For all events, visit the Department of Pediatrics calendar All events are in MST (Mountain Standard Time), unless otherwise stated
Joggin for a Noggin Sunday, October 30, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | In Person, Bowness Park Come in costume for this year's family fun run/walk as there will be great prizes for both your family and your pets! There will be candy stations around the course, a s'more roast at the end, and lunch courtesy of Wild Rose Brewery. Click here to register and check out the silent auction items.
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.
Child Health & Wellness Seminar: "Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration go hand in hand: A neural stem cell perspective" Monday, October 31, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) This talk will be dedicated to extrinsic and intrinsic regulation of oligodendrocyte formation from neural stem cells in the context of regeneration as well as mouse models of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. → Click here for further details and to register.
Owerko Centre Neurodevelopmental Clinical Rounds: "The Limits of Labels: Using Neuroethics to Reimagine Developmental Disorders" Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) and In Person, Child Development Centre, Main Floor Boardroom Speaker: Dr. W. Ben Gibbard Objectives:
- Review diagnostic approaches used in developmental disorders
- Explore and discuss assumptions, utility and limitations of these approaches
- Consider how neuroethics might inform clinical service, research and policy for developmental disorders
→ Click here for further details and to register.
NEW EVENT CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health Community Event Thursday, November 3, 2022 | 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM | In Person, Health Research Innovation Centre Atrium, Foothills Campus This community event is designed for ACHRI members and trainees to connect with CIHR IHDCYH Institute Advisory Board Members. → Click here for further details and 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 further details and to register.
NEW EVENT Department of Pediatrics Search & Selection Presentation: Section Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Presenter: Dr. Laura Davies Meeting ID: 621 0742 4567 Passcode: 255265 → Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
Department of Pediatrics Resident Research Day Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | In Person, ACH Conference Centre All participating residents in the Research Course are required to present a poster at Research Day. Senior General Pediatric residents and subspecialty residents are also invited to present posters or to enter the abstract competition for the opportunity to give an oral presentation. Prizes are given for the peer-reviewed top scoring poster in each session. This year's keynote presentation will be delivered by Dr. Jim Kellner: "A Winding Road: Finding Satisfaction and Joy in Clinical Research." → Click here for further details.
Child Health & Wellness Special Seminar: "Replication repair deficiency: Translating science to clinics using the power of a global consortium" Thursday, November 24, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) This seminar will highlight the International Replication Repair Deficiency (RRD) Consortium, which harnesses emerging scientific knowledge from rare genetic syndromes to improve diagnostics and survival for deadly pediatric cancers using combinatorial immune-based strategies. → Click here for further details and to register.
Candy Cane Gala Friday, December 2, 2022 | 5:30 PM | In Person, BMO Centre, Stampede Park The Candy Cane Gala is back in person! The Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation invites you, your family and friends to attend this much-loved evening filled with dining, dancing and boundless entertainment for all ages. With your generous support for innovative research and care, the sky’s the limit for sick and injured children in our community. → Click here for further details and to reserve your table today!
2022 Child Health and Wellness Research Retreat Thursday, December 15 & Friday, December 16, 2022 | MacEwan Ballroom and Hall, UCalgary ACHRI members, research staff and trainees are invited to share discoveries across Child Health and Wellness programs and Grand Challenge areas. → Click here for further details and to register. |