Sailing August 18th, 2023 - August 30th, 2023
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation/Physiatry
Dr. Hillel Finestone is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or physiatrist. He graduated from McGill Medical School and received Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialty training at the Universities of Ottawa and Michigan. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa, Director of Stroke Rehabilitation Research at the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital, Bruyere Continuing Care and Electromyographer at the Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre.
Dr. Finestone treats patients experiencing musculoskeletal and neurologic pain, Fibromyalgia Syndrome and chronic pain. He also treats stroke in and out-patients in the multi-disciplinary stroke rehabilitation program of the Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Finestone’s research interests include: 1) Multidisciplinary pain care for patients in Family Medicine, 2) Opioids and Pain – the problem that medicine and society has become enmeshed in, with regards to opioids and addictions, 3) Mind-body issues- particularly how mental health problems like stress and anxiety may lead to multiple painful conditions and how educating patients to become their own “pain detectives” is so important 4) Virtual Reality stroke rehabilitation technology to enhance exercise and balance-(patients play video games), 5) Optimal ways of educating patients and physicians about what
stroke rehabilitation is and 6) Driving and Stroke.
He has published many articles and book chapters. Dr. Finestone’s book, The Pain Detective, Every Ache Tells a Story (published by Praeger ABC-Clio,
2009, Santa Barbara, CA) describes the roles that psychological and social factors may play in healing and recovery from a painful injury.
Women's Health & Sexual Health
Dr. William Fisher is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Western University, having spent four decades in the Department of Psychology, cross-appointed to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at Western. His work focuses on understanding and promoting sexual and reproductive health in the areas of individual and couple sexual function, contraceptive choice and adherence, STI/HIV prevention, sexual pharmacology development, and the education of healthcare professionals in these domains. Bill serves on the Expert Working Group of the Canadian STI Guidelines, he is a contributing author of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Canadian Contraception Guidelines, he has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, and he presently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Sex Research, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Medicine Reviews. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and has received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality and the Hellmuth Award for Research and the Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching from Western University, he has held a National Health Scientist award from Health Canada, and his research has been supported by the US National Institutes of Health, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada across his career. Dr. Fisher has published 250 peer-reviewed papers concerning sexual and reproductive health.
This course is designed for family physicians, specialists, and allied health care professionals. The aim is to provide evidence-based material, as well as practical and relevant clinical pearls that will be easy to implement into one’s own medical practice. Conference attendees will be invited to complete a pre-course Needs Assessment to assist the faculty with the development of their presentations.
Conference Tuition | Price |
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FP | $1395 |
Specialist | $1395 |
Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other | $1195 |
Conference Tuition | Book Before November 16th, 2022 | Book After November 16th, 2022 |
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FP | $1245 | $1395 |
Specialist | $1245 | $1395 |
Resident, Retired, NP, RN, PA, Other | $1045 | $1195 |
Discover Arctic vistas and marvel at dramatic scenery on a cruise to Greenland and Iceland, where you’ll be surrounded by natural wonders and quaint colonial towns at every turn. This twelve-night journey is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that sails across the Atlantic Ocean. Combine quiet days at sea with exciting stops in breathtaking ports of call like Akureyri in Iceland and Greenland’s Nanortalik, where you’ll experience adventure, beauty, and relaxation like never before.
Date | Port / Location | Arrival Time | Departure Time | Notes / CME Details |
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August 18th | Reykjavik, Iceland | 4:00 PM | ||
August 19th | Isafjordur, Iceland | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | |
August 20th | Akureyri, Iceland | 7:00 AM | 4:00 PM | |
August 21st | At Sea | 8:00 AM—12:30 PM | ||
August 22nd | Prins Christian Sund (Cruising) | 2:30 PM | 8:30 PM | |
August 23rd | Nanortalik, Greenland | 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | |
August 24th | At Sea | |||
August 25th | At Sea | |||
August 26th | St. John’s, Newfoundland | 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | |
August 27th | At Sea | 8:00 AM—12:00 PM | ||
August 28th | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | |
August 29th | At Sea | 8:00 AM—12:00 PM; 1:00 PM—4:15 PM | ||
August 30th | Boston, Massachusetts | 6:00 AM |