Opening Plenary Speakers - Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 (AM)

Denise Biziaev, BEd, BPE, BRS
Medical Education Program Coordinator, University of Alberta
Program Administrator and Program Director: Nurturing the Work Relationship You Never Knew You Needed
Biography
Denise Biziaev is a Medical Education Program Coordinator within the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. An alumni of the U of A, Denise has worked in the post-secondary education and college administration sector for more than 10 years. She has served in a variety of academia and supervisory roles with a focus on education, team leadership, professional development and well-being, strategic initiative, and academic advisory processes and functions. Denise has worked alongside Dr. Lisa Lemieux since 2019.
Denise is passionate about mentoring young leaders, helping others develop healthy and collaborative relationships and environments, and finds the dynamics of emotional intelligence very fascinating. She is also a mom of two and a co-founder of Tigers Skate Club, an all-girls, women and gender expansive skateboarding club in Edmonton.

Lisa Lemieux, MD, FRCPC
Program Director, Developmental Pediatrics, University of Alberta
Program Administrator and Program Director: Nurturing the Work Relationship You Never Knew You Needed
Biography
Lisa Lemieux is a Developmental Pediatrician in Edmonton, Alta., where she was born and raised. She has been the Program Director for Developmental Pediatrics at the University of Alberta since 2018. She is the Co-Chair of the Developmental Pediatrics Residency Program Committee along with Medical Education Program Coordinator Denise Biziaev. Dr. Lemieux has an active clinical practice, and an interest in physician identity formation. She loves to read and dabbles in art.
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 (PM)

Joel Voth, MD, CCFP
Addiction Medicine Fellow, University of Toronto
Indigenous Health
Biography
Dr. Joel Voth has a background in Family Medicine and also completed a fellowship in Addiction Medicine during his training. He is a proud member of the Métis Nation of Manitoba and LGBTQ+ community and comes to medicine with a commitment to reduce health disparities for populations that are denied opportunities to meaningfully participate in the health system. Dr. Voth currently provides care for patients who use substances in both inpatient and outpatient settings through the Michael Garron Hospital and the Inner City Health Associates (ICHA) in Toronto.
Dr. Voth has been involved in developing Indigenous health curriculum throughout his medical career, working with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the National Consortium for Indigenous Medical Education, the University of Toronto and McMaster University to increase the quality and quantity of Indigenous health education across Canada.
Before his medical training, Dr. Voth had a career in public health consulting, working with organizations across Canada in health strategy development and public relations that aimed to improve access and health outcomes for marginalized populations.
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 (AM)

Husein Moloo, MD, FRCSC
Director of Planetary Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Planetary Health
@HMoloo
Biography
Husein Moloo is a colorectal surgeon who came to appreciate the intersection of quality improvement with planetary health as the prior vice chair of quality improvement and patient safety for the Department of Surgery at the University of Ottawa. He is currently director of planetary health for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa and physician lead for planetary health at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.