* All times are based on Canada/Eastern EST.

  • 8:00

    Canada/Eastern

    8:00 - 8:30 EDT
    Room : Théâtre Symposia (level 1)

    Welcome session

    Nathalie Gaucher, Antoine Payot and Marie-Ève Bouthillier

    8:30

    Canada/Eastern

    8:30 - 9:30 EDT
    Room : Théâtre Symposia (level 1)

    Opening plenary session - Civic involvement: We can't do without it

    Remi Quirion and Vincent Dumez Moderator : Antoine Payot Objectives : 1. Understand the importance of developing the communication skills needed for patients, citizens and the scientific world to learn from each other.2. Learn how the scientific method and partnership with the patient-citizen can lead to win-win results.3. Examine the importance of engaging citizens in the scientific process, particularly in a divided global context, and how this collaboration is essential for the application and advancement of scientific research.

    9:30

    Canada/Eastern

    9:30 - 10:30 EDT
    Room : Théâtre Symposia (level 1)

    Plenary | Cyborgs, biohackers and transhumanists: from curative medicine to enhancement medicine

    Dominique Leclerc Moderator : Nathalie Gaucher Learning objectives 1. Define transhumanism, its origins, key principles and potential implications for society and the human condition. 2. Learn to examine the ethical issues raised by the technologies, particularly as they relate to the modification of the human body and cognition. 3. Reflect on the importance of the creative approach in inspiring towards a future where technology and humanity intersect in an ethical and equitable way.

    10:30

    Canada/Eastern

    10:30 - 11:00 EDT
    Room : Foyer Cartier et International (level 3)

    Break

    11:00

    Canada/Eastern

    6 parallel sessions
    11:00 - 12:30 EDT
    Room : Cartier 1 (level 3)

    Session A-1 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS - AI bioethics

    Moderator : Philippe Sylvestre

    11:00 - 12:30 EDT
    Room : Cartier 2 (level 3)

    Session A-2 | ORAL ABSTRACTS - Research ethics

    Moderator : Charles Dupras

    11:00 - 12:30 EDT
    Room : International 1 (level 3)

    Session A-3 | ORAL ABSTRACTS - MAiD in Canada

    Moderator : Janine Winters

    11:00 - 12:30 EDT
    Room : Théâtre Symposia (level 1)

    Session A-4 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS - Clinical ethics consultation methods

    Moderator : George Agich

    11:00 - 12:30 EDT
    Room : Mansfield (ground floor level)

    Session A-5 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS - Bioethics, EDI, screening programs

    Moderator : Matthew Hunt

    11:00 - 12:30 EDT
    Room : International 2 (level 3)

    Session A-6 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS - Pediatric decision-making

    Moderator : Annie Janvier

    12:30

    Canada/Eastern

    12:30 - 13:30 EDT
    Room : Mont-Royal (level 4)

    Lunch

    13:30

    Canada/Eastern

    6 parallel sessions
    13:30 - 14:30 EDT
    Room : Cartier 1 (level 3)

    Session B-1 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS - Patient engagement in research ethics

    Moderator : Charles Dupras

    13:30 - 14:30 EDT
    Room : Cartier 2 (level 3)

    Session B-2 | ORAL PRESENTATIONS - Transplantation ethics

    Moderator : Marie-Claude Levasseur

    13:30 - 14:30 EDT
    Room : International 1 (level 3)

    Session B-3 | WORKSHOP - Artistic expression and ethics

    13:30 - 14:30 EDT
    Room : Théâtre Symposia (level 1)

    Session B-4 | WORKSHOP - Clinical Ethics

    Moderator : Stella Reiter-Theil

    13:30 - 14:30 EDT
    Room : Mansfield (ground floor level)

    Session B-5 (CANCELLED) | FRENCH WORKSHOP - Partenariat-patient

    13:30 - 14:30 EDT
    Room : International 2 (level 3)

    Session B-6 | WORKSHOP - Youth engagement

    14:30

    Canada/Eastern

    14:30 - 15:45 EDT
    Room : Foyer Cartier et International (level 3)

    Poster session and break

    15:45

    Canada/Eastern

    15:45 - 16:45 EDT
    Room : Théâtre Symposia (level 1)

    Plenary | Patient engagement panel : More than just a seat at the table: How parents and kids can improve pediatric research

    Annie Janvier, Eduard Verhagen, John Lantos and Rebecca Pearce Moderator : Nathalie Gaucher Objectifs : Describe an overview of the activities performed by resource patients/parents as well as the risks and benefits associated with these partnerships. Discuss practical issues for optimizing resource parent/patient engagement in research: protocol development, consent forms, presenting at conferences, article review, etc Discuss the integration of children and parents in institutional review boards and for consent processes.

    17:00

    Canada/Eastern

    17:00 - 18:30 EDT
    Room : Foyer Mont-Royal (level 4)

    Welcome cocktail

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