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2017 Choosing Wisely with Academic Detailing Conference
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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.
Upcoming conferences
| September 21-23 | Atlantic Trauma & Emergency Medicine Conference Location: Moncton, NB Audience: Physicians, nurses, paramedics and other healthcare professionals Contact: Ian Watson | 506-648-8042 |
September 22-24 |
Canadian Anesthesiology Society Atlantic Regional Meeting Location: Fox Harbour Resort, Wallace, NS Audience: Specialists, residents, nurses, RTs, and AAs involved in clinical anesthesia Contact: Vicki Christian | 902-473-2331 |
September 22-24 |
Atlantic Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2017 Location: White Point, NS Audience: Plastic surgeons, plastic surgery residents Contact: Dr. Martin LeBlanc | 902-473-6487 |
| September 22 | Application of Circle of Security Concepts to Different Age Groups and Different Settings: Implications for Child and Adult Psychiatric Practice Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Child and adolescent Psychiatrists and residents, psychologists, mental health professionals Contact: Megan Bellefontaine | 902-470-8376 |
| September 24 | Dalhousie Medicine Class of 2007 Reunion Location: Wolfville, NS Audience: all 2007 medical class graduates Contact: Joey MacDonald | 705-869-5639 |
| September 25 | Transplant Atlantic 2017 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Physicians, organ donor coordinators, industry/government representatives, nurses, allied healthcare professionals, hospital administration, and tissue bank staff Contact: Natalie Fifield | 902-473-6193 |
| September 28-30 | 15th Annual Canadian Society of Hospital Medicine Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Hospitalists, other inpatient care physicians, and healthcare practitioners involved in the care of hospitalized patients. Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 REGISTER NOW!! | Agenda (as of Aug 28) | Prospectus (as of Aug 23) |
| September 29-30 | Masterclass in Health Care Leadership & Leadership of Team Location: Antigonish, NS Audience: Physicians and specialists - anyone responsible for a health care team Contact: Dr. Minoli Amit | 902-863-7925 |
| September 29-30 | 9th Annual Atlantic Eye Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Ophthalmologists, ophthalmologist residents, eye care personnel Contact: Dr. Arif Samad | 902-423-2525 Website |
| October 6 | Occupational Medicine Specialists of Canada 2017 Scientific Meeting Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Occupational medicine specialists, family physicians and other health professionals working in occupational medicine Contact: Boon Kek |
| October 12 | Leading the Way: 15th Paedetric Multidisciplinary Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: family physicians, pediatricians, nurses and related health care professionals Contact: Kyleigh Woods | 902-470-3954 |
| October 13 | Neurology Update XI Location: Sydney, NS Audience: family physicians, neurologists, interested healthcare team members Contact: Crystal O'Brien | 902-567-7930 |
| October 15 | Introduction to POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) Location: Halifax, NS Audience: clinicians in the Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University Contact: Babar Haroon | 902-473-3486 |
| October 16 | TJ (Jock) Murray Visiting Scholar - Dr. Nicholas Cambridge: From Mr. Pickwick to Tiny Tim: Charles Dickens & Medicine Location: Theatre A, Sir Charles Tupper Bldg. Audience: Open to general public Contact: Ana Bela Sardinha | 902-494-1994 More information on poster |
| October 19-21 | Canadian Group Psychotherapy Annual Conference 2017: Groups all Around - What? Where? With Whom? Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Psychotherapists, counselors, psychiatrists, GP psychotherapists, social workers, nurses, and occupational therapists Contact: Jackie Kinley | 902-473-2500 |
| October 20-22 | Choosing Wisely with Academic Detailing Location: Oak Island Resort Audience: Family physicians, specialists, residents & nurse practitioners Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 Register now! | Agenda |
| October 20 | NSCFP Family Medicine Conference Audience: Family physicians Contact: Shauna Swinimer | 902-448-5799 |
| October 20-22 | Atlantic Radiology Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Radiologists, radiology residents Contact: Krista Whitehouse | 902-473-7943 Website |
| October 24 | CBME Assessment and Feedback: What You Need to Know Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Anesthesiologist involved in providing assessment and feedback to residents Note: offered in September, October 2017 & January, April 2018 Contact: Cyndi Lushman | 902-473-4344 |
| October 26 | Making a Connection: Engaging Leadership in a Distributed Education Environment Location: Fredericton, NB Audience: Deans, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Contact: Angela Hogan | 506-636-6008 |
| October 27 | Serving and Engaging the Maritime Community Through Research, Education and Health Policy Location: Fredericton, NB Audience: Deans, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Contact: Angela Hogan | 506-636-6008 |
| October 27 | CRUS Hand and Wrist Course Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Rheumatologists and rheumatology fellows Contact: Alyssa Long | 613-552-2595 Website |
November 3 |
Clinical Smoking Cessation Education Forum Location: Fredericton, NB Audience: Horizon Health Network health professionals involved with smoking cessation Contact: Josh Scoville | 506-648-6113 |
November 4 |
Dalhousie Atlantic Hematology Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Hematologists, physicians treating patients with thrombosis-related illness, health professionals with an interest in hematology Contact: Stephen Couban | 902-473-8562 |
| November 24 | Care by Design: Long-Term Care Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, nurses, pharmacists & allied health professionals Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 Prospectus | LTC Program | REGISTER NOW! |
| November 24 | 2nd Annual Atlantic Melanoma Meeting Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Specialists in melanoma treatment & allied healthcare professionals Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 REGISTER NOW AGENDA |
| November 24 | Medicine Matters 2017 Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: general and subspecialty internists, residents and nurse practitioners in all medical subspecialities Contact: Trudy Taylor | 902-473-3818 |
| November 27-28 | Clin-Epi 2017: An Introduction to Patient-Oriented Health Service Research Location: Halifax, NS AND Moncton, NB Audience: health research community Contact: Laura Dowling | 902-472-6059 Website |
| November 30 - December 2 | 91st Annual Dalhousie Fall Refresher Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists, residents & nurse practitioners Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 Prospectus |
* Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service is currently detailing with the topic COPD: What to do With all These New Inhalers. 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