September

3

September 10

26th Annual Alan Ross Lecture

"Prevention of Food Allergy"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Gideon Lack, MBBCH (Oxon) MA (Oxon), FRCPCH, FMedSci

Professor of Paediatric Allergy, King’s College London
Head of the Children’s Allergy Clinical Academic Group, King’s Health Partners Institute of Women and Children’s Health at Evelina London, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Robert H. Usher Lectureship

"Time to Transition: Understanding and Supporting Newborn Adaptation"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Eugene Dempsey, MD, MSc, MA, FRCPI

Horgan Chair in Neonatology, Infant Centre, University College Cork
Consultant Neonatologist at Cork University Maternity Hospital
Neonatal Lead at the INFANT Research Centre

4th Annual Orange Shirt Day Lecture with CHU Sainte-Justine

"Jordan’s Principle: A Sacred Duty and Legal Right - Culturally Based Substantive Equality for First Nations Children, Youth and Families"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390 & SPGH - Room 461, 2001 McGill College Avenue

* In-person session will be at the MUHC (room B02.9390) and the SPGH will be a livestream. *

Cindy Blackstock

PhD in Social Work, Master of Jurisprudence, Master of Management
Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
Professor at McGill University’s School of Social Work

The live presentation will be in English, but simultaneous interpretation to French will be available for those joining by Zoom.

MCH Global Health Lecture

P#1 - “Practicing Pediatrics in Haiti: A Story of Resilience, Innovation and Self-Giving”

P#2 - “Beyond Insulin: Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes in Haiti”

P#3 - “The Virtual Clinic Initiative: Telemedicine Response to Sudan's Healthcare Crisis”

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Presenter #1:
Dr. Marie Edelyne St Jacques, PGY6 Pediatric Endocrinology

Presenter #2:
Dr. Regina Duperval, PGY-6 Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow

Presenter #3:
Dr. Sahar Hamid, Social Pediatrics Fellow

CHU Ste-Justine Joint Grand Rounds

"From Stethoscope to Soundwaves: The Power of POCUS In Neonatal Care"

HYBRID -CHU Zoom link (click on poster) & Amphithéâtre Justine Lacoste-Beaubien, CHU Ste-Justine

Dr. Maky Victoria Fraga

General

"Disinformation and the Rise of the Machines: How Do We Protect Patients and Ourselves in the Age of SocMed and AI"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Peter G. Brindley, MD, FRCPC (Canada), FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Edin)

Professor, Critical Care Medicine; Professor, Anesthesiology; Professor, Medical Ethics/Dosseter Centre; Attending Physician, Adult General Systems Intensive Care; Attending Physician, Neurosciences Intensive Care - University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton

The Lorraine and Dominique Belcourt Symposium

"Autoimmune Hepatitis: Understanding the Disease, Empowering Patients and Families"

VIRTUAL ONLY

Dr. Amy E. Taylor, MD

Pediatric Hepatologist
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Canadian Patient Safety Week

"Human Factors in Healthcare"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Jonas Shultz, MSc, EDAC, CRP

November

5

Department of Pediatrics Fall Town Hall

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

November

12

50th Preston Robb Lecture

“Answering Parents’ Questions About Cerebral Palsy”

HYBRID -Glen Site - Block E - RI AUDITORIUM - E S1.1129

Annette Majnemer, OT, PhD, FCAHS

Professor, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University
Associate member Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology & Neurosurgery
Senior Scientist, RI-MUHC, Scientist Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadapation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR)

Michael Shevell, MDCM, FRCP, FCAHS

Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology & Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
Division Director, Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital

November

19

Saul Usher Lectureship

"RASing the Bar: Advances in Treating RASopathies" 

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Gregor Andelfinger, MD, FRCPC

November

26

General

"My Last Lecture: Fifty Shades of
Knowledge"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Constantin Polychronakos, MD, FRCPC, FRSC, FCAHS

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, McGill University
Staff Endocrinologist at Montreal Children’s Hospital

December

3

General

"Organization of Care in Neonatology: Time for Evidence-Based Management?"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Marc Beltempo, MD, FRCPC, MSc

Neonatologist & Scientist, Montreal Children’s Hospital – McGill University Health Centre
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University

