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Annual Conference

2008

Canadian Conference on Medical Education

May 3-7, 2008
Montréal, Québec
Le Centre Sheraton Montréal

“Educating for the Future: Predicting and Managing Change”

Program
Please note: The program includes abstracts for the workshops, oral presentations, and posters.

CCME 2008 - Speakers

WELCOMING CEREMONY AND AFMC – AMS J. WENDELL MACLEOD MEMORIAL LECTURE

Fashions in Medical Education: Reflections of a Distant Observer
Pierre Jean, Professor Emeritus, Université de Montréal, International Consultant on Education and Evaluation of Health Personnel

PLENARY SESSION: Educating for the Future: Predicting and Managing Change

The Future of Medicine: Major Changes on the Horizon
Léonard Aucoin, President, InfoVeille Santé

The Future of Medicine: When the Rubber Hits the Blue Sky
Dan Hunt, LCME Co-secretary; Vice-president, Division of Medical Education, Association of American Medical Colleges

PLENARY SESSION: Hot Topic

Virtual Learning Environments and the Walls Come Tumbling Down
Rachel Ellaway, Assistant Dean, Education Informatics, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

PLENARY SESSION: Strategies to Change Practice

Closing the Clinical Care Gap: The Knowledge Translation Imperative
Dave Davis, Vise-president, Continuing Health Care Education and Improvement, Association of American Medical Colleges

Accelerating Knowledge Translation through Information Technologies: Current and Emerging Opportunities
Kendall Ho, Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia

The Organization and Politics of Practice Change
Ann Langley, Professor, Department of Management, HEC Montréal

The Doctor-patient Interface – Communication Issues in Knowledge Translation
Wendy Levinson, Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

PLENARY SESSION: Competency Based Education: What is the Problem?

Pre-certification
Andrée Boucher, Director, Health Professionals Competency Sector, Université de Montréal

Continuing Competence
Daniel Klass, Senior Medical officer, Quality Management Committee, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

Evaluation
Glenn Regehr, Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research, Faculty of Medicine, Associate Director, The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto