Dr. Lydia Hatcher

Specialty:

Pain Management/Psychotherapy

About The Speaker

Dr. Hatcher has practiced for over 40 years and is semi-retired with a focused consulting practice in chronic pain and psychotherapy. She is an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine both at McMaster University and Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is President of the Canadian Academy of Pain Management. She has a diplomates in pain management, health care administration and medical leadership.

She received the Canadian Psychiatric Association’s annual Mental Health Awareness Award and a fellowship from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. Hatcher lectures both nationally and internationally in many areas of, pain management, mental health and communication skills. As well, Dr Hatcher sits on several national advisory panels for the management of chronic pain.

Her hobbies are gardening, travel, fine wines, her grandchildren and keeping her husband on the straight and narrow.

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 & TBA

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