Annual St. Paul's Emergency Medicine Update
Join us this September for the 24th St. Paul’s Emergency Medicine Update! Hosted at the Whistler Conference Centre in beautiful Whistler, BC, this premier Emergency Medicine CME event offers engaging education and the opportunity to connect with colleagues in one of BC’s most spectacular settings.
This is emergency medicine education at its best. The program features hands-on workshops, case-based seminars, procedural skills training, and high-yield clinical updates focused on the real-world challenges encountered in emergency departments. Led by expert faculty from BC and across Canada, sessions are designed to provide practical, evidence-based knowledge that participants can immediately apply in their clinical practice.
Whether you're looking to sharpen procedural skills, stay current with emerging evidence, or connect with colleagues, the St. Paul’s Emergency Medicine Update offers a unique opportunity to combine outstanding continuing medical education with the unforgettable setting of Whistler.
Alongside new topics, we're also bringing back some favourite sessions from past years. We hope you'll join us in Whistler for a memorable, practical and inspiring learning experience.
| 4:15p.m. | Conference registration and exhibits open; light refreshments available | |
| TIME | PRESENTATION TITLE | PRESENTER |
| 5:15p.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Rahim Manji |
| 5:30p.m. | Awesome and Amazing Rounds: Lessons from Cases That Went Right | Erin Kenny |
| 5:40p.m. | Cut Here: Lateral Canthotomy for the Emergency Physician | Emily Rydz |
| 5:50p.m. | From the Emergency Department to the Algorithm: Rethinking Medical Communication | Jeff Yoo |
| 6:00p.m. | Emergency Medicine isn't ready for AI- And its not our fault | Oron Frenkel |
| 6:10p.m. | They’re ‘Stable’… Until They’re Not: Normotensive Shock in the ED | Catherine Williams |
| 6:20p.m. | “Dear Doctor…”: A Field Guide to Things That Drive Nurses Nuts (Part One) | Andrea Leitch Emma Nieting |
| 6:30p.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 6:45p.m. | Refreshment Break and Exhibits | |
| 7:00p.m. | KEYNOTE: Expertise in Action: Cognitive Architecture Under Pressure in the Emergency Department | Adam Szulewski |
| 7:45p.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 8:00p.m. | Welcome Reception with Exhibitors | |
| 7:45a.m. | Breakfast; registration and exhibits open | |
| TIME | PRESENTATION | PRESENTER |
| 8:20a.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks | |
| 8:30a.m. | Hot and Bothered: When Hormones Belong on the Differential | Jen Williams |
| 8:45a.m. | Rural POCUS: Cases from the Edge | Virginia Robinson |
| 9:00a.m. | Why the Ottawa Ankle Rules are 'Bad to the Bone' | Arun Sayal |
| 9:15a.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 9:30a.m. | Refreshment Break and Exhibits | |
| 9:45a.m. | Concurrent Sessions - you can attend 2 of 4; pre-registration not required. All Sessions Repeat | |
| i) The Art of the Chart: Documentation, Risk, and AI in the ED | David Esler | |
| ii) Critical Care at the Front Door: Case-Based ICU Lessons for the ED | Mark Sanderson | |
| iii) Beyond the Shift: Stop Waiting—Own Your Leadership, Purpose, and Impact in Emergency Medicine | Victor Ng | |
| iv) Mastering ED Billing | Leo R. Carroll | |
| 10:35a.m. | Travel to next Concurrent Session | |
| 10:45a.m. | Concurrent Sessions Repeat | |
| 11:35a.m. | Conference Break for Activities | |
| 3:30p.m. | Refreshment Break and Exhibits | |
| 3:55p.m. | Welcome back | |
| 4:00p.m. | Your Financial Triage Checklist: Early Recognition, Rapid Intervention, Better Outcomes | Paul Healey |
| 4:15p.m. | More Than a Bed: Improving ED Care for Patients Experiencing Homelessness | Jill Wiwcharuk |
| 4:30p.m. | White Fragility - it's (not) about you | Kelly Soros |
| 4:45p.m. | What Do We Do About Stimulant Use Disorder? | Paxton Bach |
| 5:00p.m. | Substance Use Disorder in the ED: What’s New and What Actually Works (Part One) | Andy Kestler & Isabelle Miles |
| 5:15p.m. | Substance Use Disorder in the ED: What’s New and What Actually Works (Part Two) | Andy Kestler & Isabelle Miles |
| 5:30p.m. | Bouncebacks! Medicolegal Pearls to Help you Sleep at Night | Cheryl Hunchak |
| 5:40p.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 6:05p.m. | Refreshment Break and Exhibits | |
| 6:20p.m. | KEYNOTE: Care Under Fire: Rural BC to Battlefield Medicine on the Ukrainian Front. A physician's journey of resilience and hope. | Tracey Parnell |
| 7:05p.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 7:20p.m. | Sessions end; evening on own | |
| 7:15a.m. | Breakfast; registration and exhibits open | |
| WORKSHOPS: you can register for up to 4 workshops, depending on the format Workshops A-D are mostly case-based and run from 8:00a.m.-8:50a.m. and 9:00a.m.-9:50a.m. (10mins travel time between sessions) Workshops E-J are hands-on and run from 8:00am-9:50a.m. and 10:10a.m.-12:00p.m. Workshops K-N are mostly case-based and run from 10:10a.m.-11:00a.m. and 11:10a.m.-12:00p.m. (10mins travel time between sessions) | ||
| TIME | PRESENTATION | PRESENTER |
A-D: 8:00a.m.-8:50a.m. E-J: 8:00a.m.-9:50a.m.
