For all events, visit the Department of Pediatrics calendar All events are in MDT (Mountain Daylight Time), unless otherwise stated
Workshop: Addressing Microaggressions in Medical Education Friday, October 22, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM MDT | Virtual (via Zoom)
This workshop aims to enhance the professional development of medical educators by teaching methods of identifying, preventing, and supporting learners experiencing microaggressions.
This event is open for all Department of Pediatrics members to attend. Registration is limited.
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Child Health and Wellness Seminar Monday, October 25, 2021 | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Title: Assessment of Putative Disease Variants Using Drosophila: Diagnosis, Mechanisms & Precision Therapy
Presenter: Dr. Paul C. Marcogliese, PhD, CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Marcogliese investigates the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying neurological disease
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NEW EVENT Health Research Platform Strategy Lunch & Learn Monday, October 25, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Virtual Title: Whistleblowing and Research Misconduct This session will go over research and scholarly integrity, understanding breaches and to be aware of options and avenues to report concerns about research and scholarly integrity. Presenters:
- Shirley Vonya Wilson, Protected Disclosure Advisor, Protected Disclosure and Research and Integrity Office, University of Calgary
- Stacey Page, PhD, Chair, Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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NEW EVENT Upcoming Event: COVID-19 and Kids - The Case for Vaccinating Younger Children in Canada Dr. Stephen Freedman and Dr. Jim Kellner will be presenting at an upcoming Children's Healthcare Canada event on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. This webinar will take a deeper dive into the case for vaccinating kids, ways to mitigate infection in children, and mental health implications of school closures. CLICK HERE to register.
Child Health and Wellness: 2021 Owerko Family Distinguished Lecture Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) This year’s exciting Owerko Family Distinguished Lecture features Dr. Kimberly Noble, MD, PhD from Columbia University for a presentation on Socioeconomic Inequality and Children's Brain Development. Dr. Noble and her team study how socioeconomic inequality relates to children's cognitive, emotional, and brain development, as well as brain structure and function, across infancy, childhood and adolescence. CLICK HERE for details and to register.
Equity in Medicine presents "I'm not sick, I'm transgender" Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Equity in Medicine presents "I'm not sick, I'm transgender," a free online seminar with speaker Marni Panas. This event will explore how to better work with, support and advocate for patients, family, friends and colleagues who identify as transgender or the broader 2SLGBTQ+. CLICK HERE for details and to register.
Community-Based Research Centre 2021 Conference: Disrupt and Reconstruct Wednesday, October 27 and Thursday, October 28, 2021 | Virtual This free virtual event focuses on reimagining a system that addresses the gaps in healthcare for 2SLGBTQ+ patients before and during the pandemic. CLICK HERE for details and to register.
Child Health and Wellness Seminar Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Title: Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the Young Presenter: Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani, MD, Investigator & Head, Division of Cardiology, BC Children's Hospital Dr. Sanatani will provide an overview of the topic of sudden cardiac arrest, with a pediatric focus. CLICK HERE for details and to register.
NEW EVENT Using a Disability Ethics Lens to Reflect on What and Who is Considered "Essential" in Healthcare Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) The University of Alberta presents a free online webinar, Using a Disability Ethics Lens to Reflect on What and Who is Considered “Essential” in Healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a sharp distinction between what is considered “essential” and “non-essential” in healthcare, this session will go over the serious implications caused by the pandemic for people with disabilities. CLICK HERE for details. CLICK HERE to register.
NEW EVENT ATTACH Webinar Series: Integrated Knowledge Translation: Using a Practical Approach to Identify and Engage Knowledge Users Friday, October 29, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Virtual Presenters Dr. Gabrielle Zimmermann and Laura McAlpine will provide attendees with a brief overview of knowledge translation then focus in on what it means to use an integrated knowledge translation approach. CLICK HERE for details CLICK HERE to register.
NEW EVENT Child Health and Wellness Seminar in Partnership with Women & Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) Monday, November 8, 2021 | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Title: Reaping the benefits of childhood cancer treatment without all the risks Host: Dr. Sandra Davidge, PhD, WCHRI Executive Director Speaker: Dr. Amit P. Bhavsar, PhD, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) Dr. Bhavsar is an early career researcher who is trying to improve the safety of cancer therapy for children. Bhavsar’s group studies how chemotherapeutics trigger dangerous side effects and uses this knowledge to disentangle what makes a cancer drug work from what makes it unsafe. CLICK HERE to register.
NEW EVENT Child Health and Wellness Seminar Monday, November 15, 2021 | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Title: Family and caregiver integration: Key to pain, agitation and delirium management in the PICU Presenter: Laurie Lee, MN, NP This seminar will describe a program studying the engagement of family and caregivers in the assessment, prevention and management of pain, agitation and delirium in the PICU. Results will be shared from a scoping review, preliminary results from a national point prevalence study, and details about current enrolling studies. CLICK HERE to register.
Annual Diversity and Inclusion Research Conference Wednesday, November 17 to Friday, November 19, 2021 | Virtual The annual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference is returning for its fourth year. The goal of this online event is to foster increased collaboration between researchers and practitioners in Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) as well as to establish D&I research as a field of academic and applied study. CLICK HERE for details and to register.
Children's Healthcare Canada Annual Conference: From Crisis to Catalyst, the Next Chapter for Children's Healthcare Monday, November 22 to Friday, November 26, 2021 | Virtual
Registration is now open for Children's Healthcare Canada Annual Conference! This one-week conference features keynote presentations, panel discussions, virtual hospital tours, workshops, mentorship sessions and more! CLICK HERE for program details and to register.
CHEER Webinar: Research Ethics Review Streamlining Initiatives Monday, November 29, 2021 | 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Virtual CHEER will be hosting a webinar on the international efforts to streamline research ethics and regulatory review. CLICK HERE for details. CLICK HERE to register.
NEW EVENT CHRIM/CCHCSP Mentorship Session: EDI Framework for Inclusive Excellence in Research Program Monday, November 29, 2021 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Partnered with the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM,) CCHSP is excited to offer a November CHRIM/CCHCSP Certificate eligible session virtually. All are welcome, trainees of any level or discipline and faculty. Presenter: Dr. Neeloffer Mookherjee Dr. Mookherjee is the current CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair in Circulatory and Respiratory Health, her research program focuses on the impact of sex as a biological variable on respiratory disease progression and response to therapy. CLICK HERE for details. CLICK HERE to register. |