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However, we are confident that this educational program will also appeal to any primary-care physicians looking to enhance their emergency medicine skill sets.

Minimizing Operational Costs and Navigating Evolving Regulations

Water, once seen as a simple byproduct of oil, gas and mining operations, has quickly become an important commodity for industry. Intense public scrutiny coupled with concentrated efforts to balance development with environmental concerns have lead to strict regulations on fresh and brackish water use in oil and gas operations.

As these regulations continue to evolve and come into practice, are you adequately prepared to manage your water use?

The Canadian Institute’s Process-Affected Water Management Strategies conference promises to deliver the essential information on effective and
economic practices and technologies to treat, store and transport processed water. Attend this conference and learn how to reduce your energy inputs and water consumption in ongoing and future projects.

Get the latest information on key issues affecting processed water, including:

• Investigating the implications of new regulations to be enforced for fresh, saline and recycled water use
• Integrating watershed and land-use planning to secure sustainable growth
• Utilizing ultrafiltration to treat process-affected water
• In-depth look at utilizing membrane technologies in an industrial wastewater project
• Examining the effects of constant reuse of processed water
• Exploring advances in technologies to treat flowback water for reuse

The 14th Annual International Congress on Hematologic Malignancies: Focus on Leukemias, Lymphomas, and Myelomas provides a unique opportunity for physicians to learn from and to interact with international leaders in the field of hematologic malignancies in order to increase knowledge, apply new data to practice, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. This international CME-designated congress offers physicians the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the treatment of hematologic malignancies, including findings presented at recent major oncology conferences, updates on the landscape for new drug indications and new agents, and ongoing clinical trials expected to impact practice in the near future. The instructional format of the congress is varied and includes didactic lectures, panel discussions, debates, and case-based presentations in order to accommodate the different learning styles of the participants. The congress is highly interactive, providing multiple opportunities for faculty-participant interaction. The multiple instructional formats used will enhance the learning experience and foster the integration of evidence-based patient care into everyday community practice.

Strategic Management Process Efficiency

Join us at this event and learn:

• How Lean works in healthcare
• How to quantify the results of your Lean journey
• How to apply Lean Six Sigma processes from the experiences of other sectors
• To apply Lean throughout the hospital for improved flow and integration
• An effective process enterprise that can be developed in health care
• The beneficial effects on the ROI of using Lean economics
• Strategies to engage staff in organizational transformation
• About achieving safer healthcare – Closing the gaps between evidence and practice
• Leadership strategies for a successful and sustainable conversion to Lean
• Healthcare modeling for standardized patient care and quality improvement
• About the emergency department process improvement program

Using LEAN to Improve Process, Productivity and Quality

Attend this event and hear from the experts:

• Why creating a culture of innovation is key to transforming the public service
• What Service Ontario’s 7-Step process has achieved in improving productivity
• How the Royal Canadian Mint achieved lasting improvements
• What progress has been made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in improving service delivery with Lean
• Making a lasting improvement with Lean; lessons from Rouge Valley’s transformation
• Managing change and overcoming resistance when introducing and implementing Lean

By the end of the conference, participants will be able to:

• identify the anatomy and pathophysiology of frontal lobe function and dysfunction
• recognize the value of neuropharmacological, neurophysiological and neuroimaging assessment and treatment procedures
• identify the expression of frontal lobe function and dysfunction across maturational stages
• recognize the breadth of frontal lobe functions, from cognitive to emotional
• differentially diagnose frontal lobe dysfunctions in neurological and psychiatric disorders
• critically evaluate the rehabilitation of frontal lobe dysfunctions

Nuclear power is on a worldwide revival, as the energy sector is faced with the rising costs of fossil fuels and the threat of emissions regulations. In Canada, there is increased demand for utilities to provide clean energy as well as meet the growing demands of oil and gas development.

While there are significant business opportunities, there are major challenges to overcome. Daunting costs, a lengthy approvals process, the issue of nuclear waste disposal, and negative public perception are just some of these hurdles.

Learn how you can capitalize on the resurgence of nuclear energy at The Canadian Institute’s Nuclear Symposium. Nuclear industry stakeholders will convene at this executive-level forum to address the challenges the industry is facing. Hear from an outstanding faculty of industry experts and leaders on the projects, policies and practices that will define Canada’s nuclear future. Get critical information on issues including:

• Impact of the global nuclear revival on Canada
• Saskatchewan’s role in expanding Canada’s nuclear industry
• How nuclear process heat will alter the 21st century economy
• New nuclear technologies that are candidates for oil sands applications
• Meeting the construction, engineering and economic challenges of new nuclear builds
• Integrating new nuclear plants into the transmission grid
• Strategies for long-term nuclear waste management

This conference is a unique opportunity to gain information valuable to your business. Network and hear about:

• How to meet expectations for reliability, safety, affordability and sustainability
• Building a vision for B.C. transmission
• Engaging stakeholders and First Nations
• Smart grid development
• How international financial reporting (IFRS) will impact the power and utility industry in B.C.
• Renewing BC’s heritage assets
• Renewable portfolio standards: latest status of IPP projects and what the investors are looking for in renewable projects
• What capital pools are available?
• Incentives for green/sustainable projects
• Regional GHG reductions
• Customer expectations
• Energy choice – state of play, policies
• The municipality perspective
• Regional activities in Western power markets

Best Practices for Leveraging New Technologies to Increase Efficiency and Profitability in Construction

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is rapidly revolutionizing the construction industry and the bottom line of those who have adopted it. Stakeholders who understand the value of BIM, accept and leverage new technology, and adopt best practices will have an advantage over their less savvy competitors.

Gain a competitive edge by attending this event and learning from industry experts who will focus discussion on:

• How BIM value differs between industry participants
• Best practices for sharing and managing data
• Legal insights into contractual implications of BIM
• The use of BIM for Property and Facility Management
• Successful deployment of BIM on existing buildings
• BIM and the standard of care – dealing with liability in a shared environment
• How LEED and BIM can work together to simplify and maximize credit delivery
• What Canadian BIM requirements, guidelines and standards might look like when established

Spring is a time to start fresh.  For most people, this is easier said than done.  So this spring, take a cue from our design experts and home show spokesperson Ty Pennington as we ask:

The comprehensive medical update for family physicians, general practitioners and other primary-care professionals

Created by Drs. Colin Woolf and Yvonne de Buda in 1987, Saturday at The University is still growing steadily, providing excellent speakers who deliver practical, relevant, evidence based CME. We attract a multidisciplinary group of general practitioners, family physicians, general internists and nurse practitioners from all over Ontario, all learning together how to better provide exceptional care in practice.

• 9:00 a.m.    - Sports Medicine - Dr. Julia Alleyne
• 11:20 a.m.  - Treatment of Stroke - Dr. Denise Richardson
•                 - Botulism Toxin Treatment of Neurologic Disorders - Dr. Earl Consky
• 2:10 p.m.   - Emergencies in the Office - Dr. Brian Goldman

An effective leader has the ability to get a group of diverse and talented people working together towards a common goal. Sounds easy in principle, and yet this can be a large challenge for many leaders today.

We have found that great leaders, many of whom have strong personalities, find ways to affect others in a positive way and have a lasting and determining influence on people`s performances.

In order to succeed as a talented leader, you need everyone contributing and performing individual duties and responsibilities at a very high level of proficiency.

This one and half a day practical "hands on" Leadership Workshop provides tools and the "how-to`s" to confidently lead others more effectively. The program focuses on key areas of leadership success.

The participants learn to:

• Self-assessment
• Characteristics of today`s workforce
• Skills required to be an effective leader
• Motivational strategies to address the generational mix
• Effectively communicate and influence others
• Manage fluent change
• Achieve the essentials for continuous growth
• Build trusting and positive relationships with others
• Influence growth and change in the organization
• Improve decision-making abilities
• Learn ways to effectively see the "big picture"
• Create and sustain great positive team dynamics through effective coaching and development techniques

Experts from over 40 top global and national brands will teach you how they are:

• Establishing a marketing metrics baseline
• Correlating offline and online measurements
• Connecting customer satisfaction data with customer behavior data
• Comparing online to other channels of acquisition and distribution
• Changing a corporate culture to embrace marketing experimentation
• Increase measurable value from your website, campaigns and communications
• Demystify the website audit process
• Discover web analytics basics at the Web Analytics Association (WAA) Base Camp - Introduction to Web Analytics and Search Analytics for Search Marketers
• We’ve been influencing customers through social media, but are we measuring results? Do we know what those measures are? Take your understanding of social media metrics to the next level
• Learn how best use of data, technology and processes improves the online customer experience and builds loyalty.
• Learn how companies are increasing marketing performance offline by listening and learning from customers online
• Discover how to create an analytics-based marketing and business culture
• Learn how to build a case for online marketing analytics, secure a budget and resources
• See hands-on demonstrations of the latest tools in action
• See case studies presented by senior web and ecommerce managers, marketers and analysts

Welcome to the IT360° Conference & Expo, the only national event that brings the full spectrum of strategically linked technologies to one place Face -To-Face!  

ONE DAY ONLY!

Tap into the power of knowledge with 1000+ IT professionals, trend setting vendors, authors, analysts, media and visionaries that are setting a new bar in information technology. 

“WHY IT360°?” 

" A  Micro  IT  Ecosystem"     IT360° is where IT professionals and executives meet and share experiences and challenges and learn what is real and what is "FUD".   

• Understand the IT landscape  trends and technologies and what to expect around the corner.
• Make direct comparisons of products and services in security, data centers and infrastructure, cloud, unified communications, virtualization, telephony/VoIP
• Take back to your organization reliable information saving valuable evaluation time
• Be inspired by C-Level visionaries and thought leaders that attend.
• Learn how to leverage and integrate cost effective and enviro friendly operational efficiencies for a leaner organization.
• Network with experts who will share information you need to ensure your organization has continuous access to mission critical services.

Implement Best Legal and Compliance Practices to Minimize Allegations of Abuse and Protect Both Organizations and Children Alike

New claims of sexual assault and abuse against children are being brought against governments, religious institutions and schools alike for both current and historical claims. Institutional liability for foster care situations is a key concern and institutions are unsure of the extent of their liability for the acts of certain types of individuals. Class actions litigation for child abuse claims presents particular challenges with regard to certification and determining quantum of damages, and the ranges in damages awards for abuse claims generally are so wide that anticipating and advising on damages appears next to impossible. Meanwhile, the past year has seen significant case law developments in determining causation factors and assessment of the quantum of damages.

