Program at a Glance

Maintenance of Certification
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This activity is approved by the Canadian Association of Pathologists.

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.

Thursday, June 18

TIME SESSION LOCATION
Concurrent Practical Sessions
1300-1430 PRACTICAL SESSION 1 Knowledge Translation Planning Mini-Workshop: Core Concepts & Tools Melanie Barwick, Peter Gilgan Eaton
PRACTICAL SESSION 2 Test validation – How to Assess Uncertainty in Genetics Stacy Hume,
Chris Mattocks
Salon A – RCC
1430-1500 Networking Break
1500-1700 (continued) PRACTICAL SESSION 1 Knowledge Translation Planning, Core Concepts & Tools Melanie Barwick, Peter Gilgan Eaton
(continued) PRACTICAL SESSION 2 Test validation – How to Assess Uncertainty in Genetics Stacy Hume,
Chris Mattocks (continued)
Salon A – RCC
1700-1815 Free Time
1815 Opening Ceremonies – Chairs: Margaret Nowaczyk, Stephen Hill Wellington Ballroom
1815-1830 Elder Blessing & Welcome Remarks Wellington Ballroom
1830-1930 DNA on Loan: Considering genetics in clinical care and research with Indigenous patients, families and communities in times of reconciliation
Laura Arbour
Wellington Ballroom
1930-2200 Networking Welcome Reception Assiniboine Park Conservatory
Polar Bear Exhibit

Friday, June 19

TIME SESSION LOCATION
0800-0900 Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
0900-1200 Joint Symposium 1 – Indigenous Health: Time for Action
Co-chairs: Cheryl Greenberg, Laurel Thorlacius
Harrow | Essex | Canterbury
0900-0915 Introduction, Welcome & Traditional Territories Acknowledgement Wellington Ballroom
0915-0940 The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nations Peoples in Manitoba
Alan Katz, Leona Star
Wellington Ballroom
0940-1030 Kidney Check: Point of Care Testing for Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: A Public Health Approach to a Big Problem in Indigenous Communicatees
Paul Komenda, Cathy Woods
Wellington Ballroom
1030-1100 Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
1100-1120 The Dream Initiative (Diabetes Research Envisioned and Accomplished in Manitoba)
Jon McGavock, Taylor Morriseau
Wellington Ballroom
1115-1140 When Rare Becomes Common: Understanding The Genetics of Sudden Death and Implications for Other Heart Disease with the Help of A Founder Population
Laura Arbour
Wellington Ballroom
1140-1200 Reminder Alert – How We Got Here
Brian Postl
Wellington Ballroom
1200-1500 CCMG Trainee Program Lombard Room
1500-1530 Founders Award Recipient Presentation Wellington Ballroom
1530-1700 CCMG Annual General Meeting Wellington Ballroom
1700-1900 Wine & Cheese
The Exhibitors invite all delegates to enjoy an elegant wine and cheese reception held in the exhibit hall. Show your appreciation to our industry partners for their generous support of the CCMG/CSCC Annual Meeting. All participants are welcome to attend; no charge
Winnipeg Ballroom
1700-1800 Poster Viewing Winnipeg Ballroom

Saturday, June 20

TIME SESSION LOCATION
0730-0830 Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium Harrow | Essex | Canterbury
0900-1200 Joint Symposium 2 –Differences of Sexual Differentiation: An Update for the 21st Century
Co-Chairs: David Chitayat, Stephen Hill, Bill Dent
Wellington Ballroom
0900-0940 Management of Intersex Newborns: Legal and Ethical Developments
Bernard M. Dickens
Wellington Ballroom
0940-1015 Gender 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Being a “Gender Bandit”
Eliot Newton
Wellington Ballroom
1015-1045 Networking Break in Exhibit Hall Winnipeg Ballroom
1045-1125 Transgender Talk
Mabel Yau
Wellington Ballroom
1125-1200 Pink, Blue & the Uncertainties in-between: Novel Approaches to Differences of Sex Development
Eric Vilain
Wellington Ballroom
1200-1330 Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall & Poster Viewing Winnipeg Ballroom
1330-1630 CCMG Symposium 3 – Update on Therapies of Genetic Diseases
Chairs: Roberto Mendoza, Margaret Nowaczyk
Lombard Room
1330-1410 Genome Editing: A new era for genetic disease therapeutics
Natalia Gomez-Ospina
Lombard Room
1410-1445 Development of HPBCD for NPC
Forbes D. Porter
Lombard Room
1445-1515 Networking Break in Exhibit Hall Winnipeg Ballroom
1515-1555 Title TBD
Neal Sondheimer
Lombard Room
1555-1630 Title TBD
Roberto Mendoza
Lombard Room
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
1630-1830 BREAKOUT SESSION 1 – Clinical/Biochemical Breakout
Moderators: David Chitayat,
Bill Gibson

Salon A – RCC
PRACTICAL SESSION 2 –
Molecular/Cyto Breakout
Moderators: Katie Bone, Han Lin
Eaton
1630-1830 Free Time Lombard Room
1830-1900 Transfer to the Dinner (bussing)
1900-2300 Cocktail Reception and Dinner – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights Bonnie & John Buhler Hall

Sunday, June 21

TIME SESSION LOCATION
0730-0830 Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium
0900-1200 CCMG Symposium 4 – Pre-Natal Issues
Chair: Oana Caluseriu
0900-0950 Determining Zika Virus as a Cause of Birth Defects: Lessons for Future Potential Teratogens
Sonja A Rasmussen
0950-1040 The Contribution of Genomic Technologies for Elucidating the Etiology of Fetal Anomalies
Brynn Levy
1040-1110 Fetal Treatment
Tippi MacKenzie, Greg Ryan
1110-1130 Closing Notes and Departure