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"The goal of a CME AWAY® conference by Sea Courses is to provide the very best opportunity for health care professionals to not only LEARN but to CONNECT with peers in a stimulating yet RELAXING environment."
Singapore to Kobe – February 24 – March 11, 2027
Rhythms of the Brazilian Coastline – March 26 – April 6, 2028
Dr. Seigel graduated from University of Toronto Medical School in 1986. She completed her paediatric residency at McMaster University and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at McMaster University. She has had a consulting paediatric practice in Hamilton since 1990 seeing a large range of general paediatric issues including a large number of children with behavioural/learning and mental health difficulties. Since 1995 she has been the paediatrician in the SIS (Special Immunology Services) Clinic at Hamilton Health Sciences taking care of HIV positive children and adolescents as well as infants of HIV positive mothers. She was a member of the CAAP (Child Advocacy and Assessment Program) team from 1998-2020 assessing infants and children being assessed for possible child maltreatment. She also supervised paediatric residents in the Refuge clinic in Hamilton which sees children who are new immigrants or refugees after their arrival to Canada.
She was deputy chief in the Division of General Paediatrics at St Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton from 2006-2019. She continues to be a staff paediatrician at St. Joseph’s Healthcare working in the level 2 B nursery. She loves teaching residents and medical students. St Joseph’s sees a large number of infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)/ Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) and in addition to caring for those infants in hospital she is one of the paediatricians who continues to follow them in our NOWS follow up clinic.
She was the recipient of the 2020 Sister Joan O’Sullivan award from St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton. She enjoys volunteering in her spare time and was the former National President of Na’amat Canada.
For fun she enjoys reading and meeting with her book club. She also enjoys exercising and keeping active. She loves exploring new places (often with CME Away). She tries to keep up with her foodie sons by finding great restaurants all over the world. She has been married to Dr. Joel Yellin for 40 years and is the proud mother of 3 sons.
