The 2017 international conference will be delivered in both French and English. Hosted by the Quebec Medical Association (QMA) at the City Convention Centre this will be the first bi-lingual conference on Overuse and Too Much Medicine. Simultaneous translation will be available for all main plenary sessions on the conference schedule.
Sessions and speakers include:
- Moving from evidence to Action
- Dr Barnett Kramer - NIH
- Prof Stacy Carter - University of Sydney
- Normand Laberge - QMA
- Engaging with Citizens, Patients and the Public
- Fran Visco - NBCC
- Richard Morley - PPI
- Carolyn Canfield - Independent Citizen/Patient
- Communicating about Overdiagnosis
- France Légaré, Laval University
- André Picard, Health Reporter
- Rita Redberg, UCSF/JAMA
- Overuse, Overmedicalisation & Overdiagnosis
- Wendy Levinson, Choosing Wisely Canada
- Vinay Prasad, OHSU
- Vikas Saini, Lown Institute
For details and to register: > www.preventingoverdiagnosis.net
©Prescrire 1 June 2017