Mini Med School 2022

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 6/8/2022


Topics and Speakers

Our Health. Our Province. Our Future. A 10-Year Health Transformation
Presenters: Dr. Pat Parfrey MD, FRCPC, OC, FRSC Sister Elizabeth Davis
COVID-19 - Epidemiology, Vaccine &Treatment
Presenter: Dr. Peter Daley MD, FRCPC, DTM&H
Patient and Public engagement in Health Research
Presenters: Dr. Holly Etchegary PhD Mr. Toni Leamon
Geriatric Psychiatry – An Overview of Dementia: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Presenter: Dr. Julia Curtis MD, BSc (Hons)
End of Life Care
Presenter: Dr. Susan MacDonald MD, CCFP PC FCFP
Laboratory Medicine: The Evolving Role of the Laboratory Medicine Physician
Presenter: Dr. Offiong Ikpatt MD, PhD
Anesthesia – Types, Risks and Potential Side Effects
Presenter: Dr. Dolores McKeen MD FRCPC MSc CCPE
Stigma Around Mental Illness
Presenter: Dr. Rebecca Harrison MD
COVID-19 Frontline: ER experience during the pandemic
Presenter: Dr. Margo Wilson MD, CCFP(EM)
Cognitive Decline in The Elderly
Presenter: Dr. Khalid Mahmood Jat M.B.B.S., MSc. FRCPC
Rx Nature: the science and Health Benefits of Nature
Presenter: Dr. Paula Slaney BSc., Dip. Clin. Epi., MD
Health At Every Size (HAES) approach to Health
Presenter: Dr. Maria Doyle MD
Social Media and Digital Health
Presenter: Dr. Gerard Farrell MD
Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Medicine
Presenter: Dr. Chandra Kavanagh PhD
Sugar Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax and the Health Concerns Around Added Sugar
Presenter: Dr. Scott Harding PhD
The Obesity Epidemic - How we got here and where we’re headed
Presenter: Dr. Ashley Power MD



The Office of Professional & 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.