This year’s program provides defence and plaintiff’s counsel and institutions the opportunity to determine the impacts of recent case law, legislative and other trends on litigation strategies and internal risk exposures and processes. Our outstanding faculty will help you to:

• CONSIDER the impacts of the new civil litigation regime in Ontario for abuse cases
• IMPLEMENT state-of-the-art forensic and investigative techniques
• DEVELOP strategies to manage evidentiary challenges in historic abuse claims
• APPLY winning strategies in litigating class action sexual assault and abuse claims
• UNDERSTAND factors contributing to the ranges in damages awards
• EXAMINE recent case law and trends relevant to insurance coverage for institutional liability claims
• And much more!

Search Marketing Expo – SMX content is so compelling, you’ll want to implement what you’ve learned before leaving the conference. Dramatically increase the number of people who come to your site with ROI enhancing paid search advertising and search engine optimization techniques and best practices.

SMX dives deep on developments and solutions redefining search marketing…

• Google’s universal search, and blended search in general, continue to profoundly alter the SEO landscape, offering new opportunities for visibility. Yet, old-school SEO tactics virtually ignore universal and blended search.
• Real-time search is shaking up results pages in ways that marketers are still digesting, while personalized search means everyone sees something different in response to a query. How do marketers react?
• Meanwhile, new paid search advertising opportunities abound, from exotic AdWords formats to Facebook ads that allow you to connect with buyers “pre-search.” And looming over everything is the deal for Microsoft to power search for Yahoo.

Personalize your SMX West experience. Attend any of the more than 50 sessions that suit your needs and maximize your investment. There are sessions just for you whether you’re new to search or an experienced internet marketer, employed at a Fortune 500 company or run your own business or agency.

The Foot and Ankle Symposium is designed as a comprehensive review of the operative and non-operative management of foot and ankle pathologies. After attending the course the participant will have better medical insight into the care of both common and important foot and ankle problems.

The course is designed to help both the surgeon and allied health professional in the management and education of their patients. A national and international perspective is provided through inviting various guest speakers from other provinces within Canada and outside of the country.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Orthopaedic surgeons, podiatrists, chiropodists, rheumatologists, plastic surgeons, physical therapists, occupational therapists, orthopaedic, nurses, nurse practitioners (wound care), rehabilitation coordinators, residents, fellows, trainees and other health professionals working in the research and treatment of foot and ankle pathologies, will enhance their knowledge and skills by attending this symposium.

The AAN Annual Meeting provides tremendous value to all registered attendees, with free access to a variety of programs and events included in your registration fee.

Events of Interest to All Attendees

• Scientific Platform and Poster Sessions
  50 Scientific Platform Sessions and six poster sessions throughout the meeting


• Plenary Sessions


• Integrated Neuroscience Sessions


• Highlights in the Field
  Enjoy subspecialty highlights and networking with colleagues at meetings held throughout the meeting.


• Celebration for Research


• Exhibit Hall and Complementary Luncheons
  Opening Reception: Monday, April 12, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
  Hall Hours: Tuesday–Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Thursday, 11:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
  Complementary Luncheons: Tuesday–Thursday, 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Of Interest to Practicing Neurologists

• BRAINS Colloquium: Critical Thinking for Critical Issues
• Patient Safety Colloquium: Diagnostic Errors in Neurology
• Practice Colloquium: Dialogue with the Insurer Medical Directors: A Conversation You Don`t Have Every Day
• Education Colloquium: International Education
• Web Wonders: The Must-Have Technologies for Neurologists in 2010
• Best Care Expo: Guidelines, Government Relations and Getting Paid
• ABPN MOC Informational Session
• Ethics Colloquium
• Corporate Therapeutic Updates
• Controversial Issues in Practice Session: Health Care Reform

Of Interest to Neurology Advocates

• Best Care Expo: Guidelines, Government Relations and Getting Paid
• Palatucci Advocacy Action Planning Roundtable

Of Interest to Students, Residents, and Fellows

• Medical and graduate students and PhD candidates who present a student ID card or are AAN members receive free admission to the Annual Meeting.
• ABPN Resident Informational Session
• SIGN Meeting and Reception
• Residents and Fellows Career Forum and Reception
• Resident/Medical Student Rush Line
• Check in at the Reservation Booth each morning for tickets to available courses for that day. Two tickets will be held for each course, available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Of Interest to International Attendees

• International Attendee Summit
• Integrated Neuroscience Session: Global Neurology: Toxins and Infections
• Education Colloquium: International Education
• International Component Posters at the Residents and Fellows
• Career Forum and Reception
• Members of underserved countries are entitled to receive their general registration fee waived and qualify for free Rush Line programs.

The Evolving North American and World GHG Regimes

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain information valuable to your business on an element of strategic importance to North American economy. Learn about:

• Carbon developments: the new trade and economic considerations (North America and Internationally)
• U.S. House and Senate action
• U.S. litigation
• Status of the Canadian federal climate change policy
• North American regional update: RGGI, WCI, and the Midwest Governor’s Accord
• Energy and industrial markets and carbon considerations
• Using offsets to mitigate risk
• “Managing” risk through not-so-obvious partnerships
• Essential building blocks of a successful carbon management strategy
• Integrity: carbon credibility and verification
• The cost of climate change and integrating carbon into financial disclosure – how much, how little and why
• Protocol development and the Carbon Offset solutions
• Market mechanisms – still credible way of going forward?

Losses stemming from the complex derivatives investments linked to the subprime mortgages and other debt instruments have led to a number of major lawsuits involving billions of dollars and raising many important legal issues.

This event will provide crucial developments and case studies in derivatives litigation and a look at the future legal issues looming on the horizon.

In the 30+ years since FASD was first identified, children with FASD have become adults, and many are now in their 30s and even 40s. As time has passed, their changing and emerging needs have become obvious, but the areas of research, experience and front line practice have frequently functioned as separate and parallel systems, rather than intersecting ones. Focused and targeted approaches across multiple areas, services, and systems have recently begun to emerge to address the urgent need for an integrated approach to addressing FASD in adolescence and adulthood. This conference will bring together a diverse group of professionals and families to share research, experience and practice in order to sustain and enhance the lives of adolescents and adults with FASD, their families, service providers, and communities.

• Continue to expand our understanding of FASD as it presents in adolescence and adulthood and its potential implications and applications.
• Learn about current findings about adults and adolescents with FASD from scientific, clinical, and community researchers.
• Learn about innovative programs, projects, and practices that are making a difference.
• Hear from individuals most directly affected.
• Network, interact and engage in discussion with others in the field.

Join our seasoned faculty of legal and medical professionals at this two-day conference to obtain timely advice, tools and techniques that you can employ at once. Acquire the skills that will allow you to:

• MANAGE the impacts of the latest legal developments
• GEAR UP for reform: Bill 168
• EQUIP your team to adequately respond to mental health related work leaves and disability claims
• MEET your duty to accommodate obligations
• MEDIATE these disputes and achieve a desired outcome for all parties involved
• RESPOND to workplace risks before they create mental health issues
• And much more!

• Epidemiology
• Causation
• Primary & secondary prevention
• Treatments - Pharmacological and Psychological
• Brain imaging
• Genetics
• Affective disorders & disability
• Affective disorders & health economy
• Affective disorders & public health
• Affective disorders & somatic disorder

The Canadian Institute’s Transmission and Integrating New Power into the Grid offers a forum for experts to debate and discuss the path of new transmission and generation, and all the need-to-know information along the way. Highlights from this must-attend event include:

• A diverse expert panel to discuss solutions for renewable power producers
• Utility-scale energy storage technologies – What’s the installed cost? And efficiency?
• An analysis of the potential outcome of a strong carbon pricing regime
• How to overcome the regulatory hurdles and interconnection costs of interties
• A variety of provincial, national and international case studies
• Techniques in differentiating your company through community investment strategy

Learn about the key legal issues in Administrative Law!

Administrative law is one of the most challenging and complex areas of law to master. For instance, the “duty of fairness” can comprise one set of procedural safeguards in one situation and a completely different set in another. The rules of evidence for administrative hearings are completely different from those that govern trials in a court.
And that’s just the beginning!

This comprehensive course, staffed by leading experts, will provide you with in-depth, nuts-and-bolts coverage of the fundamentals of administrative law and practice in Canada, including:

• Sources of procedural fairness
• Overview of the rules of natural justice and procedural fairness
• Availability of Charter remedies at the tribunal level
• Evidentiary issues in administrative proceedings
• Judicial review of professional discipline decisions
• Making tribunal decisions and writing effective reasons
• Improving practice before administrative tribunals

The Canadian Institute’s Building Aboriginal Business Relationships addresses the key challenges for building partnerships including cultural awareness, capacity building and finding equity. The conference also explores best practices to achieve successful partnerships and how to effectively partner with foreign investors to help finance the project.

Timely topics include:

• Determining options for accessing capital
• Realizing the strategic advantages of partnering with Aboriginal businesses
• Approaches and resources for capacity building and training for Aboriginal businesses
• Exploring the impact of changes to the Mining Act on doing business with Aboriginal communities
• Identifying the characteristics of successful partnerships; learn what has worked for others

The Canadian Institute’s Biofuels Symposium is a must-attend event for all those who are looking to advance their biofuel operations. Don’t miss this opportunity to:

• Understand the impact of the Renewable Fuel Standard on the biofuel industry
• Analyze next generation technologies such as thermochemical conversion and pyrolisis and how to choose the best one
• Analyze the impact of Copenhagen – COP 15 on the Canadian biofuel industry
• Take advantage of federal and provincial funding programs for biofuel producers
• Hear about the role of Canada’s forestry industry in biofuel production
• Realize the commercial benefits of feedstocks such as miscanthus, wood, canola and algae
• Learn about the impacts of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Sustainable Cropping System Platforms for Biodiesel Feedstock Quantity and Quality network (SBQQ) on industry

A unique multi-specialty show in Canada with food retail and food service know-how

• Innovative public relations towards top industry buyers
• Groundbreaking communication strategies in trade and specialized media
• Conference program and special events revealing the latest industry trends, such as La Cuisine du SIAL
• A new and unique sector-based layout to give you maximum exposure!

YOUR 2010 SALES GROWTH STARTS AT SET CANADA!

• Meet with your clients and your future clients face-to-face
• Showcase your new products and services
• Develop your Canadian market share
• Benefit from the synergy with SIAL Canada, the international food trade show

Acquire or polish the leadership competencies that are essential in today`s health care system!

Conference Highlights

• Keynote address by Dr. Graham Sher, CEO, Canadian Blood Services
• "Smart failures, stupid successes" - Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, University of Toronto
• 2 full days of interactive workshops. Topics include informed decision-making, conflict management, Web 2.0 and authentic leadership
• Opportunities to network with peers and colleagues
• Panel session with hospital CEOs Dr. Robert Bell, Dr. Robert Howard and Dr. Barry McLellan

plus...

