Conferences
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Alongside various sponsoring departments within Dalhousie Medical School, we provide two, large annual conferences. These intensive programs, varying in length from one to three days, are designed to provide you with the most up-to-date information possible.
No matter what your professional focus is, you’ll find something to enhance your skills and further your knowledge. From our cardiovascular conference to hands-on surgical workshops and everything in between, our attendance numbers prove that they’re a worthwhile investment of your time.
If you are a physician and wish to start receiving weekly reminders of all our accredited events, please fill in this form and get your name on our blast-list!
Upcoming conferences/programs/events
| January - December 2019 | Trauma Webinars - Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Location: online from either Halifax, NS; Moncton, NB; or Saint John, NB Audience: those with an interest in trauma Contact: Kathy Hartlen for NS | Emily Gallant for NB NOTE: These are affiliated but do not occur at the same time -- please contact the appropriate person for logistics and topics |
| September - December 2019 (various dates) | TREKK NS: Provincial Pathways: Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis For information on dates and locations, please use the contact information above. Oct. 23 - Charlottetown, PEI |
| September 18, 2019 | Dept. of Pediatrics Research Education and Skills Program: Health Research Essentials Modules -- Module E4 - "Grantsmanship" - grant Writing and the Peer-Review Process Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Those interested in pediatric research Contact: Terrilyn Chiasson | 902-494-6834 |
| September 20, 2019 | Neurology Update XII Location: Sydney, NS Audience: family physicians, emergency medicine staff and interdisciplinary neurology health care teams Contact: Tina Burke | 902-567-7930 |
| September 20, 2019 | 19th Annual Cape Breton Cancer Care Symposium Location: Sydney, NS Audience: family physicians, specialist, interdiscplinary health care team Contact: Dawn Carey | 902-567-8074 |
| September 21, 2019 | IWK Department of Family Medicine CME Morning Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Primary care obstetrics providers (family physicians) Contact: Lynn Bussey | 902-233-9585 |
| September 24, 2019 | The Importance of Smoking Cessation in Cancer Care: Emerging Evidence and Clinical Practices Location: Saint John, NB and online Audience: physicians and interprofessional health care teams working in cancer care Contact: Josh Scoville | 506-648-6113 |
| September 25, 2019 | Dept. of Pediatrics Research Education and Skills Program: Leadership Modules -- Module L3 - Leading Research Teams Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Those interested in pediatric research Contact: Terrilyn Chiasson | 902-494-6834 |
| September 25, 2019 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| September 27-29, 2019 | Atlantic Eye Symposium (2019) Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Ophthalmologists, optometrists, residents, nurses, technicians Contact: Arif Samad | 902-423-2525 |
| September 27-29, 2019 | New Brunswick Urology Association Annual Meeting Location: Saint John, NB Audience: Urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists Contact: Matthew Acker | 506-648-7935 |
| September 28, 2019 | Dalhousie Medicine Class of 1999 20 Year Reunion Location: St. Andrew's, NB Audience: Graduates of the Dalhousie medical class of 1999 Contact: Sherri-Lee Samson | 506-459-7013 |
| October 1, 2019 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Ageism/Stigma in Healthcare Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Health professionals working with elderly patients with mental health issues Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| October 2, 2019 | HEX-19 Mass Casualty Simulation Exercise Location: Bridgewater, NS Audience: Family physicians, those involved with emergency medicine Contact: John Amstrong | 902-494-2255 |
| October 2, 2019 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| October 2-5, 2019 | Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting 2019 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Radiation oncologists, physicians, interprofessional team members in radiation oncology Contact: Mary Hooey | 416-946-4457 |
| October 3, 2019 | Leading the Way: Paediatric Orthopaedic Primary Care Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, pediatricians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others with an interest in paedetric orthopaedics Contact: Kyleigh Woods | 902-4703954 |
| October 4-6, 2019 | 54th Annual Atlantic Radiology Conference 2019 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Radiologists Contact: Krista Whitehouse | 902-473-7943 |
| October 5, 2019 | Tongue Ties and Their Impact on Infant Feeding Location: Wolfville, NS Audience: Family physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, lactation consultants Contact: Kylie Fields | 902-448-2213 |
| October 11, 2019 | Atlantic Pain Conference 2019 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: physicians, other health professionals and the public -- all who have an interest in pain management. Contact: Jessica Howe | 902-473-6428 |
| October 25, 2019 | 2019 Dalhousie Medical Education Institute: It's All About Communication Location: Fox Harbour, NS Audience: Medical educators; healthcare professionals, learners Contact: Susan Love | 902-494-2631 Agenda REGISTER NOW! |
| October 25, 2019 | Transplant Atlantic 2019 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: physicians, organ donor coordinators, those involved with transplantation Contact: Christopher Hanf | 902-473-6193 |
