The Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies Interim Executive Timothy Lau President,...

The Canadian Federation of

Catholic Physicians’ SocietiesInterim Executive

Timothy Lau

President, [email protected]

Brian Simchison

Vice-President, [email protected]

David McCann

Secretary, [email protected]

Catherine Ferrier ,

Treasurer, [email protected]

Federation CouncilBenjamin Turner, London, [email protected]

David McCann, Hamilton,

[email protected]

Maria Kraw, Toronto,

[email protected]

Brian Simchison , Kingston

[email protected]

Maria Kukovica, Pembroke [email protected]

John Gay, Ottawa, [email protected]

Catherine Ferrier, Montreal, [email protected]

Francois Brissette, Quebec, [email protected]

Conscience and the PhysicianThe First Annual General Meeting of The Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMFriday May 8th, 20095-7 pm Registration7 pm Welcome7:15 pm: Dr. John Hass8 pm Reception

Saturday May 9th, 20098 am Mass9 am Breakfast9:30 am Douglas Farrow10:45 Break11:00 Concurrent Workshops

Family PracticeGeriatrics, Pediatrics,

Medical Education12:15 Lunch1:30 pm Dr. Francois Pouilot2:45 pm Break3:00 pm Concurrent Workshops4 pm Dr. Jose Pereira6:00 pm Dinner,

Speaker His Excellency,Archbishop T. Prendergast

Sunday May 10th, 20088:30 am Federation Meeting9:45 am Humanae Vitae at 40+, Dr.

Maria Kraw11:00 am Mass: Archbishop Prendergast, Notre Dame Cathedral12:00 pm Lunch and Adjournment

Cost $300 includes registration, meals, and refreshments

• Dr. John Haas, President of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, named by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as an Ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV). Dr. Haas received his Ph.D. in Moral Theology from The Catholic University of America and his S.T.L. in Moral Theology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Before assuming the Presidency of The National Catholic Bioethics Center in 1996, Dr. Haas was the John Cardinal Krol Professor of Moral Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Adjunct Professor at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies in Marriage and the Family, Washington, D.C. He is in constant demand as a speaker and for several years hosted a television program on the Eternal Word Television Network called The St. Charles Forum. Dr. Haas also serves on the board of the International Federation of Catholic Bioethics Centers founded by Bishop Elio Sgreccia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

• Douglas Farrow Project Director for Pluralism, Religion & Public Policy (www.mcgill.ca/prpp) . Specialization: Historical and Systematic Theology; Ethics; Politics and Religion. PhD University of London-King's College. Lecturer in Theology (1994-1998), King's College London (UK). Research Fellow (1992-1994), Regent College, Vancouver BC

• Dr. Pereira is the Head of Palliative Care at the University of Ottawa and Medical Chief of the Palliative programs at Bruyère and The Ottawa Hospital. He has worked in many countries around the world including, Switzerland, Portugal, South Africa and, more recently, Thailand. He will be discussing his own personal experiences as a palliative care physician, in Canada, Switzerland and South Africa.

• Workshop Presenters• Geriatrics: Jose Morais and Tim Lau• Pediatrics: Heather McDonnell • Family Medicine: David McCann, Rene Leiva, Catherine Ferrier• Medical Education: Sheila Harding (to be confirmed)

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