Two 1-day preconference PMI workshops (22 April 2010)

• Dialogue - the language of complex systems
• Leadership in ethics and professionalism: Helping others do the right thing

Each year the American Society for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) presents a spring and fall meeting, one devoted to regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine and the other devoted to chronic pain medicine.  Each meeting is generally approved for approximately 30 CME credits.

The Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops is presented in the spring in mid to late April.  Each program features refresher courses, general sessions, parallel sessions, workshops, intensive comprehensive workshops, ultrasound workshops, problem-based learning discussions, poster presentations and a comprehensive technical exhibition.  The Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting also features the highly-popular “ASA Update” presented by the ASA President-Elect as well as updates from our colleagues at the European Society of Regional Anesthesia (ERSA) and the Latin-American Society of Regional Anesthesia (LASRA).  The regional anesthesia meeting also includes the presentation of the Society’s Distinguished Service Award and the Gaston Labat Lecture by a pioneer in regional anesthesia.

This intensive two-day conference on Managing Risks in Carriage of Goods Contracts has been specifically designed to provide you with winning tools and strategies to bullet proof your agreements. Attend this unique and timely event to learn how to minimize legal and transactional risks that can occur in even the most efficient cargo operations. Strengthen your drafting skills and discover how to overcome risks that can arise from negotiating clauses in agreements to pitfalls in obtaining effective insurance coverage to issuing liens.

Incomplete knowledge can lead to costly expenditures, delays, monetary losses and diminished credibility affecting your cargo operations and profitability. Protect yourself and your operations with the skills and knowledge gained at this event. Meet with leading legal and industry professionals and receive essential information and critical updates on hot topics of importance, including:

• Protecting your interests from liability loopholes in legislation and insurance policies
• Maximizing your protection when involved in dangerous goods transportation operations
• Top tips for ensuring compliance with various regulatory requirements
• Overcoming cabotage challenges by drafting effective key clauses
• Avoiding common pitfalls from unclear or incomplete Services and Chartering Agreements

A Scientific Program with Choice and Excellence!

• Choose from more than 260 CME courses in internal medicine and the subspecialties presented
  by faculty unsurpassed in their field.
• Learn `hands-on` at the Herbert S. Waxman Clinical Skills Center. Update your skills and learn
  important new techniques in physical examination, communication skills, office-based
  procedures, and more.
• Join your colleagues and get involved in the College! Take advantage of the broad array of
  networking and social opportunities for physicians at all career stages. Meet fellow internists from
  around the world and around the corner at special receptions and College events held throughout
  the meeting.

Conference highlights include:

• Medical and legal expert panel on addiction as a disability and non-visible disabilities
• How does medical assessment of disability claims work?
• Disease as an “accident” and review of Gibbens v. Co-Operators Life Insurance Co.
• Potential jurisdiction of BC Supreme Court to hear disability claims cases
• Examining the impact of the new rules of civil procedure on disability claims litigation

Key Trends, Drivers, and Challenges

Enhance your decision making capability by receiving critical information on:

• Natural gas trends and forecasts – an economic outlook
• Unearthing Canadian conventional and unconventional potential
• Analysing competitiveness of US shale and unconventional gas
• Recent and upcoming changes to gas trade regulation
• Challenges and opportunities in natural gas delivery
• Latest update on pipeline developments across Canada

Raising the Bar for Excellence in Canadian Healthcare

Benefit from their insights into the latest developments on:

• System Redesign for Renewal in Healthcare
• Catastrophic Drug Coverage Review
• American Healthcare Reform – Implications for Canada
• Role of Quality Management Systems in Healthcare
• Breakthroughs in Brain Science and Impact on Health Policy
• Lessons from the Latest Review on Aging and Health
• Building a Service Culture in Healthcare
• Understanding the Drivers for High Performance Care Delivery
• Growing the Leadership Pool to Drive Healthcare Transformation
• Leading Edge Research and Innovation Trends

• Effective governance and accountability to ensure good housing programs
• Economic development and governance – working with Aboriginal client-partners to achieve sustainable housing
• Housing standards on reserve: do we need a “Mike Holmes” to get better housing?
• Ensuring that housing remains an asset – how to extend the life of existing housing units
• An integrated strategy for evaluating building condition, energy efficiency and hazardous materials in First Nations Housing
• Safer homes – mitigating the risk of fire in the community
• Water treatment: the little things that make a big difference in getting it right
• Relieving the energy burden in existing housing
• Building long term – institutional capacity for housing among First Nations
• Modern solutions to housing efficiencies and environment
• Housing delivery off reserve – collaboration in urban communities
• Why stable and predictable legal property regimes are critical for lenders and investors
• Housing Authorities – how do we make them work for First Nations
• Information technology and information management supporting aboriginal housing

The oil industry has entered an unprecedented era of change in terms of regulatory environment, rising capital costs and intensive public scrutiny. Now more than ever the economics of oil production are tied to improved environmental performance. To stay truly competitive and compliant
operators and producers need to know what is on the leading edge of technological innovation.

The Canadian Institute’s Oil Tech is your opportunity to explore new and emerging technologies that have both cost and environmental upside
for your operations. Hear from an outstanding faculty of leading experts gathered to discuss:

• Novel techniques and technologies with both cost and environmental benefits
• Management strategies for water, energy, GHG and CO2 in your oil operations
• Emerging technologies for recovery of heavy oil and bitumen
• Improved efficiencies in oil sands, heavy oil and EOR production
• Advances in field upgrading technology and the cost benefits for producers
• Cost implications of environmentally driven regulations

The oil industry is uniquely positioned to be at the leading edge of technology that will improve and advance environmental performance. Join progressive and pro-active companies and thought leaders delivering solutions for better production performance, broader stakeholder and public support, and operational and process improvements with positive bottom line impacts.

Alberta is fundamentally shifting the way in which environmental impacts on land, water and air are being managed, using cumulative effects management to achieve environmental objectives. Regional plans are currently being developed under the Land Use Framework, as are regulations under the Land Stewardship Act. Other significant regulatory developments are having immediate impacts on a variety of industries within Alberta – from oil and gas to food processing operations. Meanwhile, recent cases and decisions attest to the public’s increasing influence in the outcome of project approvals having environmental consequences, and sensitivities around Aboriginal consultation processes are becoming acute.

Don’t miss this key opportunity to learn the latest environmental legal and regulatory developments in Alberta and learn how to optimize operational and regulatory compliance. Our outstanding faculty of leading federal and provincial governmental representatives, lawyers, aboriginal representatives and industry experts will help you:

• OBTAIN practical examples of the impacts on industry of the cumulative effects management approach
• DETERMINE how a water allocation market will affect current water licences
• MANAGE residual liability uncertainty resulting from the new remediation certificates
• OVERCOME implementation challenges relating to Tailings Directive 74
• GAIN INSIGHT into new directions in environmental enforcement and creative sentencing
• INTEGRATE new requirements relating to public and aboriginal environmental consultation
• And much more!

7-Night Northbound Alaska Cruise Conference

The course will examine various factors related to the use and abuse of drugs. One of the main themes will relate to why some people lose their ability to socially and physiologically regulate their drugs intake. The course material will focus on the concepts prevailing in the field as well as theoretical notions underlying these concepts. This course can be broken down into three complimentary sections. The first covers drugs in society and in our lives, such as history, definition and effects. The second section reviews the legally restricted drugs in our society. The third major section covers the legal drugs in our society. Particular focus will be on individual, group and family treatment. A brief outline of the topics to be covered is provided below.

The class presentations will deal with similar material, however, a certain amount of material not provided in the readings will be covered in class and some material from the readings will not be discussed in the presentation.

Preliminary Topics for Activity - DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR TODAY
- DRUG-TAKING BEHAVIOR: PERSONAL & SOCIAL
- HOW DRUGS WORK IN THE BODY AND IN THE MIND
- MAJOR STIMULANTS: COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINES
- NARCOTICS: OPIUM, HEROIN, & SYNTHETIC OPIATES
- LSD & OTHER HALLUCINOGENS -
- MARIJUANA
- Family Intervention
- ALCOHOL: SOCIAL BEVERAGE/SOCIAL DRUG
- CHRONIC ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
- Motivational Interviewing

LEADING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SECURITIES DEALERS, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND MONEY SERVICES BUSINESSES RELY ON THIS CONFERENCE YEAR AFTER YEAR

Combating money laundering and terrorist financing is not only a regulatory responsibility. Increasingly, it is part and parcel of protecting your organization from fraud as well as reputational risk. Yet the costs can be high, particularly in the current economic climate.

The Canadian Institute’s Forum on Anti-Money Laundering has a strong record of delivering the practical, unbiased information you need in this challenging area. This year’s program includes:

• Keynote Speaker: Jeanne M. Flemming, Director, FINTRAC
• An update on the administrative monetary penalties that have been available to regulators since late December 2008
• A Q&A session following the regulators’ panel
• Valuable information about U.S. and global trends that may have an impact in Canada
• Case studies in law enforcement
• Tips on managing the difficult operational realities of risk-based assessment
• A new session on compliance for insurers and investment companies
• Practical advice on meeting your training obligations

Optimizing Patient Participation in a Global Market

Attracting and retaining patients is critical to the success of clinical trials and has become even more challenging in today’s global market.
This 9th Edition of Insight Information’s popular CLINICAL TRIALS IN CANADA Series will provide you with practical solutions to help you optimize patient participation in your trial. Issues to be addressed include:

• An international perspective on meeting participant protection challenge
• Overcoming barriers to patient recruitment and physician participation
• The potential of web-enabled technologies, including social media, to increase collaboration between investigative sites and patients
• Pharmacokinetics and first-in-man studies: safety in healthy subjects
• Patient retention in long-term trial from the patient, investigator and sponsor perspective
• Patient recruitment and ethics: what every physician should know
• How clinical trials impact a physician’s clinical practice and their patients
• The role of research ethics boards on patient safety – do they make a difference?
• Managing patient privacy: legal and technical challenges
• How to succeed with a recruitment campaign and overcome negative public perception
• What you need to know about informed consent

Exploring the Plays and Opportunities

This Conference is a unique opportunity to gain information valuable to your business on elements of strategic importance to Saskatchewan’s Oil and Gas development. Network and hear about:

• Saskatchewan oil and gas – market impacts and glut risks
• Evolution of oil and gas reserves evaluations in Saskatchewan
• Bakken development, light crude opportunities, and the future of Saskatchewan’s oil sands
• Environmental challenges of Saskatchewan’s oil and gas development
• The economic and financing environment for oil and gas projects
• Connecting Saskatchewan energy supplies to markets
• Duty to consult First Nations and potential impacts on regulatory time frames – practical matters
• Practical considerations for resource development in Saskatchewan
• New trends in land acquisition, compensation and land access agreements
• Economical, practical and reliable solutions for reducing GHG emissions
• Carbon trading in Western Canada

Media relations is an on-going concern for most organizations, but significant changes in the Canadian and international media environment are impacting the way communications professionals interact with the media. Perennial challenges such as getting your story out and building relationships with journalists are now combined with a decline in traditional media and a rise in new/social media channels.