| October 25-27, 2019 | 2019 Choosing Wisely with Academic Detailing Conference Location: Fox Harbour, NS Audience: Family physicians and pharmacists Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 Agenda REGISTER NOW! |
| October 29, 2019 | 2019 Rehabilitation Research Day Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Rehabailitation researchers (students, staff, residents, faculty) Contact: Suzanne Salsman | 902-473-1238 |
| November 1, 2019 | Atlantic Canada Thoracic Oncology Conference Location: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Audience: Medical and radiation oncologists; others with oncology interests Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 Agenda as of September 13 REGISTER NOW! |
| November 1, 2019 | 9th Annual Care by Design Long-Term Care Conference Location: The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, pharmacists and interested allied health professionals Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 Draft Agenda as of September 10th REGISTER NOW! |
| November 1, 2019 | Blood Matters 2019 - Making a Difference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Transfusion medicine physicians, hematologistd, RNs and Laboratory Technicians Contact: Patricia Belisle | 902-487-0516 |
| November 2, 2019 | 2019 Dalhousie University Hematology Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Hematologists, physicians & interprofessional health team members dealing with patients with thrombosis and hemostasis Contact: Sudeep Shivakumar | 902-473-8562 |
| November 5, 2019 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Fountain of Health Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Health professionals working with elderly patients with mental health issues Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| November 6, 2019 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| November 8 - 10, 2019 | Vital Anesthesia Simulation Training (VAST) – Instructor Course Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Anesthesiologists delivering medical education via simulation (Restricted to 10) Contact: Robin Lake | 902-473-2331 |
| November 13 - 15, 2019 | Simulation Leader Interprofessional Instructor Course (SLIIC) Location: Halifax, NS Audience: those involved in delivering simulation-based medical education Contact: Cyndi Lushman | 902-473-4344 |
| November 15, 2019 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologist. neurosurgeons Contact: Lutz Weise | 902-473-6850 |
| November 15, 2019 | Medicine Matters Conference 2019 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Internists, senior residents & nurse practitioners in internal medicine/subspecialties Contact: Trudy Taylor | 902-473-3818 |
| November 15, 2019 | Clinical Smoking Cessation Education Forum Location: Saint John, NB Audience: healthcar providers involved with smoking cessation Contact: Shelley Hewitson | 506-447-4293 |
| November 20, 2019 | Dept. of Pediatrics Research Education and Skills Program: Health Research Essentials Modules -- Module E5 - Knowledge Translation and Implementation Science Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Those interested in pediatric research Contact: Terrilyn Chiasson | 902-494-6834 |
| November 22, 2019 | Moncton Sports Concussion Education Day Location: Moncton, NB Audience: family physicians, neurologists, emergency physicians, physiatrists, those dealing with brain injury Contact: Stephanie Melanson | 506-532-6696 |
| November 22, 2019 | Atlantic Melanoma Meeting Location: Prince George Hotel, Halifax, NS Audience: Medical and radiation oncologists; others with oncology interests Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 Preliminary Agenda REGISTER NOW!! |
| November 27 - 29, 2019 | Vital Anesthesia Simulation Training (VAST) – Instructor Course Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Audience: Anesthesiologists delivering medical education via simulation (Restricted to 10) Contact: Robin Lake | 902-473-2331 |
| November 28-30, 2019 | 93rd Annual Dalhousie Fall Refresher Loaction: Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, nurse practitioners, and allied healthcare professionals Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 Agenda Prospectus REGISTER NOW! |
| November 29 - December 1, 2019 | Vital Anesthesia Simulation Training (VAST) course Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Audience: Anesthesia providers and perioperative health care practitioners in low-rsource and/or remote settings Contact: Robin Lake | 902-473-2331 |
| December 3, 2019 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Elder Abuse Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Health professionals working with elderly patients with mental health issues Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| December 11, 2019 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| January 8, 2020 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| February 12, 2020 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| March 11, 2020 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| April 22, 2020 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| May 13, 2020 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| June 10, 2020 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Doctors interested in hereditary disease Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
* Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service is currently detailing with the topic Antibiotics: Why and Why Not. Visits take about 30 minutes and are eligible for 2 Mainpro Cert+ credits with the College of Family Physicians of Canada. If you have not been contacted and would like a detailing visit, or would like further information about the Service, please email isobel.fleming@dal.ca