Conferences & Events
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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 would like to receive weekly reminders of our accredited events for physicians, or have your attendance at our events tracked, please complete and submit the Contact Data Form. Be sure to check "Yes" to "I agree to receive email announcements" to get your name on our blast-list!
| November 22-23, 2024 | The Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting 2024 Location: Four Seasons Hotel Montreal, Montreal QC Audience: RCPSC certified cosmetic, aesthetic, and reconstructive plastic surgeons, residents, fellows, and support staff Contact: Tyson Kidd | (604) 421-11488 |
| November 26, 2024 | Provincial Trauma Grand Rounds: Navigating the Storm: Optimizing Teamwork in the Trauma Bay Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Emergency medicine physicians (both CFPC and RCPSC), residents, registered nurses, paramedics. Contact: Jenna Faulkner | (902) 229-3579 |
| November 26, 2024 | EMSJ Grand Rounds: “Retro Tox” and “Ed Management of Traumatic Central Cord Syndrome” Location: Saint John, NB Audience: Practicing physicians and residents working in Emergency Departments in New Brunswick Contact: Melanie Kelly | (506) 649-2635 |
| November 27, 2024 | EMSJ Journal Club Location: Saint John, NB Audience: Staff physicians and residents working in emergency departments in NB Contact: Melanie Kelly | (506) 649-2635 |
| November 27, 2024 | Trauma Rounds: Reducing the number of ALC patients through a collaborative upstream approach Location: online from Saint John, NB Audience: Any healthcare professional involved with trauma care. Contact: Emily Gallant | (506) 648-8040 |
| November 28, 2024 | Thursday Afternoon: 98th Annual Fall Refresher Location: Halifax Convention Centre Audience: Family physicians, pharmacists and nurse practitioners. See Draft Agenda Here! Contact: cpd@dal.ca Please find registration link here! |
| November 29, 2024 | Blood Matters 2024 Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Physicians, hematopathologists, registered nurses, and laboratory professionals who have an interest in transfusion medicine Contact: Patricia Belisle | (902) 487-0516 |
| November 29-30, 2024 | 98th Annual Dalhousie Fall Refresher Location: Online and Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners See Draft Agenda Here! Contact: cpd@dal.ca Please find registration link here! |
| December 4, 2024 | Greater Fredericton Area General Medical Staff Grand Rounds: Updates on atrial fibrillation and use of home monitoring devices Location: online from Fredericton, NB Audience: physicians and medical learners (Students and residents) that are recognized as encompassing the Greater Fredericton Area Medical Staff. Contact: Dr. Katelyn Stymiest |
| December 4-6, 2024 | Welcome Collaborative - Physician Orientation Program Location: Bedford, NS Audience: physicians who are trained outside of Canada, and who are new to Nova Scotia Contact: George Mbara | (902) 482-2919 |
| December 12, 2024 | Dalhousie Family Medicine Grand Rounds Series 2024: Goals of Care Discussions - How to Use the Trees to See the Forest Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family doctors, family medicine residents Contact: Dr. Lynn Bussey | (902) 233-9585 |
| January 29, 2025 | EMSJ Journal Club Location: Saint John, NB Audience: Staff physicians and residents working in emergency departments in NB Contact: Melanie Kelly | (506) 649-2635 |
| February 26, 2025 | EMSJ Journal Club Location: Saint John, NB Audience: Staff physicians and residents working in emergency departments in NB Contact: Melanie Kelly | (506) 649-2635 |
| February 26, 2025 | Trauma Rounds: Does Frailty Impact Outcomes Following Hip Fracture in Older Adults? Location: online from Saint John, NB Audience: Any healthcare professional involved with trauma care. Contact: Emily Gallant | (506) 648-8040 |
| April 30, 2025 | EMSJ Journal Club Location: Saint John, NB Audience: Staff physicians and residents working in emergency departments in NB Contact: Melanie Kelly | (506) 649-2635 |
| May 28, 2025 | EMSJ Journal Club Location: Saint John, NB Audience: Staff physicians and residents working in emergency departments in NB Contact: Melanie Kelly | (506) 649-2635 |