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2009

Canadian Conference on Medical Education

May 2-6, 2009
Edmonton, Alberta
Shaw Conference Centre

"Diversity - Meeting Many Needs"

Program


CCME 2009 - Speakers

WELCOME CEREMONY AND AFMC - AMS J. WENDELL MACLEOD MEMORIAL LECTURE

Focus sing Upstream: The Role of Medical Education in Encouraging Diversity
The Honourable Michael J.L. Kirby
Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada

PLENARY SESSION: Teaching about First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health: Knowledge and Self Reflection

Teaching about First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health

Marcia Anderson, President, Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada
Charlene Hellson, Manager, Adult Aboriginal Mental Health, Alberta Health Services
Barry Lavallee, Vice-President, Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, University of Manitoba

PLENARY SESSION: Inraprofessionalism: Collaboration/Collegiality for Better Patient Outcomes

Introduction
Louise Samson, Past President, RCPSC, and Louise Nasmith, Past President, CFPC, Professor and Principal, College of Health Disciplines, University of British Columbia

Optimizing Communications for Safer Care
Susan Swiggum, Senior Physician Risk Manager, Risk Management Services, Canadian Medical Protective Association

Intraprofessionalism: Improving Quality of Care & Patient Safety
Ward Flemmons, Clinical Professor, University of Calgary

PLENARY SESSION: HOT TOPICS

Refining Medical Education: A Discussion on the Recommendations for the FMEC Project
Nick Busing, President & CEO, AFMC

Study of Clinical Teachers in Canadian Faculties of Medicine
David Cook, Principal Investigator, AFMC Project on Clinical Teachers, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta

PLENARY SESSION: Diversity in Medical Education: Sex, Race, and Culture... Or is it more?

Integrating Diversity into Medical Education
Blye Frank, Professor and Head, Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University

Tying Diversity into Policy and Practice
Sarita Verma, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Of Cabbages, Kings, and the Rest of Us: What Difference Does Difference Make?
Susan Phillips, Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health & Epidemiology, Queen's University

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