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!
| April 1, 2026 | Rural Innovation in Simulation Education-Emergency Medicine (RISE-EM) Location: Strait Richmond Hospital, Cleveland, NS Audience: Rural/remote physicians who provide emergency Care, rural hospitalists, medical students and residents completing rural elective/ placements, rural care teams. Contact: Dr. Tania Sullivan | (902) 318-0401 |
| 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 |
| April 9, 2025 | Dalhousie Family Medicine Grand Rounds Series 2026: Dermatologic Emergencies in Family Medicine Location: online Audience: Family physicians, family medicine learners Contact: Dr. Lynn Bussey | (902) 233-9585 |
| April 15, 2026 | EMSJ Journal Club Location: Riverside Country Club, 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 |
| April 22, 2026 | Rural Innovation in Simulation Education-Emergency Medicine (RISE-EM) Location: Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital, Inverness, NS Audience: Rural/remote physicians who provide emergency Care, rural hospitalists, medical students and residents completing rural elective/ placements, rural care teams. Contact: Dr. Tania Sullivan | (902) 318-0401 |
| April 24, 2026 | 2026 NBHPCA Annual Conference: Living Well With Palliative Care |
| April 24, 2026 | Atlantic Pain Conference |
| April 24, 2026 | Rural Innovation in Simulation Education-Emergency Medicine (RISE-EM) Location: Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow, NS Audience: Rural/remote physicians who provide emergency Care, rural hospitalists, medical students and residents completing rural elective/ placements, rural care teams. Contact: Dr. Tania Sullivan | (902) 318-0401 |
| May 1, 2026 | Hospital Based Reception of Contaminated Casualties Program - IWK Decontamination Training Location: IWK Health, Halifax, NS Audience: IWK Health Care Professionals and support staff who are expected to respond to an external disaster involving the receiving and managing contaminated patients in the Emergency Department setting. Contact: Leigh Thibideau | (902) 403-3217 |
| May 1-2, 2026 | 51st Annual Dalhousie Spring Refresher - Therapeutics Location: Halifax Convention Centre or Hybrid Audience: family physicians, pharmacists, and nurse practitioners Goal: to enhance knowledge, attitudes, and skills in the area of therapeutics in family medicine, informed by the best available evidence. Draft Agenda | Register Here! Contact: Allie Harris |
| May 4, 2026 | Rural Innovation in Simulation Education-Emergency Medicine (RISE-EM) Location: Yarmouth Regional Hospital, Yarmouth, NS Audience: Rural/remote physicians who provide emergency Care, rural hospitalists, medical students and residents completing rural elective/ placements, rural care teams. Contact: Dr. Tania Sullivan | (902) 318-0401 |
| 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 |
| May 21, 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 |
| May 28, 2026 | 14th Annual Thomas and Alice Morgans Fear Memorial Conference | Bright Spots, Hotspots: A focus on Health - Promoting Learning and Work Environments Location: Halifax Convention Centre Register Here! Contact: Shruti Joshi |
| 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 |