PEDIATRICS WEEKLY BULLETIN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to navigate to section) |
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ANONYMOUS REPORTING TOOL FOR PHYSICIANS |
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Register Now! Department of Pediatrics Zoolights Holiday Event Registration is now open for our Department of Pediatrics holiday event, open to all members and staff of the Department of Pediatrics and their families! We’d love to see you and your family at Zoolights, a magical holiday tradition full of festive, family-friendly fun!
- Wednesday, December 6 at the Calgary Zoo (North Entrance)
- Drop by anytime from 5:00-9:00 pm
Snacks and warm beverages will be available at the Safari Lodge. We are hoping for lovely weather but please dress accordingly. Click here to RSVP by Thursday, November 30. We hope to see you there! |
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2024 Clinical and Adjunct Promotions Process Click here to review the deadlines and guidance on the 2024 Clinical/Adjunct Promotions Process. Dr. Antonia Stang will be holding two promotions workshops for Department members who are considering applying for promotion this year: Promotions Workshop 1:
- November 28, 4:00-4:30 pm
- Click here to join the meeting (Meeting ID: 645 9475 9894, Passcode: 304591)
Promotions Workshop 2:
- December 4, 1:30-2:00 pm
- Click here to join the meeting (Meeting ID: 669 9840 1015, Passcode: 452898)
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SOC Refresher Needed: Chair and 2 New Members
Are you involved with resident research? Are you excited about mentoring, and enjoy spreading love for academia or nudging residents in the right direction?
We are looking for new mentors for our pediatric residents' Scholarly Oversight Committee (SOC)! Click here for the Terms of Reference.
- Time commitment: 3-4 meetings a year
- Outcome: Bragging rights!
If you are interested, please connect with Marinka Twilt or Amelie Stritzke for more details.
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Help Wanted! 2024 CaRMS File Reviewers & Interviewers
It’s CaRMS time once again and there are opportunities to be involved with the search and selection of our incoming PGY1 Pediatric residents. We are in need of both file reviewers and interviewers, and hope that you will consider signing up for this opportunity. Please note that CaRMS 2024 will again be a virtual format.
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December 1-15, 2023 File Reviews: File reviews will be done on your own time and each reviewer is usually assigned 8-10 files, which should take approximately 3-4 hours total. January 15-19, 2024 CaRMS Interviews: Interviews will be conducted via Zoom from 8:00-5:00 Monday to Friday during CaRMS Interview Week. Timeslots are either the full day 8:00-5:00 or half day (AM Slot 8:00-12:00, PM Slot 1:00-5:00) There will be orientation sessions offered for both file reviewers and interviewers the weeks prior to the events. Dates/times of these sessions will be provided when you sign-up as a file reviewer and/or interviewer. If you are able to help out, please contact Rachel Chow to sign up. If you have additional questions, please contact Dr. Amelie Stritzke. Interacting with the prospective trainees and learning more about their aspirations for a future in Pediatrics is both inspiring and rewarding. This is a great opportunity to have an impact on who your future colleagues will be. Thank you in advance for your participation! |
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Wine Survivor - Holiday Edition!
The ACH Advocacy Committee returns with Wine Survivor - Holiday Edition! This year, we are supporting "Backpacks for Brighter Futures," providing backpacks for up to 1000 Indigenous and marginalized students in Calgary. A great cause and of course, WINE just in time for the holiday season! Last year, over $4000 was raised to support The Alex, with lots of wine enjoyed by winning teams.
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Our goal is $5000 or 50 backpacks this year! How to register: Find a team of 6. Each individual must pay a $40 entry fee - 50% is donated to our charity, and 50% towards the wine! To sign up as a team or an individual, please email [email protected] with your team name, member names, designated team captain and team e-transfer. Optional: You can buy "immunity" by donating another $5 per immunity up to 3 immunities per person - 100% of this money will go to our charity. Deadline to register: December 3, 2023 (11:59) Elimination: 12 days of WINE-mas; December 4 -15, 2023 Click here for complete details. |
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Consider joining the O’Brien Institute for Public Health
Are you interested in joining the O’Brien Institute for Public Health?
