Events

McGill Research Group on Health and Law

October 5th, 2011
Montreal, Qc
Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion: “The Risk and Promises of Pharmacogenetics and Personalized Medicine”
Participating: Dr. Michael Phillips, Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory & Technology Development, MHI 

 

BCNAR 5th Annual Conference

January 28th, 2010
Vancouver, BC
Presentation: “Applying epi-genetics & Bioinformatics Longitudinal Research”
Presenting: Dr. Marie-Pierre Dubé, Director, University of Montreal, Beaulieu-Saucier Pharmacogenomics Centre, MHI

The Canadian Association for Population Therapeutics Annual Meeting

April 17-19, 2011
Ottawa, ON
Presentation: “Methods in Pharmacogenomics”
Presenting: Dr. Marie-Pierre Dubé, Director, University of Montreal, Beaulieu Saucier Pharmacogenomics Centre, MHI

Centre for Clinical Epidemiology SMBD Jewish General Hospital

February 21, 2012
Montreal, Qc
Presentation: “Pharmacogenomics of  Warfarin: Beyond Dose Prediction”
Presenting:  Dr. Marie-Pierre Dubé, Director, Montreal University, Beaulieu-Saucier Pharmacogenomics Centre, MHI

 

Canadian Undergraduate Conference on Healthcare (CUCOH 2011)

November 18 to 20, 2011
Kingston, Ontario
Discussion panel: “The sustainability of Canada’s Healthcare”
Presentation: “Personalized Medicine and its Impact on the Canadian Healthcare System”
Presenting: Katherine Bonter
www.cucoh.com

Canadian Cancer Research Conference (CCRC)

November 27-30, 2011
Toronto, ON
Poster entitled: “Personalized Medicine, Implementation in Canada”
Presenting: Anick Dubois
http://events.oicr.on.ca/events/ccrc

Perspectives philosophiques sur la médecine personnalisée

October 21-23, 2011
Paris, France
“Les enjeux de la médecine personnalisée dans la pratique clinique”
Presenting: Dr. Anick Dubois
Atelier pluridisciplinaire du projet ANR Nano2E

Cancer Care Ontario – Mapping a way Through the Double Helix

December 8th, 2010
Toronto, Ontario
“Landscape of personalized medicine in Canada”
Presenting: Katherine Bonter
www.cancercare.on.ca

DIA’s 8th Annual Canadian Meeting

November 4-5, 2010
Ottawa, Ontario
“The Personalized Medicine Landscape”
Presenting: Dr. Clarissa Desjardins
www.diahome.org

DIA’s 9th Annual Canadian Meeting

November 1 to 2, 2011
Ottawa, Ontario
Track : “Personalized Medicine: A Revolution in Healthcare” 
Presentation entitled: “Personalised Medicine Value in Canada”
Presenting: Katherine Bonter
www.diahome.org

Canadian Arthritis Network Annual Scientific Conference

October 27 to 28, 2011
Quebec, Qc
“Landscape of Personalized Medicine in Canada”
Presenting: Katherine Bonter
Forum: “Personalized Medicine: What does it mean to you?”
Participating: Anick Dubois
www.arthritisnetwork.ca

Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO)

October 25 to 26, 2011
Toronto, Ontario
Poster entitled: “Genetics and Personalized Medicine in Primary Care”
Presenting: Katherine Bonter
www.afhto.ca

10th Annual Market Access Summit

November 15 to 16, 2011
Toronto, Ontario
“Commercial Impacts of Personalized Medicine in Canada”
Speaker : Clarissa Desjardins
http://www.strategyinstitute.com

3rd Annual Critical Markers of Disease (CMOD) Meeting

May 24 to 25, 2011
Ottawa, Ontario
“The Personalized Medicine Landscape”
Speaker: Dr. Clarissa Desjardins
www.cmod.org

Café Scientifique CHIR

April 7th, 2011 – 18:00
Café Québécor (théâtre du Monument National) 1182 St-Laurent, Montréal
A quel gène avez-vous mal?
www.irsc.gc.ca

Personalized Medicine World Conference, New Frontiers in Personalized Medicine: Cardiovascular Research & Clinical Care

January 6th, 2011
George Washington University, Washington DC
“Using Blood Based and Imaging Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Trials”
Presenting: Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif
www.personalizedmedicinecoalition.org

Best Practices in Personalized Medicine (B2PM)

March 8-9, 2011
Vancouver, BC
“Landscape of Personalized Medicine in Canada”
Presenting : Katherine Bonter
www.b2pm.org

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Annual Meeting

February 28th to March 2nd, 2011
Toronto, ON
“Canadian Personalized Medicine landscape and Cepmed’s patient advocacy goals”
Presenting: Clarissa Desjardins
www.oicr.on.ca

Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS)

February 23, 2011
Chicoutimi, Qc
Table ronde: “La médecine personnalisée, médecine de l’avenir?
Participante: Anick Dubois
www.acfas.ca

Tune in to Canal Savoir (Bell télé 152, Vidéotron 22) on the following dates to see the debate live:

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 22:00
Friday, January 20th 2012 at midnight
Saturday, January 21th 2012 at 11:00
Wednesday, February 29th 2012 at 22:00

Summary:
Il sera bientôt possible d’élaborer des traitements personnalisés en fonction du profil génétique unique à chacun : tel est l’un des objectifs poursuivis par la médecine dite personnalisée. Cette médecine prometteuse fait toutefois l’objet d’importants enjeux éducationnel, économique et éthique. Des experts en discutent.

Une occasion d’entendre :
-   Édith Deleury, présidente de la Commission de l’éthique de la science et de la technologie du Québec
-   Anick Dubois, directrice, implantation de la médecine personnalisée, Centre d’excellence en médecine personnalisée (Cepmed)
-   Catherine Laprise, professeure de génétique au département des sciences fondamentales de l’Université du Québec  à  Chicoutimi   (UQAC)
- Marc Zaffran, chercheur invité au Centre de recherche en éthique de l’Université de Montréal (CRÉUM)