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 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! (During COVID restrictions, please return via e-mail not by fax -- thank you.)
| May 11 - June 30, 2022 | Interprofessional Simulation Facilitation Course (Pilot program) Location: Hybrid program (Modules 1-4 on the web from Halifax, NS; Module 5 in person from various locations) Audience: Physicians, nurses, paramedics, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, respiratory therapy, etc. involved or interested in delivering simulation-based education Contact: Stephen Miller | 902-494-1994 |
| May 24- June 3, 2022 | MicroResearch Nova Scotia: MicroResearch workshops Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: physicians, interprofessional health team, first responders, those with an interest Contact: Kelly Hunter | 902-470-3890 website |
| May 27, 2022 | COVID-19 educational interventions and updates – webinar series: THRIVE MD Physician Wellness Program - session 1 Location: online from Dartmouth, NS Audience: Family physicians and specialists Contact: Barbara Johnson | 902-481-4915 |
| May 30, 2022 | COVID-19 educational interventions and updates – webinar series: THRIVE MD -- Enrichment: Less Screen, More Green - The Mindful Tech Plan™: Wellness Strategies for This Digital Age Location: Online from Dartmouth, NS Audience: all physicians Contact: Barbara Johnson | 902-481-4915 Registration required. Website: https://doctorsns.com/ |
| May 31, 2022 | Department of Medicine Quality Day Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: Internal medicine specialists, sub-specialists, residents, medical students/trainees and allied health professionals Contact: Isha Seth | 902-473-3251 |
| May 31, 2022 | COVID-19 educational interventions and updates – webinar series: THRIVE MD -- Enrichment: Physician Nutrition: Improve Your Relationship with Food to Nourish Yourself Location: Online from Dartmouth, NS Audience: all physicians Contact: Barbara Johnson | 902-481-4915 Registration required. Website: https://doctorsns.com/ |
| May 31, 2022 | Inter-professional Pediatric Trauma Simulation Program for Healthcare Providers in the Emergency Department Location: Halifax, NS (IWK Health Care Centre) Audience: Emergency Room Physician Trauma Team Leaders, RNs, ward clerks and Respiratory Therapists Contact: Melanie Doyle | 902-470-6800 |
| June 1, 2022 | COVID-19 educational interventions and updates – webinar series: THRIVE MD -- Enrichment: Optimal Aging Course for Thrive MD Part 2 Location: Online from Dartmouth, NS Audience: all physicians Contact: Barbara Johnson | 902-481-4915 Registration required. Website: https://doctorsns.com/ |
| June 1, 2022 | CAMAP Spring Symposium: Module 5 -- MAiD Research Forum Location: Online from Vancouver, BC Audience: specialists and family physicians involved in palliative care, cancer care, and health care of the elderty, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, care coordinators, social workers, pharmacists,allied health professionals, administrators and legislators Contact: Leanne McGeachy | 780-807-2526 CAMAP website |
| June 1, 2022 | Nova Scotia Health Quality & Patient Safety Rounds: SAFER-f Patient Flow Guidance: Working together to enable people to return home well, safe and in a timely manner. Location: Online from Halifax NS Audience: All NS health care providers Contact: Wendy Walters | 902-222-6658 |
| June 2, 2022 | Clinical Educator Program Practice Eligibility Route Workshop Location: Halifax, NS Audience: all clinician educators with an interest Contact: Ian Epstein | 902-473-7833 |
| June 2, 2022 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series 2022: Delirium Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists and interprofessional health care teams who deal with geriatric patients Contact: Kirsten Sutherland | (902) 473-7799 |
| June 3, 2022 | Atlantic Canada Cardiovascular Conference (ACCC) Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Cardiologists and all sub-specialists; Internal Medicine specialists Contact: Kevin McKenzie | 902-478-7100 Registration |
| June 4, 2022 | 2022 DNS Annual Conference |
| June 8, 2022 | Greater Fredericton Area General Medical Staff Grand Rounds: Improving Hospital Standardized Mortality Rates Location: hybrid from Fredericton, NB Audience: Greater Fredericton area genral medical staff Contact: Amber Swan | 506-452-5026 |
| June 9-10, 2022 | 10th Annual Thomas Fear and Alice Morgans Fear Memorial Conference Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists, medical students, residents and those with an interest in planetary health and the climate crisis Contact: Linda MacNutt | 902-494-6307 Registration is required - please contact Ms. MacNutt for further information |
| June 10, 2022 | Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association National Grand Rounds: Ductal stenting: Lessons learned Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: Pediatric cardiologists, cardiac nurses, students, interprofessional team Contact: Dr. Kenny Wong |902-470-8524 |
| June 10, 2022 | COVID-19 educational interventions and updates – webinar series: THRIVE MD -- Enrichment: Optimal Aging Course for Thrive MD Part 2 Location: Online from Dartmouth, NS Audience: all physicians Contact: Barbara Johnson | 902-481-4915 Registration required. Website: https://doctorsns.com/ |
