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2021 McMaster CHRD Awards Presentation & New Investigator Spotlight - Dr. Joyce Obeid - Movement as medicine: From stories to studies

Dr. Joyce Obeid joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor with the Child Health & Exercise Medicine Program in 2017. Her research program focuses on exploring the power of…

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Achieving Resident Wellness in Postgraduate Medical Education | November 19, 2020

Dr. Moyowa Boyo, Dr. Sam Nordlund, & Dr. Megan Schlorff, Department of Pediatrics, Core Pediatrics Program, Chief Residents will help define burnout and resilience, review the impact of burnout…

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Apneas in infants: When should we be concerned? | October 1, 2020

Dr. Anya McLaren is a staff respirologist in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. She will be reviewing the etiology and clinical presentation of apneas in the term infant with a…

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Bipolar disorder in youth: What is and what isn’t | January 21, 2021

Dr. Roberto Sassi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, an attending psychiatrist at the Mood Disorders Outpatient Program, St. Joseph’s…

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Bridging the Gap (5/6): Hospitality and Allyship in Clinical Care and Medical Education | April 29, 2021

Dr. Indra Narang is the Associate Chair in Faculty Development, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the Department ofPediatrics, HSC, Toronto. In her role as Associate Chair, Dr. Narang and her…

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Bridging the Gap: (6/6) - Changing the way we hire, promote and lead: Disrupting systemic “isms” in academic medicine | June 3, 2021

Dr. Sonia Anand is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology as well as the Associate Chair, Equity & Diversity in the Department of Medicine; Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, HSF/Michael G. DeGroote…

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Building a Cohesive Academic & Clinical Department of Pediatrics | September 24, 2020

The Department Executive Leadership Team will share celebrations and opportunities for the upcoming year. DR. Angelo Mikrogianakis Chair/ChiefDR. Madan Roy Deputy ChiefDR. Robert Yates Associate…

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Building a Knowledge Translation Plan - Considerations for Rare Diseases | November 12, 2020

Dr. Tania Cellucci is a staff pediatric rheumatologist at McMaster Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. Knowledge translation…

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Building Bridges to Better Care, Child Health and Development | May 20, 2021

Dr. Jan Willem Gorter. Pediatric Physiatrist, Professor of Pediatrics and associate member in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University. He is Director of CanChild and holds the…

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Can CBD help my child? | August 13, 2020

Dr. Eroshini Swarnalingam, Pediatric Neurology Resident PGY5 at McMaster University will discuss the available evidence (or lack of which) for the use of medical cannabinoids in management of chronic…

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Cancer – it’s all in the genes | February 4, 2021

Dr. Carol Portwine is a Professor and Division Chief in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University. She will discuss cancer genetics and cancer genetic…

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Cardiac Disease: Importance of Prenatal Diagnosis for the Pediatrician | January 28, 2020

Dr. Silvia Alvarez is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, who will assess the impact of the prenatal diagnosis of heart…

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Competency Based Medical Education in Pediatrics – From what and why to when and how | April 8, 2021

Dr. Bojana Babic is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. She is involved in the Clinician Educator Program at McMaster. She is the Associate Program…

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Crushing the Game of Germs in the NICU | September 17, 2020

Dr. Esther Rai, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology. She is the HHS site-investigator for the national neonatal quality improvement network EPIQ…

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Diarrhea under 6 months, highlighting congenital diarrheas | July 23, 2020

Dr. Natalie Reitzel, Gastroenterology Fellow at McMaster University, will present an approach to infantile diarrhea and review the differentiation between osmotic and secretory diarrhea, with an…

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children: An Update | November 26, 2020

Dr. Mary Sherlock is an Associate Professor with the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University who will be reviewing the most recent guidelines for diagnosis of…

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Expect the unexpected | August 27, 2020

Dr. Hashim Qaitoon & Dr. Nasser Ambu Ali, Pediatric Critical Care Fellows at McMaster University will discuss rapid sequence induction, assessment of pediatric airway & approach as well as…

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Finding Joy in Work: From a Needs Assessment to Action! | March 25, 2021

DR. Enas el Gouhary is a Neonatologist and currently the Neonatal Medicine Fellowship Program Director. She co-designed workshops locally, nationally and internationally. She chairs the Pediatrics…

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Home fortification for the treatment and prevention of iron deficiency in infants and young children– idea to global distribution (easier said than done!) | November 5, 2020

Dr. Stanley Zlotkin received his medical training at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, paediatric training at McGill University in Montreal, and obtained a PhD in Nutritional Sciences at the…

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Hypoglycemia in children: an overview | August 6, 2020

Dr. Noor Sawalha, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow at McMaster University will present a clinical case of hypoglycemia, we will also review physiologic adaptation to fasting along with definition of…

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Improving childhood cancer outcomes in low- and middle-income countries through advocacy, policy, and research | April 15, 2021

DR. SUMIT GUPTA is a Staff Oncologist and Clinician Investigator at the Hospital for Sick Children. His research focused on identifying vulnerable subpopulations of children, adolescents, and young…

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In Pursuit of Normal: A Brief History of Growth Hormone | April 22, 2021

Dr. Hannah Geddie is an Assistant Professor and Pediatric Endocrinologist in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology in theDepartment of Pediatrics at McMaster University. This presentation will…

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Information transfer in the NICU - where are we? Strategies to improve communication and their results | July 9, 2020

Dr. Patricia Lofiego & Dr. Hamdi Najjar, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows at McMaster University will review 2 different quality improvement initiatives developed at McMaster Children’s…

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Leading through the dungeon: What a collaborative storytelling game can teach us about healthcare | February 11, 2021

Dr. Anthony Crocco is an Associate Professor and Division Chief in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University who will help us understand the benefits…

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