What do you know about sepsis? Can it kill you? How does it affect people with developmental disabilities? Can it be prevented?
Learn the answers to all these questions as well as what to look out for in sepsis in our upcoming webinar on December 18th, 2019.
Featuring:
Dr. Yona Lunsky is Director of the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre and the Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities (H-CARDD) Program at CAMH, and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She has done a number of projects working with direct support professionals and people with disabilities to improve their health care.
Dr. Bram Rochwerg is a Critical Care Physician at Hamilton Health Sciences, and an Assistant Professor in Critical Care Medicine at McMaster University, as well as an Associate Member of Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, and a Member of CLARITY (Clinical Advances through Research and Information Translation).
Dr. Rochwerg’s main focus of research includes resuscitation medicine and intravenous fluid use in sepsis.
Dr. Irfan Jiwa is a recent medical graduate from the University of Toronto, and is currently a Research Analyst at the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at CAMH. His research interests include medical education and advocacy around developmental disabilities.