2016 Conference Brochure - Christian Medical and Dental Society

Registration Costs
Early Bird
Regular
Individual
$475
$525
Couples
$925
$975
Resident/Retired
$400
$450
Student
$190
$190
Two Ways to Register: Fill out the form below and send it to us; OR
register on-line at www.cmdscanada.org
Delegate Name:_____________________________________
Guest/Spouse:______________________________________
Address:__________________________________________
City:__________________________ PC:________________
Schedule
(deadline Mar 31/16)
(after Mar 31/16)
Note: Non-members add $100 to registration. Early bird deadline
is March 31, 2016. No refunds after April 15, 2016. Conference
registration prices include scheduled meals (not all meals included)
and all workshops. Hotel accommodations are not included.
Phone:___________________________________________
Hotel Information
E-mail:____________________________________________
Guests can call the hotel directly at 306-652-6770 or toll free
1-800-325-3535 to reserve a room. Please quote “2016 CMDS National
Conference” for our discounted rate.
Please do not include my contact info on list of
conference attendees
Hotel guestrooms are reserved at $172.00/night. Deadline for CMDS reserved guest rooms is April 26, 2016.
Dietery Restrictions:___________________________________
For more hotel information or online booking visit
www.sheratoncavaliersaskatoon.com
Method of Payment
Group Link
Registration Cost $________________ Total Paid: ___________
Small groups (8-10 per group) will be formed to promote fellowship and
encourage further reflection on plenary presentations.
Music and Worship
Credit Card Number___________________________________
Dr. Robin Cottle and Dr. James and Sarah MacMillan are kind enough to
coordinate the music and worship for this event.
Expiry Date: _______/____________
Childcare
There will be no childcare available.
Cardholder’s Name:___________________________________
Diet
Please inform us of special dietary restrictions.
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Annual General Meeting
Thursday, May 26, 2016
7:00-10:00pm.................. Conference Registration
8:00-11:00pm .................. Welcome Reception
Friday, May 27, 2016
7:45- 8:45 am................... Breakfast
9:00- 9:25 am................... Welcome & Singing
9:25-10:20 am.................. Plenary Session #1 – Dr. David W. Shenk
10:20-10:45 am................ Group Link
10:45-11:00 am................ Refreshments
11:00 am-12:15 pm......... Workshops (B,C,E,F)
12:30-2:15 pm.................. Lunch & AGM
2:15-3:00 pm.................... Refreshments
3:00-4:00 pm.................... Special update:
Conscience Protection and Assisted Death
Larry Worthen
4:00 pm............................. Free Time
On your own for dinner and evening
Welcoming
strangers
May 26-29, 2016
Saskatoon, SK
Saturday, May 28, 2016
7:45-8:45 am.................... Breakfast
8:45-9:15 am.................... Welcome & Singing
9:15-10:15 am.................. Plenary Session #2 – Dr. David W. Shenk
10:15-10:45 am................ Group Link
10:45-11:15 am................ Refreshments
11:15 am-12:30 pm......... Workshops (A,C,D,E)
12:45-1:45 pm.................. Lunch
2:00-3:15 pm.................... Workshops (A,B,F,G)
3:15-3:45pm..................... Refreshments
3:45-6:00 pm.................... Free Time
6:00-6:30pm..................... Punch
6:30 pm ............................ Celebration Dinner
Guest Speaker – Bishop Donald Bolen
Sunday, May 29, 2016
7:45-8:45 am.................... Breakfast
9:00-10:00 am.................. Concert of Prayer & Welcome
10:00-11:00 am................ Plenary Session #3 – Dr. David W. Shenk
11:00 am........................... Closing Announcements
(Due to unforeseen circumstances, program changes may occur)
All members are encouraged to attend the AGM of CMDS Canada on
Friday, May 27, 2016. AGM registration will begin at 12:30pm.
Media
Participants are advised that pictures and videos may be taken during
the conference for the purpose of recording and promoting CMDS
activities. Please advise CMDS staff at registration if you do not want
your image to be used for this purpose.
