Speakers
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Dr Andrea MacNeilDr Andrea MacNeill is a surgical oncologist at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Cancer, and a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia where she specializes in sarcoma and peritoneal malignancies. She is the founder and principal investigator of the UBC Planetary Healthcare Lab, a novel interdisciplinary research collaborative dedicated to creating health systems that promote both human and planetary health. As the Regional Medical Director of Planetary Health for Vancouver Coastal Health, she is working on a transformational planetary health strategy for the health authority, to mitigate the healthcare climate footprint while creating health and social value. She is an executive member of CASCADES, a national knowledge mobilization network for accelerating the transition to low-carbon, sustainable healthcare systems.
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Dr. Chelsea Maedler-KronDr. Chelsea Maedler, MD FRCPC FCAP is a staff pathologist at the McGill University Health Center and an assistant professor at McGill University. She is the Director of McGill’s Anatomical Pathology Residency Program.
Dr. Maedler received her medical training at McMaster University and completed her residency in anatomic pathology at Dalhousie University. She was a fellow in pediatric pathology at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (USC). Dr. Maedler is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and is dual American board certified in Anatomic and Pediatric Pathology.
Dr. Maedler is dedicated to clinical, teaching, and translational research activities in the fields of pediatric, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathology. She has won numerous teaching awards including ‘Teacher of the Year 2019’ (Department of Pathology, McGill University).
Dr. Maedler has also received numerous University based and national awards including the Brigadier-General Hebert Stanley Birkett Memorial Research Award (MGH Foundation), the Grete Roggenburg Research Award (MGH Foundation), the McLaughlin Fellowship (Dalhousie University), and the Kristin Sivertz Resident Leadership Award (RCPSC).
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Dr. Jonathan LaiDr. Jonathan Lai is a third year anatomical pathology resident at McGill University. Previously acquired a Bachelor’s in biochemistry, followed by a Master’s in Forensic Biology. He has a passion for medical education, medical autopsy and forensic pathology. On the side, he is an ambassador for the Maude Abbott Medical Museum at McGill University.
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Emma McDermottEmma McDermott is a third year medical student at Dalhousie University and one of the student coordinators for the PaRx Atlantic Canada launch. She is passionate about planetary health and environmental sustainability in healthcare. She is also a co-founder of the Dal Med Green Team, an emerging leader with the Healthy Populations Institute, a student member of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Nova Scotia Chapter (CAPE NS), and co-chair for the Canadian Federation of Medical Students’ Health and Environment Adaptive Response Task Force (CFMS HEART).
