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Weekly Bulletin Archive Check out the Department of Pediatrics past Weekly Bulletins on our website by pressing here. |
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Breakfast Together
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | 8:00 – 8:30 AM
Location: Kinsmen Learning Centre Auditorium (4th Floor - ACH)
We invite you to meet with the leadership team in an informal setting over coffee and breakfast (before the regularly scheduled Grand Rounds). Please bring your concerns, kudos and discussion points!
Presentation: Thriving Together: Moving the Strategic Plan into Action
The Grand Rounds will take place after from 8:30 – 9:30 AM in-person and virtually.
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2024 Department of Pediatrics Zoolights Holiday Event The Department of Pediatrics invites you and your family to join us for an enchanting evening at the Calgary Zoo's Zoolights event! Please RSVP by Friday, November 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM in order to attend. |
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Foothills Campus Map Update
AHS has updated the Foothills campus map to include the Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre. Please view the new map via the button below!
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Seeking Examiners
The Pediatrics Postgraduate Program is seeking OSCE and STACER examiners for the following sessions:
- Thursday, December 5 | 12:30 – 4:00 PM STACER
- Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 12:30 – 4:00 PM STACER
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| No preparation is required- just show up, follow the script, and enjoy an afternoon with learners and colleagues! OSCE/STACER Examiner Remuneration is available to non AMHSP staff at a rate of $150/hour. Please contact [email protected] if you are able to assist on any of the above dates, thank you! |
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The Canadian Women in Medicine Conference
The Canadian Women in Medicine Conference is coming to Calgary (CWIM)! The 2025 annual wellness conference will be held May 30 - June 1 and registration takes place in November.
Now coming up on its sixth year, the CWIM Conference continues to provide best-in-class education on topics aligned with its mission to help women physicians thrive both personally and professionally.
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It has grown to become the largest gathering of women physicians in North America, with typically around 1,300 attendees. Registration for CWIM Partners opens on November 5. To become a partner of the not-for-profit learn more at https://www.cwimorg.com. General registration opens on November 26. For further information, you can reach out to department member Dr. Naminder Sandhu (Board Member and Treasure of CWIM Organization) at [email protected]. |
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Alberta Children's Hospital Complex Care ECHO
The Alberta Children’s Hospital Complex Care Program is inviting all healthcare providers to register for their upcoming ECHO (Extensions for Community Health Outcomes) Project focused on children with medical complexity.
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ECHO aims to foster a virtual case-based learning environment and community of practice for pediatric complex care. The ECHO will commence in January 2025, offering 6 sessions throughout the year that will see topics related to enteral nutrition, clinical ethics, pain, dystonia management, bone health, and resources. Please register for ACH Complex Care ECHO using the button below. |
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Food Bank Drive for Veterans
The Department of Pediatrics' Wellness Council is doing a veterans food bank drive, until November 8!
Boxes will be located in the back office by the couch. For a list of needed items please visit the veteran's food bank website here.
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| Have news or content that you would like to be featured? Please send us an email at [email protected] by Tuesday at 11:00 AM for it to be included in that week's issue or the appropriate week's feature. Learn more about each week's themes here. |
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For all events, please visit the Department of Pediatrics
calendar
All events are in MST (Mountain Standard Time), unless otherwise stated
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Health Research Platform Strategy Lunch & Learn Join the Calgary Centre for Clinical Research (CCCR) for the next Health Research Platform Strategy Lunch & Learn taking place virtually on November 4 at 12 PM! Topic: Researcher's Guide to Clinical Trials at the University of Calgary |
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2nd Annual Pediatric Pain Education Day
Thursday, November 7, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
A free event with topics on "Culturally Sensitive and Safe Care", "Pain Care in the NICU" and "Pharmacological Considerations"
Learn more here
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2024 ACHRI & One Child Every Child Research Symposium
Researchers and trainees on November 21-22 will share science and discuss emerging opportunities in child health and wellness research across ACHRI and One Child Every Child.
Please register by November 14th to attend!
