City-Wide Medical Grand Rounds - J. Connon: Starvation, potatoes, and the Irish

Presenter:
Dr. Joe Connon, MD, FRCPC
Staff Gastroenterologist, St. Michael’s Hospital
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Location:
St. Michael’s
Paul Marshall Lecture Theatre
To be Telecast: Classrooms A, B and C
Baycrest Hospital
Ben and Hilda Katz Building
2nd Floor

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By attending these rounds, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the causes of starvation
2. Recognize the mechanisms involved in the reaction to starvation
3. Summarize the history of famine with special reference to the Great Hunger in Ireland

These rounds are open to all staff.