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!
| May 2, 2025 | 2025 New Brunswick Oncology Health Day Location: Marriott Delta Beausejour and online, Moncton, NB Audience: Medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, oncology surgeons, pathologists, specialists with oncology interest or implication, pharmacists, RNs or NPs, other HCP with oncology interest or implication Contact: Verna Welling |
| May 3, 2025 | Orange Crush Disaster Exercise Location: IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS Audience: IWK Health Care Professionals and support staff (Including all staff and volunteers). Contact: Leigh Thibideau | (902) 452-4847 |
| May 8, 2025 | Dalhousie Family Medicine Grand Rounds Series 2025: Top 10 Family Medicine Articles to Change Your Practice Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family doctors, family medicine residents Contact: Dr. Lynn Bussey | (902) 233-9585 |
| May 13, 2025 | Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University Monthly Case-Based Specialty Seminars for Community Pediatrics: Update on adolescent contraception Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Pediatricians andother clinicians interested in pediatric issues Contact: Andras Kocsis | (902) 219-2323 |
| May 14, 2025 | Mobilizing Quality Improvement for Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Healthcare Location: IWK, Halifax, NS Audience: Specialist physicians, family physicians, QI professionals, healthcare professionals (administrators, leads, etc.) Contact: Jaclyn MacNeil Registration |
| May 15-16, 2025 | 13th Annual Thomas and Alice Morgans Fear Memorial Conference - Stillness in Chaos: Health Leadership for Complex Times Location: Halifax Convention Centre Draft Schedule Register Here! Contact: CPD@dal.ca |
| May 16, 2025 | Mobilizing Quality Improvement for Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Healthcare Location: NSH, Halifax, NS Audience: Specialist physicians, family physicians, QI professionals, healthcare professionals (administrators, leads, etc.) Contact: Jaclyn MacNeil Registration |
| May 28, 2025 | EMSJ Journal Club Location: Saint John, NB Audience: Staff physicians and residents working in emergency departments in NB Contact: Melanie Kelly | (506) 649-2635 |
| May 28, 2025 | Gastric Ultrasound for Women’s and Obstetric Anesthesia - Workshop Location: 5th Floor HI Site, Anesthesia Library, Halifax, NS Audience: Anestheisiologists providing periooperative and peripartum care to patients of the IWK Health Center. Contact: Vicki Christian |
| June 5, 2025 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series: Health Promotion for Older Adults Location: online from Halifax, NS 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 9, 2025 | Dignity of Risk: Managing Risks while Preserving Autonomy in Frail Older Adult Care Location: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland Audience: Any physician working with frail older adults Contact: Alison Judd |
| June 10, 2025 | Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University Monthly Case-Based Specialty Seminars for Community Pediatrics: Approach to Sickle cell Disease Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Pediatricians andother clinicians interested in pediatric issues Contact: Andras Kocsis | (902) 219-2323 |
| June 10, 2025 | Dignity of Risk: Managing Risks while Preserving Autonomy in Frail Older Adult Care Location: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland Audience: Any physician working with frail older adults Contact: Alison Judd |
| June 11, 2025 | Dignity of Risk: Managing Risks while Preserving Autonomy in Frail Older Adult Care Location: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland Audience: Any physician working with frail older adults Contact: Alison Judd |
| June 13, 2025 | Dignity of Risk: Managing Risks while Preserving Autonomy in Frail Older Adult Care Location: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland Audience: Any physician working with frail older adults Contact: Alison Judd |
| June 17-20, 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: George Mbara | (902) 403-4722 |
| July 24, 2025 | Dignity of Risk: Managing Risks while Preserving Autonomy in Frail Older Adult Care Location: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland Audience: Any physician working with frail older adults Contact: Catherine-Anne Murray |
| September 9-12, 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: George Mbara | (902) 403-4722 |
| 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: George Mbara | (902) 403-4722 |