From the clinicians who brought you the highly acclaimed Best Science Medicine Course; Meds Conference; BS Medicine Podcast; Practical Evidence for Informed Practice (PEIP) Conference; and Tools for Practice – we make evidence fun!

MEME conference logo with Vancouver mountains "making evidence matter for everyone"

Join us for the MEME Conference in Vancouver, BC in 2024 – date to be announced.

MEME 2023 Printable brochure.

meme 2023 final Agenda

TimePresentationPresenter
7:30amIn-person Registration Opens
8:20amWebcast Opens
8:30amWelcome
8:40amTips and Tricks to Make Evidence Matter for EveryoneJames McCormack & Mike Allan
9:10amThe Placebo EffectJames McCormack
9:40amQuestions
10:00amBreak
10:25amPaying Attention to the Evidence for Adult ADHDJessica Kirkwood
10:45amPoint of Care Ultrasound for Primary Care – Should You Push for It?Jessica Bryce
11:05amQuestions Questions
11:15amTop 5 Primary Care Articles You Need to Know Mike Allan
11:45amNOACs: Which, When, How and WhyPeter Loewen
12:05pmQuestions
12:15pmLunch
1:10pmTop 5 Cardiology StudiesRicky Turgeon
1:30pmWhen Dementia Is More Than Forgetting: How Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Are Affecting Patients and Our PracticeCorinne Tremblay-Sabatini
1:50pmQuestions
2:00pmTop 5 Pediatric StudiesTina Korownyk
2:20pmContinuous Glucose Monitoring: Hypo-Hype or Real Benefit?Jamie Falk
2:40pmQuestions
2:50pmBreak
3:10pmTranslating Benefits and Harms of Diabetes Drugs: There’s a Tool for ThatRicky Turgeon & Blair MacDonald
3:30pmSkin and Soft Tissue InfectionsWill Connors
4:00pmQuestions
4:10pmDay Concludes (begins 9:00 am the next day)
TimeTitlePresenter
8:00amIn-Person Registration Opens
8:50amWebcast Opens
9:00amWelcome
9:05amThe Great Cholesterol Caper: Unravelling Lipid Mysteries in Primary CareMike Kolber & Adrienne Lindblad
9:35amCOPD Inhalers – Less Is More, More or LessJamie Falk
9:55amQuestions
10:15amBreak
10:35amMonoarthritis: What to Do When Your Joint Count is One Kam Shojania
10:55amThe Skinny on Weight Loss Drugs: Scaling Down the EvidenceAdrienne Lindblad
11:15amQuestions
11:35amOsteoporosis: Good Guidance for Bad Bones, Good Grief!Tina Korownyk
12:00amQuestions
12:10pmLunch
1:00pmOpening the Screen(ing) Door: When and How Wide?Jennifer Potter
1:40pmQuestions
2:00pmMyth BustersMike Kolber & Jamie Falk
2:30pmQuestions
2:40pmEvent Concludes

This group learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the BC Chapter for up to 10 Mainpro+ credits.

In-Person Attendance

Early BirdAfter Early Bird
Conference Rate$495.00$595.00
Students and Residents*$395.00$495.00

Webcast Attendance

Early BirdAfter Early Bird
Conference Rate$395.00$495.00
Students and Residents*$195.00$295.00

Rates are subject to provincial GST/HST.

* Residents/Students must provide a qualifying letter from their Program Director confirming their current status in good standing