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.
Upcoming conferences
| April 24, 2018 | Refugee Health Network Training Session Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians/specialists working in refugee health Contact: Dr. Timothy Holland | 902-498-0987 |
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| April 24, 2018 | 23rd Annual ID Research Day and 10th Annual CCfv Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Infectious disease specialists, family physicians, pharmacists, pediatricians, public health Contact: Jason Bremner | 902-470-7839 Website |
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| April 26, 2018 | Leadership Inspiration for Faculty Executives (LIFE) (CCME pre-conference) Location:Halfiax, NS Audience: Executive leadership of the 17 faculties of medicine in Canada Contact: Dr. Verma Sarita | 613-730-0687 |
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| April 26 - 29, 2018 | Undergraduate Medical Education Deans Retreat (CCME pre-conference) Location: Halifax, NS Audience: associate deans of undergraduate medical education across Canada Contact: Dr. Evelyn Sutton | 902-494-8884 |
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| April 27, 2018 | AFMC CPD Deans' Retreat (CCME pre-conference) Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Associate/Assistant Deans of Continuing Professional Development Contact: Constance LeBlanc | 902-494-1994 |
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| April 27, 2018 | W.O. McCormick Academic Day 2018 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, other mental health professionals Contact: Lara Hazelton | 902-473-5664 |
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| April 27-28, 2018 | Creating Spaces Conference Location: Theatre B, Tupper Building, University Avenue, Halifax, NS Audience: Faculty, Staff, Residents and Students Contact: cpd@dal.ca | 902-494-3600 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!! REGISTER NOW!! Agenda |
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| April 28, 2018 | AFMC Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Research Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Those in the Continuing Professional Development/Faculty Development communities in Medicine Contact: Tanya MacLeod | 902-494-3195 |
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| April 28-29, 2018 | Blood and Beyond 2018 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Healthcare professionals from anesthesia, surgery, critical care, medicine, hematology, gynecology and perfusion Contact: Robin Patterson | 902-473-2331 |
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| April 28 - May 1, 2018 | Canadian Conference on Medical Education Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Medical educators, medical education researchers, administrators, students, licensing/credentialling organizations, government Contact: Chriss Holloway | 613-730-1196 |
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| May 2, 2018 | 2018 NB Heart and Stroke Conference: Across the Continuum and Beyond Location: Fredericton, NB Audience: healthcare professionals working across the continuum of care for those with stroke Contact: Betty Hoyt | 506-634-1620 |
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| May 4, 2018 | 49th Annual Atlantic Clinical Neurosurgery Society Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologists, neurosurgeons and residents in these disciplines Contact: Gwynedd Pickett | 902-473-1667 |
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| May 4, 2018 | New Brunswick Hematology Day 2018 Location: Moncton, NB Audience: Hematologists, those interested in internal medicine, oncologists, allied health professionals Contact: Elizabeth Zed | 506-648-7535 |
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| May 9, 2018 | Dept. of Radiology Annual Research Day 2018 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Radiologists, radiology trainees, associated radiology health professionals Contact: Louise MacDonald |902-473-8485 |
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| May 11, 2018 | NB Oncology Health Day 2018 Location: Moncton, NB Audience: Surgeons, oncologists, pathologists, family physicians, health professionals involved in oncology care Contact: Kerry Gallagher | 506-860-2141 |
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| May 23-25, 2018 | 2018 Canadian Bioethics Society Annual Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Professionals working in the field of bioethics Contact: Marika Warren | 902-494-2764 |
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| May 31 - June 3, 2018 | Salt & Light: 2018 CMDS/CFCPS Joint National Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists, members of CMDS and CFCPS Contact: Stephanie Potter | 902-402-2955 |
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| June 2, 2018 | Dr. Dan Lalonde Plastic Surgery Education Day 2018 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Plastic surgeons and plastic surgery residents Contact: Dr. Jason Williams | 902-473-6315 |
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| June 8, 2018 | Medical Education Institute 150: Educating Leaders for the Next 150 Years Location: Halifax, NS (with some videoconferencing) Audience: medical residents, medical students Contact: FacDev@dal.ca (for more information and to register) |
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| June 9, 2018 | Doctors Nova Scotia Annual General Meeting Location: Sydney, NS Audience: Family physicians and specialists Contact: Barbara Johnston | 902-4836462 |
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| June 10-11, 2018 |
Advancing Public Protection through Risk-Based Regulation Location: Charlottetown, PEI Audience: Senior Staff or provincial/territorial medical regulatory authorities in Canada Contact: Louse Auger | 613-738-0372 x 2604 |
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| June 15, 2018 | PEI's 9th Annual ER Critical Care Summit Location: Charlottetown, PEI Audience: ER and Critical Care doctors/health professionals; those with an ER/critical care interest Contact: Patrick Bergin | 902-894-0274 |
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| June 15-16, 2018 | 22nd Atlantic Canada Oncology Group (ACOG) Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Medical and radiation oncologists, other health professional with an oncology interest Contact: Dianne Smith | 709-364-8024 |
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| June 19-21, 2018 | Simulation Learning Interprofessional Instructor Course (SLIC) Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Educators from multiple health disciplines involved in simulation-based medical education Contact: Claudia Habib | 902-209-5374 |
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| July 22-24, 2018 | 4th Annual Inverness Ultrasound Conference Location: Inverness, NS Audience: Rheumatologists rheumatology fellows, general practitioners with specialty in ultrasound/rheumatology Contact: Dr. Juris Lazovskis | 902-539-7875 |
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| October 12-14, 2018 | Choosing Wisely with Academic Detailing Location: Digby Pines, Digby NS Audience: Primary Care Providers (Max 50 Participants) Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 |
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| October 19, 2018 | Atlantic Pain Conference 2018 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: family physicians, healthcare professionals, those with an interest in pain Contact: Alyssa Pyke | 902-4736428 |
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| November 2-3, 2018 | Atlantic Canada Stroke Conference Location: Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax NS Audience: Primary Care Providers, Nurses and other Ancillary Health Care Providers Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 |
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| November 23, 2018 | Long Term Care by Design Location: Westin Nova Scotian, Halifax NS Audience: Primary Care Providers, Specialists and other Ancillary Health Care Providers Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 |
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| December 6-8, 2018 | 92nd Annual Dalhousie Fall Refresher Location: Halifax Convention Centre Audience: Primary care physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 |
* Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service is currently detailing with the topic Epinephrine and Anaphylaxis. 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