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.