McGill International Palliative Care Congress
In 2024, for the 24th edition of the Congress, we anticipate welcoming upwards of 1,500 people, with even more opportunities to connect, exchange, collaborate and enjoy all the pleasures that Montreal offers. With a blockbuster pre-conference workshop, day-long topical seminars, transformative plenary sessions and rigorous research from around the world, we are working hard to make this the best Congress yet.
A Brilliant Night
Ten years ago, A Brilliant Night was founded by a group of volunteers, each of whom has been personally impacted by brain cancer and are determined to see patients live longer and avoid the suffering of this devastating disease.
In the first nine years, A Brilliant Night raised $7,206,000 net, 100% of which was donated to research at The Neuro.
Making road safety moral – a brief history of arguing about seatbelts, helmets, and drunk-driving in Britain
October 17th, 2024 12-13h00 PM EST
Hybrid - Room 1140, 11th floor, 2001 McGill College or on ZOOM
Speaker Biography:
Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series - Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and Its Role in Drug Resistant Epilepsy
The 2024-2025 Neuro Epilepsy Lecture Series will include eight lectures covering hot topics in basic and clinical epilepsy research. Speakers will include distinguished leaders and rising stars, with the goal of bridging basic research and clinical perspectives.
To attend in person, register here.
Physiology Seminar: Dr. Sara Baratchi " Cellular Mechanotransduction and Its Role in Aortic Valve Calcification"
Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Cortical–Subcortical Interactions Underlie Processing of Auditory Predictions Measured With 7T fMRI
The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroimaging.
Caring Conversations: How to manage hallucinations, delusions and paranoia associated with dementia
Caring Conversations is an online forum for care partners of people living with dementia to learn from experts, share concerns and ask questions.
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery
This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas.
Date: Oct. 23rd, 2024 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room -FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM)
Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University.
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
Register now
LET’S TALK ABOUT DEMENTIA (French public lecture in Valleyfield)
EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
This FREE public event is offered in partnership with the Centre d’action bénévole de Valleyfield. It will be held in person, in French.
This public lecture aims to raise awareness and provide basic information about Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders.
9th Theodore L. Sourkes Lecture in Neuropharmacology
Abstract
7th National Neuromuscular Review Course
Dr. Nicolas Dupré of Laval University, Dr. Karine Garneau of Université de Montréal, and the members of our organizing committee are pleased to announce that the 7th National Neuromuscular Review Course will be held in person on October 25-26, 2024, at The Neuro.
Register here.
Physiology Seminar: Dr. Janis K. Burkhardt " T cell migratory versatility"
iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU)
THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES
Pluripotent Stem Cell Differentiation - The Need for Alternative Unconventional Routes
Register Here.
Zoom link sent upon registration
Ohad Gafni, PhD
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of RenewalBio
Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Impact of Technology on Spatial Memory, the Hippocampus and Implications for Healthy Cognition
The Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms. The talks will highlight the latest advances and discoveries in neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuroimaging.