Education & Accreditation Upcoming Events Webinar: Perioperative Anaphylaxis – Is this really happening?

Webinar: Perioperative Anaphylaxis – Is this really happening?

May 14, 2025
8 pm ET

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Recognition and management of peri-operative anaphylaxis can be challenging.  Is it anaphylaxis?  Or is it a monitoring issue? A cardiac event? Or just vagal?  In this session, the pathophysiology, triggers, clinical features which heighten the possibility of anaphylaxis, as well as the essentials to managing anaphylaxis will be discussed.
 
This exclusive session offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from one of the authors of our latest CPD Module - Perioperative Anaphylaxis: An update on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management, as they walk through the content, share key insights, and answer your questions in a discussion moderated by the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia CPD Editor, Dr Kathryn Sparrow. Don’t miss this chance to connect with the experts and provide your feedback on this important new resource.

After participating in this activity, participants will be able to: 

1.  Recognize the clinical features of anaphylaxis to facilitate a prompt diagnosis.
2.  Implement a prioritized treatment plan for anaphylaxis. 
3.  Initiate appropriate testing, counselling, and referral to an allergy specialist 

This event 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 the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society. You may claim a maximum of 1 hour (credits are automatically calculated).  


Moderator: Dr Kathryn Sparrow
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland 
 

Dr Kathryn Sparrow is an Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland's Discipline of Anesthesia. She is an anesthesiologist at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Following Anesthesiology training at Memorial University of Newfoundland, she completed an Airway Fellowship at Dalhousie University in 2016 and an MScHQ at Queen's University in 2018. Dr Sparrow is the current Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society and Canadian Journal of Anesthesia CPD Editor. She is the former Chair of the Canadian Anesthetic Incident Reporting System, a member of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Standards Committee, and she serves as the Memorial University Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Medical Education QI/QA Educational Director. Her areas of interest include healthcare and quality improvement, patient safety, quality metrics, and airway management. 

Presenter: Dr Martin Ma
Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON 

Dr Martin Ma graduated medical school at Dalhousie in 2002, completed his residency at Western University in 2007, and subsequently completed a cardio-thoracic fellowship at Toronto General Hospital. He has been a staff member at Toronto General Hospital since 2008 and he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto. His clinical interests are cardiovascular anesthesia, perioperative patient management, and thoracic anesthesia.