| A) Internal Medicine cases: the Rest of the Story aka Clinical Insights After Admission 8:00am-8:50am; 9:00am-9:50am | Matthew Brooks |
| B) Mastering the Vent: Critical Respiratory Cases 8:00am-8:50am; 9:00am-9:50am | Inderjeet Sahota Amol Lail | |
| C) Kung-Fu Airway Management: Anesthesia Airway Tips for the Emergency Department 8:00am-8:50am; 9:00am-9:50am | Mark Vu | |
| D) Top 5 Financial Mistakes Made by Physicians 8:00am-8:50am; 9:00am-9:50am | Jane & Paul Healey | |
| E) Bleeding, Breathing, Broken: A Hands-on Trauma Procedures Workshop 8:00am-9:50am; 10:10am-12:00pm | Will Wu Jatina Lai Kaitlin Stockton | |
| F) Diagnostic Ultrasound: “Scanning for Answers: GB, DVT, and Lung” 8:00am-9:50am; 10:10am-12:00pm | Torey Lau Derek Murray | |
| G) Cardiac POCUS: ‘The Resuscitation Echo” 8:00am-9:50am; 10:10am-12:00pm | Christine Henderson Palig Balian | |
| H) Ophthalmology: “Eye Emergencies and the Slit Lamp” 8:00am-9:50am; 10:10am-12:00pm | Salina Teja | |
| I) Plastic Surgery: “The Art of the Stitch: Plastics Skills for the ED” 8:00am-9:50am; 10:10am-12:00pm | Krystaleah Lindsay | |
| J) POCUS Nerve Blocks: “Short Circuit: Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia” 8:00am-9:50am; 10:10am-12:00pm | Karine Badra Geoff Ching | |
| 9:50a.m. | Refreshment Break and Exhibits | |
10:10a.m.-
| 10:10-12:00 - WORKSHOPS E through J REPEAT | |
| K) Pint-Sized Pathology: Pediatric Case Seminar 10:10am-11:00am; 11:10am-12:00pm | Badrinath Narayan | |
| L) Bone to Pick: Orthopedic Cases for the ED 10:10am-11:00am; 11:10am-12:00pm | Paul Hindle | |
| M) “Remember That Patient?” Case-Based Strategies for Managing Medicolegal Risk in ED Return Visits 10:10am-11:00am; 11:10am-12:00pm | Cheryl Hunchak | |
| 12:00p.m. | Activity Break | |
| 3:30p.m. | Refreshment Break and Exhibits | |
| 3:55p.m. | Welcome back | |
| 4:00p.m. | Non-Fatal Strangulation in Intimate Partner Violence: What Emergency Physicians Need to Know | Caroline Eberdt |
| 4:15p.m. | Acute Pain in the ED: What the New CAEP Guidelines Mean for Us | Fraser Kegel |
| 4:30p.m. | POCUS Without Borders: Lessons from the Toronto–Addis EM Collaboration | Inderjeet Sahota |
| 4:45p.m. | “Dear Doctor…”: A Field Guide to Things That Drive Nurses Nuts (Part Two) | Andrea Leitch & Emma Nieting |
| 5:00p.m. | Toxic Heat: Recognizing and Managing Drug-Induced Hypothermia | Chris DeWitt |
| 5:15p.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 5:35p.m. | Refreshment break and exhibits | |
| 5:50p.m. | KEYNOTE: Clinical Courage: Medicine Beyond the Algorithm | Vanessa Cardy |
| 6:35p.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 6:50p.m. | Sessions end; evening on own | |
| 7:45a.m. | HOT breakfast; registration and exhibits open | |
| TIME | PRESENTATION | PRESENTER |
| 8:30a.m. | Paediatric Dermatology | Tahira Daya |
| 8:45a.m. | Bubbling, Bleeding, and Bad X-Rays: Chest Tube Fixes for the ED | Tanis King |
| 9:00a.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 9:15a.m. | Travel to Concurrent Sessions | |
| 9:25a.m. | Concurrent Sessions - you can attend 2 of 4; pre-registration not required | |
| v) Emergency Department Cardiology: Tough Cases and Diagnostic Dilemmas | Matt Chamberlain | |
| vi) Pathogens Without Borders: Tropical Medicine in the Emergency Department | Rich Lee | |
| vii) Medicine in the Public Square: Social Media, Simulation, and Influence | Jeff Yoo | |
| viii) Migraine in the Emergency Department: Practical Management, Procedures, and Pitfalls | Hannah Duyvewaardt | |
| 10:15a.m. | Travel to next Concurrent Session | |
| 10:25a.m. | Concurrent Sessions Repeat | |
| 11:15a.m. | Refreshment break and exhibits | |
| 11:30a.m. | KEYNOTE: The Signal and the Noise: Literature You Can Apply to Your Next Shift | Rob Stenstrom |
| 12:15p.m. | QUESTION PERIOD | |
| 12:30p.m. | Closing Remarks | Rahim Manji |
| 12:40p.m. | Complete evaluations; conference ends | |
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
The CARE Course Goes WILDE! | Pemberton, BC
Dates: Mon, Sep 21-Thu, Sep 24
Fees: Physicians: $2,250; RNs/NPs: $700; Pre-Hospital Providers: $350 | MAX 24 participants
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/theCAREcoursegoesWILDE-2026
