Upcoming Events
Below are some of the excellent upcoming events from CMDA Canada and our colleagues. To learn more, click the register now button.
Dying with Christ – Living with Hope Spring Series
REGISTER to join us at our Annual National Conference in Cambridge, ON.
We will be joined by Dr. Kristin Collier, MD, FACP, an associate professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she serves as the director of the Health, Spirituality, and Religion Program at the medical school. Her academic interests are in the overlap of spirituality, religion, and medicine. Dr. Collier will speak to the heart of healthcare and direct our eyes to Christ even in the midst of challenges. Dr. Sheila Harding will be joining us for our final plenary, offering a message of encouragement and hope founded on her rich experience doing the right thing in challenging circumstances. Take advantage of our early bird rates by March 31st, 2025!
Dying with Christ – Living with Hope Spring Series
REGISTER to join us this spring for the opportunity to take Dying with Christ – Living with Hope and get equipped to offer the series in your community.
May 8, 15 & 22 at 7pm ET
June 26, July 3 & 10 at 12pm ET
Addiction, Personhood, and the Hope of the Gospel with Quentin Genuis – April 15, 2025 at 3:00pm ET
What is addiction? Why is it such a devastating problem in our time? What might the Christian story have to say about what addiction is and how it is healed? This workshop aims to engage the contemporary addictions crises through the lens of a Christian understanding of what it means to be a person. We will consider foundational questions of the nature of addiction and build from that understanding to discuss how Christian physicians should care, hope, and pray for our patients with addictions.
Seeking Christian Purpose in Medicine with Dr. Jacob Abdaem – April 24, 2025 at 7:00pm ET
This workshop will invite attendees to reflect on the motivations underpinning their day-to-day actions as workers in the medical field, as well as those driving their career ambitions. The greater aim of this workshop will be to identify the motivations which healthcare practitioners should seek to embody as followers of Christ.
Spiritual Care in Practice with Michael Destounis – May 6, 2025 at 7:00pm ET
In this workshop, Dr. Michael Destounis will share personal reflections on the topic of being a Christian witness to our patients, both in word and deed. Drawing from his training in psychiatry, he will also present ideas on how to humbly and respectfully integrate spirituality into patient care, including how to tailor one’s approach to specific patients. The workshop will also include a time of sharing and discussion.
