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
| September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2019 | Basic Physician Privacy Training Location NB - all areas - an e-learning program Audience: All Horizon Health Physicians Contact: Margaret Melanson | 506-648-6911 |
| September 2018 - June 2019 | Dartmouth General Emergency Department Simulation Program Audience: Family physicians and emergency room nurses at Dartmouth General Location: Dartmouth General Hospital, Dartmouth, NS Contact: Dr. Kevin Spencer | 902-223-2694 NOTE: takes place every second Wednesday |
| January - December 2019 | Inter-professional Clinical Trauma Rounds - Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Location: Halifax, NS; and either Saint John or Moncton, 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. |
| 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 |
| May 23, 2019 | Advanced Arrhythmia Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Internal Medicine Physicians, Cardiologists and Other Health Professionals Contact: Dr. Martin Gardner Agenda REGISTER NOW!! |
| May 24-25, 2019 | Atlantic Clinical Neuroscience Society 50th Conference Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, residents in these two disciplines Contact: Gwynedd Pickett | 902-473-1667 |
| May 24, 2019 | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Experienced Providers (ACLS EP) Location: Room 109 Convention Hall Level - The NEW Halifax Convention Centre, Halifax, NS Audience: Any healthcare provider with acurrent BLS and ACLS card with the Heart and Stroke Foundation Contact: ACLS@icloud.com and Dr. Mark Mensour REGISTER NOW!! |
| May 25th, 2019 | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Experienced Providers Instructor Course (ACLS EP) Location: Room 109 Convention Hall Level - The NEW Halifax Convention Centre, Halifax, NS Audience: Any Healthcare Provider who has a current BLS and ACLS card with the Heart and Stroke Foundation Contact: ACLS@icloud.com and Dr. Mark Mensour HSFC ACLS EP Instructor - Candidate Application REGISTER NOW!! |
| May 25, 2019 | Advancing Care: The Fundamentals of Quality Improvement in the Emergency Department Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Emergency physicians/residents, nurses and allied health professionals Contact: Lucas Chartier | 416.340.3856 REGISTER NOW!! |
| May 28, 2019 | Cognitive Load, Situational Awareness Location: Halifax, NS Audience: IWK medical, dental and scientific staff Contact: Nadine Loppie | 902-470-8202 |
| May 29 2019 | Dept. of Pediatrics Research Education and Skills Program: Leadership Modules -- Module L2 - Management of Research Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Those interested in pediatric research Contact: Terrilyn Chiasson | 902-494-6834 |
| May 31, 2019 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologist. neurosurgeons Contact: Lutz Weise | 902-473-6850 |
| May 31 - June 2, 2019 | Atlantic Provinces Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Conference (APCPAC) Location: Hants Point, NS Audience: Psychiatrists, residents & fellows in psychiatry, pediatricians Contact: Megan Bellefontaine | 902-470-8376 |
| May 31 - June 2, 2019 | 2019 Choosing Wisely NB with Academic Detailing Conference Location: St. Andrews, NB Audience: Family Physicians and Pharmacists Contact: Gillian Reid | 902.494.2173 REGISTER NOW!! Draft Agenda as of April 16, 2019 |
| June 4, 2019 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Alzeheimer's Disease: What's New? Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Health professionals working with elderly patients with mental health issues Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| June 7, 2019 | The Times that Make Us Squirm: Giving Feedback in Challenging Situations Location: Upper River Valley, New Brunswick Audience: All Dalhousie and Memorial University - Faculty of Medicine Contact: Angela Hogan | 506.636.6008 |
| June 7, 2019 | Annual General Meeting - Doctors Nova Scotia Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Family Physicians and Specialists Contact: Barb Johnson | 902.481.4915 |
| June 7, 2019 | Clinical Day in Cardiology Location: Sydney, NS Audience: Family practice physicians, nurses, and ancillary healthcare workers with an interest in cardiology Contact: Kevin McKenzie | 902.478.7100 |
| June 12, 2019 | Centre for Genomics Enhanced Medicine Seminar Series Location: Halifax, NS Audience: any doctor with an interest in hereditary diseases Contact: Johane Robitaille | 902-470-8632 |
| June 12, 2019 | Interprofessional Simulation Program for Health Care Workers in the Emergency Department Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Emergency physicians and other Emergency health professionals Contact: Vered Gazit | 902-403-3217 |
| June 13-14, 2019 | Atlantic Radiotherapy Conference 2019 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation therapist, other health professionals involved in radiotherapy Contact: Karen Watts | 902-473-6068 |
| June 14, 2019 | PEI 10th Annual ER Critical Care Summit Location: Charlottetown, PEI Audience: All those with an interest in emergency and critical care medicine Contact: Pat Bergin | 902-894-0274 |
| June 14-15, 2019 |
23rd Atlantic Canada Oncology Group (ACOG) Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: NS medical and radiation oncologists; others with oncology interests Contact: Dianne Smith | 709-364-3371 |
| June 19-20, 2019 | Medical Education Research and Innovation Showcase (MERIS) Location: Halifax, NS; videoconferenced to NB Audience: Those with an interest in medical education Contact: Linda MacNutt | 902-494-6307 |
| June 25-29, 2019 | 73rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Location: St. Johns, NF Audience: Plastics surgeons, residents and fellows Contact: Karen Wagner | 514-843-5415 |
| June 26, 2019 | Dept. of Pediatrics Research Education and Skills Program: Health Research Essentials Modules -- Module E3 - Responsible Conduct of Research Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Those interested in pediatric research Contact: Terrilyn Chiasson | 902-494-6834 |
| July 12, 2019 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologist. neurosurgeons Contact: Lutz Weise | 902-473-6850 |
| July 12-15, 2019 | 4th Annual Inverness Ultrasound Conference Location: Inverness, NS Audience: rheumatologists, family physicians Contact: Juris Lazovskis | 902-539-7875 |
| July 27, 2019 | Dalhousie Medical School Class of 2004 – 15 Year Reunion Location: Morrell, PEI Audience: Dalhousie Medical School graduates from the class of 2004 Contact: Ashley O'Brien | 506-721-1604 |
| September - December 2019 (various dates) | TREKK NS: Provincial Pathways: Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis For information on dates and locations, please use the contact information above. |
| September 10, 2019 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Capacity Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Health professionals working with elderly patients with mental health issues Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| September 13, 2019 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologist. neurosurgeons Contact: Lutz Weise | 902-473-6850 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| November 1, 2019 | Care by Design Long-Term Care Conference Location: The Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, pharmacists and interested allied health professionals Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 |
| 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 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 15, 2019 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologist. neurosurgeons Contact: Lutz Weise | 902-473-6850 |
| 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 | Atlantic Melanoma Meeting Location: Prince George Hotel, Halifax, NS Audience: Medical and radiation oncologists; others with oncology interests Contact: Gillian Reid | 902-494-2173 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
* 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