About ICAM
United today for a healthier tomorrow.
The International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM), will be a congress that is unparalleled in scope and reputation in Canada, providing unique opportunities for networking and sharing of scholarly work in medical education along the continuum and across academic medicine.
Academic medicine at its finest.
About
Who is the AFMC?
Founded in 1943, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) represents Canada’s 17 faculties of medicine and is the voice of academic medicine in the country. AFMC has been convening yearly since at least 1943. The importance of meeting to advance the collective agenda of academic medicine has always been a core purpose of the association. ICAM is the extension of this long standing tradition.
What has shaped us?
A strong focus on health professions education, particularly medical education, as a core component of our mission.
A strong focus on the enterprise of health research as a key contribution of academic medicine to the societies it serves.
An intersectional social accountability focus encompassing:
- Medicine as a force for social justice and incorporate the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism/de-colonized practices/anti-oppression in teaching, research, and clinical care.
- Medicine as a good within society with commitment to community engagement and accountability towards communities.
- Interdisciplinarity and interprofessionalism as major approaches to accomplish greater social accountability.
Who is behind ICAM?
AFMC is committed to providing delegates with diverse and inclusive programming. Our group of program committees ensure that the congress themes, speakers and events will transcend borders and reflect our international collective.
- Constance LeBlanc (Chair) | President and CEO, AFMC
- Cary Cuncic | University of British Columbia Representative
- Shanda Jordan | University of British Columbia Representative
- Julien Poitras | Doyen, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval
- Saleem Razack | Representative of the AFMC EDI&AR Committee
- Lynn Ashdown | AFMC Patient Experience Lead Advisor
- Brent Norton | AFMC Finance Committee
- Anna Karwowska | Program Committee Chair, Medical Education, AFMC
- Melissa Shahin | Director, Operations and Strategic Initiatives, AFMC
- Angelique Simpson | Manager, Strategic Communications and Government Relations, AFMC
The mandate of the ICAM EDI-AR Advisory Group is to shape ICAM as a space to address issues of social justice, fair treatment of persons from structurally marginalized groups and, in this regard, challenge the enterprise of academic medicine to address its responsibilities with respect to social justice.
- Saleem Razack (Chair) | Representative of the AFMC EDI&AR Committee
- Oluseyi (Seyi) Akinola | Canadian Black Physician Representation
- Leslie Cuthbertson | Resident Representation
- Ann Dorward | Basic Sciences Research Equity Lead
- Salomon Fotsing | Francophone Representation
- Helly Goez | Members At Large
- Ashok Handa | Members At Large
- Santanna Hernandez | Members At Large
- Ojistoh Horn | Canadian Indigenous Physician Representation
- Michelle lam | International Federation Of Medical Students Appointed Equity Lead
- Richardo León-Bórquez | Racialized Physician Representation (South America Perspective)
- Emily Liang | Canadian Federation Of Medical Students Appointed Equity Lead
- Ahmed Maherzi | Racialized Physician Representation (Lower To Middle Income Countries Perspective)
- Eric Abonah Mensah | Graduate Student Representation
- Albina Veltman | Canadian Or International Sexual And Gender Diversity Representation
The Health Research Program Committee is a scientific advisory committee and will be responsible for planning the Health Research Academic Stream including identifying plenary speakers, proposing content for a call for abstracts and proposing special programs that meet the needs of researchers.
- Robert McMaster (Co-Chair) | University of British Columbia Representative
- Aimee Ryan (Co-Chair) | Past Chair – Graduate Studies, AFMC
- Luisa Binder | Graduate Representation
- Nick Garrido | Clinical Investigator in Trainee Association of Canada (CITAC) Representative
- Nathalie Johnson | President, Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI)
- Nicola Jones | Former President, Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI)
- Ed Kroeger | Former Coordinator, Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF)
- Tetiana Povshedna | University of British Columbia Student Representative
- Miriam Spering | University of British Columbia Representative
- Shayda Swann | University of British Columbia Student Representative
- Amelia Tongxiao Yuan | Co-Chair Clinical Investigator in Trainee Association of Canada (CITAC)
- Wenxuan (Wendy) Wang | Co-Chair Clinical Investigator in Trainee Association of Canada (CITAC)
- Martin Wong | University of British Columbia Student Representative
The Medical Education Program Committee is a scientific advisory committee that will be responsible for planning the International Medical Education Stream including identifying plenary speakers, proposing content for a call for abstracts and proposing special programs that meet the needs of medical educators.
