Rural Reach Webinar - I'm Shocked, I Tell You: A Common Sense Approach to Shock

Dr. Fil Gilic & Dr. Wilson Lam, bring us " I'm Shocked, I Tell You: A Common Sense Approach to Shock " for the next Rural Reach Webinar.

Please note, this is not an accredited event.

Free for SRPC Members / $50 for General Admission

Date: Thursday, Dec 12, 2024 
Time: 8:00 PM (Eastern Time)
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Location: Zoom - The link will be in the confirmation email

Can't make it live? No worries! The session will be recorded and shared with registered attendees. 

Description:

Shock is a common and serious presentation facing rural physicians. In this session, we will cover the underlying pathophysiology of shock, the different causes of it, the markers and clinical prediction tools that help identify severe cases; as well as medications and fluids for resolving it via various modes of administration. 

Objectives:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify causes of shock.
2. Use clinical prediction tools and physiological markers of severity.
3. Use vasopressive medications as well as blood/large volume IV fluids in a evidence-based fashion.

Presenter:

Dr. Fil Gilic - Full time rural EM physician, Kingston area
Simulation Educator, Queen's University. Founder of RuralResus.com rural medical education website and courses. After a stint in the Canadian Forces as a paratrooper, he tried to bike, sail, paddle and hike every type of environment he could find. He wandered the country as an itinerant ER doc until settling back to Kingston where he did his residency. He works in small towns around it while teaching across the nation. He tries to spend as much time in the outdoors with his two boys as he can muster.

Dr. Wilson Lam: Dr. Lam is an emergency physician and medical educator. He completed his CCFP-EM training at Queen's and Ottawa, with fellowship training in Simulation. He has designed award-winning curricula for national audiences and is Program Director of The Ottawa Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Off-Service Resident Education. His academic focus is in airway management and simulation-based education, with a particular focus upon delivery of education to rural and remote regions across Canada.