Weekly Bulletin Archive

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• An Atlas of Lumps and Bumps, Part 40: Lichen Nitidus - Alexander K.C. Leung, Benjamin Barankin, Joseph M. Lam & Kin Fon Leong
• Asking difficult questions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the context of the child, the mother, and the systems in which they live - Sabrina H Y Eliason, Anton R Miller, W Ben Gibbard, Gurpreet Salh & Nancy Lanphear 
• Bed Bug Infestation: An Updated Review - Alexander K.C. Leung, Joseph M. Lam, Benjamin Barankin, Kin Fon Leong & Kam Lun Hon
  
• Clinical characteristics influencing timing of cerebral palsy diagnosis in neonatal follow-up - Marina M Journault, Lara M Leijser, Scott A McLeod, Selphee Tang, Elsa Fiedrich, Amanda M Moe & Amina A Benlamri
• Experiences of Inpatient Healthcare Services Among Children With Medical Complexity and Their Families: A Scoping Review - Tammie Dewan, Lyndsay Mackay, Lauren Asaad, Francine Buchanan, K Alix Hayden & Lara Montgomery 
• Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes at three years in preterm infants born before 29 Weeks gestation following Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) - Harkirat Bhullar, Amelie Stritzke, Sue Makarchuk, Selphee Tang & Abhay Lodha
• Noninvasive Respiratory Support or Intubation during Stabilization after Birth and Neonatal and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm at 23-25 Weeks of Gestation - Rachel Lipp, Marc Beltempo, Abhay Lodha, Dany Weisz, Julie McKanna, Ian Matthews, M. Florencia Ricci, Matthew Hicks, Amina Benlamri, Amit Mukerji, Ruben Alvaro, Eugene Ng, Thuy Mai Luu, Prakesh S. Shah, & Ayman Abou Mehrem
• Remote electrical neuromodulation to treat children and adolescents with migraine in the emergency department: A randomized double-dummy pilot trial -  Serena Laura Orr, Jonathan Kuziek, Samina Ali, Eva Anderson, Kathryn A. Birnie, Andrew D. Hershey, Prachi Khanna, Adam Kirton, Tolulope Sajobi & Stephen B. Freedman  
• Social Behaviors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity Among Children Evaluated in Canadian Emergency Departments, 2020 to 2022: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study - Madeleine Sumner, Gillian A.M. Tarr, Jianling Xie, Ahmed Mater, Kathleen Winston, Jocelyn Gravel, Naveen Poonai, Brett Burstein, Simon Berthelot, Roger Zemek, Robert Porter, Bruce Wright, April Kam, Jason Emsley, Vikram Sabhaney, Darcy Beer, Gabrielle Freire, Anne Moffatt & Stephen B. Freedman
• Trust of inpatient physicians among parents of children with medical complexity: a qualitative study - Tammie Dewan, Andrea Whiteley, Lyndsay Jerusha MacKay, Rachel Martens, Melanie Noel, Chantelle Barnard, Isabel Jordan, Anne Janvier & Sally Thorne

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Welcome to the Department

Please take a moment to greet them and extend a warm welcome when you see them!

New Positions

Some of our current members have taken on new positions in our department this month!

Search & Selection Presentation - Deputy Department Clinical Affairs Role

As part of the hiring process for the Deputy Department Head-Clinical Affairs, the candidates each delivered a presentation virtually on Teams.

For those that were not able to attend, please view the recorded presentations below.

New Section Chief for Inpatient, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Announcement from Recovery Alberta

Dr. Michael Stubbs has been appointed as the new Section Chief for Inpatient, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry, effective September 1, 2024.

He previously served as Clinical Medical Director of emergency mental health services at Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) for 11 years and as physician lead for the Children's Day Treatment Program (CDTP). Dr. Stubbs continues his longstanding role as physician lead for the Emerging Adult Treatment Clinic (EATC), where he was the sole psychiatrist for several years. Additionally, he has worked as a clinician for the Psychiatric Ambulatory Clinic (PAC) and recently resumed involvement with the outpatient Pediatric Consultation Liaison (PCL) services.

His primary areas of interest include the expansion and development of care pathways and working alongside colleagues in the Emergency Department (ED) and Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) to improve the efficiency and timeliness of patient care in the emergency setting. Dr. Stubbs is also passionate about medical education, delivering a variety of didactic lectures to trainees at all levels, from pre-clerkship to subspecialty, and providing supervision to new staff. He values the opportunity to collaborate with his colleagues and is eager to continue doing so in his new role.

Dr. Stubbs succeeds Dr. Abdul Rahman, who served as site chief for psychiatry for over 20 years and as section chief for Inpatient Psychiatry for 10 years. During his tenure, Dr. Rahman and his dyad partners oversaw the growth and development of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program (CAAMPP). His leadership was instrumental in the recruitment of child psychiatrists in Calgary, expanding the program from about 10 to more than 30 child psychiatrists over two decades. Dr. Rahman has made significant contributions to the department in various leadership roles.

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Youth: A Workshop for Pediatricians and Mental Health Therapists

Friday, October 4, 2024 | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: Blue Room at the University of Calgary

The Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education has developed this workshop in partnership with the Tourette OCD Alberta Network, a registered charity. This workshop is approved by The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) for continuing professional development credits. The workshop will feature three experts in the treatment of these conditions, child psychiatrists Dr. Paul Arnold and Dr. Iliana Ortega, and psychologist Dr. Felicity Sapp.

Neonatal Rounds 

Neonatal Rounds will be cancelled next week, sorry for the inconvenience.   

Pediatric Grand Rounds 

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | 8:30 – 9:30 AM 

Kinsmen Learning Centre Auditorium (4th Floor - ACH) or Virtual (via Zoom)

Topic: Gene Therapy for Rare Disorders: Example using Sanfilippo Syndrome

Presenter: Kim L McBride

Click here for more information

Grand Rounds Recordings

Check out the Grand Rounds page on our website for previous Grand Rounds presentations here.

Click on the following positions for complete posting details

Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Evening Admitting Services (NEW)

• FTE: 1.0 
• Type: Short-term Locum
• Application Deadline: October 4, 2024

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

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.