- Anna Karwowska (Chair) | Vice-President Education, AFMC
- Lynn Ashdown | Patient Partner, AFMC Patient Experience Lead Advisor
- Rodrigo Cavalcanti | CAME Representative
- Roop Conyers | Family Physician, CFPC
- Beth Ann Cummings | Senior Education Deans Representative, McGill University
- Victor Do | Learner, University of Toronto
- Tanya Horsley | Centre’s Director
- Sudha Koppula | Family Physician, University of Alberta
- Jerry Maniate | Equity in Health Systems (EqHS) Lab Representative
- Saleem Razack | Representative Of the AFMC EDI&AR Committee
- Suzan Schneeweiss | Continuing Professional Development Committee (CPD) Representative, AFMC
- Richard Waldolf | Family Physician and Medical Educator, CFPC
The ICAM International Program Committee is a scientific advisory committee and will be responsible for planning the International Academic Stream including identifying plenary speakers, proposing content for a call for abstracts and proposing special programs that meet the needs of our global audience.
- Constance LeBlanc (Chair) | President and CEO, AFMC
- Jean-Luc Dumas | Directeur général, CIDMEF
- Kirsty Forrest | Executive Committee Member, MDANZ
- Marcos Núñez | President, PAFAMS
- Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa | President, AMSA
- Harm Peters | President, AMSE
- Julien Poitras | Chair, Standing Committee on Social Accountability, AFMC
- Titi Prihatiningsih | President, SEARAME
- Ahmed Rumayyan | President, AMEEMR
AFMC
Ola Ayoub | Conference Manager
Amelia Hagen |Conference and Content Specialist
Kayla Kidd |Sponsorship and Engagement Specialist
Meaghan Mallory | Administrative Assistant
Angela Kojok | Conference Coordinator
Event Details
Québec City Convention Centre
1000, boul. René-Lévesque East
Québec (Québec) G1R 5T8
Since 1996, the Québec City Convention Centre has hosted over 2,000 events. Nestled atop Parliament Hill, the convention centre is steps from Old Québec and is conveniently connected to ICAM hotel partners, Québec Hilton, and the Québec Delta.
Discover Québec City
The inaugural International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) will be held in Québec City, Canada from April 13th to 18th, 2023 for both in-person and virtual options.
There’s no place like it in North America! It’s the best destination to soak up the lively French Canadian Culture, a unique culture in North America.
Hotel Partners
- Hilton Québec 1100 Rene Lévesque East, Québec City, QC, G1K 7K7
- Delta Québec 690 Boul René Lévesque East, Québec City, QC, G1R 5A8
- Fairmont Chateau Frontenac 1 rue des Carrières CITQ No. 040703, Québec City, QC, G1R 4P5
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At a glance...
- Social Accountability
- Diverse representation in medical education
- Safe learning spaces
- Effects of climate on health
- Supporting health scientists and health scientists in training
- Wellness in academic medicine
- Health workforce needs of the future
- Post pandemic medical leadership
- An environment forward approach to medicine
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Creating Spaces
Creating Space is the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Health Humanities (CAHH). It brings together scholars, teachers, clinicians, artists, and students.
Creating Space attracts presenters from across Canada and around the world, including speakers and participants from the many fields that make up Health and Medical Humanities. Founded in 2010, it is designed to be highly interactive and interdisciplinary.
Creating Space is happening alongside ICAM in the Québec City Congress Center. Please register separately on their website. Registration to ICAM does not include Creating Space registration.
To learn more about Creating Spaces head to their website.
The Patient Voice
We are proud that 2023 ICAM will be Patients Included.
This means that we are “committed to incorporating the experience of patients as experts in living with their condition while ensuring that they are neither excluded nor exploited.” For more information on the Patients Included charter, please visit their website.
Patients Included status recognizes that the event has satisfied all five criteria as identified in the Patients Included charter.
Sustainability
ICAM Carbon Footprint Initiative
The International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM) is dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint and environmental impact resulting from the ICAM GHG emissions.
ICAM is making a $10,000 contribution towards the reduction of carbon emissions. Help offset your emissions today.
Learn more about the carbon footprint initiative below:
Working in collaboration with the Université Laval, the Québec City Convention Centre, and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care, we are committed to making sustainable choices today to create a renewable tomorrow.
Sustainable development is in the Québec City Convention Centre’s DNA. Their commitment is reflected in the concrete steps taken to reduce the environmental impact of all the events held there and to ensure sustainable operations and eco-friendly food service.