered a number of community-based
collaborations that have led to health policy changes. He was the cofounder of Physicians for Refugee Health and has advocated for
enhanced harm-reduction interventions and the de-criminalization of
drug use.
Dr. Richard Lester is the Director of the UBC Neglected Global
Diseases Initiative and an Assistant Professor in Global Health in the
Department of Medicine at UBC. He completed his research fellowship
in HIV in Kenya at the University of Manitoba and University of
Nairobi collaborative, where he initiated development of an innovative
mobile phone health (mHealth) service that was demonstrated in a
landmark trial, WelTel Kenya1 (Lancet 2010), to improve HIV
outcomes. He is cofounder of the WelTel International mHealth
Society, a nonprofit organization and Grand Challenges Canada $1M
award winner for transitioning the mHealth service to scale in remote
Kenya, and a Canadian software company. In a form of reverse
innovation, Dr. Lester has introduced the WelTel service and model
into the Canadian and other healthcare systems. His research has been
published in top tier medical journals, including the Lancet, the New
England Journal of Medicine, and Nature, and has been featured in
nonacademic international and local media, such as CBC’s The
National and The Economist. In addition to mHealth, Dr. Lester has
been a spokesperson for emerging infectious diseases that affect the
world’s poor and hosted an Ebola Symposium at UBC last fall. He has
consulted globally on mHealth innovations, continues to conduct
research in Canada and internationally, and is currently working toward
developing a broad collaborative ‘centre of excellence’ for global
health research and innovation in Kenya’s remote north.
Daniel Renouf is a medical oncologist at the British Columbia Cancer
Agency, Vancouver Centre, and an Assistant Professor at the
University of British Columbia, Department of Medicine.
Diego Villa, MD, MPH, FRPCP
Myp Sekhon, MD, FRCPC
Diego Villa is Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British
Columbia and a medical oncologist at the British Columbia Cancer
Agency – Vancouver Cancer Center. He is involved in the care of
patients with lymphoid malignancies and breast cancer. His research
interests include the management of transformed indolent lymphomas,
CNS relapse of aggressive lymphoma, and the role of staging PET/CT
in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Dr. Villa has ongoing research
collaborations with Canadian, Danish, and Australian lymphoma
groups. He is also the local principal investigator for various
international lymphoma and breast cancer clinical trials open at BCCA,
as well as a co-investigator in a randomized clinical trial of
cardioprotection in early breast cancer being run in collaboration with
VGH Cardiology. He actively participates in the teaching of medical
students, residents, and fellows at BCCA and VGH, and is the faculty
coordinator for the medical oncology rotation at BCCA for the UBC
Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Villa is a member of the
UBC Medical Oncology Residency Training Program committee and
its Promotions and Evaluations subcommittee.
Dr. Myp Sekhon, MD, is an intensive care physician and
neurointensivist in the intensive care unit at Vancouver General
Hospital. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division
of Critical Care Medicine and Department of Medicine at the
University of British Columbia. He completed his medical school
training, internal medicine residency and critical care medicine
subspecialty fellowship at the University of British Columbia, where he
was chief resident. Subsequently, he completed a neurocritical care
fellowship at Addenbrooke's Hospital at the University of Cambridge,
United Kingdom under the guidance of Professors David Menon and
Arun Gupta. His clinical and research interests include multimodal
neuromonitoring, cerebral autoregulation dysfunction and optimal
cerebral perfusion identification / titration after traumatic brain injury
and cardiac arrest. He has recently published a textbook entitled
"Neurocritical Care Essentials: A Practical Guide" with the Cambridge
University Press and is the author of multiple peer reviewed articles
and book chapters. His non-academic interests include triathalons,
beach volleyball and being a phenomenal big brother to Indy.
He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Alberta and
completed his internal medicine and medical oncology training at the
University of British Columbia and British Columbia Cancer Agency.
He undertook further training in early drug development and
gastrointestinal oncology at Princess Margaret Hospital and the
University of Toronto, and obtained a Masters of Public Health from
Harvard University.
