About The Event

The Canadian SIH conference is organized by the Spinal CSF Leak Canada charity in affiliation with the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto.

This event will take place in person in Toronto on Saturday, May 31st and Sunday, June 1st , 2025.  Saturday May 31st will feature a full day of plenary and interactive sessions, while Sunday June 1st will be a half-day focussing on interactive workshops.

A VIRTUAL option is also available for lectures on Saturday May 31st, and on Sunday June 1st for patients' session ONLY. The physicians' workshops on June 1st will be held in person Only. Recordings of the first day's sessions and the patients' session will be accessible to all paid registrants for later viewing.

This conference is designed for healthcare professionals from several specialties, as well as patients and other health consumers, to provide education, awareness, and provide the latest evidence-based medicine practices and recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of SIH. This conference will feature an international faculty with extensive expertise in SIH.

All participants (in-person and virtual) will have the opportunity to actively engage in discussions and spend time in active learning, including roundtable discussions and dedicated Q&A sessions following each section of the conference.

Event learning objectives

  • Identify typical and atypical clinical symptoms of SIH and apply that knowledge to make a clinical diagnosis.

  • Use appropriate and optimal diagnostic imaging to diagnose SIH.

  • Describe the different diagnostic imaging modalities (MRI, DSM, CT Myelogram, PCCT) used to localize different types of spinal CSF leaks.

  • Develop multiple approaches for the treatment of SIH (conservative, EBP, fibrin glue, embolization, surgery, medications).

  • Apply post-treatment management strategies and prevent/manage complications of chronic SIH.

  • Be familiar with challenges facing Canadian patients & current Canadian research.

  • Learn from colleagues and experts regarding clinical pearls and pitfalls through interactions and discussions among all participants.

Event details

Date: Saturday, 31 May 2025 from 7:30 AM (EDT) to 5:00 PM (EDT) AND Sunday, 1 June 2025, from 8:00 AM (EDT) to 10:30 AM (EDT)

Where: Vantage Venues | 150 KING STREET WEST, TORONTO, ONTARIO M5H 1J9

(16TH FLOOR ON FIRST DAY & 27th FLOOR ON SECOND DAY) Directions & Parking HERE