"The goal of a CME AWAY® conference by Sea Courses is to provide the very best opportunity for health care professionals to not only LEARN but to CONNECT with peers in a stimulating yet RELAXING environment."
Resort

Sandals Grenada – April 7-14, 2024

At Sandals Grenada Resort & Spa

Topics: DentistryForensic DentistryNephrology

Departing April 7th, 2024 - April 14th, 2024

Defying every convention of traditional design, Sandals Grenada takes  innovation beyond the realm of imagination to create an extraordinary resort unlike anything you have ever experienced. Pools in the sky and living rooms in swimming pools. Private plunge pools, cascading waterfalls and meandering river pools. Here, in the heart of Grenada’s exclusive Pink Gin Beach, on an exotic island paradise where the intoxicating scents of spice and tropical blooms make a heady elixir for romance, we’ve taken the best of everything to create a whole new Sandals experience… one that takes you beyond the unexpected.

 

Inquire About This Conference
Need Flights?

Faculty & Conference Details

Dr. Frank Stechey

Dr. Frank Stechey

Specialty:

Dentist

About The Speaker

Dr. Frank Stechey, after 30 years in practice, retired becoming a clinical restorative and oral diagnosis treatment coordinator with University of Toronto and George Brown College’s dental faculties, plus an examiner & invigilator for foreign-trained dentists seeking Canadian licensure, a Council member and past president with Ontario’s Regulator, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) and an international speaker for intra-professional law enforcement and health care agencies & associations.

With interests in both ‘forensic’ and ‘sports’ dentistry, he recognized differences in patterned injuries between accidental & non-accidental trauma on patients/clients of all ages, becoming a Court expert witness for both civil and criminal cases of: homicides, product liability, human trafficking, intimate partner/spousal & domestic violence, especially senior and child abuse.

A consultant for many hospital emergency rooms, Children’s Aid Societies, retirement homes assisting multi-disciplinary municipal, provincial / state & federal / international law enforcement colleges & social services in dentistry’s role in abuse recognition he is recognized as a Fellow in eight international organizations including the International College of Dentists, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences & Academy for Sports Dentistry. His passion is to assist and educate other multi-disciplinary health care & law enforcement professionals on dentistry’s mandated & investigative roles in ‘forensics,’ especially on abusive pattern recognition to help prevent abuse / violence within every community.

Dr. Sheldon Tobe

Dr. Sheldon Tobe

Specialty:

Nephrology

About The Speaker

Dr. Tobe trained in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Toronto, then joined the Division of Nephrology at Sunnybrook. He is now a Professor of Medicine at both the University of Toronto and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, where he was the inaugural Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair of Aboriginal and Rural Health Research. In addition to a busy hypertension and nephrology clinical practice, he is also the University of Toronto Nephrology Postgraduate Fellowship Director. His main research interests are the Implementation Science of dissemination of cardiovascular focused clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Tobe was chair of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program from 2008 to 2012 and on the board of directors of Hypertension Canada until recently, and remains co-chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour (C-CHANGE). Dr. Tobe also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Hypertension Specialists Program. Dr. Tobe has had continuous peer reviewed funding for 25 years, has received many teaching awards and other career distinctions and has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and has led and participated in peer reviewed and investigator initiated multicentered international research collaborations.

Dr. Tobe’s goals as an educator are to stimulate in health care providers, excitement and interest in lifelong learning, related to cardiovascular chronic disease management to improve the vascular health of the people they care for.  His current research focus is implementation science to facilitate and evaluate the timely translation of guideline recommendations into best practice changes by updating the knowledge, skills and attitudes of health care professionals.

