Join us for the

1st Annual Canadian Morphea Research Summit

A celebration of growth, innovation, and teamwork for Canada’s first morphea registry!

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Heidi Jacobe

University of Texas Southwestern

Dr. Kathryn Torok

University of Pittsburgh

Summit Agenda:

Training in Disease Activity and Severity Scoring
8:00 am
Breakfast & Registration
Steering Committee Meeting
9:15 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:30 am
Plenary: Rare Disease Registries & Biobanks
10:15 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am
C-MORE Panel: Multidisciplinary Updates on LS

Speakers:

  • Dr. Anastasiya Muntyanu, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Elena Netchiporouk, McGill University
  • Dr. Cathryn Sibbald, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Ronald Laxer, University of Toronto 
  • Dr. Jan Dutz, University of British Columbia 
  • Dr. Nadia Luca, University of Ottawa
  • Dr. Elena Pope, University of Toronto 
12:00 pm
Lunch + Scleroderma Canada Presentation
1:00 pm
Workshop: LS Disease Activity & Severity Scoring
  • Training in Disease Activity and Severity Scoring for LS (LoSCAT and PGA-A/D)
  • Hands-on interactive workshop with patient volunteers
  • Lead by Dr. Heidi Jacobe and Dr. Kathryn Torok
3:00 pm
Coffee Break
3:15 pm
Breakout 1: C-MORE Site Presentations
4:20 pm
Breakout 2: Strategic Planning Session
5:15 pm
Closing Remarks
5:30 pm
Wine & Cheese Networking
7:00 pm
Dinner Reception (Invitation only)

Accreditation

This activity is accredited by the Office for Continuing Professional Development, School of Medicine, McGill University, which is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Education (CACME) of which the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ) is a partner.
This Group Learning program meets the accreditation criteriaas defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been approved for up to 6.75 MOC Section 1 credits/hours. Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at https:/ /edhub.amaassn.org/pages/applications