Daniel’s research interests include developmental therapeutics,
genomics, and biomarker development within gastrointestinal cancers,
with a focus on pancreatic cancer. He is the leader of the BC Cancer
Agency Phase I program, the Co-Director of Pancreas Centre BC and is
the Co-chair of the NCIC pancreatic cancer clinical trials group.
PRIZES & AWARDS
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The G.B. John Mancini Prize
Senior Resident/Fellow Award
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The John H. Dirks Prize
Best Research Project by a Core Resident
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The Stefan Grzybowski Prize
Best Research Project by a Fellow
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Best Oral Presentation by a PGY1 Resident
Best Oral Presentation by a PGY2 Resident
Best Oral Presentation by a PGY3 Resident
Best Oral Presentation by an PGY4/5/6/7
Best Poster Project by a PGY1 Resident
Best Poster Project by a PGY2 Resident
Best Poster Project by a PGY3 Resident
Best Poster Project by an PGY4/5/6
PODIUM PROGRAM
8:00 am
Coffee
8:15 am
Opening Remarks – Dr. G. Meneilly
10: 54 am
SESSION 1
8:24 am
8:36 am
8:48 am
9:00 am
9:12 am
9:24 am
9:36 am
10:00 am
When does ST-depression predict coronary occlusion
after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
Dr. Chris Cheung – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan
VEGF Inhibition Reduces Luminal Narrowing In
Heterotopic Heart Transplant Mouse Models
Dr. Safia Chatur – PGY1
Sponsor: Dr. Bruce McManus
Flecainide as monotherapy for Catecholaminergic
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
Dr. Thomas Roston – PGY1
Sponsor: Drs. A. Krahan & S. Sanatani
Is it time to update how suspected angina is evaluated
prior to use of specialized tests? A systematic review
Dr. Yashar Tashakkor – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. John Mancini
The Impact of High PVC Burden in Pregnancy
Dr. Calvin Tong – PGY1
Sponsor: Dr. Jasmine Grewal
Different ST-Segment Recovery Measures on
Electrocardiograms Before and After Primary
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Predict InHospital Adverse Outcomes in an ST-Elevation
Myocardial Infarction Population
Dr. Annie Chou – PGY6 (Cardiology)
Sponsor: Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Misdiagnosed as Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy – A
Case Series
Dr. Annie Chou – PGY6 (Cardiology)
Sponsor: Dr. Jacqueline Saw
10: 42am
11:18 am
11:30 am
11:42 am
12:00 pm
Impact of post-operative adjuvant fluoropyrimidine
chemotherapy following pre-operative short course
radiotherapy in stage II rectal cancer
Dr. Jonathan Loree – PGY4 (Medical Oncology)
Sponsor: Dr. Winson Cheung
2:25 pm
Poster Viewing & Coffee
SESSION 4
3:00 pm
3:12 pm
3:24 pm
LUNCH
3:36 pm
1:00 pm
1:12 pm
1:24 pm
Moral Distress and Burnout in Internal Medicine
Residents
Dr. Sharareh Sajjadi – PGY
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Dodek
Outcomes in Primary AL Amyloidosis, A
retrospective analysis
Dr. Hatem Al Ahwal – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Kevin Song
The impact of benzodiazepine use on mortality among
polysubstance users in a Canadian setting
Dr. Tom Walton – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Evan Wood
Benzodiazepine use as a risk factor for hepatitis C
infection in a prospective cohort of persons who inject
drugs
Dr. Paxton Bach – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Evan Wood
2:00 pm
SESSION 3
Poster Viewing & Coffee
SESSION 2
10:30 am
11:06 am
Diagnosis and Management of Barrett's Esophagus:
A Retrospective Study Comparing the Endoscopic
Assessment of Early Esophageal Lesions in the
Community versus a Specialized Center
Dr. Erin Rayner-Hartley – PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Enns
Colonoscopy after CT diagnosed acute diverticulitis:
is it really necessary?
