Office of Professional and Educational Development

Mini Med School 2021

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 5/26/2021


Topics and Speakers

Vaccines, Variants, Myths and Facts
Presenter: Dr. Rod Russell PhD
Break
Palliative Care
Presenter: Dr. Susan MacDonald MD, CCFP PC FCFP
Adjournment
Diabetic Retinopathy
Presenter: Dr. Dr. Hila Zommer Sykes MD
Break
Potential Medicinal Benefits of Cannabis
Presenter: Dr. Curtis French PhD
Adjournment
Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Environment: An Emerging Public Health Threat
Presenter: Dr. Atanu Sarkar
Break
Emergency Medicine and PTSD
Presenter: Dr. Dinesh Bhalla FCFP
Adjournment
I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV: The foibles and truths of emergency medicine in pop culture
Presenter: Dr. Margo Wilson MD, CCFP(EM)
Break
Trauma as a Public Health Concern in Newfoundland and Labrador
Presenter: Dr. Darrell Boone BSc, MD, FRCSC
Adjournment



The Office of Professional and Educational Development (OPED), Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME), a subcommittee of the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). This standard allows OPED to assign credits for educational activities based on the criteria established by The College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.