The CARE Course goes WILDE! will bring experienced rural physicians, nurses and pre-hospital providers together to live and learn for three fun-filled days. Up to 24 inter-professional participants will camp for three nights on a property just outside of Pemberton, 40 minutes north of Whistler. Bring your own tent / van / hammock, sleeping bag & outdoor gear (waterproofs, footwear, flashlight etc, small backpack, etc.) Healthy, hearty and wholesome food will be provided each day. (This really is glamping as the course is fully catered indoors on the property). This course offers all the usual content from The CARE Course (airway, trauma, cardiac, pediatric/neonatal and obstetrical emergency care - for the rural practitioner) plus doing some of those things in a 'wilderness' / outdoor setting... and includes some niche wilderness medicine topics.
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Fees: CAEP Physician Member $1650 | CAEP Resident Member $1450 | NON Member $1975 | MAX 24 participants per course
Registration: https://www.caep.ca/aime
For more than twenty-five years, AIME programs have supported clinicians worldwide augmenting their skills and confidence to manage critically ill patients in need of emergency airway management. Created for physicians and other advanced providers working in acute care settings, AIME delivers practical, hands-on learning that reflects real-world challenges. Guided by expert educators who combine clinical excellence with engaging teaching, you’ll gain strategies that apply whether you work in a busy urban hospital or a remote community setting.
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Hands-on Date: Thu, Sep 24 | 8:30am-5:00pm | Total of 3 days: Day 1 synchronous (with access to recordings); Day 2 asynchronous; Day 3 hands-on
- For Day 1, choose from: Wed May 13, Thu Jun 18, Thu Jul 16 or Thu Sep 3
- Day 2 - access to additional online lectures at your pace for 60 days.
- Day 3 - at Whistler, Thu, Sep 24
Registration: https://casted.ca/schedule/
Look for the CASTED: Emergency (3-day course) for the online day that best fits your schedule.
Click; 'Register, and then, from the registration page, select your hands-on day as 'Sep 24-Whistler, BC (Pre-St. Paul's EM)’
CASTED: Emergency is the high-yield, practice-changing, award-winning ED orthopedics course designed specifically for ED physicians and staff. CASTED is ruthlessly clinical, it’s fun, and it will significantly improve your approach to ED orthopedics. You are promised a course full of humour and tons of clinical pearls you will use on your next shift!
After the course, you will:
- Be more accurate in your ED orthopedic diagnoses
- Be more precise with your x-ray ordering and interpretation
- Be more confident with your ED reductions and immobilizations
- Better understand if, and when, to involve ortho
| REGISTRATION FEES | By Jul 13 | By Sep 9 | After Sep 9 |
| Physicians & Nurse Practitioners | $1399 | $1499 | $1659 |
| Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Ex: Nurse/RN, First Responder/Paramedic, Physiotherapist | $659 | $709 | $759 |
| Residents & Students *proof of status required | $379 | $399 | $419 |
- Registration includes: Access to all lectures, breakout sessions, online course materials, breakfast Fri, Sat, Sun, breaks and Thu night welcome reception. Lunch is NOT included on any of the conference days.
- Sessions will NOT be recorded
- Cancellations: No refunds or transfers, unless you cancel in writing to @email by Wed, Sep. 9, 2026. A $100 cancellation fee will apply. No refunds permitted after Sep. 9.
Westin Whistler Resort & Spa
4090 Whistler Way, Whistler, BC V8E 1J3Discounted rates start at $335.00 CAD per night (excludes taxes & parking).
- Discounted rates expire on August 24, 2026, based on availability.
- Full pre-payment is taken on August 24, 2026; no changes, cancellations, or refunds permitted after this time.
- Online booking link is shared in the registration confirmation email. *Studio Suites are now sold out for September 24-25. Limited One-Bedroom Suites remain available for those dates.
The Division of Continuing Professional Development, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Committee (CACME) to provide CPD credits for physicians. This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by UBC CPD. You may claim a maximum of 18 hours (credits are automatically calculated). Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity. This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 18 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.