Agenda
The Canadian Apheresis Group (CAG)
Canadian Association of Apheresis Nurses (CAAN)
43rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
Friday, September 15 - Sunday, September 17, 2023
Hampton Inn by Hilton, Downtown Montreal
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Friday, September 15, 2023
3:00pm- 8:00pm REGISTRATION Hotel Foyer
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5:00pm- 6:00pm Mixer for new and returning Nursing Delegates Carla Terrace
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6:45pm- 10:00pm Physicians’ Dinner Modavie Restaurant
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Saturday, September 16, 2023
7:00am- 8:30am BREAKFAST Hotel Foyer
7:00am- 7:00pm REGISTRATION 6th Floor Foyer
JOINT SESSIONS Altitude Room
8:30am- 9:00am WELCOME Dr. Gail Rock Review of Meeting Program
9:00am- 9:45am Experience of the Multi-Procedural Dr. Tarik Kanouni, CHU
Amicus BlueTM Online ECP System Montpellier, France
in Routine Use
9:45am- 10:15am The PLEXIS Study Dr. Emily Rimmer
10:15am- 10:45am Recombinant ADAMTS-13/TAK-755 Dr. Debbie Lim
Phase 3 Interim Data
10:45 am- 11:00 am BREAK & POSTER VIEWING 6th Floor Foyer
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11:00am- 11:30am Novel Therapeutic Indications in Apheresis: Dr. Davinder Sidhu
Management of Drug Overdose and Intoxication
11:30am- 12:00pm CNS changes in TTP with and without Cablivi Dr. Susan Huang
12:00pm- 1:00pm LUNCH & POSTER VIEWING Carla Terrace
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SESSION A: MDs and Others Phénix Room
1:00pm- 1:15pm Therakos Cellex Photopheresis – An Overview Ms. Yukkei Kan
1:15pm- 1:30pm The Canadian Registry – ECP Data Points Dr. Louis Girard
1:30pm- 2:00pm Update on the use of Cablivi/CAG data Mr. Greg Stephenson &
Dr. Chris Patriquin
SESSION A: MDs and Others Phénix Room
WHAT’S NEW IN APHERESIS
2:00pm- 2:15pm The Canadian Scene Dr. Gail Rock
2:15pm- 2:30pm Metabolic Disease and Neurology Dr. Katerina Pavenski
2:30pm- 2:45pm Hematology Dr. Monika Oliver
2:45pm- 3:00pm Nephrology Dr. Susan Huang
3:00pm- 3:15pm Photopheresis Dr. Louis Girard
3:15pm- 3:30pm Miscellaneous Dr. Kim Ambler
3:30pm- 3:45pm BREAK & POSTER VIEWING 6th Floor Foyer
3:45pm- 4:00pm The New AFSA Guidelines Dr. Chris Patriquin
4:00pm- 4:15pm The Fluids We Use Dr. Vincent Laroche
4:15pm- 4:30pm Adverse Events Dr. Charles Yin
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SESSION A: MDs and Others Phénix Room
4:30pm- 4:45pm CBS Report Dr. Kathryn Webert
5:00pm- 5:30pm MD Business Meeting
7:00pm- 8:00pm RECEPTION Carla Terrace
8:00pm- 11:00pm DINNER Altitude Room
SESSION B: Nursing & Others Altitude Room
Collaborative Talks Altitude Room
1:00pm- 1:30pm Waldenstrom’s Microglobulemia Challenging Ana Franco & Case: A Multi-disciplinary Approach Megan Buchholz
1:30pm- 2:00pm Joint Allied Health Talk: CLABSI in Apheresis Dr. Valentina Bruno Emy Cowlan &
Ashley McNaughton
2:00pm- 2:30pm BREAK & POSTER VIEWING Foyer
Nursing Talks Altitude Room
2:30pm- 2:50pm BARD port: Halifax Nurses Experience Laura Yee &
Renee Aulenbach
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2:50pm- 3:05pm Citrate vs Heparin in Apheresis treatments Justin Kim &
Kruti Parekh
3:05pm- 3:20pm Octaplasma use in Pediatric Apheresis Petrina Fava
3:20pm- 3:40pm ECP Apheresis practice and education Mathew Bentley & Maria Di Mola
3:40pm- 4:00pm Novel and Innovative Therapies Philip Johnston
in Sickle Cell Disease
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4:00pm- 5:30pm Hands-On Sessions Altitude Room
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ECP Wet lab Mathew Bentley
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Ultrasound guided Peripheral access Justin Kim
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LDL apheresis Maria Di Mola
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BARD Port Laura Yee &
Renee Aulenbach
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CVL line products, dressings and securement devices Emy Cowlan &
Pam Wiseman
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Istat machine Ashley McNaughton
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5:30pm- 5:45pm CAAN Annual Meeting Altitude Room
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Executive Board Introductions
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Re-election for President
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CAAN website updates
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CAAN Video
7:00pm- 8:00pm RECEPTION Carla Terrace
8:00pm- 11:00pm DINNER Altitude Room
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Sunday, September 17, 2023
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7:00am- 9:00am BREAKFAST Hotel Foyer
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8:00am- 9:00am Nurses Breakfast with the Experts: Carla Terrace Round table discussions
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Stem cell collections Pam Wiseman
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Red Cells depletion/exchanges Kruti Parekh
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ECP Mathew Bentley
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Research studies in apheresis Megan Buchholz
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LDL Maria Di Mola
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Pediatric Apheresis Ashley McNaughton
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​ JOINT SESSIONS Altitude Room
9:00am- 10:00am CAR-T Cell Therapy in Canada: Dr. Melissa Boileau &
a Synopsis for Apheresis Practitioners Dr. Eva Laverdure
10:00am- 10:20am The Canadian Registry – CART Data Points Dr. Ronan Foley
10:20am - 10:30am White Blood/Stem Cells Dr. Ronan Foley
10:30 am- 11:00 am BREAK & POSTER VIEWING 6th Floor Foyer
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11:00am- 11:30am Utilizing Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Dr. Meghan Aversa
to Facilitate Crossmatch Positive Lung
Transplant Safely
11:30am- 12:00pm The Role of LDL-Apheresis in Familial Dr. Antonio Fernandez
Hypercholesterolemia
12:00pm- 1:00pm cTTP: Protecting Patients, Today and Tomorrow Dr. Katerina Pavenski