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 26, 2025 | EMSJ Journal Club Location: Host's house, Rothesay, NB and online Audience: Practicing physicians and residents working in Emergency Departments in the province of New Brunswick Contact: Melanie Kelly | (506) 649-2635 |
| November 26-28, 2025 | Welcome Collaborative - Physician Orientation Program Location: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia, Bedford, NS Audience: All physicians trained outside of Canada who are entering practice in Nova Scotia, regardless of specialty or location of practice in the province Contact: Kris Lane | (902) 880-1765 |
| December 1, 2025 | Interprofessional Simulation Program for Health Care Providers in the Emergency Department Location: IWK ED Trauma Room, Halifax, NS Audience: All physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, clerks and other Health Care Professional and support staff who treat pediatric patients in the Emergency Department setting. Contact: Leigh Thibideau | (902) 452-4847 |
| December 3, 2025 | MSPEI Continuing Professional Development Series: Incivility in the Healthcare Workplace Location: online Audience: Physicians (all specialities, including family medicine). Contact: Corinne Verleun | (902) 368-7303 |
| December 4, 2025 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Psychotherapy: A Focus on CBT for Older Adults Location: online Audience: Geriatric Physician’s, Family Physicians, Hospitalists, social workers, nurses (LPN, RN), residents, any allied health staff working with Geriatric patients Contact: Elle Waychesko | (902) 473-7799 |
| December 11, 2025 | Dalhousie Family Medicine Grand Round Series 2025: PFT for Primary Care Location: online Audience: All family physicians, family medicine residents, nurses, LPNs, OT, PT, pharmacist, social worker Contact: Dr. Lynn Bussey | (902) 233-9585 |
| January 8, 2026 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Pharmacology Location: online Audience: Geriatric Physician’s, Family Physicians, Hospitalists, social workers, nurses (LPN, RN), residents, any allied health staff working with Geriatric patients Contact: Elle Waychesko | (902) 473-7799 |
| January 8, 2026 | Dalhousie Family Medicine Grand Rounds Series 2026: EMG for Primary Care Location: online Audience: Family physicians, family medicine learners Contact: Dr. Lynn Bussey | (902) 233-9585 |
| January 21, 2026 | MSPEI Continuing Professional Development Series: Breaking the silence: Let's talk physician suicide Location: online Audience: Physicians (all specialities, including family medicine). Contact: Corinne Verleun | (902) 368-7303 |
| January 22, 2026 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Late Life Psychosis Location: online Audience: Geriatric Physician’s, Family Physicians, Hospitalists, social workers, nurses (LPN, RN), residents, any allied health staff working with Geriatric patients Contact: Elle Waychesko | (902) 473-7799 |
| February 3, 2026 | Interprofessional Simulation Program for Health Care Providers in the Emergency Department Location: IWK ED Trauma Room, Halifax, NS Audience: All physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, clerks and other Health Care Professional and support staff who treat pediatric patients in the Emergency Department setting. Contact: Leigh Thibideau | (902) 452-4847 |
| February 5, 2026 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: ECT, Neuromodulation Location: online Audience: Geriatric Physician’s, Family Physicians, Hospitalists, social workers, nurses (LPN, RN), residents, any allied health staff working with Geriatric patients Contact: Elle Waychesko | (902) 473-7799 |
| February 5, 2026 | Gastric Ultrasound for Women’s and Obstetric Anesthesia - Workshop Location: Halifax Infirmary, Halifax, NS Audience: Anestheisiologists providing periooperative and peripartum care to patients of the IWK Health Center Contact: Vicki Christian | (902) 476-1176 |
| March 5, 2026 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Diversity and Transcultural Psychiatry Location: online Audience: Geriatric Physician’s, Family Physicians, Hospitalists, social workers, nurses (LPN, RN), residents, any allied health staff working with Geriatric patients Contact: Elle Waychesko | (902) 473-7799 |
| April 2, 2026 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Late Life Depression Location: online Audience: Geriatric Physician’s, Family Physicians, Hospitalists, social workers, nurses (LPN, RN), residents, any allied health staff working with Geriatric patients Contact: Elle Waychesko | (902) 473-7799 |
| May 6, 2026 | Interprofessional Simulation Program for Health Care Providers in the Emergency Department Location: IWK ED Trauma Room, Halifax, NS Audience: All physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, clerks and other Health Care Professional and support staff who treat pediatric patients in the Emergency Department setting. Contact: Leigh Thibideau | (902) 452-4847 |
| May 7, 2026 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Technology in Dementia Care Location: online Audience: Geriatric Physician’s, Family Physicians, Hospitalists, social workers, nurses (LPN, RN), residents, any allied health staff working with Geriatric patients Contact: Elle Waychesko | (902) 473-7799 |
| June 4, 2026 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Palliative Psychiatry Location: online Audience: Geriatric Physician’s, Family Physicians, Hospitalists, social workers, nurses (LPN, RN), residents, any allied health staff working with Geriatric patients Contact: Elle Waychesko | (902) 473-7799 |