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The Pediatric Infectious Disease Conference
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Conference will take place from February 7-9 2025, at the Fairmont Banff Springs. Registration is open for our 33rd annual conference: all sessions are tailored to clinicians encountering infectious diseases in practice and 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!
Please register and book your hotel early as we have sold out of rooms in the past few years.
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| Neonatal Rounds Tuesday, November 5, 2024 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM Virtual (via Zoom) Topic: Kangaroo care and the preterm cardiorespiratory system: The science behind the art Presenter: Arvind Sehgal, MD, FRCPCH (UK), FRACP, PhD Click here for more information |
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| Pediatric Grand Rounds Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | 8:30 – 9:30 AM Kinsmen Learning Centre Auditorium (4th Floor - ACH) or Virtual (via Zoom) Topic: Thriving Together: Moving the Strategic Plan into Action Presenters: Dr. Antonia Stang, Dr. Leanna McKenzie, Dr. Susan Kuhn. Dr. Mike Leaker and Mr. JP Gaston Click here for more information |
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| Owerko Centre Neurodevelopmental Research Rounds Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Child Development Centre, Main Floor Boardroom, 3820 - 24 Avenue NW or Virtual (via Zoom) Topic: Cultivating resilience and flourishing in everyday life: All Our Families update and synthesizing research to meet community needs Presenters: Dr. Suzanne Tough, Dr. Zahra Clayborne & r. Dr. Jessica-Lynn Walsh Click here for more information |
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| Grand Rounds Recordings Check out the Grand Rounds page on our website for previous Grand Rounds presentations here. |
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| Click on the following positions for complete posting details
Co-Director, Pediatric Transport Team
Pediatric Respirologist Locum
- FTE: 0.8
- Type: Short-term Locum
- Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
- Application Deadline: October 31, 2024
Pediatric Critical Care Clinical Associate Locum
- FTE: 0.3
- Type: Long-term Locum
- Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
- Application Deadline: October 31, 2024
Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Practitioner, Locum
- FTE: 0.6
- Type: Long-term Locum
- Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
- Application Deadline: November 18, 2024
South Health Campus, General Pediatric Clinic Pediatrician (NEW)
- FTE: 0.4
- Type: Short-term Locum
- Location: South Health Campus
- Application Deadline: November 18, 2024
Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Evening Admitting Services
- FTE: 1.0
- Type: Short-term Locum
- Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
- Application Deadline: November 19, 2024
Community Pediatrician or Pediatric Subspecialist
- FTE 0.2-1.0 Mon-Fri
- Type: Part-time to Full Time Consultant Based Practice
- Location: Sage Fox Medical Consultants L100 - 8555 Scurfield Drive NW
- Application Open until space is filled
- For more information see our website or contact Dr. Katie Doherty at [email protected]
Community Pediatrician or Pediatric Subspecialist
- FTE 0.2-1.0 (Flexible opportunities) Mon-Fri
- Type: Part-time to Full Time Practice
- Location: Kiwi Pediatrics (Community Clinic in SE Calgary)
- Application Deadline: December 31, 2024 (or until space is filled)
- If interested, see posting on Cherry Health (ca.cherry.health) for more details or contact Dr. Dan Ross at [email protected]
Community Pediatrician or Pediatric Subspecialist
- FTE 0.2-1.0 (Flexible opportunities) Mon-Fri
- Type: Part-time to Full Time Practice
- Location: Sunnyhill Pediatric Clinic, located in University District NW Calgary, steps from the Alberta Children’s Hospital
- Application Deadline: January 31, 2025 (or until space is filled)
- If interested, please inquire by contacting Dr. Robert (Bobby) Shyleyko at [email protected]
Newborn Critical Care Clinical Associate
- FTE: 1.0 (may be filled by more than one physician)
- Type: Part-time
- Location: Foothills Medical Centre and all other NICU sites
- Application Deadline: Open until a suitable candidate is found
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Explore these other job boards for more current opportunities with our department, the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services below. |
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