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The Institute supports clinical, health systems, and population health researchers with programs including internal peer review, catalyst and bridge funding, and network building. Areas of focus include Learning Health Systems, Digital Health, Equity, Prevention, Knowledge Exchange, Innovation, and Evidence-Informed Policy. Faculty, trainees, and partners from CSM, other UCalgary faculties, AHS, and community groups can join the Institute by registering here. |
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Please see the list below of upcoming sessions from the Cumming School of Medicine's Office of Faculty Development and Performance. Click here for additional EDI-related events and webinars, offered by CSM's Office of Professionalism, Equity and Diversity (OPED). |
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How to Get Promoted: For Full-Time Academic Staff Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM | In-Person, Theatre 4, Health Sciences Centre, Foothills Campus Learn about the different academic ranks for full-time faculty, key principles that guide promotion, and strategies to make the process easier. → Click here to register. |
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Practical Strategies for Engaging in Trauma- & Violence-Informed Care Thursday, November 23, 2023 | 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) This interactive learning opportunity invites participants to learn and think about how engaging with people using trauma- and violence-informed approaches improves human engagement and interaction. → Click here to register. |
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EDI Moments: Train the Trainer for Physicians Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Are you an EDI champion looking to introduce EDI learning to your department, division, or unit? This course will help prepare you to run your own short, but longitudinal, EDI Moments program for your colleagues. → Click here to register. |
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What You Didn't Know About the Silence Around Sexual Violence Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) (Re)consider what you know about sexual violence. Participants should expect to raise at least one eyebrow, sputter at least one "Huh!", and/or feel a little differently about what they know about sexual violence. → Click here to register. |
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WorkLife with Adam Grant Podcast: The Three Big Myths of Mentoring
Mentoring plays an important role in growth and success for both mentors and mentees. But finding the right mentor - and being an effective one - is easier said than done. In this episode, Adam Grant digs into the science of what makes a good mentor, learns what it takes to build a strong bond from an extraordinary mentor-mentee pair, and busts lasting myths that prevent us from unlocking our potential.
Click here to listen to the episode.
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NEW EVENT What a shame: How you react and move forward after unexpected harm Monday, November 27, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Learning Objectives:
- Examine emotions and reactions around adverse events
- Explain the impact of shame on physicians who blame themselves for an adverse event
- Identify factors that increase physicians' proneness to shame after an adverse event
- Formulate a strategy to cope with the emotional impact of adverse events
Please note this session has been tailored for a physician audience. → Click here to join the Zoom meeting. |
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NEW EVENT Changing your Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Are you caught up in a “try harder, do better” cycle? Do you feel you can’t keep up/not good enough/compare yourself to your colleagues and find yourself coming up short? Do others' needs routinely come before yours? Do you stay up at night ruminating that you have missed something or made a mistake? You’re not alone. Many physicians struggle with a harsh inner critic, perfectionism, and over-functioning. Cultivating self-compassion is a proven antidote to these strategies that are no longer helpful. Join this session to learn and practice techniques to motivate yourself with encouragement rather than self-criticism. → Click here for further details and to register. |
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Dr. Susa Benseler
After leading the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute team to new heights and fostering cross-sectoral partnerships, Dr. Susa Benseler has decided to step down from her role as ACHRI Director upon completion of her five-year term on March 1, 2024, and begin a new role in Europe. Click here for the full announcement from ACHRI.
