FAQS

Who are the courses intended for?

  • ECCAM Course is intended for any physician that is involved in airway management. Our previous courses have been attended by Emergency physicians, Family physicians, General  Internal Medicine physicians, Hospitalists & Intensive Care physicians. ICU nurse practitioners have also attended.

  • SUTURED Course is intended for any physician involved with suturing & wound management. Previous courses have been attended by Emergency physicians, Urgent Care physicians, Hospitalists & Nurse Practitioners.

  • ProSED Course is intended for any physician involved in procedural sedation. Previous courses have been attended by Emergency physicians, Urgent Care physicians, Family physicians & Emergency Nurse Practitioners.

  • MRad Course is intended for any physician involved in plain radiograph & CT head interpretation. Previous courses have been attended by Emergency physicians, Urgent Care physicians & Hospitalists.

 

 

Who are the teaching Faculty?

  • ECCAM Course: all Faculty are Consultant physicians who have done their Fellowships in Critical Care Medicine (ICU):

  1. Dr N. Arya is an Emergency Physician who did his ICU Fellowship at the University of Toronto.

  2. Dr E. Hockmann is an Anaesthetist & completed his ICU Fellowship at the University of Toronto.

  3. Dr G. Suen is an Internal Physician & completed his ICU Fellowship at Dalhousie University, Halifax.

  4. Dr M. Ewanchuk is an Anaesthetist who completed his ICU Fellowship at the University of Alberta.

  • SUTURED Course:

  1. Dr N. Arya is a Postgraduate General Surgeon as well as a Postgraduate Emergency Physician. He completed his ICU/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at the University of Toronto. 

  2. Dr Arya completed a 5 year General Surgery postgraduation in the West Midlands in the UK. He completed a 5 year Emergency Medicine postgraduation training programme in the Oxford & East Midlands Deanery in the UK.

  • ProSED Course: 

  1. Dr N.Arya is an Emergency Physician who did his ICU Fellowship at the University of Toronto. He currently works in Edmonton & St. Albert, AB.

  2. Dr G. Burgess is a Paediatric Emergency Physician. He currently works at the Children’s Hospital in Calgary, AB.

  3. Dr M. Ewanchuk is an Anaesthetist & Intensivist. He currently works in Edmonton, AB.

  • MRad Course:

  1. Dr M. Wilson is a Consultant Radiologist & is currently completing a Body Imaging Fellowship at the University of Alberta.

  2. Dr J. Bird is a Consultant Radiologist at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He completed an Abdominal Imaging Fellowship at Harvard University Boston, MA.

  3. Dr N.Arya is an Emergency Physician who did his ICU Fellowship at the University of Toronto. He is also a Postgraduate General Surgeon having trained & practised in the UK before moving to Canada in 2007.

 

 

What is the refund Policy?

  • We can transfer you to another course if you provide us with 7 days notice at no cost.

 

 

Are the courses CFPC & Royal College accredited?

  • All courses are CFPC MAINPRO+ accredited. Please refer to the Course Product page for individual course credits.

  • For Royal College credits, they are claimable under Section 1 or 2. Please refer to the Course Product page for individual course credits.

 

 

Is there any testing during the courses?

  • No. There is NO formal testing

  • We do have some clinical scenarios in ECCAM, ProSED & MRad. However, it is voluntary if you’d like to contribute. Our scenarios are based on real cases & feedback from previous courses tells us that it is valued & enjoyed by our registrants when they participate, but again it is entirely voluntary.

 

 

Is there any pre-course reading material?

  • Prior to each ECCAM Course, ProSED Course & SUTURED we email each registrant 2 clinical scenarios (for ECCAM & ProSED) and 10 short questions for SUTURED. We encourage our registrants to attempt working through the scenarios & attempting the questions for SUTURED. They simply stimulate a thoughtful approach to the course content prior to attending.

  • These questions are for self reflection only & are not shared with any Faculty or participants. Hopefully, by the conclusion of the respective course you will have a safe approach to the scenarios & answers to the questions emailed to you for SUTURED.

  • They do not contribute to the courses.

  • No course manual is mailed out to you. The course manual is handed to you at the commencement of each course.

 

 

Can Nurse Practitioners attend?

  • Yes.

  • Nurse Practitioners are welcome to attend. We do, however, limit numbers to 2 – 3 per course.

  • A concessional rate is available upon request by emailing info@medicaled.ca & disclosing your position as a NP.

 

 

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