The Canadian Institute’s conference on Advertising and Marketing Law and Compliance for Financial Institutions is your opportunity to learn the latest legal developments and navigate the complexity of advertising and marketing regulations. An outstanding speaker faculty of lawyers and in-house counsel will delve into core issues, including:

• Top tips for complying with legislation and regulations in advertising and marketing financial products
• Best practices for avoiding false or misleading advertising
• Understanding the differences with Quebec regulations
• Overcoming the legal challenges of utilizing social media in advertising campaigns

The conference Goals are:

To provide participants with improved knowledge and confidence to manage practical problems in diabetes management in the office setting

To provide participants with evidence-based, clinical updates in common endocrine conditions seen by primary care physicians including diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, dyslipidemia, PCOS

To introduce participants to the roles and responsibilities of allied health professionals who could be utilized by the primary care physician to assist in the management of diabetes

• Addressing Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the Developing World
• Biologic Mechanisms, Physiologic Effects and Clinical Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia
• Collaborative Models of Care: Integrated Behavioral and Mental Health Services and Resident Training in Primary Care
• Health Care Reform: What Went Right and What Went Wrong
• Health Information Technology: Talk of the Town and Untapped Potential for Pediatrics
• Optimizing the Outcome of ELBW Preterm Infants: How Can We Reduce the Risk of Neurodevelopmental Impairment?

The Canadian Institute’s Feed-in Tariffs for Developers conference will offer a comprehensive look at the successes and challenges to date surrounding Ontario’s innovative feed-in tariff program. It will provide cutting-edge solutions to overcome project implementation challenges and ensure the success of your renewable energy project.

Whether you are involved with wind, solar, hydro or biofuel projects this is your opportunity to become informed and get ahead.

Learn from our roster of leading industry experts as they address critical issues including:

• Lessons learned from developing a feed-in tariff program
• Attainability of current and future domestic content requirements
• Practical solutions to secure financing for renewable projects
• Exploring effective Aboriginal partnerships to ensure the success of renewable projects
• Current and future changes to Ontario’s transmission system

SCRUTINY OF POLICE FORCES HAS NEVER BEEN MORE INTENSE

These are very turbulent times for police forces, police associations and their advisors. Governing legislation is being amended in several provinces, and police discipline at the RCMP is under scrutiny. The Supreme Court of Canada has mandated disclosure of police disciplinary records to accused persons. The Braidwood Inquiry continues to make front-page news as it investigates the use of tasers at Vancouver Airport and elsewhere. And police forces are increasingly the target of civil litigation both by members of the public and their own employees, even where officers are represented by an association.

The Canadian Institute’s all-new conference on The Law of Policing is designed to give you two days of up-to-date substantive law as well as practical advice on implementing it in your organization. To name just a few sessions:

• Gerry McNeilly, Ontario’s new Independent Police Review Director, will report on his office’s first six months of operation
• Ontario SIU director Ian Scott and lawyer Joseph Markson will face off on hot topics at the SIU, including counsel involvement in the preparation of police notes
• You’ll enjoy stimulating panels on implementing the controversial McNeil case, adjudication, internal investigations, use of force and other pressing topics
• Brian Gover will bring you up to date on important recent cases and issues

And much more!

Network with the best in the industry and hear about:

• Green Energy Act projects: are the solutions falling into place?
• Progress of FIT and micro FIT programs
• Transmission expansion and smart grid implementation
• GEA and the future of LDC’s
• Nuclear in the post GEA era
• Alternative sources of energy
• What is happening to energy prices
• Strategic opportunity for customer engagement through smart rates and smart bills
• Market conditions for renewable energy projects – myths, pitfalls, successes
• Challenges of financing energy projects on reserves
• Climate change, clean energy and trade – the impact of the Copenhagen developments
• Implications for cross border trade in energy in North America
• Newest energy technologies and commercialization and regulatory challenges

This year’s distinguished faculty of legal and industry experts from Canada and the U.S. will provide you with current, in-depth information on the latest legal developments and regulatory changes in pharmaceutical and biotechnology patents.

Session highlights include:

• Case law on selection patents sound prediction: what is required?
• File histories: alive and well in PM(NOC) litigation?
• Canada’s pharmaceutical price review regime and trends
• Settling pharma patent cases: when to, how to and obstacles to
• Improving access to medicines with a pharmaceutical patent pool: legal/business and antitrust considerations
• South of the border: the year in review
• Strategies in pharma patent litigation
• Ground breaking decisions: how the landscape has changed for 2010
• Canadian duty of good faith vs. the U.S.: where the law is headed

Inspired by an irrepressible drive to bridge the gap between younger and older generations of Polonia, Quo Vadis aims to establish a network of students, graduates and young professionals to meet the hard-hitting challenges of tomorrow and become the next leaders of Canada and the United States.

The conference focuses on bringing together a target group of entrepreneurs, top managers, politicians, academics, decision-makers from civil society, and students while providing an inspirational setting for open, interdisciplinary discussions across generational boundaries.

Under the key concepts of Heritage, Leadership, and Unity the conference aims to familiarize a younger generation about Polish heritage, to inspire them about Polish contributions to their nation, and to encourage them to continue on their journey of successful leadership while preserving Polish heritage.

Advanced Asset Based Lending and Other Alternative Debt Financing

Given difficult credit conditions, more and more businesses are looking beyond conventional methods of raising capital to "alternative methods of funding". Asset Based Lending is increasingly being embraced by the centre ground of the Corporate Finance World.

This one day conference focuses on advanced, cutting-edge issues in ABL in North America and brings together some of the major players and leading authorities in the Canadian and U.S. ABL markets.

Mark your calendar! Whether you`re a lender, borrower or service provider Insight Information`s Asset-Based Lending conference will be an excellent opportunity to hear from the experts, participate in thought provoking sessions and network with your peers!

• Indian Status – Legal implications of amendments to the Status Provisions
• Mining revenue sharing agreement – latest developments
• Treaty Rights – Implications for modern land claim settlements and treaty process in BC, as well as historic Treaties
• Energy Consultation – BC energy projects in the shadow of the Carrier Sekani Case
• Administrative Tribunals – the law of judicial review as it relates to First Nations
• How First Nations can build source revenue through a property tax regime
• Specific Claims – Recent changes to policy and the introduction of the Specific Claims Tribunal Act
• Aboriginal consultation and accommodation in a multi-project setting: The Horn River Basin Case Study
• Current issues respecting Métis rights
• Climate change and First Nations carbon credit projects
• International human rights – UN protection of indigenous peoples’
• The property rights framework on reserve: land surveys, registration of rights and interests in land, land management
• The appeal of the limited partnership “Flow Through Vehicle” in First Nation Venture Structuring

Protecting and Promoting Your Company in a Digital WorldNo business can afford to be unaware of the increased and evolving legal risks that a Company is exposed to in the Social Media space.

Human Resources, Marketing, PR, Legal and Social Media experts with first-hand experience will share best practices for implementing social media strategies and discuss solutions to the challenges they have faced.

Leave this conference with useful knowledge on how to:

• Build your brand and launch a product using social media
• Measure the return on your investment in social media resources
• Manage a PR crisis when the message is misinformed
• Bring a social media team together to navigate new waters
• Apply the Supreme Court of Canada’s new rules on cyber libel
• Develop a corporate policy for social media
• Handle critical Employer issues: privacy, monitoring, disability claims, investigations
• Establish guidelines for monitoring, mitigation and enforcement options

The SOS Approach to Feeding is a transdisciplinary program for assessing and treating children with feeding and weight or growth difficulties. It has been developed over the course of 20 years through the clinical work of Dr. Kay A. Toomey in collaboration with colleagues from several different disciplines including: pediatricians, occupational therapists, dieticians, and speech language pathologists. This program integrates motor, sensory, oral, behaviour / learning, medical and nutritional factors and approaches in order to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth problems. It is based on, and grounded philosophically, on the normal developmental steps, stages, and feeding skills found in typically developing children. The treatment component of the program utilizes the typical developmental feeding steps to create a systematic desensitization hierarchy of skills and behaviours necessary for children to progress in eating various textures, and with growing at an appropriate rate. The assessment component of the program makes sure that all physical reasons for atypical feeding development are examined and treated medically. In addition, the SOS Approach to Feeding identifies any nutritional deficits and creates appropriate recommendations for each individual child’s growth parameters and needs.

Target Audience

Radiologists interested in body imaging along with oncologists, referring physicians, residnents/fellows and techs involved in body imaging diagnoses and applications.

Across the country, participants rate this conference with top marks. Attend this edition and

• Receive valuable take-aways: precedents, checklists, model agreements, and the latest analysis on key legal and business developments
• Hear about tested strategies for achieving the client’s objectives
• Get up-to-date analysis on key recent court decisions and legislative changes
• Learn how to translate the deal to “paper” so as to anticipate issues and avoid problems
• Understand how to strategically use pre-transaction and early stage agreements to move the deal forward
• Avoid choosing the wrong structural vehicle for the deal – learn about effective use of partnerships, joint ventures and alliances, corporate and share structures
• Understand how to reduce transaction risk – ensure strategies to protect client IP, competitive information, talent and know-how
• Deepen your knowledge of the financial processes and credit options that underpin major business deals
• Understand the main issues on key transactions including M&A, Sourcing, Financing, Leasing, Lending, Licensing, Construction and more
• Ensure that you understand and can advise on tax aspects of the deal

This intensive two-day course will provide you with a thorough understanding of securities regulation across Canada, and how to deal with the provincial regulatory authorities.
Latest updates on:

• Corporate governance rules
• National “streamlining” initiatives
• Canadian policy reformulation and rule-making initiatives
• Enforcement rules
• Take-over bid developments

At The Canadian Institute’s Gasification conference discover how technology advancements can mean lower costs, less emissions and higher value output. Today gasification is a real option for clean energy and energy security. Examine and discuss how to make gasification work in a North American climate.

Conference highlights include:

• Examining current gasification R & D trends and federal incentives for industry
• Exploring the results from Capital Power’s FEED Study of an IGCC facility for its Genesee site
• How the latest GHG policies impact industry
• How to source and secure financing in a challenging environment
• Hear from leading gasification technology and project developers including – GE Energy, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi, Nexterra, and PWR

The Canadian Institute’s Northern Reclamation & Remediation Conference brings together leading experts from natural resource companies, environmental and engineering consultancies, and government to discuss the following topics and more:

• Closure and reclamation guidelines for the Mackenzie Valley
• Getting reclamation security refunded
• Designing and constructing soil covers for northern regions
• Managing mine waste in the North
• Understanding acid rock drainage and metal leaching in the North
• Using bio-assays in remediation planning and monitoring of contaminated sites in the Mackenzie Delta
• Plus, six reclamation and remediation case studies!

