Program at a Glance

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Join us for two impactful days of evidence-based learning, practical insights, and community connection. The PEIP by PEER 2025 Conference brings together leading voices in primary care to share the latest research, challenge clinical assumptions, and equip you with tools for real-world application.

PEIP by PEER has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada

for up to 9.25 Mainpro+ credits. Workshops are also accredited for up to an additional 5 Mainpro+ credits.

For Alberta Medical Association members: Physicians can now submit claims (up to $2,200) for CME expenses incurred between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. For more information visit AMA.

Friday, October 17th, 2025

Workshops

Start	End	Facilitators
Evidence-Based Medicine Workshop
08:30:00	12:00:00	Danielle Perry Caitlin Finley Adrienne Lindblad Samantha Moe
Hands-On AI for Your Clinical Practice
09:30:00	12:00:00	Mohamed Alarakhia
Case-Based Menopause Management Workshop
09:30:00	12:00:00	Taisa Trischuk

Conference

Start	End	Speaker
Registration & Refreshments
12:00:00	13:00:00
Lecture #1: Grand Arrival: Setting the stage for discovery
13:00:00	13:30:00	Mike Kolber
Lecture #2: What’s New, What’s True, What’s Poo – Part 1
13:30:00	13:55:00	Tina Korownyk, Danielle Perry
Lecture #3: Where's the Fan! Flash-y evidence in managing menopause
13:55:00	14:20:00	Taisa Trischuk
Q&A for lectures 2 & 3
14:20:00	14:40:00
Lecture #4: Urine for a Treat: CKD update
14:40:00	15:05:00	Epsita Shome
Lecture #5: There's No Sugarcoating Diabetes Evidence
15:05:00	15:30:00	Jamie Falk
Q&A for lectures 4 & 5
15:30:00	15:50:00
Break
15:50:00	16:10:00
Lecture #6: Care to the End: Palliative pearls for primary practitioners
16:10:00	16:35:00	Sarah Burton-Macleod
Lecture #7: Heavyweight Battle: Semaglutide vs Tirzepatide (and other weight loss meds)
16:35:00	17:00:00	Adrienne Lindblad
Q&A for lectures 6 & 7
17:00:00	17:20:00
Wrap Up
17:20:00	17:30:00	Mike Kolber
Networking Reception
17:30:00	19:00:00

Saturday, October 18th 2025

Conference

Start	End	Speaker
Breakfast
07:30:00	08:15:00
Welcome
08:15:00	08:30:00	Mike Kolber
Lecture #8: Smells Like Teen Spirit: Addressing adolescent anxiety
08:30:00	09:00:00	Richard Rabeeh
Lecture #9: The Itchy and Scratchy Show: Managing allergies in primary care
09:00:00	09:25:00	Caitlin Finley, Betsy Thomas
Q&A for lectures 8 & 9
09:25:00	09:45:00
Lecture #10: OAT Couture: Opioid agonist therapy in primary care
09:45:00	10:10:00	Jessica Kirkwood
Lecture #11: The Other Vital Signs: Housing, food, income, and access (social determinants of health)
10:10:00	10:35:00	Tony Nickonchuk
Q&A for lectures 10 & 11
10:35:00	10:55:00
Refreshment Break
10:55:00	11:15:00
Lecture #12: You Can Always Get What You Want: Discrete choice experiments of patient preferences
11:15:00	11:40:00	Blair MacDonald
Lecture #13: Ramblings of an Experienced Clinician: Keys to improving patients and clinicians outcomes
11:40:00	12:10:00	James McCormack
Q&A for lectures 12 & 13
12:10:00	12:30:00
Lunch
12:35:00	13:35:00
Lecture #14: The Tooth Hurts: Appropriate antibiotics in dental care
13:35:00	14:00:00	Jennifer Young
Lecture #15: Skin Deep: Spotting trouble and tackling lesions in primary care
14:00:00	14:25:00	Wade Mitchell
Q&A for lectures 14 & 15
14:25:00	14:45:00
Lecture #16: Ctrl+Alt+Heal: Using AI in everyday practice
14:45:00	15:10:00	Mohamed Alarakhia
Lecture #17: What’s New, What’s True, What’s Poo – Part 2
15:10:00	15:35:00	Mike Allan, Samantha Moe
Q&A for lectures 16 & 17
15:35:00	15:55:00
Wrap Up
15:55:00	16:15:00	Mike Kolber

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