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 (it can be downloaded and filled in) and get your name on our blast-list!
Upcoming conferences/programs/events
Response to COVID-19:Please note that due to COVID-19, circumstance for in-person events may change suddenly. Check to see if the activity you are interested in is virtual. |
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| March - December 2020 | COVID-19 Educational Interventions and Updates – webinar series NOTE: PEI and NB doctors are welcome to join the webinars. However, questions will be restricted to NS physicians only due to the volume of questions and the numbers of participants. Registration is required! NEXT SESSIONS:
This will be updated as information comes to us. For a quicker response please check the DoctorsNS website. Please note: this is an ongoing series that may extend past the dates listed. |
| April 12 - December 31, 2020 | Remote SIM Programme for COVID-19 in Direct Patient Care [5 module program] 1. SIM leader development 2. Patient offloading in the ED 3. PPE donning and doffing 4. Airway management 5. COVID-19 approaches for Primary Care Location: online from Halifax to the Maritime provinces Audience: All healthcare professionals dealing with the COIVD-19 pandemic Contact: Susan Love |
| May 30, 2020 - May 30, 2021 | Identification and Referral of Potential Organ and Tissue Donors Modules (5 modules)
Location: Online from Halifax; registration required |
| May 30, 2020 - May 30, 2021 | Pediatric Emergency Care Modules (5 modules)
Location: Online from Halifax; registration required |
| August 2020- August 2023 |
Canadian Clinical Guide to Organ Donation: Donation After Circulatory Death |
| September 24, 2020 | 2020 Clinical Day in Cardiology Online Location: online from Sydney, NS Audience: Family physicians, emergency medicine specialists, nurses Contact: Kevin MacKenzie | 902-478-7100 Webiste: http://www.ac-society.org |
| September 30, 2020 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: Vascular Surgery and lnterventional Radiology in Complex Orthopedic Care |
| September 30 - October 28, 2020 | 5-minute CBT - Behaviour Activation to Improve Health Outcomes Using Fountain of Health Tools (multiple session webinars) Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: clinicians interested in learning about CBT tools. Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| October 3, 2020 | Choosing Wisely with Academic Detailing, Virtual Conference Audience: Physicians, pharmacists, health care professionals Contact: Gillian Reid Agenda | Register here |
| October 6, 2020 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Cannabis Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Health professionals working with elderly patients with mental health issues Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| October 13, 2020 | Interprofessional Trauma Round NS & NB - Mortality and Morbidity, Case Studies and Reviews |
| October 16, 2020 | Atlantic Pain Conference 2020 Location: Halifax, NS (online) Audience: Family physicians, other health professionals who deal with patients in pain, patients Contact: Jessica Howe | 902-473-6428 |
| October 17, 2020 | DrNS Annual Conference (AGM) Education sessions |
| October 20, 2020 | 2020 Rehabilitation Research Day Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: Rehabilitation researchers, including students, residents, staff and faculty Contact: Suzanne Salsman | 902-473-1409 |
| October 22-27, 2020 | Integrated Care for Gender Dysphoric, Gender Non-binary and Transgender Children into Adulthood Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: NSHA & IWK child & adolescent clinical Social Workers, psychologists and psychiatrists Contact: Megan Bellefontaine | 902-470-8376 |
| October 24, 2020 | Update in Rheumatology for Family Physicians Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: Primary care practitioners Contact: Kelly Harnish-Mowery | 902-473-9626 Register here | Agenda |
| October 28, 2020 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: The Surgeon is Still Important! Surgical Care of Major Trauma Patients Location: Online from Saint John, NB Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Emily Gallant | 506-648-8040 |
| October, 30, 2020 | Long Term Care by Design Virtual Conference Audience: Physicians, pharmacists, health care professionals Contact: Gillian Reid Register here |
| November 3, 2020 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Depression Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Health professionals working with elderly patients with mental health issues Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| November 5, 2020 | Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons Virtual Scientific Program 2020 Location: online from Montreal, PQ Audience: Plastic surgeons, residents and fellows; medical students. Contact: Karyn Wagner | 514-843-5415 Website: http://www.plasticsurgery.ca |
| November 9, 2020 | ACTEAST Improvement Collaborative |
| November 10, 2020 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: Airway in Trauma - Pearls and Pitfalls Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Emily Gallant |902-473-2049 |
| November 13, 2020 | Medicine Matters 2020 Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Department of Medicine - general internists and subspecialties of internal medicine from NS/NB Contact: Mary Synette | 902-473-3387 |
| November 13, 2020 | APPHON Conference Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Hematologists, oncologists, pediatricians, allied health professionals Contact: Carol Digout |902-470-7429 |