Dr. George Ou – PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Brian Bressler
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Post
Procedural Period in Patients Undergoing
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A
Retrospective Analysis
Dr. Dylan Stanger – PGY1
Sponsor: Dr. Brian Bressler
1:36 pm
1:48 pm
Applying Indigenous methodologies to compare HIV
outcomes and mortality between Aboriginal Peoples
and other ethnic groups in a Canadian multisite
cohort
Dr. Denise Jaworsky – PGY4 (Medical Education)
Sponsor: Dr. Mark Hull
Productivity Loss in Work-related Asthma: a
Preventable Burden?
Dr. Alyson Wong – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Mark Fitzgerald
Serum Bilirubin and disease progression in COPD
Dr. Scott Apperley – PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Don Sin
Risk of active tuberculosis in chronic kidney disease:
A systematic review and meta-analysis
Dr. Khalid Al-Efraij – PGY4 (Respirology)
Sponsor: Dr. James Johnston
Survival of metastatic hormone receptor (HR)
positive/HER2 negative; triple negative (TN); and
HER2 positive breast cancer based on initial
presentation
Dr. Wendie den Brok – PGY5 (Medical Oncology)
Sponsor: Dr. Caroline Lohrisch
3:48 pm
4:00pm
4:12pm
Empiric antimicrobial therapy with vancomycin vs
vancomycin plus beta-lactam in patients with
methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
(MSSA) bacteremia
Dr. Davie Wong – PGY4 (Infectious Disease)
Sponsor: Dr. Victor Leung
Clinicians' acceptance pattern and perspectives on
antimicrobial stewardship interventions at a major
Canadian teaching hospital
Dr. Clement Kwok – PGY5 (Infectious Disease)
Sponsor: Dr. Jennifer Grant
Diabetes Medication Effectiveness in South Asian,
Chinese, and White Patients
Dr. Calvin Ke – PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Nadia Khan
Rate of Malignancy in Patients with the Diagnosis of
Follicular Lesions of Undetermined Significance
(FLUS) or Atypia of Undetermined Significance
(AUS) by Fine Needle Aspiration on Vancouver
Island
Dr. Xin Feng – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. David Miller
Smoke and (In)flame: risk of COPD in systemic
sclerosis
Dr. Kun Huang – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Antonio Avina-Zubieta
In vivo imaging of disseminated intravascular
coagulation in sepsis reveals a pathological role for
neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)
Dr. Braedon McDonald – PGY2
Sponsor: Drs. Craig Jenne & Paul Kubes
Moral Distress in ICU Personnel Related to the
Provision of Perceived Non-Beneficial Care
Dr. Sylvie Galindo – PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Peter Dodek
4:30 pm
Concluding Remarks – Dr. G. Meneilly
6:30 pm
Dinner and Prize/Award Presentations
University Golf Club, 5185 University Boulevard
POSTER PROGRAM
8:00 am
Coffee
8:15 am
Opening Remarks – Dr. G. Meneilly
10:42 am
SESSION 1
8:36 am
8:48 am
9:00 am
9:12 am
9:24 am
9:36 am
9.48 am
10:00 am
Impact of elevated bilirubin on eligibility of
metastatic pancreatic cancer patients for nabpaclitaxel plus gemcitabine
Dr. Sally Lau – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Winson Cheung
A single-centre review of the use of solvent
detergent treated plasma
Dr. Lauren Lee – PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Paul Yenson
Comparison of Outcomes in Chronic Lymphocytic
Leukemia (CLL) with the Addition of Rituximab
to Initial Treatment: A Comparative Effectiveness
Analysis in the Province of British Columbia
(BC), Canada
Dr. Lauren Lee – PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Khaled Ramadan
Autoimmune cytopenia in chronic lymphocytic
leukemia: effect on outcome and survival, a
population based analysis in British Columbia,
Canada
Dr. Alaa Al Zaki – PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Khaled Ramadan
Time to endoscopy in patients with colorectal
cancer: a retrospective analysis of the St Paul’s
Hospital Division of Gastroenterology wait-times
Dr. Renée Janssen King – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Enns
When do trainees reach competency in
performing endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): A systematic
