Dr. Lydia Hatcher

Specialty:

Pain Management/Psychotherapy

About The Speaker

Dr. Hatcher graduated with her MD in 1982 from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN).  In 1984, she received certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada and in 1994, was certified with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives. In 2016 she became a Diplomate with the Canadian Academy of Pain Management. In 1998, Dr. Hatcher received the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s annual Mental Health Awareness Award. In 2001, the College of Family Physicians of Canada awarded her a fellowship.

Dr. Hatcher has been doing pain management for over 30 years. Her focus is on a bio-psycho-social approach to pain management. Dr. Hatcher has been a medical inspector for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and Newfoundland and was Chief of Family Medicine at St Joesphs Healthcare, Hamilton, ON from 2013-2018. 

She has held numerous leadership positions including, Past President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, Board Member of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Chair GP Forum CMA and Director of Continuing Medical Education at MUN.

She is a member of the Canadian Pain Care Forum and was on the expert panel for the 2010 and 2017 Canadian Opioid Guideline.  She is a member of the Canadian Pain Society and the International Association for the Study of Pain. Dr. Hatcher is an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine MUN and retired professor from McMaster University.

Dr. Wing Lim

Specialty:

Family Medicine

About The Speaker

Dr. Lim graduated from the University of Alberta Family Residency Program in 1993 and has since built a distinguished career in primary care and business development. Over the past three decades, he has transitioned from managing a demanding solo practice of 100-hour workweeks to co-founding one of Alberta’s largest primary care community clinics. He played a pivotal role in launching the Sherwood Park Primary Care Network and co-developed a multi-modality wellness center serving over 2,000 patients daily. Additionally, he co-created an award-winning, 156-unit senior retirement residence designed for “aging with grace”.
As a passionate Serial Entrepreneur, Wing openly shares insights gained from his experiences—including challenges, setbacks, and key lessons. He is a highly sought-after speaker and podcaster, frequently presenting on topics such as practice transformation, leadership development, wealth paradigms and financial freedom. His presentations are inclusive of non-medical spouses, who often find validation, appreciation, and deeper alignment with their physician partners.

Wing is happily married to his wife, Kitty, and together they are blessed with three grown children.

CME Topics

PAIN MANAGEMENT AND LIFESTYLE APPROACH TO BEST PRACTICES IN MEDICINE

Dr. Hatcher-

• Describe and be aware of emotional trauma and Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)  and the effect it has on health and wellbeing
• Become familiar with ACE questionnaire and tools for trauma informed care
• Develop skills to better understand and provide trauma informed care to your patients, co-workers and family members (and maybe yourself) with ACEs

• Integrate new knowledge in managing patients with these disorders by diagnosing earlier and treating more effectively
• Review and discuss current pharmacological treatment options
• Explore current non-pharmacological treatment options

• Define and explain common sleep problems
• Apply sleep hygiene techniques
• Use evidence based decisions when considering:
  • Non pharmaceutical management
  • Pharmaceutical management

• Review the benefits of clear communication, as well as the risks of poor communication
• Discover appropriate communication techniques including therapeutic listening and goal setting
• Develop effective communication strategies that lead to improved satisfaction and better outcomes
• Managing the “Malignant” personality

• Recognize and explain the current perceptions and experience of pain
• Apply and integrate safer, evidence-based treatment approaches to manage acute and chronic pain (non-palliative) and opioid use
• Utilize newer non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment options

• Evaluate the efficacy of non-pharmacological treatment options
• Discuss practical approaches and strategies for applying non-pharmacological treatments
• Define and explain common sleep problems as it relates to chronic pain
• Use evidence-based decisions when considering aids in chronic pain.

• Utilize appropriate documentation and tools that can be used for monitoring opioid use.
• Manage safe opioid rotation and tapering.
• Identify characteristics of patients suspected or know to have opioid misuse and dependency.
• Management of suspected opioid misuse and dependency

• Explain the known mechanisms of pain of C/PSS.
• Describe current diagnostic criteria C/PSS and FM
• Describe practical tips for helping your patients with C/PSS
• Discuss medication options for C/PSS

Dr. Lim-

• Grasp the fundamentals of Financial Literacy, in relation to their personal life & practice
• Be energized to explore their own path of Continuous Business Education (CBE) in pursuit of practice & financial optimization

• Recognize why the mastery of Time, Talent & Treasure is crucial to their professional development
• Be enlightened to lay out their own path of growth in those 3 domains

• Reflect upon their own pursuit of career-building & financial independence
• Identify the areas of needs & how to seek help

• Appreciate the inseparable relationship between family health & family wealth
• Recognize & prioritize spousal alignment

• Master strategies in “bad” debt reduction
• Learn the principles of leveraging via “good” debts

• Able to reckon & embrace Risk as an everyday reality
• Adjudicate the emotional & pragmatic aspects of Risk Mitigation in family wealth accumulation

• Differentiate Assets from Liabilities
• Able to have a birds-eye view on various Asset Classes

• Alerted to the comprehensive impacts of full taxation on their personal, professional & family lives
• Able to appreciate the significance & power of Family Tax Planning