CME Topics

Nephrology & Forensic Dentistry

Sea Courses is pleased to invite you to a 7-night CME AWAY® Resort program in Grenada. Dr. Frank Stechey is a general dentist, treatment coordinator and restorative instructor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry & George Brown College and past president of the Hamilton Academy of Dentistry and the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO), With interests in both ‘forensic’ & ‘sports’ dentistry for over 40 years, he has dealt with cases of product liability, victim (child, spousal, domestic violence, senior, human trafficking) abuse, mass disaster training & response, homicides, victim identification and helped establish a multi-disciplinary medical-dental-law enforcement clinic at Hamilton’s Children’s Aid Society to deal with abused children and was its first Dental Director. Of 256 forensic dentists who volunteered & responded in New York City at the World Trade Center (9/11) disaster, Dr. Stechey was the first of only 10 “foreign” and the only Canadian dentist invited to join New York City’s dental identification team. Dr. Stechey will discuss the health care providers role in recognition of abuse, trauma and domestic violence and human trafficking, as well as record keeping and precise history taking. Dr. Sheldon Tobe is a Professor of Medicine at both the University of Toronto and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, where he was the inaugural Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair of Aboriginal and Rural Health Research. In addition to a busy hypertension and nephrology clinical practice, he is also the University of Toronto Nephrology Postgraduate Fellowship Director. His main research interests are the Implementation Science of dissemination of cardiovascular focused clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Tobe is co-chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour (C-CHANGE). Dr Tobe has received many teaching awards and other career distinctions and has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Tobe’s goals as an educator are to stimulate in health care providers, excitement, and interest in lifelong learning, related to cardiovascular chronic disease management to improve the vascular health of the people they care for. For this program, Dr. Tobe will discuss hypertension, heart failure, renal disease, atrial fibrillation and How C-CHANGE can help clinicians manage the multi co-morbidity patient. This educational program will be highly interactive and of interest to family physicians, specialists, and allied health professionals. Dr. Stechey and Dr. Tobe look forward to seeing you in Grenada.

Dr. Frank Stechey

  • Medical & Dental (ALL) HCPs unique Role in Recognition of Abuse, Trauma, Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking on victims of all ages
  • Health Care Professionals (HCPs) – Laws, Acts, Mandates and Internet Alerts
  • Need to form a HCP Faculty, Regulator & local Community “TEAM” to address Abuse / Trauma / Trafficking / Violence on victims of all ages
  • Health Care (Medical / Dental) Recordkeeping & Precise History Taking
  • Why Community Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDT) are Critical
  • Personal Cases - (Warning: Graphic & Disturbing content)
 

Dr. Sheldon Tobe

  • CV Risk Reduction in Diabetes (SGLT2 inhibitors/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients with DM and CVD)
  • CHF and Hypertension: Management of Hypertension to Prevent Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation
  • Hypertension and Single Pill Combination Therapy
  • Management of Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Blood Pressure Management: Diagnosis, Treatment and Follow Up
  • How C-CHANGE can help clinicians manage the multi co-morbidity patient
  • ARNI in Reduced Ejection Fraction Heart Failure (HFrEF)
  • SGLT2i for Cardiac Protection in Patients with Heart Failure

This course is designed for family physicians, specialists, and allied health care professionals. The aim is to provide evidence-based material, as well as practical and relevant clinical pearls that will be easy to implement into one’s own medical practice. Conference attendees will be invited to complete a pre-course Needs Assessment to assist the faculty with the development of their presentations.

Conference Tuition Price
FP $1395
Specialist $1395
Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other $1195
Conference Tuition Book Before January 1st, 1970 Book After January 1st, 1970
FP $1245 $1395
Specialist $1245 $1395
Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other $1045 $1195

Sandals Grenada – April 7-14, 2024

On Board

Sailing April 7th, 2024 - April 14th, 2024

Trip Characteristics

Save This Trip for Later

Want to review this itinerary another time? Just enter your email address below and we'll email a copy of this trip's details to you!

  • Faculty & CME Details
  • Venue Information
  • Itinerary & Schedule
  • Pre-And-Post Trip Information
  • Need Air?

Faculty & CME Details

Dr. Frank Stechey

Dr. Frank Stechey

Specialty:

Dentist

About The Speaker

Dr. Frank Stechey, after 30 years in practice, retired becoming a clinical restorative and oral diagnosis treatment coordinator with University of Toronto and George Brown College’s dental faculties, plus an examiner & invigilator for foreign-trained dentists seeking Canadian licensure, a Council member and past president with Ontario’s Regulator, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) and an international speaker for intra-professional law enforcement and health care agencies & associations.

