CASTED: Emergency DAY 1 – Upper Extremity Injuries
Registration is now open! ROMP Special PRICING!
CASTED: Emergency offers numerous clinical pearls on:
- history, physical, and investigations
- making more accurate diagnoses
- recognizing ‘red flag’ patients
- knowing who needs a reduction
- reduction and moulding techniques for numerous fractures and dislocations
- understanding who needs to see ortho and when
Lead Instructor: Matt Distefano, MD CCFP Dip. Sport Med.
Matt Distefano is Former Emergency Department Chief and Education Coordinator, Collingwood General and Marine Hospital. As a hands on instructor and preceptor, Matt Distefano has consistently been teaching in Collingwood General and Marine Hospital for over 10 years.
One of the first graduates of the McMaster Family Medicine Rural Stream Program, Matt has been practicing in the Emergency Department in Collingwood and Grey Bruce Health Services
and providing much needed Orthopedics support in the Operating Rooms.
You may also have participated in the CASTED courses, as a lead instructor, Matt has travelled Canada teaching the award winning “Hands On Orthopedic Courses”.
CASTED : Emergency has two versions: 1-day (9 hours) and 2 days (16 hours). The time allotted for lectures /hands-on components are ~ 50:50 for each. The goals and principles of the courses are similar – including the same course manual. This course will focus on Upper Extremities.
Date: February 7, 2019
Location: Blue Mountain Conference Centre near Collingwood, Ontario www.bluemountain.ca
Accommodations at Blue Mountain Resort, use ROMP retreat code when booking for pricing:
- Mosaic Deluxe $159.00 +HST per room, per night
- Mosaic 2 Bedroom $299.00 +HST per room, per night
- Rivergrass 2 Bdrm Resort Home $ 289.00 +HST per room, per night
CASTED Special pricing for ROMP Physicians and Residents:
MD/ROMP Preceptor: $525.00 +HST
PG/ROMP: $375.00 +HST
REGISTRATION:
STEP 1. **URGENT: to confirm registration, please reply to this email with your mailing address so we can ship your CASTED course book.
STEP 2.
If you are a MD/ROMP Preceptor:
- Submit your fee of $525.00 +HST via cheque and notify us when cheque has been sent
- Make cheque payable to McMaster University Send cheque to: Rural Ontario Medical Program Attn: Paulette Kennedy 459 Hume Street, Collingwood, ON, L9Y 1W9
If you are a Rural Resident:
- Submit your fee of $375.00 +HST via cheque and notify us when cheque has been sent
- Make cheque payable to McMaster University
- Send cheque to: Rural Ontario Medical Program Attn: Paulette Kennedy 459 Hume Street, Collingwood, ON L9Y 1W9