NPAM Conference 2024

Dr. Sara Goulet

“Anti-Indigenous Racism and Cultural Humility/Safety: Unpacking what this means in my day-to-day practice”

Bio:
Dr. Sara Goulet is a Metis family doctor who grew up in the Red River Valley. Like her father, a bush pilot, she travels all over northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. She has been providing health care services to First Nations and Inuit communities since 2007. Dr. Goulet provides leadership and support to the fly in doctors and physician assistant program at Ongomiizwin Health Services. To better service these communities, she has also worked providing hospitalist services at HSC in the Clinical Assessment Unit and the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

Dr. Goulet is currently the Associate Dean of Admissions for the Max Rady College of Medicine. In this role, she hopes to continue to foster diversity in the College and to explore ways to support projects that increase the number of First Nations, Inuit and Metis students who can access medical school.

In addition to these roles, Dr. Goulet joined the MAID team in Manitoba with the purpose of examining how to integrate Indigenous Ways of Knowing into the process of assessing, treating and supporting Indigenous patients in this time of transition. This work directly aligns with the vision Dr. Goulet has for a health care system where Indigenous patients are respected, honored and recognized for the knowledge they bring to health and wellness that enhances the Western Biomedical perspective. She believes in the integration of Western and Indigenous knowledge systems is the key to healing, hope and reconciliation.

Dr. Norah Vincent

Dr. Vincent has been a registered Clinical Psychologist and Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic Director for 25 years. She is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She serves on the Executive Team for Clinical Health Psychology in the public health system (Shared Health) and is the Lead for Manitoba Adult Treatment Service Team. Dr. Vincent is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, the Manitoba Psychological Society, the College of Alberta Psychologists, and the Canadian Sleep Society.  She is an internationally recognized Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) provider and researcher.  Dr. Vincent is the creator of RestEd and return2sleep, 6-week cognitive behavioural online programs for insomnia.

Dr. Vincent received the Award for Excellence in Professional Training from the Council of Professional Psychology Programs in 2023, the national body that oversees clinical psychologist training in Canada.  The same year, she received the Judith Owens Award for Editorial Excellence at the flagship journal Behavioral Sleep Medicine. In 2020, Dr. Vincent was awarded the status of Fellow with the Canadian Psychological Association in recognition of her distinguished service to the profession of psychology.  In 2010, her sleep clinic was awarded a Leading Practice designation from Accreditation Canada, a federal agency that accredits public health institutions.  Dr. Vincent has > 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and conference presentations.

Dr. Mohamad Kadhim, DDS, FRCDC

“Essentials of Oral Mucosa: From Normal to Neoplasms”

Learning Objectives:

• Review anatomy of oral mucosa, normal features and findings
• Review of common pathologic findings and their management
• When to suspect malignancies in the oral cavity
• How to refer patients for diagnosis and biopsy

Bio:
Dr. Mohamad Kadhim is a board-certified specialist in Oral Medicine & Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, as well as a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada.  Currently, he holds the position of Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba.

Dr. Kadhim’s educational journey began with a Bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Manitoba.  Following this, he served four years in the Canadian Forces in Winnipeg and Shilo.  He obtained a dental degree from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland in 2019.  Driven by a passion for dentistry, medicine and pathology, he completed a four-year hospital residency program in Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital.

Dr. Kadhim has returned to Winnipeg, where he is eager to serve his community.

Dr. Norm Silver

I pride myself on being able to discover gaps in healthcare delivery and create solutions that enhance patient experience while using the most advanced tools and technology available.

I started my career as a pediatric emergency physician and continue to enjoy provided care to children in the emergency department. Over the years, I have identified opportunities to improve healthcare delivery in a number of areas and worked to improve those areas.

These first included initiatives in my own emergency department such as starting nurse-initiated x-rays which decreased the length stay in the emergency department of children with fractures by 1.5 hours; starting oral rehydration in the waiting room for children with gastroenteritis which expedited their stays.

I then started a variety of programs outside of the emergency department in other areas of the hospital and in the community as a whole:

• A pediatric sedation service at the children’s hospital
• A pediatric locum program to provide uninterrupted service to the children of Western Manitoba
• The Minor Injury Clinic for Kids which provides approximately 8000 patient visits a year to children with injuries
• The first non-public urgent care center in Manitoba
• A penicillin de-labelling clinic
• A drive-up, appointment based Covid Testing site.

Currently, I am spending my time as the CEO of QDoc which provides real-time virtual medicine services with the mission statement to provide quality medical care to all Canadians regardless of geographic location or socioeconomic status.

I am always working on and looking for my next project to creatively improve healthcare!

About Minor Injury Clinic for kids (MICK) where we see approximately 8000 visits a year.

• MICK provides service for Children with Minor injuries
• Acts as the primary referral clinic for children with injuries and fractures from all of Winnipeg’s emergency rooms

Dr. Denise Black

“Perimenopause – Navigating the Storm”

Learning Objectives:

• To understand the pathophysiology of the perimenopause
• To be able to differentiate between early and late perimenopause
• To provide evidence based treatment to alleviate symptoms of the perimenopause

Bio:

Dr. Black completed medical school and a post-graduate residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Manitoba.