Christian Medical and Dental Society
9A-1000 Windmill Road
Dartmouth, NS B3B 1L7
Email: [email protected]
Toll-free: 1-888-256-8653
Tel: 902-406-2955
CMDS
2016
Registration
NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
Welcoming
Welcoming
strangers
strangers
C. Medical/Dental Practice and Aboriginal Peoples
By Michael Tymchak BA, PhD
Objectives: via a presentation and discussion - to explore the issues and
dynamics of:
• Aboriginal identity in Canadian society today as a context for
personal engagement
• Medical practice and Christian faith in an Aboriginal setting
• Medical practice and community-building: partnerships and supports
• Avenues for agency and change
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people
have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2
Plenary
Plenary 1: The Horrendous Consequence of Hospitality Denied
Dr. David W. Shenk
Plenary 2: The Enormous Obstacles to Reciprocal Hospitality
Dr. David W. Shenk
Plenary 3: The Astounding Blessing of Welcoming
Dr. David W. Shenk
Special Update: Conscience Protection and Assisted Death
Larry Worthen
Celebration Banquet
Linking Hands in the Cause of Christ
Most Reverend Donald Bolen
Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon
Motto: “Verbum Vitae / Mercy within Mercy within Mercy”
Workshops
A. Balancing Act: Facing the Challenges of Medical/Dental
Practice, Family, and Faith at Various Stages in Life
Andrew Davidson & Dr. Kasie Kellin MD, Sarah and James MacMillan
MD, Jim Fenton MD, FRCPC & Donna Fenton BScN
Objectives:
• Identify challenges to maintaining balance in personal, family, and
professional life as residents, and experienced physicians/dentists
• Explore potential preventative strategies and solutions to these
challenges
• Exchange experiences and ideas with other attendees
B. Being a Christian Leader in a Secular Environment
By Segun Oyedokun MD and Keith Walker BPE, BEd, MEd, PhD, DipCS, DD
Objectives: Discuss the challenges of authentic living and leadership
in a professional environment through questions such as:
• How do you reveal and maintain your identity at work ?
• How do you achieve balance between professional work ethics and
biblical principles?
• How do you respond to offensive language/behaviour among
co-workers?
D. Coping With Constant Critique
By Dan Reilly MD, Janessa Mah, Gloria Yoo
Objectives: In medical education, learners are subject to constant
evaluation. That environment can cause significant psychological distress
and interfere with the learners developing the attitudes and skills
necessary to function well in a care team. This session will:
• Increase awareness of these dangers
• Equip learners to develop psychological resilience
• Equip medical educators to mentor learners to function well in care teams
E. Practising Hospitality- Showing Love to Strangers - Practicalities
By Arlene and Peter Block MD
Objectives:
• Share wisdom gained from years of experience hosting
international students and new Canadians as well as teaching
English as a second language.
• Address common fears and concerns surrounding relating to
strangers form different countries and cultures
• Share the joys and benefits to students and ourselves in hosting others
• Discuss the importance and effectiveness of hospitality reaching out
to “the strangers among us”
F. Managing your Health Care Practice to Authentically Reflect what
you Believe
By Corina Gottschling DDS and David Stevenson DDS
Objectives:
• Participants will understand how Christian values differ from accepted
norms in regards to how health practices are typically managed
• Participants will gain insights about integrating their beliefs into their
practices in order to tackle common management issues in a way that
is authentic to Christian values and principles
• Participants will be made aware of effective resources that can help them
better understand themselves, their employees and their patients
G. A New Direction in Medical/Dental Mission
- Forging International Partnerships
By Abraham Ninan MD
Dr. Jim Fenton is retired after forty years as an Internist in solo practice.
Donna Fenton has worked as a nurse and counsellor, but mainly as a
mom. They have two sons and four grandchildren.
Objectives:
• Be aware of globalizing trends and its impact on medical/dental missions
• Be introduced to the burgeoning movement in missions coming out
of the two thirds world
• Examine trends in medical/dental missions within the developing world
• Examples of international partnership in medical/dental missions
• Consider the role of Canadian Christian health care personnel in a
globalized world
Dr. Segun Oyedokun has worked as a family doctor in Nigeria, South
Africa and Saskatchewan. He is an ER Physician in the Saskatoon Health
Region.