| November 16, 2020 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, anaesthestists, pain management specialists, psychologists and psychiatrists Contact: Pam Slauenwhite |
| November 25, 2020 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: There's More to The Head Than the Brain: Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat and Face All Count, Too! Location: Online from Saint John, NB Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Emily Gallant | 506-648-8040 |
| November 26, 2020 | Virtual Advanced Arrhythmia Symposium 2020 |
| November 27 - 28, 2020 | 94th Annual Dalhousie Fall Refresher Location: Both in Person and Virtual, Halifax Convention Centre Audience: primary care physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners Contact: Gillian Reid More information and registration coming soon |
| December 1, 2020 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Medically Unexplained Symptoms Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Health professionals working with elderly patients with mental health issues Contact: Nicole DeYoung | 902-473-7799 |
| December 8, 2020 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: Communication in Resus-Orchestration of Trauma Team Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Emily Gallant |902-473-2049 |
| January 8, 2021 | ACTEAST Improvement Collaborative Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Emergency physicians, radiologists, neurologists, internal medicine physicians, emergency nurses, diagnostic imaging technicians (specifically CT technicians), stroke nurses, and hospital administrators. Contact: Noreen Kamal | 902-494-3293 website |
| January 8, 2021 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, anaesthestists, pain management specialists, psychologists and psychiatrists Contact: Pam Slauenwhite |
| January 12, 2021 | Interprofessional Trauma Round NS & NB - Mortality and Morbidity, Case Studies and Reviews Location: Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Robert MacKinley | 902-473-2049 |
| January 21, 2021 | Interprofessional Simulation Program for Health Care Providers in the Emergency Department Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Emergencey Department (pediatrics) physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and clerks Contact: Vered Gazit | 902-470-3925 |
| February 9, 2021 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: Orthopedics - Pelvic Injuries Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Emily Gallant |902-473-2049 |
| March 9, 2021 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: Patient Journey through the Trauma System Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Emily Gallant |902-473-2049 |
| March 21, 2021 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, anaesthestists, pain management specialists, psychologists and psychiatrists Contact: Pam Slauenwhite |
| April 13, 2021 | Interprofessional Trauma Round NS & NB - Mortality and Morbidity, Case Studies and Reviews Location: Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Robert MacKinley | 902-473-2049 |
| April 28, 2021 | Interprofessional Simulation Program for Health Care Providers in the Emergency Department Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Emergencey Department (pediatrics) physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and clerks Contact: Vered Gazit | 902-470-3925 |
| May 3, 2021 | ACTEAST Improvement Collaborative Location: online from NB/PEI Audience: Emergency physicians, radiologists, neurologists, internal medicine physicians, emergency nurses, diagnostic imaging technicians (specifically CT technicians), stroke nurses, and hospital administrators. Contact: Noreen Kamal | 902-494-3293 website |
| May 4, 2021 | Interprofessional Simulation Program for Health Care Providers in the Emergency Department Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Emergencey Department (pediatrics) physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and clerks Contact: Vered Gazit | 902-470-3925 |
| May 11, 2021 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: REBOA Debate - Latest and Most Current Evidence Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Emily Gallant |902-473-2049 |
| May 14, 2021 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, anaesthestists, pain management specialists, psychologists and psychiatrists Contact: Pam Slauenwhite |
| June 8, 2021 | Trauma Webinar Education series NS & NB: Pediatric Trauma Update Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Emily Gallant |902-473-2049 |
| June 25, 2021 | ACTEAST Improvement Collaborative Location: online from NB/PEI Audience: Emergency physicians, radiologists, neurologists, internal medicine physicians, emergency nurses, diagnostic imaging technicians (specifically CT technicians), stroke nurses, and hospital administrators. Contact: Noreen Kamal | 902-494-3293 website |
| July 13, 2021 | Interprofessional Trauma Round NS & NB - Mortality and Morbidity, Case Studies and Reviews Location: Halifax, NS Audience: residents, physicians, interprofessional health care team members Contact: Robert MacKinley | 902-473-2049 |
| July 23, 2021 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, anaesthestists, pain management specialists, psychologists and psychiatrists Contact: Pam Slauenwhite |
* Dalhousie Academic Detailing Service is currently detailing with the topic Hypertension: High Risk, Pregnancy and Children. 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 kelly.mackinnon@dal.ca.