The Latin American Mining Taxation conference is organized by Insight Information as an event that will address principal tax considerations that must be taken into account when structuring and operating mining projects in Latin American countries. By attending this event, you will gain a clear understanding of the relevant tax systems and their practical applications to help decide on whether to pursue investment opportunities or on how to structure current operations and maintain profitability within these markets.

The investment roundtables and reception will bring together business leaders and industry experts to network, interact and gain insight into the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Latin America.

Preliminary topics include:

• Exploration and development in Latin America – tax planning considerations
• Structuring and financing foreign resource ventures
• Transfer pricing regulation and implications for the mining industry
• Tax consideration in acquisitions, divestures, reorganizations and joint ventures
• Evaluating the tax audit environment
• Mining investment opportunities in Latin America
• A Canadian perspective on the challenges and opportunities of mining in Latin America

The IPCRG (International Primary Care Respiratory Group) provides a forum for its constituent national groups so that it may represent international primary care perspectives in respiratory medicine and raise standards of care in individual countries and globally, through collaborative research, innovation and dissemination of best practice and education.

Topics cover the spectrum of respiratory illnesses and managements and will be presented in large group formats, small interactive workshops and scientific oral and poster sessions. There will be a focus on Managing Respiratory Diseases in the Developing World as well as treating our refugee populations in large urban centres. A Patient Forum will be an important feature of the conference.

Topics:

This year`s conference is set in Toronto, one of Canada`s most popular tourist destinations. The Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel features unparalleled luxury accommodations within easy walking distance to the CN Tower, the Rogers Centre, live theatre and world famous shopping at the Eaton Centre. Join us from June 3^rd to the 5^th for the largest annual education and networking meeting of sonographers in Canada.

In keeping with the theme, An Extended Filed of View, this year`s education schedule offers concurrent sessions for Generalist, Vascular and Cardiac disciplines. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain 19.25 CME credits for full conference attendance. 10.25 credits are Vascular specific and 10 credits are Cardiac specific.

The 28^th Annual Conference will provide an extensive variety of exciting topics such as Ultrasound - Afghanistan Style, Utilizing 4D Echocardiography to Positively Impact Clinical confidence, Obstetrical Emergencies in the Ultrasound Unit: What a Sonographer needs to Know, Innovations in Breast Reconstruction, Doppler Waveforms: Searching for consistency and much more. Experience first hand the diversity of all disciplines.

During our Social Night, enjoy an evening admiring Toronto`s breathtaking skyline and World Class harbour…Sail with the Jubilee Queen Cruise Ship, while dining and dancing the night away.

On Saturday, CSDMS will host a Luncheon and Award Ceremony where you can enjoy a fabulous meal and join us in recognizing leaders in Canadian Sonography. The Keynote Speaker, Nancy Toth, will wrap things up in high spirits as she delivers her talk "Radiating Humour".

The Economic Backdrop for ABS

Now in its 13th year, Insight Information is pleased to announce ABS 2010, the only Canadian Structured Finance Forum. This premier event has been developed with extensive input from recognized experts in the industry and will address the key issues you need to understand.

Due to the challenges the industry continues to face, this year’s conference will carry an even greater importance and significance than in previous years. ABS 2010 will provide critical and advanced dialogue on a wide range of topics that will influence the shape of the securitization markets in the years to come:

• Overview of the IFRS accounting model for securitization
• State of the Canadian and International securitization market and where do we go from here
• What has been the appetite for bank sponsored ABCP?
• Basel II and the effect on securitization going forward
• Credit cards and personal lines of credit: will U.S. based issuers retrench and will local issuers fill the void?
• Developments in the Canadian real estate market
• How has the $12B Canadian Secured Credit Facility affected the Canadian securitization market?
• Importance of private placements as a funding channel during the recession

More than ever we expect the networking opportunities at ABS 2010 to be unparalleled and extraordinarily efficient for attendees, who will come together and share their views on the likely direction of Canadian securitization.

• Advances in the Neurobiology of Disease
• Epilepsy Review Course for Neuroscience Residents

• Neurosurgery Resident Review Course: Neurovascular Disease

• ALS

• Child Neurology

• SIGS (Movement Disorders

• Neuromuscular Diseases

• Neuro-oncology

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Neuro-ophthalmology

• Interventional Neuroradiology

• What’s New in Neurosurgery

• Neurocritical Care

• Neuromuscular Diseases

• EEG

• Global Supply & Demand, Markets and Economics
• Environmental Management, Health, Safety and Security
• Oil Sands
• Major Oil & Gas Projects
• CO2 Enhanced Recovery
• Improved Recovery
• Operations and Cost Reduction Measures
• Exploiting Unconventional Resources through Emerging Technologies
• Other topics: Economic Evaluation, Financing, Regulatory Requirements, HR Management, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, etc.

Integrating Services with Information Technology

The technological integration of the large variety of health service providers within each LHIN has been a daunting task. However, this past year considerable progress has been made toward achieving the goal of seamless connectivity.

Attend this event and learn:

• Where the e-Health agenda is headed
• What early successes and challenges are being experienced in establishing the diabetes registry
• How IT expenditures can be evaluated to determine their R.O.I.
• What steps to take to ensure that the privacy of patient information will be protected along the continuum of care
• If techniques perfected by the banking system in providing online security can work for the health system
• What the new accountability agreements between the LHINs and LTC facilities will mean for IT and data reporting
• The latest developments in the ongoing push to get physicians online and integrated
• What has been achieved so far with the ALC Resource Matching and Referral Project
• How community service providers are approaching connectivity and the roles played by different organizations

As a past delegate to Insight Information`s Emergency Care series, we wanted to let you know that the 2010 event is now under development.

This year`s conference will explore ongoing initiatives to reduce wait times and improve the performance and efficiency of hospital emergency rooms, including the ER P4R approach and process improvement programs.

A distinguished faculty of emergency care professionals will facilitate interactive discussions on common challenges and offer practical solutions to real-world issues facing Emergency Care departments.

We look forward to seeing you again in June!

7-Night Alaska Glacier Discovery from Vancouver, BC on MEDICAL ETHICS AND LEGAL MEDICINE

 Seminar Outline : AMERICAN LAW & JUDICIAL PROCESS

MEDICAL ETHICS & BIOETHICS
1. Bioethics, Professionalism, and Communication
2. Fetal Interests, Abortion and Stem Cell Research
3. End of Life Decisions, Aid in Dying & Assisted Suicide

REGULATION OF MEDICAL PRACTICE
1. HIPAA, EMTALA, and Other Federal Mandates
2. Licensing, Credentialing, Privileging and Impairment Issues
3. Fraud and Abuse AND Criminal Negligence

LAW OF HOSPITALS, NURSES AND MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
1. Hospital and Nursing Liability
2. Liability of MCOs

MEDICAL LIABILITY & MALPRACTICE MOCK TRIAL
1. Medical Negligence: Causes, Prevention and Defenses
2. Medical Records and Spoliation of Evidence
3. Capacity, Competency, Informed Consent and Informed Refusal
4. Expert Medical Testimony
5. MOCK TRIAL: Liability in Selected Specialties

14 CLE Credits have been applied for with the Florida Bar

7-Nights Alaska Cruise from Vancouver, BC

The purpose of this CME/CDE activity is to review the diagnosis and management of common oral conditions.

Preliminary Topics for Discussion:

• Oral Morphology, and Examination of the Oral Cavity
• Acute Oral Ulcers
• Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (Canker Sores)
• Aphthosis, Behcet`s Disease and PseudoBehcet`s Disease
• Ten Tongue Troubles and the Burning Mouth Syndrome
• Gingivitis and Cheilitis
• Stomatitis Medicamentosa and Contact Stomatitis (allergy)
• Oral Pigmentation and Mucosal Melanoma
• Oral Lichen Planus, Leukoplakia and Oral Cancer
• Mucosal Manifestations of Oral Immunobullous Diseases
• Skin Disorders of the Head and Neck
• Dramatic Oral Diseases
• Wrinkles, Spots and Aging of Hair, Skin and Nails.

Continuing Dental Education Credits will be available. Accreditation is not yet finalized.

The conference is intended to showcase recent scientific results in neutron science in a wide range of fields, including soft and hard condensed matter, liquids, biology, magnetism, engineering materials, chemical spectroscopy, crystal structure, fundamental physics, and developments in neutron instrumentation. This will be accomplished through a combination of invited and contributed talks, along with poster and tutorial sessions .

Target Audience

Intended for radiologists, MRI technologists and residents/fellows learning musculoskeletal radiology. In addition, the program will be valuable for referring clinicians and orthopaedic surgeons.

• HRCT and Diffuse Lung Disease
• Lung Cancer and Lung Cancer Screening
• PET/CT for Lung Cancer
• The Pulmonary Nodule and the Focal Ground-Glass Lesion
• Pleural Disease
• Airways Disease
• Pulmonary Infections
• Thoracic Intervention
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Aortic Disease
• Coronary and Non-coronary applications of Cardiac CT
• Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathies
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Imaging of Cardiac Devices
• Common Complications Post Cardiac Surgery

ANTEM/AMEREM 2010 will bring together the two North American Electromagnetic Conferences, ANTEM and AMEREM. As per tradition the ANTEM conference will cover a broad range of topics in electromagnetics, antennas and related topics.  AMEREM will continue their tradition of addressing research on “High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM)”, “Ultra-Wideband Short Pulse Electromagnetics (UWB SP)”, and “Unexploded Ordnance Detection and Range Remediation (UXO)”.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to this joint conference, which will be held July 5 - 9, 2010, in Ottawa, ON, Canada. The selected dates are one week prior to the annual APS/URSI Conference, which will be held in Toronto, ON, Canada, July 10 - 17, 2010.  Toronto is just 500 km south of Ottawa and can be easily accessed by plane, train, bus or automobile.  The two conferences being held back to back will provide participants the opportunity to attend both conferences.

The conference will be held at the historic Fairmont Château Laurier, in the heart of Canada’s capital city Ottawa, which offers visitors a wide range of cultural and historic sites.  The landmark hotel is a magnificent limestone edifice with turrets and masonry reminiscent of a French Château. It is located along the Ottawa River, between Québec and Ontario, two of Canada’s renowned historical and cultural provinces, and is situated next to Canada’s parliament buildings. It is within walking distance of the Byward market, one of Canada’s oldest and largest public markets, which offers a wide variety of restaurants and shops.

