Grand Rounds

The details

When: September 2026 - June 2027

Time: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Location:  IWK Cineplex Theater 

Microsoft Teams meeting:  
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/224420620592202?p=OxCo4jig1Fqt6MPAmM    Meeting ID: 224 420 620 592 202     Passcode: HV62uT7K

Recorded sessions are available: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxww25q94DQWbC6cnFfcoWSms7nIq-b7L

Date  
September 9, 2026 Presenter:  Dr. Gregory Whitley
Title: Managing Acute Pain Experienced by Children and Young People Attended by Ambulance
Learning Objectives: 
1) Explain the complexity of managing acute pain experienced by children and young people in the prehospital setting.
2)  Describe recent research aimed at improving care for this population.
3)  Discuss the current PANDA Feasibility Trial in the UK, testing a child-friendly distraction kit in the ambulance setting.
September 16, 2026 Presenter:  Julia Lawrence
Title: Brigadoon Study
Learning Objectives:  TBD
September 23, 2026 Presenter:  TBD
Title: Wellness Rounds
Learning Objectives:  TBD
September 30, 2026 CANCELLED - Truth and Reconciliation Day
October 7, 2026 Presenter:  Leanne Ward
Title: Novel Therapeutics for the Treatment of Pediatric Bone Disorders: Successes, Challenges, and the Path Forward
Learning Objectives:  
1) To spotlight some of the key advances that have emerged in the Pediatric Rare Bone Disease therapeutic arena.
2) To highlight the challenges that the pediatric clinical trial community has faced, and the lessons learned.
3) To reflect on how successes and challenges can shed light on the path forward.
October 14, 2026 Presenter:  Education Day
Title: Conflict Resolution
Learning Objectives:  TBD

October 21, 2026

**NOTE CHANGE IN TIME: 
8:00 - 9:00 am**
 

Presenter:  Dr. Matthew Halanski, Ross Lecture
Title: TBD
Learning Objectives:  TBD
October 28, 2026 Presenter:  Amanda Higgins
Title: You're in Charge
Learning Objectives:  TBD
November 4, 2026 Presenter:  Ethics Rounds
Title: TBD
Learning Objectives:  TBD
November 11, 2026 CANCELLED - Remembrance Day
November 18, 2026 Presenter:  Pediatric Resident
Title: TBD
Learning Objectives:  TBD
November 25, 2026 Presenter:  Jackie Pidduck and Team
Title: Transition and Health Care Utilization
Learning Objectives:  TBD
December 2, 2026 Presenter:  Dr. Dhuha Alajmi, Pediatric Resident
Title: TBD
Learning Objectives:  TBD
December 9, 2026 Presenter:  Dr. Giacomo Vivanti
Title: Early Intervention in Autism: Translating Evidence in Better Outcomes
Learning Objectives:  
1)  Understanding the evolving landscape of scientific knowledge and societal views on early interventions for autism.
2)  Understanding how intervention outcomes are affected by the interplay of child, intervention, and implementation context characteristics.
3)  Understanding barriers to optimal delivery of intervention, including gaps in scientific knowledge and societal factors.
December 16, 2026 Christmas Quiz
December 23, 2026 Cancelled
December 30, 2026 Cancelled
  GRAND ROUNDS RESUMES JANUARY 13, 2027