2025
Thank you for attending the DOM High Value Healthcare Symposium on June 18, 2024. More info on the 2025 McGill Department of Medicine High Value Healthcare Symposium to come in May/June 2025.
2024
The 2024 DOM High Value Healthcare Symposium has concluded! We extend our gratitude to all the speakers and presenters for their invaluable contributions. A special recognition goes to our keynote speakers, Dr. Ronen Loebstein and Dr. Saul Blecker. A heartfelt thank you to Alexandra Hauck for her outstanding organization of the event and to the Quality Improvement Committee members: Dr. Emily McDonald, Dr. Samuel Mamane, Dr. Maral Koolian, Dr. Arielle Mendel and Dr. Saman Ahmad.
The event was well attended with over 120 participants who joined us. We appreciate everyone who attended and engaged in the insightful discussions on leveraging electronic health data to improve the quality of patient care.
Congratulations to Jillian Kifell for winning the Abstract Slam with her work on "Measuring Family Engagement in Intensive Care: Validation of the FAME Tool!"
Thank You to the Dauphinee Family for Their Generous Support
The Dr. Sharon Wood-Dauphinee Lectureship Award was presented for the first time, recognizing a visiting lecturer at the Department of Medicine High Value Healthcare Symposium who exemplifies outstanding leadership in quality of care through collaborative and interdisciplinary research that has improved patient outcomes and established new standards for excellence in high value care. Congratulations to Dr. Ronen Loebstein, our keynote speaker, for being the inaugural recipient of this prestigious award.
Thanks to the Dauphinee family's donation, this award and lectureship series will continue to honor leaders in high-value healthcare annually.
For the event photos please click here.
Recording Available
**This symposium is accredited for 3.5 RCPSC MOC Section 1 credits**
Tuesday, June 18, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
IN-PERSON at RI-MUHC room E S1.1129 and Hybrid on Zoom
To Register, Click Here: https://mcgill.ca/x/wkz - Registration is Required
To Submit an Abstract, Click Here
Zoom Link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/88296858438
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ronen Loebstein
https://www.raphael.care/dr-ronen-levstein/
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Saul Blecker
https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1710150982/saul-b-blecker
Theme: Electronic health data to improve the quality of patient care.
Overall Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to …
· familiarize themselves with high value care and how it can positively impact their clinical practice
· understand the most up to date practices for high value care in the department of medicine
· collaborate on quality improvement efforts across clinical domains
Contact: Alexandra Hauck, dom.adminassistant [at] mcgill.ca
Thank You to the Dauphinee Family for Their Generous Support
We are thrilled to announce the inaugural Dr. Sharon Wood-Dauphinee Lectureship Award at the 2024 Department of Medicine High Value Healthcare Symposium. This prestigious award recognizes a visiting lecturer at the Department of Medicine High Value Healthcare Symposium who exemplifies outstanding leadership in quality of care through collaborative and interdisciplinary research that has improved patient outcomes and established new standards for excellence in high value care.
This award and lectureship series, made possible by the generous donation from the Dauphinee family, will continue to highlight and honor leaders in high-value healthcare annually.
2023
The 2023 DOM High Value Healthcare Symposium has come to a close! We extend our gratitude to all the speakers and presenters who contributed to its success. We must give a special shoutout to Dr. Morgan and Dr. Linder for being our keynote speakers at the event. And let's not forget to show some serious appreciation to Alexandra Hauck for her exceptional organization of this event. Great talks surrounding the theme of stewardship!
Congratulations to You Jia Zhong for winning the Abstract Slam for her presentation titled Exploring the value of D-dimers for pulmonary embolism diagnosis amongst inpatients: A retrospective cohort study.
For the event photos please click here.
Recording Available
Accredited for 3.5 RCPSC MOC Section 1 credits
Tuesday, June 6, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
IN-PERSON at RI-MUHC room E S1.1129 and Hybrid on Zoom
To Register, Click Here: https://mcgill.ca/x/U5Y - Registration is Required
Zoom Link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/81322902988
Keynote Speaker: Daniel J Morgan MD, MS
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and Medicine,
Director, Center for Innovation in Diagnosis and [testingwisely.com] TestingWisely,
University of Maryland School of Medicine,
Chief of Epidemiology, VA Maryland Healthcare System
Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey A. Linder, MD, MPH, FACP
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine,
Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine,
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
Theme: All things stewardship! Resources, testing, and antimicrobials.
Learning Objectives:
· To become familiar with the objectives of high value care and how these can impact their clinical practice and patient care
· To understand the best practices for high value care
· To collaborate across clinical domains
Contact: Alexandra Hauck, dom.adminassistant [at] mcgill.ca
Detailed Schedule:
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RI MUHC, 1001 Décarie Blvd, Glen Block E – RI Auditorium ES1.1129 ** REGISTRATION – 08h30 ** |
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| 08:30-09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00-09:05 | TBD | Introductory Remarks |
| 09:05-09:25 | Makeda Semret, MD FRCP(C) Director, Training Program in Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, McGill University Lead, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, McGill University Health Centre | Title TBD |
| 09:25-09:45 | Michael Goldfarb, MD, MSc Assistant Professor of Medicine, McGill University Director of Quality of Care and Safety Division of Cardiology, Jewish General Hospital | Measuring family engagement in acute care |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER 09:45-10:35 |
Daniel J Morgan, MD, MS Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and Medicine Director, Center for Innovation in Diagnosis and [testingwisely.com] TestingWisely University of Maryland School of Medicine Chief of Epidemiology, VA Maryland Healthcare System | Title TBD |
| 10:35-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING | |
| 11:00-11:20 | Andrea Blotsky, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine | Transfusing Wisely |
| 11:20-11:50 | Abstract Slam – 3(?)x5 min | |
| 11:50-12:10 | Ghislaine Isabwe, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine | COVID vaccine allergy de-labeling |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER 12:10-13:00 |
Jeffrey A. Linder, MD, MPH, FACP Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | Title TBD |
| 13:00 |
Marc Rodger, MD, FRCPC, MSc Physician-in-Chief, McGill University Health Centre Chair, Department of Medicine, McGill University Harry Webster Thorp Professor of Medicine Ernesto L. Schiffrin, CM, MD, PhD, FRSC, FRCPC, FACP Physician-in-Chief, Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, Director, Hypertension and Vascular Research Unit, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Distinguished James McGill Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Medicine, McGill University |
Closing Remarks |
| 13h00 | LUNCH AND POSTER BOARD PRESENTATIONS | |