The 2010 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics will be held on July 6-9, 2010 in Montreal, Canada. The purpose of the IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), following the footsteps of the previous eight editions, is to promote activities in various areas of mechatronics by providing a forum for exchange of ideas, presentation of technical achievements, and discussion of future directions. The AIM brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the-art, new research results, perspectives of future developments, and innovative applications relevant to mechatronics, robotics, control, automation, and related areas. The conference is also a flagship conference of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. Selected papers with the highest quality will be considered for publication in a Focused Issue in the Transactions. For the most up to date information and a complete list of committee members, please continue to visit the conference website shown below.

Actuators, Automotive Systems, Bioengineering, Data Storage Systems, Electronic Packaging, Fault Diagnosis, Human-Machine Interfaces, Industry Applications, Information Technology, Intelligent Systems, Machine Vision, Manufacturing, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Micro/Nano Technology, Modeling and Design, Motion Vibration and Noise Control, Neural and Fuzzy Control, Opto-Electronic Systems, Planning and Navigation, Prototyping, Real-Time and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation, Robotics, Sensors, System Integration, Transportation Systems, and other applications including new frontier fields of Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics.

The 2010 APS/URSI Symposium is the premier international forum for the exchange of information on state-of-the-art research in antennas, electromagnetic- wave propagation, radio science, and electromagnetic engineering. This event will be held on July 11-17, 2010 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The symposium and meeting are co-sponsored by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) and CNC/USNC/URSI. The symposium generally attracts over 1,500 attendees from around the world.

The Congress will provide the opportunity for a comprehensive overview of the latest research developments in cardiovascular medicine, primarily in the areas of molecular biology, coronary artery disease, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac surgery.

The Canadian Green Chemistry and Engineering Network (CGCEN) and the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) extend a warm invitation to researchers, educators, business representatives and policy experts from around the world to hear and share the latest advances in green chemistry at the 3rd IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry. Topics will include green chemistry, green engineering, energy production, policy, and education. In keeping with the theme of the conference, “The Road to Greener Industry”, industry researchers and representatives are particularly encouraged to attend.

Conference Topics:

• Benign synthesis (catalysis, solvents, reagents) - Joelle Pelletier, Université de Montréal
• Green chemistry for energy production (hydrogen, fuel cell, greener energy production, fuels from biomass) - Tom Baker, University of Ottawa
• Chemicals from renewables (chemicals from biomass, waste plastics, waste CO₂) - France Rochette, Industrial Subcommittee, DuPont Canada
• Green engineering (process intensification, energy savings, separations) - France Rochette, Industrial Subcommittee, DuPont Canada
• Education in green chemistry and engineering - Mary Kirchhoff, American Chemical Society
• Policy (corporate and government) - Craig Crawford, BioAuto Council

• ™Access & Transmission: Channel Allocation, Medium Access Control, Modulation, Coding, MIMO Systems
• ™Networks: Ad-Hoc Networks, Wireless Local Area Networks, Mesh Networks, Sensor Networks 
• ™Network Planning and Deployment:: Architecture, Protocols, Handover, Roaming, QoS
• ™Performance Measurements
• ™Location Systems : Algorithms, Simulation, Implementations
• ™Automation : Autonomous Vehicles, Telemetry, Remote Control
• ™Inter/Intra-Vehicle Wireless Communication: Location Techniques, Obstacle Detection, Target tracking, Collision Avoidance
• ™Wireless Intra-Body Networking
• ™Role of Wireless Telecommunications in the Industries and Confined Areas of the Future.

The 2010 IEEE 72nd Vehicular Technology Conference will be held 6–9 September 2010 at the Westin Hotel, Ottawa, Canada. This semi-annual flagship conference of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society will bring together individuals from academia, government, and industry to discuss and exchange ideals in the fields of wireless, mobile, and vehicular technology. The conference will feature world-class plenary speakers, tutorials, and technical as well as application sessions.

The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) invites you to participate in the 23rd Scientific Meeting, to be held from September 26 to 30, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada .

Meet with the world’s leading scientific and medical specialists to address the current state of knowledge and research in Cardiovascular Health. The Scientific Program promises to be at the frontier of knowledge in Global Cardiovascular Risk Reduction. Keynote Presentations, Industry and Investigator Initiated Symposia, Oral and Poster Presentations, Public Forums, and Exhibits will focus on the risk reduction theme and stress new integrative approaches to cardiovascular diseases. Keynote speakers will include pioneers and leading investigators in the fields of cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic health.

A diverse Social Program highlighting all that Vancouver has to offer will be yours to enjoy. Bring your family and discover Vancouver and beautiful British Columbia by choosing from a variety of exciting vacation opportunities offered before and after the Scientific Meeting.

Please visit this website often leading up to ISH 2010, as it will be updated regularly with information on the Program , Registration , Sponsorship Opportunities , and the Exhibition .

Mobile robotics, telerobotics, teleoperation, mechatronics, UAV, ROV applied to:

• Transmission lines and substations
• Turbines, underwater structures
• Underground and overhead distribution systems
• Hydro, nuclear, thermal and wind power generation systems

Scope of contributions may be:

• Design, simulation and prototype
• New technologies and applications
• Field experience and benefits
• Utilities’ technology roadmap presentation

A two-day Interactive Course & Workshops Featuring:

• Environmental Hygiene Monitoring
• Controlling the Risk of Food borne Pathogens
• Factors Which Influence the Growth, Survival and Death of Microorganisms
• Emerging and Presumptive Pathogens: Significance to Food Industry
• Establishing Food Safety Standards
• Microbial Control
• Microbiological Sampling Criteria
• Microbiological Testing in Food Safety Management
• Rapid Methods and Automation in Food Microbiology
• How to Challenge Laboratory Data
• Validation and Qualification of Premises, Equipment, and Processes in Food Industry
• A simple approach to develop a HACCP plan

About the Course:

Emerging microbiological safety of the food supply and implications are a on-going concern. Although bacteria are perhaps the first type of microorganism that comes to mind when discussing microbiological food safety, they are by no means the only pathogenic foodborne microorganisms. Parasites, viruses, and biotoxins all present food safety challenges, and these agents have properties that make them quite different from the common bacterial agents of foodborne diseases. The continual evolution of microorganisms forces us to change food production processes and products to continue to effectively control microbiological food safety in order to minimize the risk of foodborne illnesses. An effective food safety system provides an array of public health, social and economic benefits.

This two-day course is intended to bring key scientific concepts and tools developed for food safety management, and good practices of commissioning and carrying out real-world food safety risk analyses for bacteria, viruses and biotoxins. The course is carefully designed to address systematic approaches to the identification, evaluation and control of hazards at identified points within a food production and processing system. Covering the basics of lab testing techniques and safety, this hands-on, two-day event teaches participants up-to-date techniques for performing microbiological tests covering a variety of quantitative and qualitative procedures for the identification of non-pathogenic organisms.

This curriculum is designed to suit the educational needs of primary care and emergency physicians working in varied clinical settings. This course will cover multiple orthopedic topics that are relevant to emergency and primary care practice. Particular emphasis will be placed on the latest evidence and the current standards of practice. Through a didactic and case-based approach, this course will harness the unique skill sets of the orthopedic and emergency medicine specialists to review the “not-to-be-missed” injuries. 

This conference will be structured into four educational tracks, each led by a distinguished speaker specializing in that field. Those will include: shoulder injuries, knee and spine specifics and finally an Emergency Medicine update.

The topics were chosen to provide a broad-based set of orthopedic topics commonly encountered by emergency and family medicine physicians. This is of particular relevance given the high prevalence of orthopedic injuries/problems in the primary care/emergency setting.

Learning needs were assessed by discussions with other conference organizers (St. Paul’s Emergency Medicine Update, Canadian Alpine Ski Team Medical Group, etc) and by observation of presenters and participants at Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Sport Medicine scientific conferences. In addition, this curriculum was designed in keeping with feedback received at a prior Track & Trail event, where delegates expressed particular interest in furthering their orthopedic knowledge.

The fifth official Highlights of ASH^® in Toronto, Ontario, will feature leading hematology experts who will present unbiased analysis of the annual meeting abstracts and sessions, evolving therapies, and the latest treatment options and their clinical applications.

The program format is designed to allow practitioners, fellows, academicians, and allied health professionals to discuss some of the most rapidly evolving developments in the field with experts as well as colleagues. The limited attendance, daily panel discussions, and the “Breakfast with the Experts,” will provide numerous opportunities for attendees to discuss real patient cases with leaders in the field, gain knowledge that can impact patient care strategies, and network with colleagues.

Providing health care for the elderly has never been more challenging. Addressing the needs of both seniors and the elderly in a holistic fashion is increasingly seen not only as the key to improving the quality of life of today’s elderly, but as a means of staving off high levels of chronic illness among the boomers who will follow – while enabling the healthcare system to have long term sustainability. Attend this event and learn:

• What impact the boomers are expected to have on healthcare economics

• The challenges primary care professionals face in caring for the elderly and how they are being addressed

• How Emergency wait times and ALC placement is being improved

• What impact the Aging At Home initiative is having on the lives of today’s elderly

• What role technology can play in supporting healthcare for the elderly

• Why creating supports for family caregivers is critical to future success in elder care

• Current thinking on future sustainability of healthcare delivery to seniors and the elderly

• How cities of the future will need to respond: The Halifax response to the WHO Document on creating “Age-   Friendly Cities”

The Canadian Institute’s 10th Annual conference on Advanced Insolvency & Restructuring Law is specifically designed to provide you with the crucial legal and practice developments that you require to succeed in today’s economic environment. An outstanding speaker faculty of Canadian and U.S. insolvency and restructuring lawyers and professionals will share their wide-ranging knowledge on the hottest topics including:

• The current economic conditions and their impact on insolvencies and restructurings
• Top tips for dealing with cross-border debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing and DIP guarantees
• Overcoming the challenges of D&O liability
• Best practices for managing cross-border insolvencies & restructurings

At The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Advanced Forum on “Pension Litigation, Governance & Reform” conference, you will get the key updates and practical guidelines you need to tackle serious legal challenges and minimize your risk of liability. Our distinguished panel of leading industry experts will provide you with solutions to your most pressing concerns, including:

• New solvency funding relief measures: How can employers take advantage of them?
• Meeting your pension obligations: What relief can employers get in insolvency proceedings?
• Using of the latest trends in pension design to recover from the recession
• Discovering what pension law reform is being implemented across Canada
• Minimizing your risk exposure: Keeping on top of the latest developments in pension case law

In its 18th successful year, The Canadian Institute`s Construction Superconference is the event that the construction industry relies on for the most comprehensive, current and practical advice on the latest challenges and critical construction law issues. The Canadian Institute`s 18th Annual Western Construction Superconference is your best opportunity to receive the latest insights and information from top industry specialists and the most respected construction lawyers in the country.

