Grand Rounds
The details
When: January 2026 - June 2026
Time: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Location: IWK Cineplex Theater
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/26437783769798?p=Z8FPBb4pHTLYUBrj7X
Meeting ID: 264 377 837 697 98
Passcode: xZ3be3sz
Recorded sessions are available:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxww25q94DQWbC6cnFfcoWSms7nIq-b7L
| Date | |
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| March 18, 2026 | CANCELLED - MARCH BREAK |
| March 25, 2026 | Presenter: Dr. Sonja MacDonald Title: Family Perspectives on Caring for Children with Serious and Chronic Illness Learning Objectives: 1) To explore parents/caregiver's perspective of caring for a child with medical complexity or illness. 2) To examine the sibling’s experience 3) Understand our role as health care providers to support the whole family. |
| April 1, 2026 | Presenter: Dr. Kyla Hildebrand, CCfV Speaker Title: Precision Host Defense: Inborn Errors of Immunity in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Learning Objectives: 1) Summarize the prevalence and types of inborn errors of immunity identified in patients with invasive pneumococcal disease. 2) Select appropriate immunological investigations for patients presenting with IPD to detect underlying immune defects. 3) Implement immunization strategies tailored to individuals with inborn errors of immunity. |
| April 8, 2026 | Presenters: Dr. Chris Pang with Members of the Canadian Pediatric Society Adolescent Health Committee and Centre for Healthy Screen Use; Holly Agostino, Megan Harrison, Michelle Ponti Title: Influencing The Future: Review of Current Research in Social Media Use and Adolescent Health Learning Objectives: 1) Review the current landscape and nuance of adolescent social media use research, with focus on sleep, mental health, and disordered eating. 2) Offer strategies in engaging youth and counselling around social media use, in screening for problematic social media use, and in promoting online safety. 3) Highlight resources and future initiatives from the Canadian Pediatric Society around healthy screen use. |
| April 15, 2026 | Presenter: Dr Muhammad Mumdani Title: Practical Considerations for the Adoption of AI in Healthcare Learning Objectives: 1) Understand the process of developing and deploying AI solutions into clinical practice. 2) Understand key challenges in the deployment and evaluation of AI solutions in healthcare. |
| April 22, 2026 | Presenter: Dr. Alexandra Neville Title: The Burden of Not Knowing: Uncertainty in Pediatric Pain Learning Objectives: 1) Gain an understanding of diagnostic uncertainty in the context of pediatric chronic pain. 2) Consider implications of diagnostic uncertainty for youth with chronic pain, caregivers, and clinicians. 3) Consider ways clinicians might address diagnostic uncertainty in the clinical encounter. |
| April 29, 2026 | Presenter: TBD Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
May 6, 2026 *VIRTUAL ONLY*
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Presenter: Sabrianne Penner Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| May 13, 2026 | Presenter: Dental Resident Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| May 20, 2026 | Presenter: TBD Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| May 27, 2026 | Presenter: Dr. Erin Brooks Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| June 3, 2026 | Presenters: Karen Noiles and Cathy Younker, School Health Partnership Program Title: School Health Partnership Program Learning Objectives: TBD |
| June 10, 2026 | Presenter: Best of CPS Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| June 17, 2026 | Presenter: Dr. Kaleigh MacIsaac Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |
| June 24, 2026 | Presenter: TBD Title: TBD Learning Objectives: TBD |