December

10

General - MSSA Funded Projects

"Tuning Up the Conversation Patient, Family and Public Engagement for Better Health Chatbots”

“Empowering Families in Early Detection: Implementing Family-Led Recording for Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants”

“Rallying Interprofessional Teams: Building Allyship Skills to Address Microaggressions in Clinical Settings”

“Diagnosis at the Tip of an Electrode: From Seizure Mapping to Molecular Precision”

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Presenter #1: Dr. Esli Osmanlliu, MD, CM, MSc, FRCPC

Presenter #2: Dr. Jarred Garfinkle, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC

Presenter #3: Dr Elisa Ruano Cea, MDCM, MHPE, FRCPC

Presenters #4: Dr. Myriam Srour, MDCM, PhD & Dr. Bradley Osterman, MD, FRCPC, CSCN

January

7

General - Chief Fun Rounds

"Chief Grand Rounds: Resident and Staff Trivia"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Noushin Roofigari & Malou Bourdeau

Pediatric Chief Residents
McGill University & Montreal Children’s Hospital

January

14

Steinberg Child Development Lectureship

"From Risk Factors to Resilience: Understanding and Promoting Development from Birth to Adolescence"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Russia Ha-Vinh Leuchter

Associate Attending Physician, Development & Growth Service
Child & Adolescent Department, Geneva Children’s Hospital (HUG)

January

21

General

"Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances: A Clinical Guide for Supporting Adolescents"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Kyle T. Ganson, PhD, MSW

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

January

28

General

"Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in 2026"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Adam J. Shapiro, MD

February

4

Family Literacy Day

"Time for Change: Growing Young Changemakers"

VIRTUAL ONLY

Jenny Pullon

Non-Profit Partnership Manager - First Book Canada
Time for Change Facilitator

February

11

MCH Schwartz Care Rounds

"tbd"

VIRTUAL ONLY

Panelists:

TBD

February

18

General - Structural Competence

"Leadership for Structural Change: Structural Competency for Physicians"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Sophie Soklaridis, PhD
Senior Scientist and Scientific Director, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Inaugural Research Chair of Recovery and Equity-Focused Mental Health Education Research
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Family & Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Dr. Ayelet Kuper, MD, DPhil, FRCPC
Professor, Department of Medicine, Temery Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Scientist and Associate Director, The Wilson Centre
Staff Physician, Division of General Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

February

25

General

"It's not all JIA!"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Rosie Scuccimarri, MD, FRCPC
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
McGill University

Dr. Piya Lahiry, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Pediatric Rheumatologist, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
McGill

March

4

MARCH BREAK - No Grand Rounds

March

11

Department of Pediatrics Spring Town Hall

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

March

18

General

"My Last Lecture: Saving Life, Relieving Suffering"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Sam D. Shemie, MD

Division Director, Pediatric Critical Care, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre
Associate Investigator, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute
Professor of Pediatrics, McGill University

March

25

General

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

April 

1

General

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

April

8

Charlotte Laplante Branchaud

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block E - RI AUDITORIUM - E S1.1129

April

15

Keith Drummond Memorial Lectureship

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

April

22

Cedars/Whittemore

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block E - RI AUDITORIUM - E S1.1129

April

29

4th Annual Gottesman Grand Rounds

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

May 

6

Med Ed Grand Rounds (Med Ed Day)

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

* This PGR will take place from 8:00-9:00 AM *

May

13

Charles R. Scriver Lectureship

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

May

20

Vineberg

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

May

27

Department of Pediatrics VP-Lesley Fellows' Town Hall

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

June

3

Frank M. Guttman

"tbd"

HYBRID -Glen Site - Block E - RI AUDITORIUM - E S1.1129

* This PGR will take place from 8:00-9:00 AM *

June

10

Donald & Elizabeth Hillman Global Child Health

"Mentorship Without Borders: How Global Training at McGill Sparked a Movement in Pediatric Rheumatology Across Africa"

TBD

Dr. Angela Migowa, MBChB, MMed, Paed Rheum-PGME, PhD 

Pediatric Rheumatologist Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Paediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University East Africa Founder President of the Paediatric Society of the African League Against Rheumatism

June

17

Alton Goldbloom Lectureship

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block E - RI AUDITORIUM - E S1.1129