Corporate/securities law clerks and paralegals will have a rare opportunity to meet and hear from leading experts who will address a wide range of critically important topics including:

• Implementation strategies in transitioning to NI 31-103
• Adapting precedents and templates to specific corporate transactions
• Effectively using the CDS book-entry-only (BEO) Securities Services Agreement
• Documenting proxy rules and stock options
• Completing provincial, extra-provincial and cross-border corporate registrations
• Examining common types of private placements and exemption categories
• Preparing PPSA financing statements and related documentation

This two-day course provides a comprehensive overview of the Canadian oil sands industry. The course is suitable for both technical and non-technical personnel wishing to understand the industry at a high level, and how the various segments of the industry interact. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of oil sands resources and reserves, recovery techniques, product markets, and the important factors which will shape the industry`s future.

B.C.’s energy focus continues to be clean, renewable energy, electricity self-sufficiency and reducing emissions all while upholding ‘the public interest’. There is much debate in the province over important issues including: how much power is required, what a ‘fair’ price for new power is, and the environmental impact of new power projects.

The Canadian Institute’s 4th BC Power conference will provide a great opportunity for discussion and debate about BC’s power supply mix and to discover where future opportunities lie. Attend the conference to hear timely topics such as:

• The most up-to-date details on the transmission inquiry
• BC’s first commercial wind project
• The latest climate change policy direction from the U.S. and Canada
• Updates from BC Hydro – where they are at and what they are planning
• How to address power reliability and demand growth
• Progress in alternative energies, demand-side management, and moving to electric vehicles

DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS AND WINNING BUSINESS STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE MOST OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES?

While Atlantic Canada may not have suffered from the economic downturn as severely as other parts of the country, the regional commercial real estate market is still confronting significant business challenges.

Now, more than ever, it is critical that you keep up-to-date with the latest legal developments and winning business strategies that can help you gain a competitive edge on your competition, maximize the efficiency of your leasing and sales transactions and protect your business interests.

This intensive two-day conference on “Commercial Real Estate” has been specially designed to not only bring you completely up-to-date on the most recent developments in today’s commercial real estate practice but to also provide you with tools to overcome financing problems and best practices to build on your legal and business knowledge.

Meet with leading industry figures and receive essential information and critical updates on hot topics of importance to you, including:

• Identifying market trends for commercial real estate projects
• Capitalizing on potential tax incentives for properties and cross-border transactions
• Incorporating exit strategies into your leasing agreements
• Learning about the latest protection available in commercial title insurance
• Exploring negotiation strategies when renewing and creating leases

The comprehensive medical update for family physicians, general practitioners and other primary-care professionals

Created by Drs. Colin Woolf and Yvonne de Buda in 1987, Saturday at The University is still growing steadily, providing excellent speakers who deliver practical, relevant, evidence based CME. We attract a multidisciplinary group of general practitioners, family physicians, general internists and nurse practitioners from all over Ontario, all learning together how to better provide exceptional care in practice.

• 9:00 a.m. - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Dr. Lisa Del Giudice
• 11:20 a.m. - BioIdentical Hormones - Dr. Christine M. Derzko
• 2:10 p.m. - Urology Update - Dr. Jack Barkin

Come discover Living & Giving with style inspired by the quality and trend of gift product at the Spring 2010 CGTA Gift Show. Come touch, feel, and experience what makes the CGTA Gift Show North America`s largest temporary trade gift show of the year!

With over 930 exhibitors, in over one million square feet of exhibit space and an attendance of 16,500 retail buyers, the show takes place within two of Toronto`s finest venues-the International Centre and the Toronto Congress Centre-just minutes from Pearson International Airport and the major highways surrounding Toronto.   

The CGTA Gift Show is a wholesale market open only to professional buyers in the retail gift industry providing an exceptional opportunity to view a comprehensive range of gift products such as tabletop, housewares, gourmet food, home decor, garden accessories, collectibles, stationery, decorative accessories, bed, bath & linen and much more.  The CGTA Gift Show also provides quality educational seminars, workshops and special events provide our buyers a rewarding, unique retail purchasing experience.

Well over 15,000 Motorcycle and ATV enthusiasts, clubs, associations and potential new customers flocked to the Moncton Coliseum for the 2009 event last February. The third edition promises to be even bigger and better as anticipation around the Atlantic Provinces builds for this huge show!

The Stable - The latest models from the biggest names in the industry will be on display at this high caliber showcase! Be a part of the national exhibits from all the major Motorcycle and ATV manufacturers. This will also include the newest products for 2010!

• Parts & Accessories
• Clothing and Apparel
• Custom Builders
• Dealers
• Clubs
• Destinations
• Education
• Services

Look for exciting new changes and new business opportunities when you arrive at the Alberta Gift Show this February.

We’re working hard to bring you the finest mix of products and services to create a convenient, relaxed, efficient and cost-effective buying environment. No matter what your interest, you’ll discover something new at the Spring 2010 Alberta Gift Show.

To maximize your buying schedule,  you’ll find a convenient floor plan featuring these 6 NEW product categories:  Gifts etc, Living, Style,  Made in Canada, Gourmet Fare, Serenity and By Hand.  Now consolidated under one roof and on one floor, the Alberta Gift Show is  designed with your buying needs in mind.

See you at the show!

The Canadian Institute’s Emerging Opportunities in East Coast Natural Gas explores the interplay and economics of existing, expanding and new projects and their roles in the North American supply picture. This is your opportunity to join colleagues and competitors for an in-depth examination of the issues including:

• Demand recovery and competing sources of supply in the Atlantic and Northeastern marketplace
• The changing role of LNG in satisfying natural gas demand
• New opportunities in onshore unconventional production and its impact on the supply mix
• Improving market access and deliverability: existing infrastructure and projected shortfalls
• Impact of US shale gas production on the North American grid

The Canadian Institute’s information-packed, conference on Managing Legal & Business Risks in Clinical Trials in Canada will help you hone and develop the essential skills utilized by the industry experts, provide you with a competitive edge and an increased ability to achieve the best results for you or your client.

Receive invaluable information that will provide you with the ability to:

• MANAGE the implications of new and pending legal & regulatory developments
• EFFECTIVELY DRAFT and NEGOTIATE various clinical trial agreements
• SELECT suitable placebos while managing the ethical concerns
• CONTROL the legal and business risks of participant recruitment, enrollment, retention and protection – including – informed consents
• And much much more!

Achieving a Sustainable and Transparent Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement Culture

In a time when service delivery and customer-centric processes can give companies a competitive edge, it is imperative to not only “do” Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement but also “be” a Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement company. Move beyond “single pockets of success” to a sustainable and transparent LSS & Process Improvement culture, by integrating all the levels of organizational structures while maintaining enough flexibility to incorporate necessary changes. The 6th LSS & Process Improvement Canada Summit will Feature In-Depth Presentations, Case-Studies, Perspectives, & Conversations on how to:

• Increase Organizational Synergies by Applying LSS and Process Re-engineering to Consolidation and Organizational Restructuring
• Maximize Benefits and Savings of Process Improvement Projects by Identifying and Implementing Low Cost Solutions
• Bring the Quality of Your Products to a New Level of Efficiency by Applying Innovative Methodologies, such as Triz, to Your Transactional Processes and Engage Your Customers in Transactional Projects
• Maximize the Efficiency of Internal and External Benchmarking by Expanding the Use of Dashboards

Exploring Best Practices in Sustainable Waste Management

The 2010 CANADIAN WASTE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE organized by Insight Information is a strategic meeting specifically designed to address emerging issues and opportunities faced by waste management professionals in both public and private sectors across Canada. This two day forum, driven by case studies, critical regulatory updates, and interactive discussions will enable leaders and experts in the waste management community to meet, exchange ideas, and network with peers on these common topics of concern. Issues being discussed at this year’s conference include:

• The latest on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• Communications strategies for greater community outreach and public engagement
• Update on the latest innovations in packaging design and technology
• Best practices in managing change when moving to an automated collection system
• What’s the latest with Blue Box lids?
• Developing and improving your organic waste management program
• Overcoming challenges in managing Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
• Is bioreactor technology the answer to optimizing landfill and generating energy from waste?
• Evaluating the effectiveness of alternatives to landfill
• Auditing your waste audits – common mistakes and solutions
• Creative approaches in implementing waste reduction work plans

In direct response to your voiced needs, this year’s program will provide an opportunity to determine how business units and compliance programs are likely to be impacted by these changes. Our outstanding faculty of regulators, leading lawyers and industry experts will help you to:

• OVERCOME compliance and operational hurdles stemming from the latest regulatory and technological developments
• BUILD a business case for the integration of new payment solutions into business strategies
• DETERMINE best practices to minimize customer confusion arising from the proliferation of new products
• ENSURE the right security processes and technologies to battle against growing areas of fraud
• And much more!

The Canadian Institute brings back its Plant Maintenance & Asset Reliability conference to give you the latest information on best practices, tools and technologies to improve the reliability and overall effectiveness of plant equipment. A top-notch faculty of maintenance professionals and technical specialists will be sharing their experience on critical issues, including:

• Engaging your resources to achieve business objectives
• Optimizing your preventive maintenance program to attain expected results
• Implementing reliability best practices and strategies while a new asset is being designed and built
• Improving the maintainability of in-process and in-service equipment
• Using a risk-based approach to maintenance
• Troubleshooting equipment using test and measurement techniques
• Capturing and using past lessons learned
• Plus—a roundtable discussion on Changing the Culture of Your Maintenance Organization!

Now in its 20th successful year, The Canadian Institute’s Securities Superconference is the event that senior securities lawyers, regulators and key industry participants attend to keep up-to-date on complex securities law and regulatory issues, as well as critical industry trends. An outstanding speaker faculty at this premiere conference will delve into core issues, including:

• ASSESSING the current framework for OTC derivatives
• THE LATEST WORD on registrant regulation, the client relationship model and point of sale
• NAVIGATING the latest developments in U.S. securities
• TOP TIPS for developing effective corporate governance policies
• DETERMINING best practices for managing activist shareholders
  
  And much more!

Strengthening End-to-End Cold Chain Practices in Distribution, Packaging and Compliance of Temperature Sensitive Pharmaceuticals

With the overwhelming complexity of assuring product integrity throughout the entire distribution chain, the stability of the product is of paramount concern as it moves through the chain of custody.

Pharma IQ’s 8th Cold Chain Management & Temperature Control Summit provides the largest and most comprehensive forum for Canadian pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device professionals involved in the temperature-controlled supply chain. Attendees are able to network with and learn from other organizations who face similar challenges in monitoring, controlling, and maintaining temperatures of products throughout the supply chain – from manufacturing, warehousing, wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals, and ultimately to the end user.

