GOING FOR GOLD

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2013
Williams retired from active astronaut status in March 2008. From 2008 until 2011, Williams was Professor of Surgery
and Director of Medical Robotics at McMaster University, where he led a team dedicated to developing innovative
technologies to help change the future of surgery in local and remote patient care. From 2010 to 2011, he served as
Chief Medical Officer, Patient Safety and Quality, at St. Joseph’s Healthcare System in Hamilton. Williams’ focus was on
research as well as providing strategic guidance in physician leadership development and clinical resource management,
with attention on building innovative strategies for physician recruitment.
The recipient of four honourary degrees and many awards, Williams has participated in numerous research studies and
served on many boards and committees. In July 2011, Williams became President and Chief Executive Officer of
Southlake Regional Health Centre. In June 2012, he was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame.
Dave Williams is married and has two children. In his spare time, he enjoys flying, scuba diving, hiking, sailing,
kayaking, canoeing, and downhill and cross-country skiing.
WELCOME RECEPTION
5:30PM – 6:30PM
Evening
Quebec Convention Centre, Level 2, Rooms 2000A to 2000D
Join us for the official opening of the CCME exhibit hall. Enjoy some food and drink with your colleagues,
attend the dedicated poster sessions, and view exhibits.
5:30PM – 7:30PM
Canadian Association for Medical Education
Hilton Hotel, Second floor, Beaumont and Bélair
Rooms
Early Career Medical Educators’ (ECME) Panel
Discussion
Speaker: Glenn Regehr, University of British
Columbia “Pacing Yourself: Productivity, Burn
Out, and the Challenge of Saying NO ”
6:30PM – 8:30PM
University of Toronto
Hilton Hotel, First floor, Portneuf and Sainte-Foy
Rooms
University of Toronto Alumni and Friends
Reception
Chair: Catharine Whiteside, Dean, Faculty of
Medicine, Vice-Provost, Relations with Health
Care Institutions, University of Toronto
APRIL 20 – 23, 2013 – QUEBEC CITY, QC
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