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Exploring Compassion, Addiction, and Culture Change The 3rd International Congress on Whole Person Care Exploring Compassion, Addiction, and Culture Change 17-20 October, 2019 Montreal I Quebec I Canada http://bit.ly/mcgillwpc2019 Welcome………………………………….3 Executive Committee…………………..4 Conference at a Glance………………..5 Montreal…………………………………..7 Venue…………………………………….8 Map……………………………………….9 Key Speakers…………………………...10 Day 1……………………………………..11 Day 2……………………………………..12 Day 3……………………………………..16 Restaurant Suggestions………………..22 Day 4……………………………………..23 This program meets the accreditaon criteria as defined by the Maintenance of Cerficaon program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been accredited by the Office of Connuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University for up to 17 Secon 1 credits/hours. Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Associaon, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Informaon on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama‐assn.org/go/internaonalcme. This Group Learning program meets the cerficaon criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been cerfied by the Office of Connuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University for up to 17 Mainpro+ credits/ hours. Members of the American Academy of Family Physicians are eligible to receive up to 17 prescribed credit hours for aendance at this meeng/event due to a reciprocal agreement with the College of Family Physicians of Canada. 2 Welcome We are excited to announce that our third International Congress will be held from 17 to 20 October, 2019, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Tom Hutchinson Healing interactions between healthcare workers and patients are key to Professor, Department of Medicine Director, Programs in Whole Person Care the transformation that we seek to promote and we will attempt to model McGill University healing relationships in all our interactions with you from the time you pick up your badge to your departure at the completion of the Congress. After two very successful Congresses on Whole Person Care we have planned this 3rd Congress to continue what worked so well in the first two Congresses and to add features that will maximize the overall effect. We look forward to welcoming you to four days of interactive workshops, These features include: more interactive workshops, all of which will be plenary lectures with exciting and provocative speakers, best-practice 90 min. long; lunch on Friday and Saturday to maximise opportunities for sharing and unparalleled international professional networking opportuni- networking; a light supper on October 18 to allow participants to remain ties. at the venue for the play reading and panel discussion; the play reading by professional actors; a group of very exciting and provocative plenary On behalf of the Executive Committee, we would like to warmly invite you speakers, allotted times for review and discussion of posters; and a to participate in the 3rd International Congress on Whole Person Care, more secluded quiet room for reflection and relaxation. and we look forward to welcoming you to Montreal. 3 Dr. Tom Hutchinson Congress Chair Professor, Department of Medicine Director, Programs in Whole Person Care McGill University Dr. Stephen Liben Professor, Department of Pediatrics Wel- Faculty Member, Programs in Whole Person Care McGill University come Dr. Mark Smilovitch to the 3rd Associate Professor, Department of Medicine Faculty Member, Programs in Whole Person Care International Con- McGill University gress on Whole Person Care! Dr. Patricia Dobkin Executive Associate Professor, Department of Medicine We are excited to announce that our third Inter- Faculty Member, Programs in Whole Person Care national McGill University Committee Congress will be held from 17 to 20 October, 2019, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dr. Steven Jordan Associate Professor, Faculty of Education Healing interactions between healthcare workers Faculty Member, Programs in Whole Person Care McGill University and patients are key to the transformation that we seek to promote and we will attempt to mod- Dr. Joanna Caron el healing relationships in all our interactions Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine with you from the time you pick up your badge Faculty Member, Programs in Whole Person Care to your departure at the completion of the Con- McGill University gress. Dr. Krista Lawlor After two very successful Congresses on Whole Assistant Professor, Palliative Care Faculty Member, Programs in Whole Person Care Person Care we have planned this 3rd Con- McGill University gress to continue what worked so well in the first two Congresses and to add features that Dr. Simon Rousseau will maximize the overall effect. These features Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine Faculty Member, Programs in Whole Person Care include: more McGill University interactive workshops, all of which will be 90 min. long; a light supper on