Dr. Lesley Charles, MBChB is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta and the Care of the Elderly Program Director She received her MBChB from the University of Edinburgh in the UK in 1998, and in 2004 obtained a diploma in the Care of the Elderly from the University of Alberta. Dr. Charles has published extensively on decision-making capacity, COE program/competency and training and caregivers.