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, January 2019 - June 2019
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 | |
|---|---|
| April 3, 2019 | CANCELLED |
| April 10, 2019 | Presenter: Dr. Sarah Gander Title: “The NB Social Pediatrics Research Program” Learning Objectives: 1) Define Community Social Pediatrics. 2) Gain knowledge on the importance of program evaluation and scholarship around "what works" in managing children in the community living in difficult life circumstances. 3) Recognize the importance of community collaboration and supporting the voice of the child in Pediatric health care. |
| April 17, 2019 | CANCELLED |
| April 24, 2019 | Presenter: Dr. Soren Gantt, Pediatric Research Trainee Day Keynote Speaker Title: “Advances and Controversies in Reducing the Toll of Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection” Learning Objectives: 1) Review the clinical importance and pathogenesis of cCMV infection. 2) Explain the efforts and challenges related to developing a CMV vaccine. 3) Discuss the diagnosis and management of children with cCMV. |
| May 1, 2019 | Presenter: Dr. Julie Bettinger, UBC, CCfV speaker Title: “Vaccine Hesitancy: It Doesn't Matter if the Vaccine Works if Nobody Gets Vaccinated” Learning Objectives: 1) To define vaccine hesitancy. 2) To present determinants of vaccine hesitancy in Canada. 3) To review strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. |
| Mary 8, 2019 | Presenter: Dr. Lesley Frank Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| May 15, 2019 | Presenter: Janet Curran Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| May 22, 2019 | Topic: Pediatric Dentistry Presenter: TBD Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
May 29, 2019 **PARKER RECEPTION ROOM** |
Presenter: Dr. Ashley Martin, Resident Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
June 5, 2019 **PARKER RECEPTION ROOM** |
Topic: Genetics Presenter: Dr. Anthony Vandersteen Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| June 12, 2019 | Presenter: Dr. Erin Quigley, Resident Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| June 19, 2019 | Presenter: Dr. Jane Kovarikova Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| June 26, 2019 | Topic: Best of CPS Presenter: TBD Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |