Organizing Committee and Faculty (confirmed to date)

Organizing Committee

Chair: Roger Y. Wong, BMSc, MD, FACP, FRCPC
Maria Chung, BSc, MD, CM, FRCPC
Wendy Cook, BA, BSc, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Amanda Hill, MB, BCh, FRCPC
Philip Lee, MD, FRCPC
Constant Leung, MD, CCFP
Bill Miller, BSc (OT), MSc (OT), PhD

Keynote Speakers

Jane F. Potter, MD
President-Elect, American Geriatrics Society
Chief, Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology
Harris Professor of Geriatric Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA

Peter Crome, MD, PhD, FRCP, FFPM
President-Elect, British Geriatrics Society
Head of the Medical School
Professor of Geriatric Medicine
University of Keele, United Kingdom

Seth Landefeld, MD
Chief, Division of Geriatrics
Professor of Medicine, and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Center, USA

John Campbell, MD, FRACP
President, Medical Council of New Zealand
Professor of Geriatric Medicine
University of Otago, New Zealand

Special Event Speakers

Canadian Medical Association Journal ­ CGS 25th Anniversary Special Lecturer:
John Hoey, MD
Editor, Canadian Medical Association Journal
Ottawa, Canada

CGS Opening Address Speaker:
Alexandra Papaioannou, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine
McMaster University, Canada

CGS 25th Anniversary Special Presentation Speaker:
Barry Goldlist, MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Medical Director, Geriatric Rehabilitation Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto, Canada

Canadian Institutes of Health Research ­ Institute of Aging Speaker:
Gary Naglie, MD, FRCPC, FGSA
Mary Trimmer Chair in Geriatric Medicine Research Clinician Scientist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and University Health Network
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto, Canada

Speakers

Nahid Azad, MD, FRCPC
Geriatric Assessment Unit, Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus
Clinical Investigator, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Director, Faculty Gender and Equity Office
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Ottawa, Canada

Arlene Bierman, MD, MS, FACP, FRCPC
Ontario Women’s Health Council Chair in Women’s Health
Associate Professor of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
University of Toronto, Canada

Gabriel Chan, MBBS, MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCPC, ABIM
Program Medical Director of Long Term Care
Director of Geriatric Medical Services, North York General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto, Canada

Larry Dian, MB ChB, FRCPC
Head, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of British Columbia, Canada

Dean Foti, BSc, MDCM, FRCPC
Behavioral Neurologist, Vancouver Hospital
Clinic for Alzheimer disease and Associated Disorders
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of British Columbia, Canada

Janet Gordon, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Dalhousie University, Canada

Michael Gordon, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FRCP(Edin)
Vice President Medical Services and Head,
Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto, Canada

Caroline Gosselin, MD, FRCPC
Medical Director, Older Adult Mental Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia, Canada

David Hogan, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Professor and Brenda Strafford Foundation Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Calgary, Canada

Janet Kushner-Kow, MEd, MD, FRCPC
Program Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Instructor of Medicine
University of British Columbia, Canada

Christopher MacKnight, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Dalhousie University, Canada

Janet McElhaney, MD, FRCPC
Head, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of British Columbia, Canada

Deviani Maher, MD, FRCPC
Medical Director, Kiwanis Care Centre and Cedarview Lodge
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Canada

Graydon Meneilly, MD, FRCPC
Eric W. Hamber Professor and Head
Department of Medicine
University of British Columbia and Vancouver Acute, Canada

Michael N. Oxman, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
University of California, San Diego
Staff Physician, Infectious Diseases Section
Veterans Administration Medical Center
San Diego, USA

David Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSC
Director, Epidemiology Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
Associate Professor of Healthcare and Epidemiology
University of British Columbia, Canada

Leslie Sheldon, BSc, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia, Canada

Jennie Wells, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Division of Geriatric Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Western Ontario, Canada

Kerry Wilbur, BScPharm, PharmD
Pharmacy Residency Coordinator, Vancouver General Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of British Columbia, Canada

Roger Wong, BMSc, MD, FACP, FRCPC
Associate Program Director, Department of Medicine Postgraduate Medical Education
Director, Geriatric Consultation Program, Vancouver General Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of British Columbia, Canada