An Interactive and Comprehensive One & Half-Day Course On:

• Formulation and Production cGMPs
• Pharmaceutical Mixing
• Materials for Direct Compression
• Formulation with Binders, Fillers, Glidants, Lubricants, and Disintegrants
• Screening and Sieving - Particle size reduction
• Dry Granulation and Wet Granulation
• Fluid bed Technology
• Tabletting Principles and Equipment
• The Seven Stages of Compression
• Maximum allowable Punch Tip Loading Overload systems.
• Tablet Tooling –Elegant products are dependant on tooling design.
• Challenges with concavity and engraving
• Coating Principles and Equipment
• Sugar Coating, Film Coating, Modified release Coating
• Understanding colours, polymers and spray application
• Encapsulation Principles and Equipment
• Scale-Up and Technology Transfer Considerations
• Problem solving and Troubleshooting
• Future Trends and New Technology

• Tightening your confidentiality, non-compete, indemnity, and representations and warranties agreements
• Examining tips and traps for IP licensing and IT outsourcing agreements
• Maximizing the effectiveness of letters of intent and MOU’s
• Identifying post credit crunch changes to the business of equipment finance
• Updating your paperwork on consulting, equipment financing, asset and share purchase, leasing, international and inter-provincial agreements
• Protecting diverse interests by establishing the best joint venture, alliance and shareholding structures and governance

Evolution and Emerging Issues, Challenges and Best Practices

Topics will include:

• What type of expert is needed? Evaluating the expert’s credentials
• Determining expert credibility
• Using demonstrative evidence to corroborate or discredit the expert
• What are the limits of the expert report?
• Understanding expert qualifications in reading the report
• Working with the treating health care provider
• Reconciling discrepancies in experts’ reports
• How to best assist and prepare health care providers for their assessments, pre-trial discoveries, depositions and giving evidence at trial
• Role plays and debriefs on lawyer-health professional interactions throughout the process

Pre-Trial and Settlement Conference Practices

• Best practices in preparing materials and strategies for mandatory and private mediations, pre-trial and settlement conferences
• Preparing the party representative for the mediation
• Selecting the mediator
• Timing issues in scheduling the mediation
• Using demonstrative evidence at mediation
• Tips to follow and traps to avoid in both counsel and party representative conduct in pre-trial settlement processes
• Negotiation strategies which work and avoiding those which don’t
• The real meaning of confidentiality in settlement proceedings: overcoming ethical obstacles for the mediator and counsel
• Role playing mediation scenarios

A one and a half day course covering GMP essentials including:

• History of US GMPs
• International Regulatory Authorities and Regulations
• Regulations and Guidelines
• Personnel and Organization
• Buildings, Facilities, and Utilities
• Equipment
• Materials Management and Supplier Controls
• Manufacturing and Packaging
• Labels and Labeling
• Laboratories and Testing
• Storage and Distribution
• Records and Documentation
• Risk Management
• Validation
• Quality Management Systems
• Change Management
• US FDA Inspectional Process

Spring is a time to start fresh.  For most people, this is easier said than done.  So this spring, take a cue from our design experts and home show spokesperson Ty Pennington as we ask:

Topics will include:

• What type of expert is needed? Evaluating the expert’s credentials
• Determining expert credibility
• Using demonstrative evidence to corroborate or discredit the expert
• What are the limits of the expert report?
• Understanding expert qualifications in reading the report
• Working with the treating health care provider
• Reconciling discrepancies in experts’ reports
• How to best assist and prepare health care providers for their assessments, pre-trial discoveries, depositions and giving evidence at trial
• Role plays and debriefs on lawyer-health professional interactions throughout the process

In what could only be described as a match made in heaven, the world’s most widely recognized potato-related event is taking place in the province that is responsible for 1/3 of all Canadian Potato production, Prince Edward Island, affectionately dubbed ‘Spud Island’.

PEI farmers have been producing potatoes for the world since 1790. Today, potatoes are the Island’s primary cash crop. In addition to the important Canadian Market, seed and table potatoes are shipped to over 30 countries annually.

For nearly 20 years, the International Potato Technology Expo has been bringing potato growers, from across the Maritimes and beyond, together with the leading equipment manufacturers and product solutions that potato farmers depend on and trust.

This show has solidified itself as the place to be if you wish to learn and see the most innovative, groundbreaking products and technology available today. It gives attendees that leading edge in the international marketplace.

The comprehensive medical update for family physicians, general practitioners and other primary-care professionals

Created by Drs. Colin Woolf and Yvonne de Buda in 1987, Saturday at The University is still growing steadily, providing excellent speakers who deliver practical, relevant, evidence based CME. We attract a multidisciplinary group of general practitioners, family physicians, general internists and nurse practitioners from all over Ontario, all learning together how to better provide exceptional care in practice.

• 9:00 a.m. - Neuroplasticity - Dr. Peter Lin
• 11:20 a.m. - Pelvic Pain - Dr. Faye Weisberg
• 2:10 p.m. - Information Technology in Clinical Practice - Dr. Jay Mercer, CMA

This is the premier life science partnering conference in North America.

BPN is the first partnering meeting of the year where you can find the right partners to grow your pipeline. Register today and connect with over 200 biotech companies at BPN 2010.

Global pharma partners are competing for prize biotech assets and at BPN 2010 you have the opportunity to connect with the partners you need. Register today and connect with over 70 pharma companies at BPN 2010.

BPN 2010 brings together the global pharma and biotech companies who use your services every day. With over 1,100 delegates in annual attendace you can connect with your 2010 customers at BPN.

Despite the tough economics of 2009, biotech investing saw one of its strongest financing years ever. Join us at BPN 2010 and hear from 85 presenting companies looking for partnerships and investors to sustain their growth in 2010.

The energy sector in Ontario is undergoing tremendous change with the passing of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (GEGEA) and, with it, come significant environmental and socio-economic opportunities, and challenges.

To meet infrastructure demands as we adapt to a more sustainable, green energy economy, the Ontario Government has earmarked a number of long term transmission projects in areas with significant potential for renewable power generation. In turn, local distribution companies (LDCs) are now obligated to connect distributed and renewable generation projects to the distribution grid, including two-way distribution for those customers who want to install solar panels on their roof or connect larger solar, wind and biofuel projects.

The Ontario Power Authority has also come out with one of the most aggressive new Feed-In Tariff programs for renewable energy in North America which will make investments in renewable energy and community power projects competitive with conventional long term investments. Accordingly, the Ontario Energy Board’s mandate continues to grow to ensure the appropriate regulations are in place.

This Insight Information conference will offer a focused, practical and informative two-day program of thought-provoking panels and presentations, delivered by leading experts and decision makers in the field. Hear about the latest developments underway to transform Ontario’s economy into a green economy and the economic growth and employment prospects that go hand in hand with these developments. For added value, you may wish to take advantage of the in-depth, interactive workshops that will help you successfully navigate new funding programs being offered by the Ontario Power Authority.

We look forward to seeing you March 1-2, 2010!

How To Engage Your Employees And Citizens By Using The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies To Drive Communication Results

Attend this conference to learn how to capture the power of social media in your organization, along with helpful tools, tips and techniques to get started, including:

• Developing a social media (blogging, podcasting, wikis, Twitter, etc.) strategy to drive performance-based communications
• Building senior management support for your social media programs
• Integrating social media tools into your internal and external communications practices
• Creating Web 2.0 policies and guidelines
• Communicating more effectively and efficiently through the use of social media (blogs, podcasts, Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, video podcasts, and much more)
• Measuring the effectiveness of your social media strategy and determining its value within your organization
• Monitoring social media for your organization, whether you are participating or not
• Demonstrating the Return on Investment (ROI) of your social media program
• Using social media tools within the boundaries of government restrictions and firewalls
• Gaining inside knowledge of social media and why it is a crucial addition to your communication arsenal
• Maximizing awareness of your agency`s mission to the public
• Learning how to easily communicate to the public through external blogs, podcasts and video podcasting
• Assimilating cutting-edge communication techniques and tools presented by your peers who are already using social media
• Utilizing social networking tools as sources of information that the public can use and trust
• Engaging your employees and the public by connecting them to your organization`s goals and strategic plan for the future

Topics:

• Identify future hot areas for Arctic Oil and Gas production
• Discover progress in northern infrastructure in the Northwest Territories
• Understand the current business climate in Alaska for oil and gas development
• Realize the evolution of natural gas market dynamics and its impact on Arctic gas
• Examine Alaska’s unique tax structure and impacts on oil and gas development
• Introduction to the Northern Project Management Office and CanNor

If You Are Involved In The Gaming Industry, This Is One Event You Cannot Afford To Miss!!!

The Canadian gaming industry operates in an environment where changes in the regulatory framework, technologies and business trends take place at an exceptionally fast pace. As a professional in this field, it is crucial that you have in-depth understanding of the developments and trends to ensure compliance, manage risks and limit your liabilities. Having the right tools and insights will help your operations maintain competitiveness and reap the lucrative gains available in this exciting industry.

The Canadian Institute’s 5th Annual Legal and Business Guide to Gaming in Canada is the must attend event for gaming lawyers, regulators, lottery and casino executives and gaming equipment and software manufacturers! Join your peers and take advantage of a fully updated and expanded agenda. Our outstanding speaker faculty will share their wide-ranging knowledge on matters of importance to you, including:

• Balancing the risks and opportunities of operating online gaming operations in a grey regulatory environment
• Strategies for adapting to the latest legal and regulatory developments in land-based gaming operations
• Minimizing your exposure and liability to problem gambling lawsuits
• Exploring the opportunities in Aboriginal gaming and understanding how you can be part of them
• Overcoming obstacles and anticipating the trends in sportsbetting

And much more!

The overall learning objective of this meeting is to present current state of knowledge of topics in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes.

Target Audience

The 3rd Canadian Seniors Housing Forum will provide you with an in-depth understanding of some of the latest insights into seniors housing in Canada.

This innovative two day program will highlight key industry players who will share their unique expertise and views on the seniors housing market and operational environment.

• A review on the current state of the seniors’ housing industry and what industry leaders see over the next 5 years
• An overview of the regulatory landscape for seniors housing
• What has been the effect of the credit crunch on lenders and borrowers?
• Operational management: building blocks to succeed in challenging times
• Will the harmonization of the sales taxes impact market value?
• What is the impact of pension fund ownership on the Industry?
• Capital renewal in Ontario: successful RFP’s and what makes them work
• Sales and marketing: best practices in today’s economic environment
• Equity and mezzanine capital: what are investors looking for in new investments?