The Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds are an accredited group learning activity, as defined by the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, held from September to June on Wednesday afternoons from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm taking place either virtually via Zoom or hybrid. Hybrid PGR attendance will only be recorded electronically via the Microsoft Forms link or QR code provided.
Please see the schedule for dates and locations. To be added to the Grand Rounds email list or for more information, please contact pedscoms.med [at] mcgill.ca (Christina).
September 2024
September 4 |
No Grand Rounds | |
September 11 |
25th Annual Alan Ross Lecture "Life, Death & Bridges in Between” HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390 |
Dr. Sam D. Shemie, MD Division Director, Pediatric Critical Care, MCH, MUHC |
September 18 |
Robert H. Usher Lectureship |
Dr. Ola Didrik Saugstad, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics Oslo University Hospital |
September 25 |
3rd Annual Orange Shirt Day Lecture with CHU Sainte-Justine «L’auto-détermination des Peuples Autochtones par le Principe de Joyce» "Joyce's Principle and Indigenous Peoples' Self-determination" |
Jennifer Petiquay-Dufresne - Joyce's Principle Office The live presentation will be in French, but simultaneous interpretation to English will be available for those joining by Zoom. |
October 2024
October 2 |
MCH Global Health Lecture HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390 |
Dr. Annie Chabot, General Pediatrician Dr. Alexis Nizigiyimana M.D, PhD, M.Sc, M.P.H Founder and CEO - Ubuntu Village of Life, Burundi; Program Manager - Madiro Foundation, Canada; Researcher - Affiliated with Faculty of Medicine, National University of Burundi |
October 9 |
General HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390 |
Dr. Hussein Wissanji, MD, MPH, FRCSC McGill University – MUHC – Montreal Children’s Hospital |
October 16 |
General |
Dr. Julia Orkin, MD, MSc, FRCPC Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto Associate-Scientist Track Investigator, SickKids Research Institute |
October 23 |
Canadian Patient Safety Week "How Organizational Culture impacts M&M Rounds and Patient Safety" VIRTUAL ONLY |
Dr. Lisa Calder, MD, MSc, FRCP(C) Chief Executive Officer |
October 30 |
The Lorraine and Dominique Belcourt Symposium "Pediatric Autoimmune Liver Disease: Where We Are, Where We Are Going" HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390 |
Dr. James E. Squires, MD, MS Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Director Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program & Associate Director of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh |
November 2024
November 6 |
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November 13 |
General HYBRID - TBD |
TBD |
November 20 |
Saul Usher Lectureship "Congenital Heart Disease and the Developing Brain" HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390 |
Dr. Michael Seed, MBBS, MRCPCH, FRCR Division Head of Cardiology, SickKids; Professor of Paediatrics, University of Toronto
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November 27 |
49th Preston Robb Lecture "The Future Is Now: Therapy Development for Neurogenetic Diseases" |
Dr. James Dowling, MD, PhD Senior Scientist, Genetics & Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children Professor, Departments of Paediatrics and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto |
December 2024
December 4 |
Ste-Justine Joint Grand Rounds "Lifestyle Medicine: la contribution du concept de mode de vie dans nos interventions pédiatriques" HYBRID - CHU Zoom link - tbd & Amphithéâtre Justine Lacoste-Beaubien, CHU Ste-Justine |
Dr. Linda S. Pagani Professeure titulaire, École de psychoéducation de la Faculté des Arts et des sciences de l'Université de Montréal & Chercheure, Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine * This lecture will only be delivered in French. * |
December 11 |
Special Grand Rounds Honoring Dr. Steinmetz "tbd" HYBRID - tbd |
Dr. Charles Larson |
January 2024
January 10 |
Montreal Children’s Hospital Centre for Pediatric Simulation "Improving Care One Simulation at a Time" HYBRID |
Ilana Bank, MDCM, FRCPC, FAAP, Medical Director McGill University & Montreal Children’s Hospital |
January 17 |
General "Chief Fun Rounds - a Kahoot Game!" HYBRID |
Jennifer Daccache, MD and Marie-Helene Bourassa, MD McGill University & Montreal Children's Hospital |
January 24 |
"Lire/Imagine/Read at the MCH: Making an Impact Through Early Literacy" VIRTUAL |
May Khairy, MDCM, FRCPC, Pediatrician, MCH, MUHC |
January 31 |
General "Bone Marrow Transplantation Over the Last 25 Years: Evolution of Practice and the MCH Experience" HYBRID |
David Mitchell, MD Assistant Professor, McGill University |
February 2024
February 7 |
General "New Guidelines for the Management of Febrile Young Infants" HYBRID |
