Medical Trivia - Diseases, Diagnostics and Drugs, Oh My!
November 8, 2025 from 1:30pm MDT to 2:20pm MDT
Join your colleagues for a fun-filled, delightfully nerdy medical trivia competition. Participants will have the chance to demonstrate their knowledge across general and specialized medical topics and review key concepts. This interactive session will be packed with fun, learning and a bit of friendly rivalry.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:
- Identify gaps in their current medical knowledge across various medical specialties
- Translate concepts reviewed across a broad range of medical specialties into their own practice
- Appreciate the importance of a collaborative approach in healthcare delivery
Speakers / Panelists
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Not Your Average Generalist: Highlighting PAs Practicing in Various Specialties
November 7, 2025 from 11:00am MDT to 12:30pm MDT -
Medical Trivia - Diseases, Diagnostics and Drugs, Oh My!
November 8, 2025 from 1:30pm MDT to 2:20pm MDT -
Not Your Average Generalist: Highlighting PAs Practicing in Various Specialties
November 7, 2025 from 11:00am MDT to 12:30pm MDT -
Medical Trivia - Diseases, Diagnostics and Drugs, Oh My!
November 8, 2025 from 1:30pm MDT to 2:20pm MDT
Alison McIntyre
CCPA
Alison McIntyre
Patrick Lefaivre
CCPA
Patrick Lefaivre
Patrick Lefaivre is a physician assistant (PA) practicing at The Ottawa Hospital, providing in-patient care within the Department of Malignant Hematology since 2015. Upon graduating from the University of Toronto PA Consortium Program in 2014, he worked at UHN and Princess Margaret Hospital in Surgical Oncology before transitioning into his current role. An Ottawa local, he earned his BSc (Hon) in Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa before completing his Advanced-Emergency Medical Care Assistant (A-EMCA) training at La Cite College. He then worked as a Paramedic with the City of Ottawa for 10 years. During his paramedic career he worked at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) as a Research Coordinator in trauma and cardiac arrest studies with the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC). In 2006 he worked with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to help develop an EMT training program at Makassed University in Beirut, Lebanon and helped to develop their ambulance system. Patrick is keen to share his knowledge and has been a guest speaker at multiple conferences including the Trauma Association of Canada, the PanAmerican Trauma Society, and the Eastern Ontario Trauma conferences. He continues to share his knowledge within his PA role as a clinical preceptor for both UofT and McMaster PA students. He is a member of the PACCC Test Committee.