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Featured Presentations
updated July 31, 2011

From Space to Surgery

future medicine now

David Rhys Williams M.Sc. M.D. C.M. F.R.C.P. F.C.F.P. L.L.D. (Hon) D.Sc. (Hon) is a veteran of two space flights, STS-90 in 1998 and STS-118 in 2007, and has logged over 687 hours in space including 3 spacewalks (EVAs) totaling 17 hours and 47 minutes Dr. David Rhys Williams ... a Conference presentation by Dr. David Rhys Williams titled From Space to SurgeryRobotics has enabled many seemingly impossible feats in space exploration and the recent application of this technology to the development of surgical robots is having a similar role changing the future of surgical care. MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has leveraged the investment in Canadian space robotics by ... more

♦ Dr. Baerlocher - Radiation Passport

 

♦ Dr. Goodman - Biometrics

 
integrative medicine

♦  Ms. Mack - Is It Cost Effective ?
♦  Ms. Evert - Prenatal Imprints
♦  Dr. Lau - Reclaim Your Health

♦  Dr. Konigsberg - Reducing Costs
♦  Dr. Lescheid - Naturopathy
♦  Dr. Carlson - Mindfulness

Understanding the Roots of Ageism

ageing and ageism

Prof. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko is Head of the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigna Conference presentation by Prof. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko on Understanding The Roots Of Ageism In Contemporary SocietyProf. Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko... Ageism can be defined as the practice of discriminating against an individual or group of individuals on the basis of their chronological age. While to some extent any age group can be the recipient of ageism and ageist thinking, the two groups most frequently ... more
anti-ageing ageing

♦ Dr. Stuckelberger - Anti-aging Myths
♦ Dr. Hausenblas - Resveratrol
Dr. Stuckelberger is a gerontologist and internationally recognized expert in aging and is currently a lecturer and researcher at Geneva School of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of GenevaDr. Heather A. Hausenblas, PhD, is currently the Principal Investigator on two National Institutes of Health research grants, longitudinally examining the effects of physical activity during motherhood

♦ Dr. Goldman - Ageism
♦ Dr. Bergman - Frailty and Aging
Dr. Brian Goldman is a veteran ER physician and one of Canada's most trusted medical broadcastersBergman, Howard, MD - is the first Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Professor of Geriatric Medicine and is Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at McGill University

The Architecture of Change

architecture and design

Randy Guillot's projects include the award winning Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Center for Advanced Care and Advocate Lutheran General’s Patient Care Tower, the Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center as well as the University of Wisconsin Cancer Center at Johnson CreekJim Mladucky's recent projects include the new free-standing comprehensive cancer center at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukeea Conference presentation by Randy Guillot and Jim Mladucky titled The Architecture of ChangeRandy Guillot and Jim Mladucky ... A building is more than it seems. It is an artifact – an object of material culture produced by a society to fulfill particular functions determined by, and thus embodying or reflecting, the social relations and level of development of the productive ... more
design

Spiritual Care at Canuck Place

palliative and spiritual care

Eric Stephanson is the Spiritual Care Leader at Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Vancouver, British Columbia, since 1996.Eric Stephanson ... a Conference presentation by Eric Stephanson on the subject of spiritual care at Vancouver's, Canuck Place Children’s HospiceCanuck Place Children's Hospice officially opened in Vancouver, British Columbia in November 1995 as the first free-standing hospice for children in the western hemisphere. Last year, over 350 families participated in programs offered through Canuck Place. More than ... more

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bhrt symposium

education

Erika T. Schwartz, MD - Founder and Chairperson of the Age Management Institute, Founding Director of the not-for-profit Bio-Identical Hormone Initiative and a senior faculty member of the Bio-Identical Hormone Institute, NYC. A member of NAMS, MSSNY, AACOG, AFTRA/SAG, NYSSIM as well as board of managers and trustees of SUNY-DownstateDr. Erika T. Schwartz ...This highly informative interactive symposium is designed for all medical professionals and healthcare providers – MDs ... more

help in impalpable ways

integrative medicine

Angela Johnson is a practitioner of Oriental medicine at Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, IL) where she provides acupuncture and other Oriental medicine related techniques to help patients achieve optimal health and well-beingProf. Angela M. Johnson ... The most undeniable thing about my work is that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) helps patients in a way that is ... more

a new identity

ageing steroetypes

Deborah K. van den Hoonaard is a professor in the Gerontology Department and Canada Research Chair in Qualitative Research and Analysis at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New BrunswickDr. Linda T. Caissie is Assistant Professor of Gerontology at St. Thomas University. She specializes in feminist gerontology and is currently writing a book based on her study of the Raging GranniesProf. Deborah van den Hoonaard and Dr. Linda T. Caissie ... It is not often that we get the opportunity to  ... more

functional normal ?

ageing/sexuality

Prof. Stephen Katz has been a professor of Sociology at Trent University since 1989, having received his M.A. in Anthropology from McGill University and a Ph.D in Sociology from York UniversityBarbara L. Marshall is Professor of Sociology at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, where she teaches in the areas of sexuality, gender, the body, and social theoryProfs. Stephen Katz and Barbara L. Marshall ... The late George Canguil- hem’s influential critique of 19th... more

sounds of forgetting

ageing / dementia

Aynsley Moorhouse holds an MFA in Performance from The Actors Studio at The New School in New York City and an MA from the Graduate Centre for Study of Drama at the University of TorontoAynsley Moorhouse ... This sound installation is a sonic exploration of a failing memory, and the paper that accompanies it outlines my  ... more

lyme disease

diseases

Dr. Murakami is the founder of the Dr. E. Murakami Centre for Lyme Research, Education & Assistance and has made it his life's work to further educate and treat Lyme in CanadaDr. Ernie Murakami ... The medical world is divided with one group saying that it is rare, easy to diagnose and easy to treat, and the other ... more

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