"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."
Sailing March 26th, 2022 - April 3rd, 2022
Multi-Disciplinary Medical Doctor
Robert Banks, MD, BEng
Dr. Robert (Bob) Banks received his Doctor of Medicine (MD) and completed internship at University of Toronto in 1987. After four years as a military pilot, flight surgeon and ER physician, he completed the US Navy Residency of Aerospace Medicine. During the residency he conducted human-subject research on a NASA centrifuge that identified a previously unknown cause of loss of consciousness of pilots in flight. His professional activities over many years were focused on medical and engineering forensic investigations of severe traumatic events that included the historic loss the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. His publications are found in the journal of the Aerospace Medical Association, textbooks on aviation and space medicine, and the NASA website. He is also the author of a historic narrative entitled Warriors and Warships, scheduled for release in January 2023.
Neurology
Dr. Kathryn Giles completed her medical school and neurology residency at the University of Toronto and moved straight to Cambridge Ontario. She has been a solo community neurologist, seeing both adult and pediatric patients for over 29 years. In addition to a busy full time clinical practice, she does clinical research in the area of multiple sclerosis and has authored numerous scientific posters presented at international MS and neurology meetings. She has sat as a volunteer on the Ontario board of the MS Society of Canada, completing a 6 year tenure. She is an active member of the International Women’s Forum, a global organization with a mandate to promote and support women in leadership around the globe. She is a passionate educator, and although not formally associated with a teaching university position, is an active teacher to medical trainees and practicing physicians. She has spoken internationally, and has toured Asia and Sweden in the area of MS. Her strength is her practical approach to neurological disease. Dr. Giles has been a faculty member at Sea Courses for 7 years and joined the medical advisory board 4 years ago. She helps guide Sea Courses in appropriate educational content to meet the needs of specialists, who comprise approximately half of Sea Courses attendees. Dr. Giles is an enthusiastic traveler and an enthusiastic lecturer, and hopes you will join her soon on a CME AWAY® adventure!
Pediatrics
Dr. Seigel graduated from University of Toronto Medical School in 1986. She completed her paediatric residency at McMaster University and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at McMaster University. Dr. Seigel has had a consulting paediatric practice in Dundas since 1990 seeing a large range of general paediatric issues including a large number of children with behavioural/learning and mental health difficulties. Since 1995, she have been the paediatrician in the SIS (Special Immunology Services) Clinic at Hamilton Health Sciences taking care of HIV positive children and adolescents as well as infants of HIV positive mothers. Dr. Seigel was a member of the CAAP (Child Advocacy and Assessment Program) team from 1998-2020 assessing infants and children being assessed for possible child maltreatment. She also supervised paediatric residents in the Refuge clinic in Hamilton which sees children who are new immigrants or refugees after their arrival to Canada. Dr. Seigel was deputy chief in the Division of General Paediatrics at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton from 2006-2019. She continues to be a staff paediatrician at St. Joseph’s Healthcare working in the level 2 B nursery. St Joseph’s sees a large number of infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)/ Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and in addition to caring for those infants in hospital, she is one of the paediatricians who continues to follow them in our NAS follow up clinic. Dr. Seigel was the recipient of the 2020 Sister Joan O’Sullivan award from St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton.
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 | $1345 |
| Specialist | $1345 |
| Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other | $1145 |
| Conference Tuition | Book Before June 23rd, 2021 | Book After June 23rd, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| FP | $1195 | $1345 |
| Specialist | $1195 | $1345 |
| Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other | $995 | $1145 |
This itinerary adds a contemporary flair to the classic tulip time experience, where you’ll find an ideal mix of old and new, historic and modern, in some of Europe’s liveliest cities. You’ll spend time in Amsterdam and Maastricht, allowing you to discover great shopping, countless active options and mouthwatering foodie destinations. Explore Belgium’s historical and contemporary capital city of Brussels, home of a rich and vibrant culinary tradition. Discover Antwerp’s penchant for tasty treats, including Belgian waffles, beer, pralines and chocolate on a walking discovery tour of the diamond capital of the world. In splendid Maastricht, a city with hundreds of national heritage sites, you’ll uncover why it’s known as one of the most beautiful cities in all of Holland. Follow in Van Gogh’s footsteps with a stroll through Nuenen, where you’ll wander through the sites that inspired much of his art. Or venture into the town of Heusden and marvel at a historic working mill, learn to make bread at a local bakery, or wander through the remnants of a 13th-century fortress. Delight in a visit to Kinderdijk to see it’s 19 well-preserved windmills that have stood the test of time.
| Date | Port / Location | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Notes / CME Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26th | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TBA | 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM | |
| March 27th | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TBA | TBA | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| March 28th | Amsterdam, Netherlands | TBA | TBA | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| March 29th | Schoonhoven (Kinderdijk), Netherlands | TBA | TBA | |
| March 30th | Heusden, Netherlands | TBA | TBA | |
| March 31st | Maastricht, Netherlands | TBA | TBA | |
| April 1st | Antwerp, Belgium | TBA | TBA | |
| April 2nd | Brussels, Belgium | TBA | TBA | 3:00 PM – 6:15 PM |
| April 3rd | Brussels, Belgium | TBA |
