

Local Events
Wound Closure 101
Thank you EMIG, SIG, and local facilitators for hosting the first ever "Wound Closure 101: An introduction to suturing"
workshop in September - It was a big success!
Microbiology Lecture / Lab
Facilitator: Christopher Abbey
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Time: Lecture 1:00-2:30 pm, Lab 2:30-4:00 pm (Lab available only in
Thunder Bay)
Location: Lecture in MSW 1011 and MSE 119, Lab in Lakehead Biology
department
This lecture and lab will cover basic
microbiological principles and a select sample of medically important microbes
commonly presented by patients.
External Events
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians - Annual Conference
The 2008 conference was held in Ottawa from June 7-11, with the theme of
"Advancing Excellence in Emergency Medicine". The 2009 conference will be
held in Calgary, AB.
North York General Hospital -
Emergency Medicine Update 2009
This is a CME event open to physicians, residents, medical students, and other HCP's in
Toronto from April 30 - May 2, 2009.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Conference
The largest pediatric emergency medicine conference in Canada, hosted by The
Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. October 17-18, 2008
International Conference on
Emergency Medicine (ICEM)
Organized by the International Federation for Emergency Medicine, the next ICEM
conference will take place in Singapore in 2010.