Annual Retreat of the Department of Family Medicine: October 24 & 25, 2024
Celebrating 50 years of Family Medicine at McGill: Past, Present and Future
You are cordially invited to the 2024 Department of Family Medicine Annual Retreat where we will come together and celebrate 50 years of Family Medicine at McGill! It's a big milestone and one that we want to mark with festivities.
We have invited some of our former Chairs including Dr. Louise Nasmith, Dr. Martin Dawes and Dr. Howard Bergman to kick-off our first plenary session which will be moderated by our current Chair, Dr. Marion Dove. The rest of the retreat will involve a variety of workshops, team-building activities and some surprises.
Date, time and location
We have chosen to host an in-person only retreat this year to ensure that we are able to see as many faces as possible.
When: October 24 at 12pm to 5pm, to October 25 at 7.30am to 12pm.
There will also be a cocktail on Thursday evening with Dr. Lesley Fellows (Vice-President of Health Affairs and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) including a pop quiz with Dr. Marion Dove (Chair of the Department of Family Medicine).
Where: McGill Faculty Club, 3450 McTavish St, Montreal.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this event, I will be able to:
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define how the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University has been shaped and strengthened by the challenges and successes of the last 50 years.
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address current opportunities and challenges in academic medicine and within the health care system
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describe a vision for the future of Family Medicine at McGill.
*Before registering, please have a look at the information below to give you a flavour of which of the workshops you would like to choose. Due to venue constraints, workshops are limited to a certain number of participants so sign up early!
The Schedule
Day 1 Schedule (October 24) |
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12pm | Lunch (buffet style) in the Main Lounge |
1pm | Welcome by Dr. Marion Dove (Chair, Department of Family Medicine) followed by a panelist of past Chairs including Dr. Louise Nasmith, Dr. Martin Dawes and Dr. Howard Bergman in the Ballroom |
2pm | Q&A in the Ballroom |
2.30pm | Break and Poster Gallery |
2.45pm | Workshops - session 1 |
3.45pm | Break and Poster Gallery |
4pm | Workshops - session 2 |
5pm | Plenary wrap up in the Ballroom |
5.05pm | Cocktail in the main lounge with Dr. Lesley Fellows (Vice-President of Health Affairs and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and a special photo pop quiz by Dr. Marion Dove |
Day 2 Schedule (October 25) |
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7.30am | Breakfast (buffet style) in the Main Lounge |
8.30am | Plenary session: The Valorization of Family Medicine with Dr. Marion Dove and Dr. Emmanuelle Britton (Table nationale de concertation sur la valorisation de la médecine de famille) in the Ballroom |
9.30am | Break |
9.35am | Workshops |
10.35am | Break |
10.55am | Panel discussion on "What's Next? Family Medicine in the Future" with Dr. Emmanuelle Britton, Prof. Mylaine Breton, Dr. Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers and Prof. Adam Finkelstein in the Ballroom |
11.55am | Plenary wrap up in the Ballroom |
Day 1 Workshops
Each participant will be able to choose TWO workshops from the following list:
Workshop Title |
Speaker(s) |
Workshop choice 1: Teaching and Supervising Safely (this workshop will be available for both sessions) Room: Gold Room on the second floor. Learning objectives: By the end of this session, I will be able to:
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Dr. Eileen Bridges, MD, The Canadian Medical Protective Association.
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Workshop choice 2: Leveraging your Emotions at Work (this workshop will be available for both sessions) Room: Ballroom on the ground floor. Learning objectives: By the end of this session, I will be able to:
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Dr. Tara Wilkie, MD, Psychologist and Social Emotional Intelligence Expert. |
Workshop choice 3: Going Beyond Understanding to the Implementation of Joyce’s Principle (this workshop will only be running in the first session) Room: Old McGill on the third floor Learning objectives: By the end of this session, I will be able to:
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Profs Alex McComber and Sarah Rourke, Ed.D., Department of Family Medicine, McGill University. |
Workshop choice 4: Lessons from the Evaluation of a pre-consultation Online tool for Older Adults (this workshop will only be running in the second session) Room: Old McGill on the third floor Learning objectives: By the end of this session, I will be able to:
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Prof. Nadia Sourial, PhD, Assistant Professor, Université de Montréal. |
Day 2 Workshops
Each participant will be able to choose ONE workshop from the following list:
Workshop Title |
Speaker(s) |
Workshop choice 1: Innovations en matière de recherche en médecinede famille (this workshop will be in French) Learning objectives: By the end of this session, I will be able to:
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Dr. Maxine Dumas Pilon, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University Prof. Mylaine Breton, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Université de Sherbooke.
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Workshop choice 2: Health-related Climate Issues and Self-care Interventions for Health Learning objectives: By the end of this session, I will be able to:
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Dr. Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers, MD, Head of planetary health, Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université de Montréal. |
Workshop choice 3: The Future of Teaching: Strategies to Support Active and Collaborative Learning Learning objectives: By the end of this session, I will be able to:
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Prof. Adam Finkelstein, PhD, Associate Director, Learning Environments, Teaching and Learning Services, McGill University. |
Family Medicine in just 5 words
Your voice matters and we want to hear from you. What does Family Medicine mean to you? Think about the core values, memories, triumphs, challenges and daily experiences that define Family Medicine.
Summarize your thoughts in just 5 words.
This initiative is designed to spark a conversation about the role of Family Medicine in our communities.
Thank you for joining the conversation.