Grand Rounds
Expand your knowledge
Whether you're a practising pediatrician or a resident, you’ll find plenty of value in attending our Grand Rounds. Accredited by the Royal College as a Category 1 Continuing Professional Development activity, these Rounds cover a wide range of basic and clinical science topics relevant to pediatrics.
Although all members of the IWK community are invited, the presentations, which feature a mix of faculty, residents and visiting professors, are developed with pediatricians in mind.
The details
When: Wednesdays, September 2018 to December 2018
Time: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Where: The IWK Health Centre, Cineplex Theatre (unless otherwise indicated)
Online: For those who would like to join online: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/207482381
You can also dial in using your phone: Canada: +1 (647) 497-9391 Access Code: 207-482-381
| Date | |
|---|---|
| September 26 | Presenter: Dr. Kevin Chan Title: “What I’ve Learned from Life and Death” Learning Objectives: 1) 20 lessons learned from dealing with life and death. 2) Strategies to build personal resilience. 3) Develop a personal compassionate culture inside health care organizations. |
| October 3 | Presenter: Dr. Raju Hajela, President and Medical Director, H.U.M. Health Upwardly Mobile Inc., Calgary Title: “Childhood Roots of Addiction: Prevention, Assessment and Treatment Strategies” Learning Objectives: T 1) Understand the disease of Addiction in context of its biological, psychological, social and spiritual roots and manifestations. 2) Appreciate the current diagnostic categories of mental and behavioural disorders; and some medical conditions in children and adolescents that are encompassed by the disease of Addiction. 3) Learn how to discuss the genetic and environmental factors that are important in the manifestation of Addiction in children and adolescents for prevention, assessment and treatment. |
| October 10 | Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Kronick Title: “Inborn Errors Of Metabolism: Something For Almost Everyone” Learning Objectives: 1) Brief overview of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) 2) Some real cases from my practice of IEMs presenting as something else: - Briefly explain the pathophysiology/biochemistry of these disorders - Emphasize the need for a high index of suspicion in order to recognize - IEMsEmphasize the importance of making a correct diagnosis for treatment |
| October 17 | Presenter: Dr. Amy Acker, Endocrinology Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| October 24 | CANCELLED |
| October 31 | Presenter: Drs. Carol and Peter Camfield Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| November 7 | Presenter: Dr. Chelsea Hammer, Resident Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| November 14 | Presenter: Drs. Robert Strang, Todd Hatchette and Joanne Langley Title: "Lyme" Learning Objectives: TBD |
| November 21 | Presenter: Drs. Jennifer Foster and Kristina Krompotic Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| November 28 | Presenter: Dr. Emily Drake Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| December 5 | Presenter: Dr. Sarah Shea, Developmental Pediatrics Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| December 12 | Presenter: Dr. Abdulrahman Alkanhal, Resident Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| December 19 | CHRISTMAS QUIZ |
| GRAND ROUNDS WILL RESUME JANUARY 9, 2019 |