Brett Burstein, MD, PhD, MPH, Clinician-Scientist, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
February 14 |
VIRTUAL |
Annie Chaput, BScN, RN, CVAAc - Prevention and Infection Control Preetha Krishnamoorthy, MDCM FRCP(C) - Associate Professor, Pediatrics, McGill University, Pediatric Endocrinologist Rebecca Pitt, RN, M.Sc(A), Clinician Nurse Edwards Family Interdisciplinary Centre for Complex Pain Geneviève Dupras, Ph.D., Psy.D. - Pediatric Psychologist |
February 21 |
The Department of Pediatrics Spring Town Hall HYBRID |
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February 28 |
Keith Drummond Memorial Lecture “Optimizing Outcomes in Young Kidney Transplant Recipients" HYBRID |
Bethany Foster Professor of Pediatrics |
March 2024
March 6 |
* March Break - No Pediatric Grand Rounds * |
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March 13 |
SPOT HYBRID |
Mariane Bertognoli Assistant Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University and Scientist in the Cardiovascular Health Across the Lifespan Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre |
March 20 |
Charlotte Laplante Branchaud Lectureship in Perinatal Endocrinology HYBRID |
Diva D. De Leon-Crutchlow, MD, MSCE Professor of Pediatrics |
March 27 |
Alice Chan-Yip Lectureship in Integrative and Psychosomatic Medicine “Towards Equitable Pediatric Care and Outcomes Through Inclusive and Anti-Oppressive Research” HYBRID |
Patricia Li, MD, MSc, FRCPC McGill University and Montreal Children's Hospital |
April 2024
April 3 |
POCUS "Point of Care Ultrasound at the MCH: a story of innovation" HYBRID |
Jade Seguin Gabriel Altit Samara Zavalkoff |
April 10 |
2nd Annual Gottesman Grand Rounds "Caring for the Critically Ill Child - Past, Present & Future" HYBRID |
Robert Berg, MD Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Professor of Pediatrics |
April 17 |
Thérèse Perreault QI Lectureship “Improving your QI IQ by Partnering with Families: Pediatric Case Studies and Practical Tips” HYBRID |
Dr. Linda S. Franck, RN, PhD, FAAN, FRCPCH University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) |
April 24 |
Pediatric Autopsies and Coroners Act "La loi sur les Coroners / Coroners Act” VIRTUAL |
Me Géhane Kamel, coroner Dr. Martin Clavet, MD, coroner |
May 2024
May 1 |
General HYBRID |
Beatrix Latal, MD, MPH Co-Director Child Development Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich |
May 8 |
Charles R. Scriver Lectureship "Cycling Forward: The Evolving Clinical Landscape in Urea Cycle Disorders" HYBRID |
Nicholas Ah Mew, MD, FRCPC, DABMG Director of the Inherited Metabolic Disorders Program, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, D.C. |
May 15 |
Kenny Vineberg Lectureship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology HYBRID |
Sharon Abish, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Oncology |
May 22 |
Steinberg Child Development Lectureship HYBRID |
Caroline Erdos, PhD, S-LP(c) PhD in Experimental Psychology (McGill, 2011); Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology (McGill, 1995); Bachelor of Arts (Concordia, 1993); Coordinator of Speech-Language Pathology at Sir Wilfrid Laurier; School Board; Speech-Language Pathology Advisor for Speech-Language and Audiology Canada |
May 29 |
Donald and Elizabeth Hillman Global Child Health Lectureship "Fellowship Safaris Podcast: Making Meaning of Diverse Medical Education Narratives" VIRTUAL |
Njeri Karianjahi Consultant Paediatrician (University of Nairobi) |
June 2024
June 5 |
HYBRID |
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June 12 |
Frank M. Guttman Visiting Professorship “Breaking New Ground: Evolution of the Artificial Placenta for Support of Premature Infants” ► * HYBRID 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM * |
George B. Mychaliska, MD, MS Robert Bartlett, M.D. Collegiate Professor of Pediatric SurgeryProfessor of Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology Co-Director, Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center University of Michigan |
June 19 |
Alton Goldbloom Lectureship "Social Media and Youth – The Good, The Bad and The TikTok" HYBRID |
Elia Abi-Jaoude, MSc, MD, PhD, FRCPC Psychiatrist and Leader of the Provincial Pediatric Tics and Tourette Clinic |
June 26 |
No Grand Rounds - Summer Break |
Previous Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds
September 2020 - June 2021 | September 2021 - June 2022 | September 2022 - June 2023
September 2019 - May 2020 | September 2018 - March 2019 | September 2017 - June 2018
September 2016 - June 2017 | September 2015 - June 2016 | September 2014 - May 2015
Child Health and Human Development Program Research Seminars
The Child Health and Human Development (CHHD) program, of the MUHC Research Institute, offers Pediatrics Research Seminars on Mondays from 12:00 - 1:00p.m in the MUHC Research Institute, room E.S1.1129.
For upcoming seminars please visit the CHHD Events page.