By Special Request Presentations
Urine Stories
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Joe Schwarcz is a professor of chemistry at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and the Director of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office for Science and Society. He is also an author, radio show host and a columnist for the Montreal Gazette.
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Learning Objectives:
- Learn about historical urine connections
- Learn about urine analysis for toxins
- Learn about auto-urine therapy
Rehabilitation Services in Context of Chronic Disease Management
Nancy Cox was trained as a physiotherapist at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ School of Physical and Occupational Therapy. She has worked as a clinician, program manager and program coordinator at various sites of the CIUSSS Centre-Ouest (Richardson Hospital, Catherine Booth Hospital and Constance Lethbridge).
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Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of the outpatient adult rehab programs offered in CIUSSS CCOMTL
- Understand the referral process for each programs
- Have a general overview of the service offers
Nobel Prizes that Changed Medical History
Professor of Chemistry, Director of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Science and Society, author, radio show host and Gazette columnist.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the origin of the Nobel prizes
- Describe the first Nobel prizes in medicine, physics and chemistry
- Describe the work of Marie Curie, the only scientist to ever win the Nobel in two different science disciplines
Polymyalgia Temporal Arteritis
Dr. Stein is originally from Toronto and obtained his medical training at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ in 1992. He completed his Rheumatology fellowship at the University of Toronto. Dr. Stein is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the department of Rheumatology at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. He is a consultant Rheumatologist at St. Marys Hospital and the MUHC. He is involved in many teaching activities at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ for both medical students and residents/fellows and was awarded the Osler teaching award for ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ medical students in 2021. He is the past president of CRUS (the Canadian Rheumatology Ultrasound Society) and continues to instruct and lecture on synovial sonography to rheumatology trainees and fellow rheumatologists. Dr. Stein is the chair of Rheumatology fellowship exam committee for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss clinical presentations of PMR/GCA
- Describe appropriate testing for PMR/GCA
- Discuss use and complications of new (and old) rheumatology medications for PMR/GCA
Anxiety Disorders in Older Adults
Soham Rej MD, MSc Geriatric Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Associate Director, Psychosocial Research Axis, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute Honorary Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast. Dr. Soham Rej is currently a Geriatric Psychiatrist, Clinician-Scientist, and Assistant Professor at the Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, Montreal, Canada since 2017. Dr. Rej has more than 130 peer-reviewed publications, $2.0M in peer-reviewed research funding (CIHR, FRQS, etc.) and has mentored more than 80 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, psychiatry residents, and other trainees. Dr. Rej's Geri-PARTy lab investigates clinical trials to improve mood, anxiety, and cognitive disorders in older adults. Areas of particular interest include: 1. Technology-Assisted Behavioral Interventions with a Human Touch (Virtual Reality, Zoom, Sensors, Phenotyping, Robots) 2. Mind-body Interventions (Mindfulness, Meditation, Tai Chi, Yoga, Exercise, Health Education).
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the epidemiology, risk and protective factors of anxiety disorder in older adults
- Identify different effective psychosocial interventions for anxiety in older adults
- Learn the treatment guidelines for primary care for anxiety in older adults
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
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Dr Benjamin Schiff MD, FCFP Director 3rd Year Program Enhanced Skills Hospital Medicine Director Program Accreditation ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Department CPD Member Advisory Committee for MAiD College Family Physicians of Canada
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Learning Objectives:
- Understand the ethical framework and basic legal requirements around MAiD-looking ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ from C7
- Understand the MAiD process from assessment to provision
- Appreciate the role of MAiD in end-of-life-care
The Portrayal of Medicine in Literature and the Media
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Professor of Chemistry, Director of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Science and Society, author, radio show host and Gazette columnist.
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Learning Objectives:
- Learn about factual and fictional portrayals of medical science
- Examine the extent to which "Poetic License" is taken in the media
- Learn about films and television programs of particular interest to physicians
Attack of the Misinformants
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Professor of Chemistry, Director of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Science and Society, author, radio show host and Gazette columnist.
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Learning Objectives:
- Distinguish between misinformation and disinformation
- Examine the most influential purveyors of misinformation
- Examine the effect of misinformation on Covid-19
Update on Lyme Disease
Dr. Leighanne Parkes is Royal College of Physicians of Canada certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Medical Microbiology. She has completed a clinical fellowship in infectious prevention and control at the University of Toronto. She presently works as a physician with the division of infectious diseases at the Jewish General Hospital and as a microbiologist with the department of Laboratory Medicine at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Health Centre in Montreal, Quebec. She is the co-medical director of the department of infection prevention and control at the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal and is the chair of the Infection Prevention and Control Advisory Committee for Medical Microbiology at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. Her work is focused on infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care as well as the role of engineering controls in infection prevention.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the epidemiology of Lyme disease in Canada and Quebec
- Describe the clinical manifestations of the different stages of Lyme disease
- Understand direct and indirect Lyme laboratory diagnostics
- Build an approach to the management of early to late Lyme disease
- Understand the evolving terrain that is post-Lyme syndrome
Controversy and Wine: The French Paradox
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Professor of Chemistry, Director of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Science and Society, author, radio show host and Gazette columnist.
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Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the history of the "French Paradox"
- Explore the relationship between wine consumption and disease
- Investigate the possible therapeutic effect of Resveratrol
The Pitfalls of Communicating Scientific/Medical Information to the Public
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Jonathan Jarry is a science communicator with the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office for Science and Society dedicated to separating sense from nonsense on scientific issues that concern the public. He has a Bachelor's degree in biochemistry and a Master's degree in molecular biology. He is also the co-host of the Body of Evidence podcast and is frequently interviewed in English and French media.
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Learning Objectives:
- Differentiate between pseudoscience, misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation
- Understand what the evolving body of evidence on debunking misinformation suggests
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Medical Equipment
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Professor of Chemistry, Director of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Science and Society, author, radio show host and Gazette columnist.
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Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by endocrine disruptors
- Understand the role of Bisphenol A, Phthalates and PFAS
- Appreciate the complexity of the research surrounding these chemicals
- Explore recommendations that have been proposed to reduce exposure