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Understanding Bias and Fairness in AI-enabled Healthcare Software Friday, December 17, 2021 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Virtual Speakers will discuss the ways in which bias is introduced throughout the software product lifecycle and promising practices around testing for and preventing biased performance or worsening health disparities. → Details and registration here.
NEW EVENT Co-Designing a Health Service Innovation to Prevent Chronic Pain in Youth Friday, December 17, 2021 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Virtual Dr. Katie Birnie from the University of Calgary and Experience Expert Isabel Jordan will discuss their experiences co-designing a health service to prevent the development of chronic pain in youth after surgery. → Details and registration here.
Child Health and Wellness Seminar Monday, January 10, 2022 | 8:30 AM — 9:30 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Title: The wisdom of silence: What neural stem cells can teach us about neurodevelopmental disorders Presented by: Dr. Guang Yang This seminar will focus on factors that regulate mRNA translation in neural stem cells and explore how genetic variants associated with a rare neurodevelopmental disorder alter neural stem cell fate decisions, leading to abnormal brain development. → Details and registration here.
Child Health and Wellness Special Seminar Friday, January 14, 2022 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) Title: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease: The NIH Experience Presented by: Dr. Courtney Fitzhugh Dr. Fitzhugh's talk will focus on the evolution of curative therapy for sickle cell disease at the NIH from mice to humans. She will discuss the efficacy as well as unexpected complications noted after following patients for many years after transplant. → Details and registration here.
NEW EVENT COVID-19 Vaccines in Children with Medical Complexity and/or Disability Wednesday, January 19, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM | Virtual (via Zoom) This webinar will describe the impact of COVID-19 infections and the pandemic on children with medical complexity and/or disability, special considerations when vaccinating children with medical complexity and/or disability, and resources and support for parents and providers. → Details and registration here.
WCHRI Learning Session: How to Write a Lay Abstract – Effectively Communicating Your Grant Application to Non-specialists Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Virtual (via Zoom) Partnered with WCHRI, this CCHCSP certificate eligible session features a presentation from Dr. Meghan Riddell on how to effectively communicate your abstract in a way the public can understand, so more people are likely to read, share and participate in your reach. Writing a lay abstract is also required for most grant applications. → Register here.
NEW EVENT Immunizing Children with Confidence: Vaccination Conversations Pop Up Event
Thursday, January 27, 2022 | 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM | Virtual This day long conference is a component of the Immunizing Children with Confidence project, a collaboration between Children's Healthcare Canada and Solutions for Kids in Pain, co-hosted by Stollery Children’s Hospital & Alberta Health Services. This event will provide healthcare professionals with the skills, tools, and information necessary to confidently promote and provide vaccinations to children and their families. Spots are limited. → Details and registration here.
2022 Pediatric Infectious Disease Conference February 18 – February 20, 2022 | In-person (Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel) The 30th Pediatric Infectious Disease Conference will be held from February 18 to February 20, 2022, at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. This conference is tailored to family physicians and pediatricians and features presentations from Drs. Jim Kellner, Michele Ramien and Jessica Dunn on various topics like COVID-19 immunization, dermatology, immunization in pregnancy, community-acquired infections and many more. → Details here. → Register here. |