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 2023
September 13 |
24th Annual Alan Ross Lecture VIRTUAL ONLY |
Susanne (Susa) Benseler, MD PhD, FRCPC Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences; Professor of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary; Cenovus Energy Chair in Child and Maternal Health; Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation Chair in Pediatric Research |
September 20 |
Robert H. Usher Lectureship “A Skeptic’s View of Neonatal Medicine: Balancing Science and Art” HYBRID |
Richard A. Polin, MD Chief, Division of Neonatology and Perinatology; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeon; New York-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center |
September 27 |
2nd Annual Orange Shirt Day Lecture HYBRID |
Special Guest Speakers: Anne Panasuk - Anthropologist, retired Radio-Canada journalist, and author of Auassat : À la recherche des enfants disparus; Françoise Ruperthouse - Anishnabe from Pikogan and director of Association Awacak. The live presentation will be in French, but simultaneous interpretation to English will be available for those joining by Zoom. |
October 2023
October 4 |
General “Poverty, Unmet Social Needs and Impact on Adherence to Medication” HYBRID |
Olivier Drouin, MDCM, MSc, MPH Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at Université de Montréal & General Pediatrician and Health Services Researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine |
October 11 |
Blair Whittemore / Cedars Cancer Centre Lectureship HYBRID |
Michael D. Taylor, MD, PhD Paediatric Neurosurgeon at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) |
October 18 |
Saul Usher Lectureship “Language and Matters of the Heart” HYBRID |
Marie J. Béland, M.D., C.M. Pediatric cardiologist (retired from clinical work 2019), H-KAP fellow; member of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology; reappointed “Part time Associate Professor (Clinical)” in the Department of Pediatrics, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; McGill University Health Centre |
October 25 |
Patient Safety Week VIRTUAL ONLY |
Husein Moloo, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCSC Director Planetary Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Clinician Educator - Planetary Health, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Ottawa; Section Head Colorectal Surgery; Program Director, Colorectal Surgery Fellowship; President, Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons; Clinical Investigator, Clinical Epidemiology Program,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) Department of Surgery - The Ottawa Hospital |
November 2023
November 1 |
Belcourt Symposium "Hepatitis B: Should We Treat More Children to Help Achieve Elimination Targets?" HYBRID |
Simon C. Ling, MBChB, MRCP Professor of PaediatricsDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Department of Paediatrics University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children |
November 8 |
General “La planification de l’effectif médical au Québec” HYBRID |
Bruno Piedboeuf, MD, FRCPC Directeur des affaires universitaires |
November 15 | ||
November 22 |
MCH Global Health Lecture "A Rheumatology Global Health Journey in Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda" & "Pediatric Trauma a Neglected but Endemic Disease" VIRTUAL |
Rosie Scuccimarri, MD, FRCPC Fabio Mendes Botelho Filho, MD, MSc, FACS |
November 29 |
Preston Robb Lecture "Precision Health in Neurodevelopmental Disorders / Conditions; From Genomics to Lived Experience" HYBRID |
Evdokia Anagnostou, MD Vice President of Research |
December 2023
December 6 |
General "Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention in Canadian Infants: a New Era Begins” HYBRID |
Jesse Papenburg, MD, MSc, FRCPC Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist & Medical Microbiologist - Montreal Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University |
December 13 |
Ste. Justine Joint Grand Rounds "Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in SCID: Where are we now" * HYBRID: CHU link & Amphithéâtre Justine Lacoste-Beaubien |
Elie Haddad, Professeur titulaire Service d'immunologie-allergie et rhumatologie |
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 |
Vineberg Lectureship | |
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 "TBD" * HYBRID 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM * |
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June 19 |
Alton Goldbloom Lectureship | Elia Abi-Jaoude |
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.