October 18 to allow Angelica Todireanu participants t remain at the Congress Manager venue for the play reading and panel discussion; Programs in Whole Person Care the play McGill University 4 Conference at a Glance Thursday, 17 October Time Session Room Speaker 5:30 pm Words of Welcome Ballroom A Tom Hutchinson Conference 5:35 pm Public Lecture: In Shock Ballroom A Rana Awdish 7:00 pm Welcome Reception Ballroom A at a Glance Book Launching: MD Aware: A Mindful Medical Practice Course Guide Friday, 18 October Time Session Room Speaker 7:45 am Focus on Self-Care Compassion & Self-Compassion Salle du Parc Michael Kearney & Radhule Weininger Writing & Self-Care Salle des Pins Liam Durcam 8:45 am Pause and Reflection: Words of Welcome Ballroom A David Eidelman 9:00 am Plenary Lecture: The Hungry Ghost: A Biospsychosocial Perspective on Addiction, Ballroom A Gabor Maté from Heroin to Workaholism 10:00 am Health Break 10:30 am Interactive Plenary Workshop: The Hungry Ghost Ballroom A Gabor Maté 12:00 pm Lunch / Poster Session Ballroom B 1:30 pm 90-min. Workshop : The Recovery Transition Program Ballroom A Kathryn Gill 90-min. Workshop: Beyond Psychiatric Symptoms Salle du Parc Tewfik Said Proffered Papers: Salle des Pins Married just in time: Deathbed weddings, meaning and magic Ros Taylor Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Isabelle Gaboury Non Linear Approaches & Interventions Using Nonsensical Tools and Humor Drama Alex Sternick Shame in medical education: a mindful approach Beth Whelan The Evelina Resolution Project: The story of a UK children's hospital's programme Esse Menson & Sarah Barclay The Gift of Pain with Transformative Possibilities Richard Hovey 3:00 pm Health Break 3:30-5:00 Plenary Workshop: Compassion in Healthcare Ballroom A Michael Kearney & pm Radhule Weininger 5:00-7:00 Light Supper provided by the Congress Ballroom A pm 7:00 -9:00 Bill W. and Dr. Bob - Play Reading Ballroom A Kathryn Gill pm Panel Discussion Gerald Wiviott Member of the 12- Step Program 5 5 Saturday, 19 October Time Session Room Speaker 7:45 am Focus on Self-Care Compassion & Self-Compassion Salle du Parc Michael Kearney & Radhule Weininger Writing & Self-Care Salle des Pins Liam Durcam 8:45 am Pause and Reflection Ballroom A 9:00 am Plenary Lecture: Culture Change Ballroom A Frances Westley 10:00 am Health Break 10:30 am 90 min. Workshop: Can doctors still have a voice in healthcare? Ballroom A Howard Stuart 90 min. Workshop: “I wish I’d laid my hand on her shoulder.” Salle du Parc Edvin Schei Proffered Papers: Salle des Pins Reconceptualizing patient engagement within research contexts Richard Hovey A call for compassion and culture change for addicted doctors Patricia L. Dobkin Conference A patient's journey in curating her medical team for whole person care Swapna Kakani Dreamwork principles and approaches for palliative care Craig Webb How can we design a curriculum for a resilient medical student? Shizuma Tsuchiya at a Glance Shifting organizational cultures: developing leaders Elizabeth A. Rider 12:00 pm Lunch / Formal Review of Posters Ballroom B 1:30 pm 90 min. Workshop: Teaching through storytelling Ballroom A Cory Ingram 90 min. Workshop: A taster of an award-winning conflict resolution training pro- Salle du Parc Esse Menson & gram for pediatric health professionals Sarah Barclay Proffered Papers: Salle des Pins Graphic medicine as physician tool to understand their patient’s experience of a medical Tom Janisse condition Glen Komatsu Team well-being and resilience practices in hospice and palliative care Elizabeth A. Rider Beyond resilience and burnout Yusuke Takamiya Mindfulness-based self-care education for healthcare professional students in Japan Ante L. Padjen Music, brain and health Andrei Aldea Rare Disease Interest Group (rareDIG) at McGill University 3:00 pm Health Break 3:30 pm Panel Discussion on Culture Change Ballroom A Abraham Fuks Howard Stuart Elizabeth A. Rider 5:00 pm Evening to explore Montreal and its restaurants Sunday, 20 October Time Session Room Speaker 8:00 am Focus on Self-Care Compassion & Self-Compassion Salle du Parc Michael Kearney & Radhule Weininger Writing & Self-Care Salle des Pins Liam Durcam 9:00 am 90-min. Workshop: Defining the experience: How do you know you are practicing Ballroom A Maria Carolina Whole Person Care? Festa 90-min. Workshop: Reading patients: our story of narrative medicine Salle du Parc Catherine Courteau & Laurence Laneuville 90-min. Workshop: Queering whole person care Salle des Pins Jane Shulman & Caroline Marchionni 10:30 am Brief Pause 10:45 am Closing Plenary Session Ballroom A Whole Person Care Team 6 A striking union of European charm and North American attitude, Montréal, Montreal the host city, seduces visitors with a harmonious pairing of the historic and the new, from exquisite architecture to fine dining. Once home to the First Nations people, this island gem on the magnificent St. Lawrence River in time saw travellers from far and wide land on its shores before becoming a bus- tling port city.
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