Taking Toronto’s Healthcare History – Program

Opening Reception – Great Hall, Hart House

University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle

Friday, November 23, 2012: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

  • 5:30-6:00Refreshments & Virtual Exhibit
  • 6:00-7:00Speakers:David Naylor, President – University of Toronto
  •  Janet Carding, Director and CEO – Royal Ontario Museum
  •  Michael Bliss, University Professor Emeritus – University of Toronto
  • 7:00-8:30Author’s Table, Refreshments & Virtual Exhibit

 

Conference, MacLeod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Building

University of Toronto, 2158-1 King’s College Circle, Room 2158

Saturday, November 24, 2012: 8:30 am – 5 pm

  • 8:30-9:00Coffee
  • 9:00-9:15Introduction:by Catharine Whiteside, Dean – Faculty of Medicine
  • 9:15-10:35Session 1: Material Culturemoderated by Nikolai Krementsov
  •  & Janet Carding, with speakers:
  •  Ari Gross & Erich Weidenhammer
  •  Christina Bates
  •  Margaret Olszewski
  •  Christopher Rutty
  • 10:35-11:00Coffee & Exhibits
  • 11:00-12:20Session 2: Educationmoderated by Ayelet Kuper & Lucia Dacome,
  •  with speakers:
  •  Jackie Duffin
  •  Aaron Minster
  •  Jon Fuller
  •  Sarah Colman
  • 12:20-12:25Introduction to Thomas Fisher Healthcare Holdingsmoderated by Philip Oldfield
  • 12:20-1:45Lunch & Exhibits
  • 1:45-3:05Session 3: Toronto & the Public’s Healthmoderated by John Court & Anne-Emanuelle Birn, with speakers:
  •  James FitzGerald
  •  Judith Friedland
  •  Sioban Nelson
  •  Karen Flynn
  • 3:05-3:30Coffee & Exhibits
  • 3:30-4:30Duet:Edward Shorter, Professor in the History of Medicine – University of Toronto
  •  Brian Hodges, Vice-President Education – University Health Network
  • 4:30-5:00Large group discussion

For more information about Taking Toronto’s Healthcare History, please contact Joan McKnight by email at torontohealthcarehistory@gmail.com

The Saturday Conference is credited for CME, and for IPE as a red learning activity.