Program - Forum Québec

Program Chair:
Mr. Louis Beaulieu, Chief Executive Officer, Transplant Québec, Montreal, Canada

Program Co-Chairs:
Dr. Matthew Weiss, Medical Director - Organ Donation, Transplant Québec, Quebec, Canada
Dr. Mélanie Dieudé, Executive Director, The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada


October 15, 2021 | 13:00-17:15 EST

  • 13:00

    Opening Remarks

    Moderated by Mr. Stéphan Bureau, Journalist, Montreal, QC

  • 13:05

    Welcome from the Host and Co-Host

    Mr. Louis Beaulieu, Chief Executive Officer, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Matthew Weiss, Medical Director - Organ Donation, Transplant Québec, Quebec, QC
    Dr. Marie-Josée Hébert, Co-Scientific Director, The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Montreal, QC

  • 13:20

    Welcome Message from the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (Ministry of Health and Social Services)

    Mr. Christian Dubé, Minister of Health and Social Services, Montreal, QC

  • 13:25

    Testimony on a Lived Experience

    Mme Karine Robert, daughter of Yvan Robert

  • 13:35

    Comparative Study of Normative Means of Donation System Optimization

    Maître Mélanie Bourassa-Forcier, Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC

  • 14:55

    Summary of the Scientific Forum

    Dr. Prosanto Chaudhury, Medical Director – Organ Transplantation, Transplant Québec - Montreal, QC
    Dr. Mélanie Dieudé, Executive Director, The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP); Université de Montréal; Montreal, QC

  • 14:20

    What Change Looks Like – A Portrait of the Situation in Nova Scotia

    Dr. Stephen Beed, Department of Critical Care, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

  • 14:40

    Health Break
  • 15:00

    Panel Discussion: The Future of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation in Quebec

    Moderated by Mr. Stéphan Bureau, Journalist, Montreal, QC
    Assisted by Dr. Matthew Weiss, Medical Director – Organ Donation, Transplant Québec, Quebec, QC

    Panelists:
    Dr. Pierre Aslanian, Clinical Investigator, Coordinating Specialist Physician in Organ and TissueDonation and Transplantation and Intensivist, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC
    Mr. Sylvain Bédard, Patient Coordinator, Project Manager, Partner Patient Platform, Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public, CHUM Research Centre, Montreal, QC
    Prof. Hélène Boisjoly, Department of Ophthalmology; Member, PRESENCE Center in Mindfulness and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC
    Maître Pierre Deschamps, lawyer and ethicist, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Isabelle Houde, Nephrologist, CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC
    Prof. Maude Laberge, Department of Operations and Decision Systems, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Université Laval, Quebec, QC

  • 16:30

    Reflections from the Political Representatives

    M. Joël Arseneau, Député des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Parti québécois
    Porte-parole du troisième groupe d’opposition en matière de santé
    M. Vincent Marissal, Député de Rosemont, Québec solidaire
    Porte-parole du deuxième groupe d’opposition en matière de santé
    Mme Marie Montpetit, Députée de Maurice-Richard, Parti libéral du Québec
    Porte-parole de l’opposition officielle en matière de santé
    Mme Maryline Picard, Députée de Soulanges, Coalition avenir Québec
    Adjointe parlementaire au ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux (volet santé)

  • 16:55

    Presentation of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers

    Presented by Mr. Jean Gravel, President of the Board of Directors, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC

  • 17:05

    Acknowledgements

    Mr. Jean Gravel, President of the Board of Directors, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC

  • 17:15

    Closing Remarks and Next Steps

    Mr. Louis Beaulieu, Chief Executive Officer, Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC
    Dr. Matthew Weiss, Medical Director - Organ Donation, Transplant Québec, Quebec, QC

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