| June 10-12, 2022 | Atlantic Provinces Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference (APCAPc) Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Child and adolescent psychiatry doctors and residents Contact: Debi Follett | 902-470-8087 |
| June 14, 2022 | Moncton Hospital DEM Journal Club Location: online from Moncton, NB Audience: Emergency Medicine physicians, resident and medical student, other health care professionals Contact: Angus MacDonald | 506-227-8011 |
| June 14, 2022 | Atlantic Pediatric Society/Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University Monthly Case-Based Specialty Seminars for Community Pediatrics: Update on Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Pediatricians and those clinicians interested in pediatric issues Contact: Andras Kocsis | 902-219-2323 |
| June 14-18, 2022 | Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons 75th Annual Meeting Location: both in person and online - Quebec, PQ Audience: Plastic surgeons, Plastic surgery residents, Plastic surgery fellows, Medical students Contact: Karyn Wagner | 514-845-5415 Website |
| June 16, 2022 | COVID-19 educational interventions and updates – webinar series: THRIVE MD -- Enrichment: Radical Self-Compassion for Women in Medicine Location: Dartmouth, NS Audience: all physicians Contact: Barbara Johnson | 902-481-4915 Registration required. Website: https://doctorsns.com/ |
| June 17, 2022 | Medical Education Leadership Retreat Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Academic medicine administrative leadership and faculty across the continuum at Dalhousie University Contact: Tanya MacLeod | 902-292-6991 |
| June 17. 2022 | Canadian Association of General Practitioners in Oncology (CAGPO) Location: Halilfax, NS Audience: GPOs and Family Physicians Contact: Lori Hayward to register (Registration is required) |
| June 17 - 18, 2022 | 25th Annual Atlantic Canada Oncology Group (ACOG) Symposium Location: Halifax, NS Audience: Medical and radiation oncoloogists of the Altantic Provinces, othe physicians and interprofessional halthcare team members with an oncology interest Contact: Dianne Smith | 709-364-3371 Registration |
| June 18, 2022 | DNS Billing Education Series Location: Online from Dartmouth, NS Audience: NS family physicians Contact: Barbara Johnson | 902-481-4915 Registration required. Website: https://doctorsns.com/ |
| June 22, 2022 | Interprofessional Simulation Program for Health Care Providers in the Emergency Department--IPE Sim for HCP in the ED Audience: EM physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and clerks who treat pediatric patients Location: IWK Emergency Department and Simulation Center, Halifax, NS Contact: Leigh Thibedeau | 902-470-7842 |
| June 24, 2022 | COVID-19 educational interventions and updates – webinar series: THRIVE MD Physician Wellness Program - session 2 Location: online from Dartmouth, NS Audience: Family physicians and specialists Contact: Barbara Johnson | 902-481-4915 |
| June 30, 2022 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series 2022: Geriatric Sleep Disorders Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists and interprofessional health care teams who deal with geriatric patients Contact: Kirsten Sutherland | (902) 473-7799 |
| July 22, 2022 | Deep Brain Stimulation Rounds Location: Halifax, NS (virtual and in person) Audience: Neurologists, neurosurgeons, anaesthestists, pain management specialists, psychologists and psychiatrists Contact: Pam Slauenwhite |
| September 8, 2022 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series 2022: Capacity Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists and interprofessional health care teams who deal with geriatric patients Contact: Kirsten Sutherland | (902) 473-7799 |
| September 23, 2022 | Refugee Health Network: Mental Health in Refugees Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians/specialists working in refugee health Contact: Timothy Holland | 902-497-0987 |
| October 6, 2022 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series 2022: MAID in cognitive disorders Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists and interprofessional health care teams who deal with geriatric patients Contact: Kirsten Sutherland | (902) 473-7799 |
| November 3, 2022 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series 2022: Personality disorders in LTC Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists and interprofessional health care teams who deal with geriatric patients Contact: Kirsten Sutherland | (902) 473-7799 |
| November 15, 2022 | Inter-professional Pediatric Trauma Simulation Program for Healthcare Providers in the Emergency Department Location: Halifax, NS (IWK Health Care Centre) Audience: Emergency Room Physician Trauma Team Leaders, RNs, ward clerks and Respiratory Therapists Contact: Melanie Doyle | 902-470-6800 |
| November 18, 2022 | Refugee Health Network: Syrian Culture Location: Online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians/specialists working in refugee health Contact: Timothy Holland | 902-497-0987 |
| December 1, 2022 | Seniors Mental Health Web Education Series 2022: Psychotherapy (CBT) Location: online from Halifax, NS Audience: Family physicians, specialists and interprofessional health care teams who deal with geriatric patients Contact: Kirsten Sutherland | (902) 473-7799 |