Scientific program and educational objectives
Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan
October 5 to October 10, 2025
Multi-specialty update : microbiology, allergy, psychiatry, legal medicine and surgery
Accreditation
This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and National and is eligible for up to 15.00 Mainpro+ credits.
No of session : 300900-001
Accrediting organization : Collège des médecins de famille du Canada
Name of the program : Multy-specialty update : microbiology, allergy, psychiatry, legal medicine and surgery
City : Tokyo and Kyoto
Start date : 05/10/2025
End date : 10/10/2025
Target audience: English-speaking family physicians and specialists
Scientific registration fee
- Physicians and other professionals : 495 $
- Resident : 195 $
This fee is payable only by the person requesting the attendance certificate. Spouses and accompanying persons may attend the talks at no additional cost. Accommodation must be booked through Caméléo DPC.
While we don’t expect the scientific program to change, we reserve the right to modify it as needed.
General objectives
- Identify and assess personal, professional and environmental stressors and resilience
- Discuss the Medical Liability In Canada from the perspective of the Common Law
- Distinguish different drug reactions and discuss food desensitization
- Identify diagnostic issues surrounding liver and pancreatic masses
- Analyze public health issues related to adult vaccination, antimicrobial resistance and herpetic virus infections in immunocompetent patients
Sunday, October 5
8:30am to 8:45am
Word of welcome
8:45am to 10:45am (including a 30-minute period question)
Medication Allergy
Karine Issa-El-Khoury, MD
Clinical immunology and allergy-Pediatrics, Montreal Allergy and Asthma Clinic
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Recognize the different types of medication reactions
- Evaluate and diagnose medication reactions
- Identify medications commonly involved in allergic reactions
10:45am to 11:00am Break
11:00am to 12:00pm (including a 15-minute period question)
Allergy Potluck
Karine Issa-El-Khoury, MD
Clinical immunology and allergy-Pediatrics, Montreal Allergy and Asthma Clinic
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Identify the different food reactions
- Review anaphylaxis and its diagnostic criteria
- Recognize angioedema and urticaria and their differential diagnosis
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Group Lunch (included for everyone)
1:00pm to 2:00pm (including a 15-minute question period)
Pancreatic masses of all origins
Guillaume Martel, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Attending Surgeon, Liver and Pancreas Unit, The Ottawa Hospital
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Recognize the different pancreatic masses
- Describe the management of patients with pancreatic mass, both from a diagnostic and therapeutic standpoints
- Identify pancreatic cysts, their risks and surveillance algorithms
2:00pm to 3:00pm (including a 15-minute question period)
Liver masses of all origins
Guillaume Martel, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Attending Surgeon, Liver and Pancreas Unit, The Ottawa Hospital
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Distinguish the different types of hepatic masses, both benign and malignant, from an epidemiological viewpoint
- Appreciate the diagnostic challenges surrounding liver masses
- Understand the management of patients with liver masses
3:00pm to 3:15pm Break
3:15pm to 4:15pm (including a 15-minute question period)
Gallstones, their complications, and their management
Guillaume Martel, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS
Attending Surgeon, Liver and Pancreas Unit, The Ottawa Hospital
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Describe the complications associated with gallstones
- Understand the management of patients with gallstones
- Discuss the management of octogenarian patients with gallstones
Monday, October 6
8:15am to 9:15am (including a 15-minute question period)
The Standard of Care in Canadian Common Law
Darryl Cruz, Lawyer and Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Describe the obligations of a physician caring for a patient in Canadian common law
- Analyze how those obligations are evaluated
9:15am to 10:15am (including a 15-minute question period)
Mastering Informed Consent : Disclosure, Patient Understanding, and Subjective Evidence
Darryl Cruz, Lawyer and Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Describe the obligation to disclose
- Determine when a patient’s consent has been properly informed
- Discuss the impact of the subjective evidence of the patient
10:15am to 10:30am Break
10:30am to 11:30am (including a 15-minute question period)
Understanding Causation in Legal Liability
Darryl Cruz, Lawyer and Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Evaluate when the link between care and injury can result in legal liability
- Describe how non-negligent factors can impact on whether a court finds a causal link
Thursday, October 9
2:30pm to 5:45pm (including a 15-minute break)
Healing the healers
Amir Georges Sabongui, PhD
Psychologist, Founder of Solutions Organisationnelles Sabongui and Energia
By the end of the course, participants will be able to :
- Recognize neural structures associated with the activation of adaptive pathways and behaviours
- Develop a customized resilience plan
- Implement quality of life-focused performance measures as a qualifying metric
- Develop resilience pillars to transform moments of collapse into a catalyst for growth
Friday, October 10
8:30am to 9:30am (including a 15-minute period question)
Adult Immunuzation
Tony Mazzulli, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Microbiologist-in-Chief and Infectious Diseases Specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Review current vaccines available for adults and understand they are approved/recommended
- Review adult immunization schedules
- Discuss strategies for improving adult immunization rates
9:30am to 10:30am (including a 15-minute period question)
Antimicrobial Resistance – An Ever Growing Problem
Tony Mazzulli, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Microbiologist-in-Chief and Infectious Diseases Specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance
- Discuss the major drivers/perpetuators of antimicrobial resistance
- Review potential strategies aimed at addressing/controlling antimicrobial resistance
10:30am to 10:45am Break
10:45am to 11:45am (including a 15-minute period question)
Herpes Virus Infections in the Immunocompetent Patient
Tony Mazzulli, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Microbiologist-in-Chief and Infectious Diseases Specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Review the general members of the Herpesviridae family of viruses
- Describe the common presentations/diagnosis/management of the common herpes viruses
- Review potential preventative strategies for herpes viruses
Members of the scientific committee and collaborators
- Dr Gilles Brousseau, family physician, Gatineau – (directeur scientifique)
- Dr. Geneviève Bécotte, family physician, Chauveau Hospital
- Dr. Geneviève Richer, family physician, CIUSSS-ODIM Sainte-Anne Hospital
- Dr. Benoit Dassylva, psychiatrist, University of Montreal
- Dr. Tony Mazzulli, microbiologist-in-Chief and Infectious Diseases Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital
- Dr. Guillaume Martel, hepatic-biliary surgery, Ottawa Hospital
- Dr. Karine Issa El-Khoury, allergist, Montreal Allergy and Asthma Clinic