Winter 2016 (Volume 26, Number 4)
News From the Scientific Committee
By Evelyn Sutton, MD, FRCPC
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It seems only fitting, given the celebrations planned for Canada’s 150th birthday, that the CRA’s annual scientific meeting (ASM) will be held in our nation’s capital. I am excited by our lineup of great speakers, workshops and, of course, for the time to network. The theme of this year’s conference is sustainability—not just of the healthcare system—but also of individual and population health. You can expect the ever-popular Great Debate (Biologics or Biosimilars? Be it Resolved That the Least Expensive Treatment Should be Chosen. Switch, Switch, Switch!), scintillating workshops and given last year’s success, Dr. Philip Baer’s RheumJeopardy. A new session, The Year in Preview, should stir discussion; we are asking prescient experts to predict what breakthroughs 2017 will bring in basic science, clinical science, pediatrics and models of care.
The organizing committee and I are delighted that the following renowned speakers will be joining us:
Dr. Allen Steere, credited with the discovery of Lyme disease, has worked during the subsequent 40 years on studies of the clinical manifestations, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the infection. He serves as Professor of Medicine at Harvard and as Director of Translational Research in Rheumatology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Matthew Warman is the Harriet M. Peabody Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Genetics at Harvard Medical School. In 1994, Dr. Warman established an independent laboratory and clinical program in the Department of Genetics and Center for Human Genetics at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland. In 2006, he returned to Boston to become director of the Orthopedic Research Laboratories at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Jonathon Fowles is a professor and exercise physiologist at Acadia University whose work in the Centre of Lifestyle Studies examines the effects of exercise on health in athletes, the elderly and persons with chronic disease or disability. Dr. Fowles has done extensive work with many organizations, such as the Canadian Diabetes Association, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and many regional health authorities.
Do book your flights and hotel, and register for what promises to be a great meeting. I look forward to seeing you!
Evelyn Sutton, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine and Medical Education,
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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