Agenda
DRAFT AGENDA
The Canadian Apheresis Group (CAG) Canadian Association of Apheresis Nurses (CAAN)
44th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
Friday, October 4 - Sunday, October 6, 2024 DoubleTree by Hilton, Downtown Toronto
Friday, October 4, 2024
3:00pm- 7:00pm
REGISTRATION
Hotel
4:00pm- 5:00pm
CAG Planning Group Meeting
Chestnut Room
5:00pm- 6:00pm
Mixer for new and returning Nursing Delegates
Ottawa room
6:45pm- 10:00pm
Physicians’ Dinner
Saturday, October 5, 2024
7:00am- 8:30am
BREAKFAST
Hotel
7:00am- 7:00pm
REGISTRATION
TAB 1
JOINT SESSION
Toronto Ballroom
8:30am- 8:45am
WELCOME
Review of Meeting Program
Chair
8:45am- 9:30am
PEXIVAS and beyond: plasma exchange
for ANCA-associated vasculitis
Dr. Michael Walsh
9:30am- 10:00am
The PLEXIS Study
Dr. Emily Rimmer
10:00am- 10:30am
Recombinant ADAMTS-13/TAK-755
Dr. Spero Cataland
Phase 3 Interim Data
10:30 am- 10:45 am
BREAK
10:45am- 11:00am
11:00am- 11:30pm 11:30am- 12:00pm
12:00pm- 1:00pm
Clinicians Experience with TAK-755
Consideration of recent apheresis procedures
including treatment of Alzheimer's
Therapeutic Apheresis in low-weight patients
LUNCH
Dr. Pavenski, Dr. Patriquin
Dr. David Haase
Dr. Volker Witt
TAB 2
JOINT SESSION Cont’d Session Chair: Maria Di Mola RN
Toronto Ballroom
1:00pm- 1:30pm
Tandem Apheresis: Medical
and Nursing Considerations
Dr. Mariam Farah, Ana Franco
1:30pm- 2:00pm
Lipid Apheresis: Clinical Outcomes
and Pediatric Consideration
Dr. Antonio Fernandez, Patricia Trieu
BREAK 2-2:10PM (MD), 2-2:10PM (CAAN)
TAB 3
WHAT’S NEW IN APHERESIS
Victoria Room
2:10pm- 2:20pm
The Canadian Scene
Chair
2:20pm- 2:30pm
Neurology
Dr. Katerina Pavenski
2:30pm- 2:40pm
Hematology
Dr. Marc Bienz
2:40pm- 2:50pm
Nephrology
Dr. Susan Huang
2:50pm- 3:00pm
Photopheresis
Dr. Louis Girard
3:00pm- 3:10pm
Metabolics & Miscellaneous
Dr. Kim Ambler
3:10pm- 3:20pm
Adverse Events
Dr. Uwais Qarni
3:20pm- 3:30pm
The Fluids We Use
Dr. Vincent Laroche
3:30pm- 4:00pm
Canadian Blood Services Update
Dr. Kathryn Webert
4:00pm- 4:15pm
CAR-T Registry
Dr. Ronan Foley
TAB 4
SESSION A: MDs and Others Cont’d
Victoria Room
4:45pm- 5:30pm
MD Business Meeting
7:00pm- 8:00pm
RECEPTION
Ottawa Room
8:00pm- 11:00pm
DINNER
Toronto Ballroom
TAB 5
SESSION B: Nursing & Allied Health
Toronto Balloom
Session Chairs: Ashley McNaughton RN
and Justin Kim RN
Toronto Balloom
2:15pm- 2:35pm
TPE with SPD in Children: Case Study
Joan Hidalgo RN,
Petrina Fava RN
2:35pm- 2:50pm
Calcium Adverse Event in Pediatric Apheresis
Susette Adie RN
2:50pm- 3:00pm
3:00pm- 3:20pm
Updates: ECP Learning Platform
Case study: Adzymna – TAK-755
Mathew Bentley RN,
Maria Di Mola RN
Megan Buchholz RN
3:20pm- 3:40pm
Kite lock in Apheresis Central Venous Catheters
Rose Nemec RN
3:40pm- 4:10pm
FAQ with Octoplasma
Russell Ombao TMO Leader
Hands-On Sessions
Session Chair: Matthew Bentley RN
4:00pm- 5:00pm
Ultrasound guided IV insertion
Sheryl Mcdiarmid RN
Wet lab – ECP -Therakos Blood Prime
Ashley McNaughton RN
Wet lab – Terumo – TPE with SPD
Joan Hidalgo RN,
Petrina Fava RN
CVL catheter/dressing (Pam)
Pam Wiseman RN
5:00pm- 5:15pm CAAN Annual Meeting Toronto Ballroom
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Executive Board Introductions Maria Di Mola RN
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Election for President Pam Wiseman RN,
Kruti Parekh RN
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Apheresis Video(s) Megan Buchholz RN
7:00pm- 8:00pm RECEPTION Ottawa Room
8:00pm- 11:00pm DINNER Toronto Ballroom
Sunday, October 6, 2024
7:00am- 9:00am BREAKFAST
8:00am- 9:00am Breakfast with the Experts:
Round table discussions
All AGM Delegates invited to attend
Session Chair: Megan Buchholz RN
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Peripheral and Central Venous Access in Apheresis
Sheryl Mcdiarmid RN, Pam Wiseman RN
Red cell exchange
Romaine Faux RN
Pediatric Apheresis
Maria Di Mola RN
Program Education and Development in Apheresis
Rose Nemec RN
Stem Cell Collections
Ana Franco RN
LDL Apheresis
Patricia Trieu
TAB 6 JOINT SESSION Toronto Ballroom
9:00am- 9:30am The impact of therapeutic apheresis Dr. Marc Bienz
procedures on medications
9:30am- 10:00am CAR-T Cells Dr. Joerg Krueger
Maria Di Mola RN
10:00am- 10:30am Update on immune effector therapies for
the management of hemoglobinopathies Dr. Kevin H.M. Kuo
10:30 am- 10:45 am BREAK
10:45am- 11:15am
Will FcRn Blockers Replace IVIg in IgG-
mediated autoimmune diseases?
Dr. Reza Alizadehfar
11:15am- 11:45pm
Dealing with problems with SDP
Dr. Gail Rock
11:45am- 12:15pm
Practical considerations of ADAMTS13 testing
Wen Xiong He
12:15pm- 12:30pm
Closing Statements and Departures
Chair