The Evidence Never Lies?
Critical Debates in Evidence-Based Medicine
What’s right and what’s wrong with evidence-based medicine? What is the role of clinical research evidence in medical practice? What is the patient’s role in medical decision-making? A diverse panel of scholars will discuss these and other questions.
University of Toronto: Alumni Hall, Room 112 Victoria College
Friday, November 14th 5:30-7:30pm
(THIS PANEL WAS ALSO WEBCAST)
(http://epresence.ehealthinnovation.org/epresence)
FEATURING:
- Dr. Cheryl Misak (Interim Vice-President and Provost, Member of the Royal Society of Canada, Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto)
- Dr. Kumanan Wilson (Canada Research Chair in Public Health Policy, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa)
- Dr. Ross Upshur (Canada Research Chair in Primary Care Research, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Director of the Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto)
- CHAIR: Dr. Maya Goldenberg (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Guelph)
Workshop Program
November 14-16, 2008
Friday, November 14
1:00pm-4:45pm Session 1: History and Philosophy of Science
- Opening Remarks: Kirstin Borgerson
- Keynote Presentation: John Worrall
- Commentator: Robyn Bluhm
- Short Break (15 minutes)
- Break-out Sessions
5:30pm-7:30pm Public Panel: Critical Debates in Evidence-based Medicine
- Chair: Ross Upshur
- Panel Members: Andrew Miles, Cheryl Misak, Kumanan Wilson
7:30pm-8:30pm Conference Reception
Saturday, November 15
9:00am-12:45pm Session 2: Bioethics
- Keynote: Ian Kerridge
- Commentator: Mona Gupta
- Short Break (15 minutes)
- Break-out Sessions
2:00pm-5:45pm Session 3: Social Sciences
- Keynote: Elizabeth Bogdan-Lovis
- Commentator: Eric Mykhalovskiy
- Short Break (15 minutes)
- Break-out Sessions
6:00pm Conference Dinner
Sunday, November 16
8:00am-9:00am Mentors Breakfast
9:00am-12:45 Session 4: Clinical Practice
- Keynote: Mark Tonelli
- Commentator: Ken Goodman
- Short Break (15 minutes)
- Break-out Sessions
12:45pm-1pm Summary Statement and Final Remarks: Maya Goldenberg