Dr. Lydia Hatcher

Specialty:

Pain Management/Psychotherapy

About The Speaker

Dr. Hatcher graduated with her MD in 1982 from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN).  She received certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives and holds a Diplomate with the Canadian Academy of Pain Management (CAPM).

She has received the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s Mental Health Awareness Award as well as a fellowship from the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

She has been a full-service rural family doctor, an emergency physician, full time academic and has a specialty in pain management and psychotherapy which she now does exclusively. Her focus is on a bio-psycho-social approach to pain management.

She is President of CAPM and a member of the Canadian Pain Society and the International Association for the Study of Pain.  She has given almost 400 lectures in pain management to both national and international audiences.

She was an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and currently a Clinical Associate Professor at MUN.

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”.

In 2005, Dr. Lim was awarded the prestigious Alberta Centennial Medal in recognition of his outstanding contributions to geriatric home care.

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

Senior Care, Pain and Wellness Management, Mood & Sleep Disorders & Physician Care

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-

• Navigating Home Care
  • Recognize and assess the practical in-home care needs and existing gaps in the management of advanced senility.
  • Critically evaluate current care practices across various levels of residential care facilities and identify strategies for their improvement.

• Navigating Incapacity
  • Participants will be able to understand and evaluate the ethical and socio-economic complexities of how cognitive decline affects various aspects of daily living.
  • Participants will be able to derive and apply practical tools and strategies to support patients with dementia and their families in navigating this challenging journey.

• Health Economics 101
  • Discern how Physician Remuneration might impact their practice behaviour & clinical decisions
  • Cognisant of the drastically different & potentially conflicting personas trapped within their professional identity-- the White Coat vs the Black Suit

• Modern Mythology in Everyday Practice
  • Compare & contrast the 3 roles or segments of every practice: The Entrepreneur, The Technician & The Manager
  • Self-examine the 4 crucial economic factors in their practice: Income, Profit, Flow & Equity

• The Hedgehog Concept
  • Participants will list why the overlapping zone of the 3 circles: Core Competency, Deep Passion & Economic Engine is the secret of a Great practice
  • Synthesize their own Hedgehog Concept for their practice or medical organization

•  Fiscal Stewardship in Practice Settings
  • Grasp the fundamentals of Economic Literacy, in relation to practices in public or private settings
  • Participants will be energized to explore their own path of Continuous Professional Development in pursuit of practice & fiscal optimization

• Creativity vs Burnout
  • Describe the neurobiological and psychological basis of creativity as a protective factor against burnout.
  • Explore and apply various creative practices to help mitigate and prevent burnout in themselves.

• Relational Health
  • Participants will be able to discern relational fractures due to  underlying planes of cleavage
  • Device strategies in mending relational strains at work, home & with significant others