Over the last 3 decades, she has worked as a clinician both in the private practice setting, as well as in the University setting.  While in the University setting, she served as program director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program, and served as an examiner for the Royal College.

She also served as the Ob/Gyn consultant to the Manitoba HIV Team.

She is active in many national and international organizations, and has published in peer reviewed journals.  She has been involved in the creation and development of many accredited and non-accredited CME programs in the fields of contraception, menopause, and HPV prevention.

Dr. Tyler Buffie, Optometrist

Dr. Tyler Buffie attended the University of Winnipeg where he completed his Bachelor of Science degree but more importantly met his wife. He then completed his degree at the University of Waterloo in Optometry with Honours while traveling to Mexico and El Salvador on eye care missions.

Upon returning to Winnipeg Dr. Buffie set about improving his knowledge in eye care by working with local ophthalmologists. This led to becoming the go-to optometrist for paediatric ophthalmology in contact lens care for children after cataract surgery.

In 2011, Dr. Buffie joined a local ophthalmology group practice, the GEM Clinic. There he began managing complex glaucoma, cataract, AMD, and uveitis patients after surgery and for ongoing care. This has led to the extensive knowledge that Dr. Buffie passes on to students as an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Waterloo.

Lori Berard, RN, CDF

“The Power of CGM – Transforming Diabetes Management in Primary Care”

Learning Objectives:

After participating in this presentation, participants will be better able to:

• Describe available glucose sensor systems in Canada
• Demonstrate how glucose sensors can:
  • Improve safety for persons living with diabetes
  • Act as a feedback tool for lifestyle changes
  • Simplify diabetes management for clinicians
• Review sensor reports efficiently to guide clinical decisions

Bio:

Nurse Consultant

Lori Berard has 35 years of experience in diabetes education, management and clinical research working as the Nurse Manager for the Health Sciences Centre Diabetes Research Program.  She was also a Faculty Member at the University of Manitoba Department of Medicine Section of Endocrinology.  Currently she is working as a consultant in diabetes management and clinical research operations.

Lori has dedicated many years  volunteering with Diabetes Canada and has extensive experience with the Clinical Practice Guidelines.  She has been part of over 100 peer reviewed publications and has received many honors and awards related to her work in diabetes.

Danielle Kustra, MN NP

“Weightloss Medicine and The Medical Gym”

Learning Objectives:

We will be focusing on the increasing popularity of weight loss medications (including Ozempic and the like) and the known associated risk of decreasing muscle mass and how our devices can help maintain/protect muscle in the process.

Bio:

To come

Dr. Alistair Brown

“Cognitive Assessments in Primary Care”

Bio:
Alastair Brown is a family physician practicing in the field of Geriatric Medicine.  He completed medical school (2016), family medicine residency (2018), and the Care of the Elderly enhanced skills program (2019) through The University of Manitoba.  Following completion of training, Alastair worked in Thompson, MB for two years before joining the Geriatric Medicine Service in Winnipeg in 2021.  His present clinical work involves inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient Geriatric Medicine clinics, Special Needs Unit coverage, primary care through the PRIME Program, and physician consulting for the Geriatric Program Assessment Team (GPAT).

Dr. Laurie Ireland

“HIV in Manitoba, Primary Care Recommendations for Prevention, Testing and Care”

Bio:
Laurie completed her medical school at the University of Manitoba in 2005 and her family practice training in 2007 in the St. Paul’s Hospital program at the University of British Columbia.  Her residency training was followed by a 3-month enhanced skills program in HIV primary care under the supervision of the BC Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.  Laurie currently works at Nine Circles Community Health Center where she is Medical Director and Primary Care Lead with the Manitoba HIV Program.

Dr. JA Grauman Neander

“IDA; Beyond Fatigue”

Bio:
Dr. Grauman completed family medicine residency at the University of Manitoba Family Medicine program as part of the US/Canadian Medical Graduate track in 2018 and is Canadian board certified in Family Medicine. He received his MD after graduating from medical school, cum laude, in 2016.

He has practiced primary and acute care in Canada’s North, Manitoba, and Rochester, New York.

Christine Eisma NP

“Beyond the Bedside: How Nurse Practitioners are Transforming Cancer Care”

Bio:
I graduated with my bachelors of nursing from the University of Manitoba in 2008. I worked in hospital bedside roles as a nurse for several years and in an attempt to search for better work life balance, I found a role in the CancerCare Treatment Room.
After witnessing firsthand how nurse practitioners were positively impacting CancerCare Manitoba, I was inspired to go back to school to finish my masters degree.  Since completing my masters degree in 2020 through Athabasca University, I’ve continued to work at CancerCare Manitoba in a variety of settings including Primary Brain Tumors, Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer.  I have recently been involved in creating a new clinic entitled Early Survivorship Breast Cancer Clinic in order to address the gaps in care felt by many of our breast cancer patients and medical oncologist colleagues.  My passion lies in medical oncology and this is in part due to the tremendous impact our role as nurse practitioners have had on our patients and within our organization.