2024 Dr. L.P. Mousseau Ethics Lecture 

Tim Cusack, Ed.D., has over 32 years of experience in K-12 education as a classroom teacher, school leader, and superintendent. Having served in rural and urban Catholic boards, Tim has robust experience in leading  teacher professional development programming as well as leadership formation and training programming.  He currently serves as the Dean of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton, supporting pre-service teacher preparation, as well as aspiring school leaders’ programs. He earned his doctorate in Education from University of Portland in 2020 with a focus on  aspiring leader self-efficacy. He co-authored Leader Ready: Four pathways to prepare aspiring leaders (Corwin) which was published in May 2023. Tim, an alumnus of Newman Theological College (MRE 2011), is also a member of the Royal Canadian Navy serving as a Naval Warfare Officer and Senior Staff Officer of Outreach for the Western Canadian Region. A father of three sons, he resides in St. Albert with his wife, Susan. In his spare time, Tim enjoys golf, scuba diving, poetry and playing bass guitar.

When: Friday, October 25, 2024

Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Where: Lumen Christi Catholic Education Centre, 9405 50 Street NW, Edmonton

About Dr. Louis-Phillippe Mousseau, M.D.; F.A.C.S. 1908 - 1962

Early Years

Dr. Mousseau was born on February 7, 1908 in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated in medicine from the University of Montreal in 1932. He completed two years surgical  training at the l'Hopital de Notre Dame in Montreal. At the request of the Grey Nuns, he moved to Alberta to practice surgery at the Edmonton General Hospital.

Professional and Community Achievements

In 1942, Dr. Mousseau was appointed Chief of Surgery. In 1944, he earned his Royal College Specialist Certificate. In 1948, he earned his fellowship from the American College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1952, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Edmonton General Hospital. In 1956, he served as President of "Association des Medecins de language francaise du Canada". He received Honourary Doctorate of Laws from both the Universite de Montreal and Universite du Laval for his outstanding contributions to surgery.

He also served on the Senate of the University of Alberta and on the Government of Canada's Glassco Commission on medical issues in northern and remote areas. He established Alberta's first French radio station. He was a trustee for the French church St. Jochaim's Parish and was on the Board of Directors of the French language "LA Suvilance".

Upon his untimely death at age 54 years. his colleagues established the Mousseau Memorial Lecture. The Lecture attracted notable physicians including Drs. Michael DeBakey, Alexander Walt, Mary Ellen Avery, J. William Fielding and Edmund l'elligrino. In 2012, the Mousseau Memorial Lecture Fund was gifted to the Newman Theological College in the memory of Dr. Mousseau to advance medical ethics.

In 2005, the Alberta Medical Association recognized Dr. Mousseau's legacy as one of Alberta's 100 Physicians of the Century.

Legacy

In the 1940's at a presentation to the American College of Physician and Surgeons, Dr. Mousseau presenting his philosophy of care. He believed the patient must be treated as a whole person and must be informed about his/her treatment options. This approach is commonly understood today as a best practice. In the 1940's, it was revolutionary.

When the newspapers reported his death, he was remembered as "an instrument of God".