With interests in both ‘forensic’ and ‘sports’ dentistry, he recognized differences in patterned injuries between accidental & non-accidental trauma on patients/clients of all ages, becoming a Court expert witness for both civil and criminal cases of: homicides, product liability, human trafficking, intimate partner/spousal & domestic violence, especially senior and child abuse.

A consultant for many hospital emergency rooms, Children’s Aid Societies, retirement homes assisting multi-disciplinary municipal, provincial / state & federal / international law enforcement colleges & social services in dentistry’s role in abuse recognition he is recognized as a Fellow in eight international organizations including the International College of Dentists, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences & Academy for Sports Dentistry. His passion is to assist and educate other multi-disciplinary health care & law enforcement professionals on dentistry’s mandated & investigative roles in ‘forensics,’ especially on abusive pattern recognition to help prevent abuse / violence within every community.

Dr. Sheldon Tobe

Dr. Sheldon Tobe

Specialty:

Nephrology

About The Speaker

Dr. Tobe trained in Internal Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Toronto, then joined the Division of Nephrology at Sunnybrook. He is now a Professor of Medicine at both the University of Toronto and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, where he was the inaugural Heart and Stroke Foundation Chair of Aboriginal and Rural Health Research. In addition to a busy hypertension and nephrology clinical practice, he is also the University of Toronto Nephrology Postgraduate Fellowship Director. His main research interests are the Implementation Science of dissemination of cardiovascular focused clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Tobe was chair of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program from 2008 to 2012 and on the board of directors of Hypertension Canada until recently, and remains co-chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour (C-CHANGE). Dr. Tobe also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Hypertension Specialists Program. Dr. Tobe has had continuous peer reviewed funding for 25 years, has received many teaching awards and other career distinctions and has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and has led and participated in peer reviewed and investigator initiated multicentered international research collaborations.

Dr. Tobe’s goals as an educator are to stimulate in health care providers, excitement and interest in lifelong learning, related to cardiovascular chronic disease management to improve the vascular health of the people they care for.  His current research focus is implementation science to facilitate and evaluate the timely translation of guideline recommendations into best practice changes by updating the knowledge, skills and attitudes of health care professionals.

This course is designed for family physicians, specialists, and allied health care professionals. The aim is to provide evidence-based material, as well as practical and relevant clinical pearls that will be easy to implement into one’s own medical practice. Conference attendees will be invited to complete a pre-course Needs Assessment to assist the faculty with the development of their presentations.

Conference Tuition
Conference Tuition Book Before January 1st, 1970 Book After January 1st, 1970
FP $1045 $1195
Specialist $1045 $1195
Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other $845 $995

Venue Information

Defying every convention of traditional design, Sandals Grenada takes  innovation beyond the realm of imagination to create an extraordinary resort unlike anything you have ever experienced. Pools in the sky and living rooms in swimming pools. Private plunge pools, cascading waterfalls and meandering river pools. Here, in the heart of Grenada’s exclusive Pink Gin Beach, on an exotic island paradise where the intoxicating scents of spice and tropical blooms make a heady elixir for romance, we’ve taken the best of everything to create a whole new Sandals experience… one that takes you beyond the unexpected.

 

Additional Noteworthy Features

Inclusions:

  • Paddle Boarding
  • Suba Diving
  • Snorkelling
  • 6 bars
  • Fresh water pools
  • Whirlpools
  • Volleyball
  • Darts
  • Pool tables
  • Hobie Cats
  • Wind-surfing
  • Table Tennis
  • Bocce Ball
  • Kayaking
  • Croquet
  • Tennis
  • So much more!
   

Itinerary & Schedule

Date Port / Location Arrival Time Departure Time Notes / Details
April 7th Grenada Arrival
April 8th Grenada
April 9th Grenada 8:00am-12:15pm
April 10th Grenada
April 11th Grenada 8:00am-12:00pm
April 12th Grenada 8:00am-12:15pm
April 13th Grenada
April 14th Grenada Departure

Pre-And-Post Trip Information

There are no pre or post tours for this itinerary.  To build your own, or simply add hotel nights; talk to your advisor.
x
x

cruises@seacourses.com











    YesNo




    YesNo

    x