Bios
Keynote Speaker
Dr. David W. Shenk was born to pioneer Mennonite missionaries
in Tanzania. For sixteen years he and his wife, Grace, served within
Muslim communities in Somalia and Kenya and then as pastor couple
at Mountville Mennonite Church. David has also served in missions’
administration with Eastern Mennonite Missions and as academic dean
at Lithuania Christian College. His interest in Christian peacemaking and
faithful witness to Christ among Muslims has taken him into some 100
countries. He has authored, co-authored or edited numerous books on
themes related to the mission of the church in our pluralist world. At
present he is Global Missions Consultant with Eastern Mennonite Missions
with special attention to Islam.
Celebration Banquet Speaker
Bishop Donald Bolen was consecrated as the 7th Bishop of the Diocese
of Saskatoon on March 25, 2010. After ordination, he was involved in
pastoral ministry as well as teaching at Campion College, before being
assigned to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in
Rome (2001-08), acting as the Vatican’s staff person for relations with
the Anglican Communion and World Methodist Council, and serving as
co-secretary of the international dialogues with Anglicans (ARCIC and
IARCCUM) and Methodists during that period. He also co-chaired the
international committee responsible for the preparation of texts for the
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Bishop Bolen has written and lectured
extensively on ecumenism, and currently serves as co-chair of IARCCUM,
co-chair of the International Methodist-Catholic Dialogue, and theologian
for the international Evangelical-Catholic dialogue. He is a member of
the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. In Saskatoon, he has
been a member of the Evangelical-Catholic dialogue, and has worked with
Evangelical pastors and leaders on numerous initiatives.
Workshop Leaders
Andrew Davidson & Dr. Kasie Kellin were married in 2013. Andrew is in
his final year of Dentistry at the U of S. Kasie is in her first year of Family
Medicine Residency at the U of S. They are looking forward to establishing
rural practices in their respective professions.
Dr. James MacMillan is in his fourth year of rural, group family medicine
practice in Rosthern SK. Sarah MacMillan, a musician, is a home
schooling mom. They have three young children.
Dr. Keith Walker has been a professor at the U of S for 25 years with an
academic focus on leadership ethics, the private/spiritual lives of leaders
& pastoral care for and by leaders. He has a joint appointment in the
Department of Educational Administration and the Johnson Shoyama
Graduate School of Public Policy.
Dr. Michael Tymchak, as program director, was involved in founding
the Northern Teacher Education Program (NORTEP) based in LaRonge,
SK, where he has worked for many years. The program was designed
to promote educational opportunities for northern Aboriginal peoples.
He has also worked as an Ethnohistorian, interviewing First Nation and
Metis elders from across northern Saskatchewan, as well as having been
involved in other educational projects in all of the northern Territories in
Canada. Over the course of his career has been a faculty member at the U
of Saskatchewan, the U of Regina, Regent College (UBC), Canadian Bible
College & Theological Seminary, as well as the University of Manchester.
Dr. Dan Reilly is an Associate Clinical Professor in OB/GYN at McMaster
University. He teaches clinical medicine, ethics, and professionalism to
medical leaners at every level. For more info see: www.danreilly.ca
Janessa Mah is a fourth year Medical student at the U of S graduating
in 2016. She is interested in a career in Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation.
Gloria Yoo is a third year medical student at the U of S graduating in
2017. She is interested in a career in Pediatrics.
Dr. Peter Block is a retired general surgeon. He and Arlene Block have
served as missionaries for many years: India (10), Ethiopia (3) and Nepal
(9). They have also worked as IVCF staff in the International Student
Program in Saskatoon.
Drs. Corina Gottschling & David Stevenson have practiced dentistry in
Kitimat, BC for over 20 years. This husband and wife team have learned
much about personal growth, human resource management, and how
to run a health care practice with God’s principles as its foundation. They
have a passion to share what God has given to them in order to help
others live and practice in an authentic way.
Dr. Abraham Ninan has worked in Mission Hospitals in India for five
years before emigrating to Canada. He qualified in Pediatrics and
worked as a Neonatologist in Saskatoon and Regina. He has done
frequent mission trips to India since 1993.