The Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies

1. Conscience and the Physician The First Annual General Meeting of The Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Friday May 8th, 2009 5-7 pm Registration 7 pm Welcome 7:15 pm: Dr. John Hass 8 pm Reception Saturday May 9th, 2009 8 am Mass 9 am Breakfast 9:30 am Douglas Farrow 10:45 Break 11:00 Concurrent Workshops Family Practice Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Medical Education 12:15 Lunch 1:30 pm Dr. Francois Pouilot 2:45 pm Break 3:00 pm Concurrent Workshops 4 pm Dr. Jose Pereira 6:00 pm Dinner, Speaker His Excellency, Archbishop T. Prendergast Sunday May 10th, 2008 8:30 am Federation Meeting 9:45 am Humanae Vitae at 40+, Dr. Maria Kraw 11:00 am Mass: Archbishop Prendergast, Notre Dame Cathedral 12:00 pm Lunch and Adjournment The Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies Cost $300 includes registration, meals, and refreshments Interim Executive Timothy Lau President, drtimothylau@yahoo.ca Brian Simchison Vice-President, simchisb@KGH.KARI.NET David McCann Secretary, mccannd07@gmail.com Catherine Ferrier , Treasurer, catherine.ferrier@sympatico.ca Federation Council Benjamin Turner, London, bturner2011@meds.uwo.ca David McCann, Hamilton, mccannd07@gmail.com Maria Kraw, Toronto, krawm@smh.toronto.on.ca Brian Simchison , Kingston simchisb@KGH.KARI.NET Maria Kukovica, Pembroke MTCARMAL@aol.com John Gay, Ottawa, jdlg@rogers.com Catherine Ferrier, Montreal, catherine.ferrier@sympatico.ca Francois Brissette, Quebec, fbrissette@hotmail.com

2. Dr. John Haas, President of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, named by Pope Benedict XVI to serve as an Ordinary Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV). Dr. Haas received his Ph.D. in Moral Theology from The Catholic University of America and his S.T.L. in Moral Theology from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Before assuming the Presidency of The National Catholic Bioethics Center in 1996, Dr. Haas was the John Cardinal Krol Professor of Moral Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Adjunct Professor at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies in Marriage and the Family, Washington, D.C. He is in constant demand as a speaker and for several years hosted a television program on the Eternal Word Television Network called The St. Charles Forum. Dr. Haas also serves on the board of the International Federation of Catholic Bioethics Centers founded by Bishop Elio Sgreccia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life. • Douglas Farrow Project Director for Pluralism, Religion & Public Policy (www.mcgill.ca/prpp) . Specialization: Historical and Systematic Theology; Ethics; Politics and Religion. PhD University of London-King's College. Lecturer in Theology (1994-1998), King's College London (UK). Research Fellow (1992-1994), Regent College, Vancouver BC • Dr. Pereira is the Head of Palliative Care at the University of Ottawa and Medical Chief of the Palliative programs at Bruyère and The Ottawa Hospital.  He has worked in many countries around the world including, Switzerland, Portugal, South Africa and, more recently, Thailand.  He will be discussing his own personal experiences as a palliative care physician, in Canada, Switzerland and South Africa.  • Workshop Presenters • Geriatrics: Jose Morais and Tim Lau • Pediatrics: Heather McDonnell • Family Medicine: David McCann, Rene Leiva, Catherine Ferrier • Medical Education: Sheila Harding (to be confirmed)