Event

Annual Retreat of the Department of Family Medicine: October 24 & 25, 2024

Thursday, October 24, 2024 12:00toFriday, October 25, 2024 17:00
Faculty Club 3450 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E5, CA
Price: 
Free

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:

  • 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.  

  • address current opportunities and challenges in academic medicine and within the health care system  

  • 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)

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)

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:

  • list the top three themes identified from CMPA medico-legal files involving residents 
  • explain obligations for trainees and clinical supervisors around delegation and supervision 
  • identify strategies to manage high-risk situations when supervising learners 

Dr. Eileen Bridges, MD, The Canadian Medical Protective Association.

 

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:

  • recognize and understand the signs of strong and sudden emotional responses. 

  • compare various techniques to regulate intense emotions and reduce reactive behaviors. 

  • implement strategies to manage work-related stress and anxiety to cultivate healthier workplace relationships and work-life balance. 

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:

  • recognize the importance, significance, relevance of Joyce's Principle as it is implemented within the McGill Department of Family Medicine.
  • articulate how I can be a change agent to support the implementation of Joyce's Principle in my roles at work.
  • describe decolonizing actions I can take as an educator.
  • engage with tools to improve cultural safety for Indigenous peoples in clinical and research settings

 

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:

  • analyze the process of conducting a randomized controlled trial in a practice-based setting. 

  • examine the method of deliberative consultations and the insights gained from clinical and patient perspectives. 

  • engage in a thoughtful discussion on the challenges of integrating new tools in Family Medicine Groups (FMGs). 

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:

  • Résumer les défis actuels du processus de mise à l’échelle d’innovations (preuve de concept, implantation, diffusion, mise à l’échelle) en médecine familiale.
  • Mieux comprendre les besoins des chercheurs et des cliniciens dans un processus de mise à l’échelle d’innovation.
  • Proposer des stratégies pour soutenir les chercheurs, les cliniciens et les partenariats dans le processus de mise à l’échelle d’innovations au sein du département.

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.

 

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:

  • define global health and its relevance to the practice of family medicine in the 21st century. 
  • familiarize themselves with the medical pedagogy literature on global health.
  • describe the global health teaching initiatives deployed within the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine. 
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:

  • summarize research evidence on how learning works and how it can be applied to their own teaching and learning context in higher education.
  • experience and explore some simple active and collaborative strategies that can be implemented in their teaching (with and without technology).
  • become aware of how TLS can support them in their teaching journey, including resources, tools and services.
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.

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