review
Dr. Neal Shahidi – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Enns
The utility of monitoring GGT levels post-liver
transplantation: A longitudinal retrospective
analysis
Dr. Neal Shahidi – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Eric Yoshida
1:48 pm
SESSION 2
10:54 am
11:06 am
11:18 am
11:30 am
11:42 am
12:00 pm
Autoimmunity in patients with primary
immunodeficiency in British Columbia
Dr. Jane Hsieh – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Donald Stark
Interdisciplinary Spasticity Management Clinic
Outcomes Using the Goal Attainment Scale: A
Retrospective Chart Review
Dr. Amy Hanlan – PGY4 (Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation)
Sponsor: Dr. Heather Finlayson
The risk of cardiovascular disease and systemic lupus
erythematosus: a general population based study
Dr. Fergus To – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Antonio Avina-Zubieta
Risk factors for Antibiotic Prescribing at the Level of
the Patient, Prescriber and Environment: A
Systematic Review
Dr. Allison Mah – PGY4 (Infectious Disease)
Sponsor: Dr. David Patrick
Methicillian-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) carriage is highly persistent in an inner-city,
community-based population
Dr. Thomas Roston – PGY1
Sponsor: Dr. Mark Hull
De Novo Development of Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension in Association with Pregnancy: A
Retrospective Case Series
Dr. Lea Harper – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Robert Levy
LUNCH
2:00 pm
2:12 pm
2:25 pm
1:24 pm
Poster Viewing & Coffee
1:36 pm
Broken telephone: How do hospital-based physicians
communicate with patients’ outpatient care
providers?
Drs. Daniel Ennis & Tony Wan – PGY2 & PGY3
Sponsor: Dr. Stephane Voyer
Risk factors of Diabetes in South Asian Population: A
Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of
Observational Studies
Dr. Behrouz Heidary – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Nadia Khan
Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with STElevation Myocardial Infarction after Primary
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: No Sex
Disparity
Dr. Annie Chou - PGY6 (Cardiology)
Sponsor: Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan
Poster Viewing & Coffee
SESSION 4
3:12 pm
3:24 pm
3:36 pm
3:48 pm
SESSION 3
1:12 pm
Atrial Function for the Prediction of Success to
Maintain Sinus Rhythm 6 Months Post Direct
Current Cardioversion
Dr. Christina Luong – PGY4 (Cardiology)
Sponsor: Dr. Teresa S. M. Tsang
Recurrent chest pain in patients with a history of
acute coronary syndrome: assessing the gestalt of
Canadian cardiologists
Dr. Laurie Cloutier – PGY1
Sponsor: Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan
What is the relationship between low-density
lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and apolipoprotein B
100 in South Asians?
Dr. Laura Fraser – PGY1
Sponsor: Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan
4:00 pm
4:12 pm
Heart Failure Outcomes in British Columbia
Dr. Chris Cheung – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Mustafa Toma
Comparing Induction Immunosuppression with
Basiliximab or Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin after
Cardiac Transplantation: A Contemporary
Experience
Dr. Omid Kiamanesh – PGY2
Sponsor: Dr. Mustafa Toma
GI Bleeding in Cardiac Patients: What is the
Threshold to Transfuse? Restrictive Versus Liberal
Transfusion Thresholds
Dr. Safia Chatur – PGY1
Sponsor: Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan
What Proportion of Patients Admitted With
Decompensated Heart Failure Have Predominantly
Right Sided Failure? A Single Large Tertiary
Referral Centre Retrospective Study
Dr. Safia Chatur – PGY1
Sponsor: Drs. Patricia Campbell & Jonathan Howlett
STEMI and stent thrombosis
Dr. Mona Habibi – PGY1
Sponsor: Drs. Krishnan Ramanathan & Anthony Fung
Clinical Approach to Acute Coronary Syndromes
Drs. Thomas Roston & Laurie Cloutier
Sponsor: Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan
4:30 pm
Concluding Remarks – Dr. G. Meneilly
6:30 pm
Dinner and Prize/Award Presentations
University Golf Club, 5185 University Boulevard