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9th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2011
Musculoskeletal Congenital Anomalies
November 16-18, 2011
Lord Elgin Hotel
Ottawa, Ontario
- Preliminary Program
- Registration Form
- Call for Abstracts
- 8th CCASN Meeting summary (2010)
Program
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Objectives:
- Review epidemiological studies on the natural history, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal congenital anomalies, particularly limb deficiencies.
- Highlight maternal and environmental risk factors associated with susceptibility to musculoskeletal congenital anomalies.
- Share up-to-date information on the embryology, molecular mechanisms and classification of musculoskeletal congenital anomalies, as well as key messages on the impact of living with a limb deficiency.
- Raise awareness of the importance of integrating congenital anomalies surveillance and research into current public health initiatives.
Meeting Chair
Jane Evans, Chair, CCASN
Day 1: Wednesday, November 16
Location
1:00 p.m.
Registration opens
Mezzanine
3:00 p.m.
Welcome
Jane Evans, Chair, CCASN (Open to all)
Jane Evans, Chair, CCASN (Open to all)
Pearson Room
3:05 p.m.
Program reporting from jurisdictions participating in congenital anomalies surveillance enhancement activities
- Yukon Health & Social Services, YT
- Nunavut Health & Social Services, NU
- Saskatoon Health Region, SK
- Manitoba Health, MB
- New Brunswick Department of Health, NB
- BORN Ontario, ON
- Nova Scotia Reproductive Care Program, IWK Health Centre, NS
- Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Perinatal Program, NF
4:25 p.m.
Updates from other programs or jurisdictions
- Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System, AB
- Québec Congenital Anomalies Surveillance, QC
4:40 p.m.
Break
Mezzanine
5:00 p.m.
Congenital anomalies surveillance enhancement initiative workshop
Moderator: John Fahey, Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia, NS
Moderator: John Fahey, Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia, NS
Pearson Room
6:00 p.m.
Break
Mezzanine
Session 1: Welcome and Keynote
6:15 p.m.
Welcome to participants & CCASN update
Jane Evans, Chair, CCASN (Open to all)
Jane Evans, Chair, CCASN (Open to all)
Pearson Room
6:30 p.m.
Keynote presentation
Moderator: James Gomes, University of Ottawa, ON
Musculoskeletal congenital anomalies from the perspective of a clinical geneticist
Judith Hall, Child & Family Research Institute, BC
Moderator: James Gomes, University of Ottawa, ON
Musculoskeletal congenital anomalies from the perspective of a clinical geneticist
Judith Hall, Child & Family Research Institute, BC
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Poster viewing & networking
Lady Elgin Room
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification
(MOC) Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
It has been approved by the Canadian Paediatric Society for 13 credit hours and by the
Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) for 10.5 CECs.
(MOC) Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
It has been approved by the Canadian Paediatric Society for 13 credit hours and by the
Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) for 10.5 CECs.
Day 2: Thursday, November 17 / Location: Pearson Room
8:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Government of Canada - Health Portfolio Officials
Kim Elmslie, Director General, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, PHAC
Government of Canada - Health Portfolio Officials
Kim Elmslie, Director General, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, PHAC
Session 2: Embryology, Epidemiology and Risk Factors
Moderator: Judith Hall, Child & Family Research Institute, BC
8:15 a.m.
Musculoskeletal development, embryology and defects
Kathleen Sulik, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
Presented by Jane Evans, University of Manitoba, MB
Kathleen Sulik, University of North Carolina, NC, USA
Presented by Jane Evans, University of Manitoba, MB
9:00 a.m.
Classification and epidemiology of skeletal disorders – With a primary focus on skeletal dysplasias and limb deficiencies
Alison Elliott, University of Manitoba, MB
Alison Elliott, University of Manitoba, MB
10:15 a.m.
Maternal and environmental risk factors
Suzan Carmichael, Stanford University, CA, USA
Suzan Carmichael, Stanford University, CA, USA
Session 3: Abstracts Presentations and Networking
Moderator: James Gomes, University of Ottawa, ON
11:00 a.m.
Evaluation of the Ascertainment of Congenital Heart Defects by the Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System
Tanya Bedard, Alberta Children's Hospital, AB
Tanya Bedard, Alberta Children's Hospital, AB
11:10 a.m.
Association between pre-existing maternal illness and Congenital Heart Defects: A population-based cohort study
S Liu, Public Health Agency of Canada, ON
S Liu, Public Health Agency of Canada, ON
11:20 a.m.
