FacDev Thursdays Seminar Series
Interesting seminars from expert faculty and presenters
Having trouble fitting professional development into your busy schedule? The FacDev Thursdays Seminar Series is a convenient way to access a variety of 1 hour seminars from expert presenters, covering all aspects of our faculty’s needs. Due to the distributed nature of our faculty, we offer these seminars via online webinar.
If you are unable to attend in person but would like a recording of the webinar, please contact us at facdev@dal.ca
Our themes
We offer seminars in each of our key theme areas. It is easy to identify the theme of each seminar - they will be identified by either color and/or icon:
Research
Leadership
Professional Development & Promotion
Educational Design & Administration
Teaching
2020-21 Webinars
Watch this space as we continue to update
This year, all our seminars occur as webinars, delivered via Adobe Connect. They take place from 8:00 - 9:00 pm, unless otherwise specified.
We have a list of previous webinars, which can be found here. If you would like access to a recording, please contact FacDev@dal.ca.
To access the webinar: JOIN WEBINAR HERE
We highly recommend logging in 15 minutes before the start time.
Simply type your name in the box and ensure the button "Enter as a guest" is checked.
Upcoming Webinars
| Theme | Date |
Title (Link to poster when available) | Presenter |
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| Apr 22, 11am-12pm |
Contact Maria Mueller for connection details |
Drs. Gaynor Watson Creed and Ajay Parasram | |
| Apr 28 7-8pm |
Simulation for Root Cause Analysis and Patient Safety [PDF-247KB] | Dr. Doug Sinclair Moderated by: Kathy Johnston and Dr. Diane MacKenzie |
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| May 6, 11am-12pm |
Contact Maria Mueller for connection details |
Drs. Gaynor Watson Creed and Ajay Parasram | |
| May 20, 11am-12pm |
Contact Maria Mueller for connection details |
Drs. Gaynor Watson Creed and Ajay Parasram | |
| May 20, 12-1pm | Diversity Speaker Series: Women are not smaller Men! [PDF-245KB] Please note: This webinar will take place on MS Teams, you can connect here. (We recommend using the app, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) |
Ms Gillivan, President & CEO, IWK Foundation | |
| Jun 3, 1030-1130am |
Contact Maria Mueller for connection details |
Drs. Gaynor Watson Creed and Ajay Parasram | |
| Jun 3, 12-1pm |
Diversity Speaker Series: Title TBC Please note: This webinar will take place on MS Teams, you can connect here. (We recommend using the app, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) |
Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed | |
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Jun 3 | Preparing for Promotion [PDF-222KB] | Dr. Lara Hazelton |
| Jun 17, 12-1pm |
Contact Maria Mueller for connection details |
Drs. Gaynor Watson Creed and Ajay Parasram | |
| Jun 17 6-7pm |
Inclusive Health Care for 2SLGBTQIA+ Patients Please note: This webinar will take place on MS Teams, you can connect here. (We recommend using the app, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) |
Dr. James Owen |
Past Webinars
| Theme | Date |
Title (Link to poster when available) | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jul 23 | Running Rounds with Social Distancing: Promoting Learning in the COVID World [PDF-289KB] | Dr. Andrew Moeller |
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Jul 30 | Feedback, Debriefing and Coaching: Learning Conversations in a COVID Era [PDF-225KB] | Dr. Stephen Miller |
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Aug 6 | Top Tips for Tutoring and Other Small Group Online Teaching [PDF-288KB] | Dr. Amy Ornstein |
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Aug 13 | Making Lectures Matter: During COVID and Beyond [PDF-289KB] | Dr. Volodko Bakowsky |
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Sep 17 | Reflection for self-care and resilience: A narrative medicine primer [PDF - 287KB] | Dr. Tracy Moniz |
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Oct 22 | NNT: Traps Tips and Tools [PDF-279KB] | Dr. Michael Allen |
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Oct 29 |
COVID, Simulation and the Second Wave: What you need to know to prepare [PDF - 529KB] If joining by web use Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge |
Drs. Lynn Johnston, Gaynor Watson-Creed and Tim Willett |
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Nov 12 | “Seeing” the Patient: Visual art, portraiture and the experience of illness [PDF-225KB] | Dr. Wendy Stewart |
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Nov 26 | Using feedback and coaching to support learner wellness [PDF-299KB] | Dr. Joan Sargeant |
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Dec 10 | Facing Conflict from the Inside Out: Listening, the Cornerstone to Transformative justice [PDF-305KB] | Maureen St. Clair |
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Jan 7 | Emotional Awareness and Wellbeing [PDF-293KB] | Dr. Angela Cooper |
| Jan 21 | Dealing with Crap at Work – Lessons From the Farm | Dr. Amber Swan | |
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Feb 18 | Speak Out or Shut Up? The challenges of navigating professionalism and advocacy online as a physician [PDF-294KB] | Drs. Sarah Fraser, Blair L. Bigham and Arundhati Dhara |
| Mar 3 2-3pm |
Contact Megan Dixon for connection details |
Drs. Gaynor Watson Creed and Ajay Parasram | |
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Mar 4 | Overcoming Procrastination Part 1 [PDF-282KB] | Dr. Joseph Sadek |
| Mar 15, 10-11am |
Contact Megan Dixon for connection details |
Drs. Gaynor Watson Creed and Ajay Parasram | |
| Mar 18 | The Art of Dementia [PDF-281KB] | Dr. Mark Gilbert | |
| Apr 1, 930-1030am |
Contact Maria Mueller for connection details |
Drs. Gaynor Watson Creed and Ajay Parasram | |
Apr 15, 12-1pm |
Learning to See in Colour: The Battle over 'White Fragility' and the Dangerous possibility of Racial Resilience [PDF-279KB] | Dr. Ajay Parasram |
Online modules
We are developing a series of online modules on relevant medical education topics to support our themes. These modules are housed on our FacDev Brightspace site. To be enrolled, please contact us at facdev@dal.ca.