For all events, visit the Department of Pediatrics calendar All events are in MST (Mountain Standard Time), unless otherwise stated
NEW EVENT Child Health & Wellness Seminar: "Epidemiology of Mental Health in Canadian Adolescents and Young Adults" Monday, October 3, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) This presentation will report selected epidemiological estimates of changes such as cannabis, nicotine, COVID-19, stigma and mental health literacy, and explore their impact on mental health. → Click here for further details and to register.
Owerko Centre Neurodevelopmental Clinical Rounds Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Presenter: Dr. Robbin Gibb, Professor, Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge Title: Building Executive Function and Resilience in Children Through Play Building Brains Together has developed a curriculum of games for preschoolers based on the evidence presented in the primary literature. Children who engage with this program show advances in cognitive development compared to children who did not. → Click here to register.
Child Health & Wellness Special Seminar: "Apgar Score and Risk of Neonatal Death Among Preterm Infants" Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) In this presentation, Dr. Neda Razaz will discuss the relationship between Apgar score at 5 minutes and 10 minutes and the risk of neonatal death among preterm infants. → Click here for further details and to register.
Crucial Conversations: Women in Medicine Wednesday, October 12 - Friday, November 25, 2022 | Virtual (via Zoom) Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld will be facilitating the next Crucial Conversations course devoted to Women in Medicine through the Lifelong Learning Department at the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. The course will focus on:
- How to speak with more confidence
- Engaging in dialogue to enhance your impact
- Being your authentic self in your conversations
This course will be run virtually over four sessions with 'homework' that will reinforce the important skills of holding difficult conversations. → Click here for further details and to register.
NEW EVENT Child Health & Wellness Seminar: "Drugs & Bugs - A Pharmacologist Attempting to Navigate the World of the Gut Microbiota" Monday, October 17, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) This presentation will focus on how changes in the gut microbiota contributes to drug toxicity and influences intestinal first-pass metabolism. → Click here for further details and to register.
NEW EVENT 2022 Owerko Family Distinguished Lecture: "Somatic Mutation in the Human Brain" Thursday, October 20, 2022 | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) This lecture by Dr. Christopher Walsh will explore how “somatic” mutations present in some but not all brain cells play important roles in epilepsy, autism, and in age-related neurodegeneration. → Click here for further details and to register.
Planning Ahead for a Successful Retirement for Academic Staff of the University of Calgary Friday, October 21 & Friday, October 28, 2022 | Virtual (via Zoom) Participants will:
- Learn about retirement income planning tools and retirement processes at the University of Calgary (please note that this portion is relevant to those who are currently participating in the University's Academic Pension Plan and have not commenced their pensions)
- Receive financial planning information and workbook to help make informed financial decisions
- Understand emotional effects of retirement and consider what your ideal retirement looks like
Click here for the workshop agenda and click here for the registration form. If you have any questions, please contact Joyce Forster.
NEW EVENT Child Health & Wellness Seminar: "The Complex Immune Dysregulation Program at Alberta Children's Hospital" Monday, October 24, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Dr. Ashish Marwaha will outline, with individual patient examples, how his interdisciplinary clinical and research program for Complex Immune Dysregulation Disorders is facilitating genetic diagnoses in children, establishing new conditions and enabling targeted therapy. → Click here for further details and to register.
NEW EVENT Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ ) Virtual Workshop Monday, October 31, 2022 | 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) The EPIQ Workshop aims to train physicians and other healthcare providers in quality improvement methods using a hands-on approach that enables teams to implement quality improvement together. Click here for further details and click here to register.
KidSIM Presents Dr. Ellen Deutsch Tuesday, November 8, 2022 | 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) and In Person, Conference Rooms 3 & 4, Alberta Children's Hospital Please join us for a day of scholarship and learning as we welcome Dr. Ellen Deutsch, a respected authority in Simulation and Patient Safety, to the Alberta Children's Hospital. This day is aimed at those who have an interest in simulation, patient safety and quality improvement but all are welcome. → Click here for the Save the Date. More details and information on registration coming soon! |