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Dr. Benseler will be handing over her role as the project lead of One Child Every Child to Dr. Francois Bernier as of December 1, 2023. Dr. Bernier was a co-author on the One Child Every Child grant and serves as a co-facilitator for the precision health and wellness theme, and comprehensive data accelerator. Dr. Benseler will be greatly missed by her colleagues and friends here in the Department of Pediatrics. We wish her all the very best in her future endeavours! |
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Neonatal Grand Rounds Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Title: Efficacy and safety of high dose of ibuprofen for patent ductus arteriosus treatment in preterm infants Presenter: Dr. Grace Musiime → CLICK HERE for further details *REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED* |
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Pediatric Grand Rounds Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Title: Workplace Based Assessment: EPAs are good for everyone! Presenters: Dr. Colleen Curtis, Dr. Leanne Morris, and Dr. Erika Vorhies → CLICK HERE for further details *REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED* |
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For all events, visit the Department of Pediatrics calendar All events are in MST (Mountain Standard Time), unless otherwise stated |
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Child Health and Wellness Seminar: "Child Health and Wellness Seminar: The use of virtual simulation games as an educational approach to build vaccine confidence for health" Monday, November 20, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Dr. Cora Constantinescu and Emily Doucette will discuss the current state of vaccine hesitancy and the effect the pandemic has had on vaccine confidence and uptake. They will also explore facilitators for vaccine confidence at the population and personal level and the role of the health care providers. → Click here for further details and to register. |
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Supporting Respectful Workplaces Tuesday, November 21 and Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Learn more about how to navigate workplace sexual harassment and other unwelcome behaviour. You are invited to register in ONE of the two identical sessions. Seats are limited. → Click here for further details and to register for either session. |
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Child Health and Wellness Seminar: "Novel immune cell-based therapy for leukemia treatment" Monday, December 4, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Dr. Jongbok Lee will discuss his on-going efforts to utilize a rare subpopulation of immune cells, termed double-negative T cells, to develop an immune cell-based therapy for leukemia patients that is safe, effective and accessible. → Click here for further details and to register. |
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Owerko Centre Neurodevelopmental Clinical Rounds: "Detangling Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder" Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Virtual or In-Person, Child Development Centre, Main Floor Boardroom Objectives:
- Examine the differences in clinical presentation of OCD and ASD in children and adolescents and discuss how to differentiate them and when to make a dual diagnosis
- Summarize the treatment for children and youth with OCD and coexisting ASD and the implications for treatment
- Clinical pearls and case discussion
- Describe local services offered for the treatment of pediatric OCD and ASD
→ Click here to register. |
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2023 ACHRI Research Retreat: One Child Every Child Thursday, December 7 - Friday, December 8, 2023 | In-Person, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity ACHRI members, research staff and trainees are invited to learn about and join the One Child Every Child initiative. Please also join us for trainee presentations and the ACHRI Annual General Meeting. → Click here for further details. |
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NEW EVENT Pediatric Fractures & Dislocation Course Thursday, January 18, 2024 | 7:30 AM – 4:45 PM | In-Person, Banff Park Lodge This course is designed for rural practitioners to learn the knowledge and skills necessary in the initial management of pediatric fractures. This course will include short didactic presentations addressing the correct diagnosis of pediatric fractures, and the physiologic differences between pediatric and adult fractures that affect management. Live demonstration with hands-on practice will focus on appropriate casting and splinting methods. Participants will practice on each other, including applying casts and splints. → Click here for further details and to register. |
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2024 Pediatric Infectious Disease Conference Friday, February 9 - Sunday, February 11, 2024 | In-Person, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel This course is designed for Pediatricians, Family Physicians, Residents and Allied Health Professionals. We aim to present recent advances and updates in pediatric infectious diseases in ways that are applicable and relevant to the practicing physician. The sessions are tailored to clinicians encountering infectious diseases in practice and they are engaging and interactive. We strive for a collegial and responsive environment with faculty and participants, and have a remarkable venue to host us and social events you will not want to miss! The course outline can be seen here and objectives can be found here. → Click here for further details and to register. |
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2024 Mindful Practice in Medicine Core Workshop Wednesday, February 21 - Saturday, February 24, 2024 | In-Person, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity This workshop was developed by physicians to help medical practitioners and educators respond to the erosion of joy in their work, while providing an experiential and interactive learning environment. This approach is evidence based - as it lessens the effects of burnout and improves well-being, engagement with work, and patient-centered compassionate care. Please join for a retreat-like workshop designed to energize your clinical work while helping you find joy and resilience, through honing your self-awareness and deep listening skills that are keys to navigating stressful and demanding situations you face daily. → Click here for further details and to register. |
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