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Time	Session
7:30 AM	Atrium Registration & Coffee
8:00 AM	Clara Christie Theatre Welcome / Opening Remarks from CWA / CWC Dr. Thomas Raedler, Associate Dean, CME&PD, Co-Lead, Physician Learning Program Dr. Kelly Burak, Medical Lead, Choosing Wisely Alberta Dr. Wendy Levinson, Chair Choosing Wisely Canada & International
8:30 AM	Clara Christie Theatre Don't Misuse My Blood Moderator: Dr. Kelly Burak Speaker: Dr. Dan Niven, Critical Care Alberta Blood is a precious resource. This session shares insights from the Don't Misuse My Blood initiative, supported by grants from CWA and PRIHS, which aims to reduce avoidable transfusions and unnecessary testing in critical care and high-risk surgical units to improve patient safety while supporting responsible blood utilization.
9:00 AM	Clara Christie Theatre Short Snappers: Antibiotics Stewardship in Practice Moderator: Mr. D'Arcy Duquette, CWC Patient Advocate Speakers: Dr. Lynora Saxinger, Antimicrobial Stewardship Dr. Kelly Burak, Audit & Feedback These short presentations introduce key challenges in antimicrobial overuse and highlight practical stewardship strategies currently being used in Alberta. Speakers will explore principles of appropriate prescribing, the role of audit and feedback, and how data-informed approaches can support safer and more judicious antibiotic use. This session sets the stage for the optional facilitated audit and group feedback virtual workshop later in the day that will allow physicians to reflect on their own antibiotic prescribing patterns from their MD Snapshot reports and use this to embark upon a physician practice improvement project.
9:30 AM	Clara Christie Theatre Keynote: How Can We Use Lab Wisely in the Outpatient Setting Moderator: Dr. Katrina (Tina) Nicholson, PLP Medical Director Speaker: Dr. Chris Naugler, Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Despite years of inpatient stewardship efforts, inappropriate outpatient laboratory testing continues to grow. This keynote will explore what drives unnecessary lab testing, where overuse occurs, including the environmental impact of this problem.
10:00 AM	Atrium Nutrition Break
Provincial Planning
10:30 AM	Concurrent Session Clara Christie Theatre Think Tank: Using Lab Wisely in Outpatients Moderators: Dr. Katrina (Tina) Nicholson & Dr. Oliver David, PLP Medical Directors Panelists (including): Dr. Chris Naugler, Professor, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Dr. Janet Reynolds, Choosing Wisely Canada Primary Care Co-Lead Dr. Anshula Ambasta, Lead, RePORT (inpatient lab testing initiative) D'Arcy Duquette, CWC Patient Representative Lori Montgomery, Primary Care Alberta This facilitated Think Tank brings together clinicians, system leaders, data experts, and quality improvement professionals to reflect on how inpatient successes can be translated into the outpatient setting. It will highlight how our existing data and infrastructure can support change beyond the hospital walls and aims to co-design potential provincial outpatient laboratory stewardship initiatives. Although our panelists will share their thoughts and expertise, there will not be formal presentations, so expect a highly interactive session focused on identifying barriers, enablers, and practical next steps. Ideal for participants who want to help shape what comes next.
10:30 AM	Concurrent Session Atrium Fishbowl Presentations: Share Your Work Facilitators: Aaron Peterson, Project Manager, PLP Johanna Blaak, Human Centred Design Lead, PLP Fishbowl sessions provide an open, low-barrier forum for sharing ideas, early-stage projects, research-in-progress, or system challenges related to stewardship. No slides required. No polished abstracts expected. Just honest conversations, peer feedback, and networking.
12:30 PM	Atrium Lunch (with poster viewing)
Wise Prescribing for Patients and Planet
1:30 PM	Clara Christie Theatre Short Snappers: Planetary Health in Clinical Practice Moderator: Dr. Sonia Butalia, PLP Medical Director Speakers: Dr. Bhavini Gohel, Green Team Inpatient Initiatives Dr. Stephen B. Wilson (TBC), Being Green in the Clinic Healthcare contributes significantly to environmental impact. These short snappers highlight practical strategies clinicians and teams can use to embed sustainability into everyday care.
2:00 PM	Clara Christie Theatre Keynote Address: Sedating Medications in Elderly: Appropriate Use & Emerging Benchmarks Moderator: Dr. Heidi Schmaltz Speaker: Dr. Zahra Goodarzi Sedating medications pose significant risks for older adults. This session explores how to define appropriate use, meet new benchmarks, and apply deprescribing principles while maintaining patient centred care.
2:30 PM	Atrium Coffee Break
3:00 PM	Concurrent Session Clara Christie Theatre Think Tank: Sedating Medications in Elderly Facilitators: Dr. Douglas Woodhouse, PLP Medical Director Building upon the CWA and PLP projects to address overprescribing of anti-psychotics and other sedating medications to long-term care residents in Alberta, this Think Tank will address this issue and plan interventions to meet new national benchmarks from CWC. Ideal for participants who want to help shape what comes next.
3:00 PM	Concurrent Session Atrium Fishbowl Presentations: Share Your Work Facilitators: Aaron Peterson, Project Manager, PLP Johanna Blaak, Human Centred Design Lead, PLP Fishbowl sessions provide an open, low barrier forum for sharing ideas, early-stage projects, research-in-progress, or system challenges related to stewardship. No slides required. No polished abstracts expected. Just honest conversations, peer feedback, and networking.
4:00 PM	Clara Christie Theatre Report Back & Reflections Facilitator: Dr. Kelly Burak, Medical Lead CWA We will close the day by thanking speakers and asking moderators and facilitators from the interactive sessions to share their lessons learned and plans for next steps. Attendees will be encouraged to share their feedback and complete evaluations.
4:30 PM	Clara Christie Theatre Adjourn
5:00 PM	Virtual Choosing Wisely to Improve Practice: Antibiotics Workshop Optional Moderators: Dr. Katrina (Tina) Nicholson, PLP Medical Director Dr. Lynora Saxinger, PLP Medical Director Dr. Kelly Burak, Medical Lead CWA (Optional Virtual Add-On – Preparation Required) Join this complimentary, accredited virtual workshop at the end of the day. After viewing the vodcast from the CWIP: Antibiotics Course, participants will work with their own data from the MD Snapshot Prescribing Reports to engage in facilitated discussions and develop practical action plans to improve antibiotic use. This virtual facilitated audit and group feedback workshop builds directly on the earlier antibiotics sessions and offers a hands-on opportunity for completing a Physician Practice Improvement Project (PPIP), a requirement of the College of Physician and Surgeons of Alberta. Complementary access to the MyPI tool is offered so that physicians can track their progress and earn additional MainPRO+ (CFPC) or MOC Section 3 credits (RCPSC). Bring your data...leave with a plan! Complete your PPIP project...get your credits!

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