Early life exposure to soy isoflavones has transgenerational benefits to bone development
Wendy Ward, University of Toronto, ON
Wendy Ward, University of Toronto, ON
11:30 a.m.
Socioeconomic disparity in the prevalence of major congenital abnormalities. Time trend in Ontario 1994-2007
Mohammed Agha, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, ON
Mohammed Agha, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, ON
11:40 a.m.
Association of congenital anomalies and area-level deprivation among infants in neonatal intensive care units
Sarah Collier, University of Toronto, ON
Sarah Collier, University of Toronto, ON
11:43 a.m.
Temporal trends of congenital anomalies in infants admitted to Canadian NICUs, 2005-2008
Kate Bassil, Mount Sinai Hospital, ON
Kate Bassil, Mount Sinai Hospital, ON
11:46 a.m.
Thalidomide syndrome in Brazil: still a current problem
Fernanada Vianna, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do, Brazil
Fernanada Vianna, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do, Brazil
11:49 a.m.
Antenatal musculoskeletal markers of Trisomy 21
Kentia Naud, IWK Health Centre, NS
Kentia Naud, IWK Health Centre, NS
11:52 a.m.
Sonographic musculoskeletal findings in the diagnosis of Trisomy 18: The Halifax experience
Jason Burrows, Dalhousie University, NS
Jason Burrows, Dalhousie University, NS
11:55 a.m.
Skeletal findings in congenital hypophosphatasia on first trimester ultrasound
Trina Stryker, IWK Health Centre, NS
Trina Stryker, IWK Health Centre, NS
11:58 a.m.
An unusual cluster of microtia in Calgary
R. Brian Lowry, Alberta Children’s Hospital, AB
R. Brian Lowry, Alberta Children’s Hospital, AB
12:05 p.m.
Abstract discussion, Q&A and networking
Session 4: Molecular Mechanisms and Diagnosis
Moderator: Michiel Van den Hof, Dalhousie University, NS
1:15 p.m.
Molecular mechanisms of musculoskeletal anomalies
Marie Kmita, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), QC
Marie Kmita, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), QC
2:00 p.m.
Molecular diagnosis of musculoskeletal anomalies
Dennis Bulman, University of Ottawa, ON
Dennis Bulman, University of Ottawa, ON
3:15 p.m.
Prenatal screening and diagnosis of musculoskeletal anomalies
Doug Wilson, University of Calgary, AB
Doug Wilson, University of Calgary, AB
4:15 p.m.
Business Meeting of the CCASN Surveillance Implementation Committee (IC) (IC members only)
Day 3: Friday, November 18 / Location: Pearson Room
Session 5: Treatment and Health Care Utilization
Moderator: Reg Sauve, University of Calgary, AB
8:30 a.m.
Congenital Dislocation of Hip and Limb Reduction Defects and Health Care Utilization in Alberta, Canada
Fu-Lin Wang, Ruth Kohut, Alberta Children's Hospital, AB
Fu-Lin Wang, Ruth Kohut, Alberta Children's Hospital, AB
9:15 a.m.
Treatment of congenital musculoskeletal limb deficiencies
Gerry Kiefer, Alberta Children's Hospital, AB
Gerry Kiefer, Alberta Children's Hospital, AB
10:00 a.m.
Break and refreshments
10:30 a.m.
Impact of living with a limb deficiency
Karen Valley, National Amputee Centre, War Amps, ON
Karen Valley, National Amputee Centre, War Amps, ON
Session 6: Standards for Surveillance and Research
Moderator: Brian Lowry, Alberta Children’s Hospital, AB
11:00 a.m.
Challenges of classification of musculoskeletal anomalies
Jane Evans, University of Manitoba, MB
Jane Evans, University of Manitoba, MB
11:30 a.m.
ICD-10 coding challenges
Tanya Bedard, Alberta Children's Hospital, AB
Tanya Bedard, Alberta Children's Hospital, AB
12:00 p.m.
Closing remarks
Jane Evans, Chair, CCASN
Jane Evans, Chair, CCASN
CCASN Business Meetings
12:15 p.m.
Lunch (offsite)
1:30 p.m.
Advisory Group meeting (AG members only)
3:00 p.m.
Communications & Scientific Meetings Working Group meeting (CSMWG members only)
4:30 p.m.
Working meeting adjourns
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