CanMEDS Rounds

CanMEDS Rounds (previously known as combined subspecialty CanMEDS non-medical expert rounds) are two-hour sessions held 6-7 times each academic year on Wednesday afternoons or Thursday mornings. These rounds are offered to all subspecialty residency program and fellowship program trainees.

Please note CanMEDS Rounds will be held through Zoom until further notice. Calendar invites with the zoom link are sent to residents and fellows one month before each session.

For more information please contact peds.admin [at] muhc.mcgill.ca (Michelle Kim), Senior Administrative Coordinator.

Upcoming CanMEDS Rounds

DATE / TIME	TITLE / SPEAKER	CANMEDS ROLE(S)	CANMEDS TOPICS to cover
November 9th, 2023 9:30am ~11:00am	Practice Management - The magical compounding effects of efficiency - Everyone wins! Dr. Benjamin Burko	Leader Health Advocate Professional	- The benefits of being clinically efficient - How to create clinical efficiency - How to overcome the barriers to efficiency
November 9th, 2023 11:10am ~12:40am	Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain	Leader Health Advocate Collaborator Professional	- Understanding the structure, function, and points of influence of the healthcare system, including the role of physicians within this system - Describe the key issues currently under debate regarding changes in the Canadian health care system, indicating how these changes might offset societal health outcomes and how pediatric subspecialists can advocate to decrease the burden of illness at a community or societal level
April, 18th, 2024 9:30~10:30	Quality Improvement Methods Dr. Marie-Astrid Lefebvre	Leader Health Advocate Professional	- List the principles of the Model for Improvement - List the main steps involved in a quality improvement project - Know how to use various tools to diagnose a quality or safety problem, develop change ideas and graph measures of improvement.
April, 18th, 2024 10:40 - 12:40	Fatigue Risk Management in Medical Practice Lisanne Tremblay(psychotherapist)	Leader Health Advocate Collaborator	- Understanding Fatigue - Managing fatigue

Previous CanMEDS Rounds

Date/Time/Location	Title / SPeaker(s)	CanMEDS Role(S)	CanMEDS Topic(s)
May 24th, 2023 3pm-4pm	How I Can Be My Own Ethics Consultant Dr. Eugene Bereza	Leader Health Advocate Professional	Medical Ethics: ethical issues arising in patient care and medical decision making, and ethical and professional issues inherent in health advocacy: altruism, social justice, autonomy, integrity, and idealism
April 20th, 2023, 10am	Understanding health care system Dr. Adrian Dancea	Leader Health Advocate Collaborator	Understanding the structure, function, and points of influence of the healthcare system, including the role of physicians within this system Describe the key issues currently under debate regarding changes in the Canadian health care system, indicating how these changes might affect societal health outcomes and how pediatric subspecialists can advocate to decrease the burden of illness at a community or societal level
March 15th, 2023, 2 - 4pm	Indigenous Child Health: History, Colonization and Social Determinants of Health Dr. Dr. Aisling O’Gorman & Miss. Tealey Normandin	Health Advocate Professional Medical Expert	Indigenous Child Health: History, Colonization and Social Determinants of Health
February 16th, 2023, 10am	Patient Safety and Quality Improvement at the MCH: What does it mean for you? Dr. Nadine Korah	Leader Health Advocate	Patient safety, adverse events, and medical errors
December 1st, 2022, 10am	Getting involved in Health Advocacy Dr. Sarah Campillo	Health advocacy	How physicians can be involved in health advocacy
November 9th, 2022, 2pm	Personal Effectiveness Dr. Preetha Krishnamoorthy	Communicator Collaborator	Personal Effectiveness
October 19th, 2022, 2-4pm	Indigenous Child and Youth Health in Canada Dr. Aisling O’Gorman Miss. Tealey Normandin	Leader Health Advocate	Indigenous Child and Youth Health in Canada: Demographics, Data and Federal Government Relations.
June 1, 2022 2:00-4:00pm	Transition to Practice Dr. Nina Nouraeyan Neonatologist, Montreal Children's Hospital Neonatology Program Director and Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University	Leader Scholar Professional Health Advocate	Managing the transition from fellow to staff
March 17, 2022 10:00-11:00am	CV Workshop Gabriel Altit, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAAP Neonatologist, Montreal Children's Hospital, MUHC Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Associate Member in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health Associate Member in the Division of Experimental Medicine Program Director - Neonatal Hemodynamics Clinical Research Fellowship Program	Professional	Developing your CV and teaching dossier
February 10, 2022 9:00-10:00am	Time Management Dr. Hema Patel, MD, FRCPC, MSc (Clin Epi) Director, Division of General Pediatrics Professor of Pediatrics, McGill University Objectives: Setting priorities and managing time to balance patient care, practice requirements, outside activities and personal life while ensuring personal health/physician wellness.	Leader Professional	Time Management: Setting priorities and managing time to balance patient care, practice requirements, outside activities and personal life
Individual registration dates with CMPA.	Prepped for Practice Program Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) For more information and the registration link please contact peds.admin [at] muhc.mcgill.ca	Professional	Legal responsibilities of pediatric medical subspecialty physicians including: legal implications of parent child relationships and legal guardianship limits of patient confidentiality as defined by practice standards and the law liability and medical malpractice how to avoid litigation
December 8, 2021 3:00-5:00pm	How I Can Be My Own Ethics Consultant Dr. Eugene Bereza Family Physician, CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Montreal Neurological Institute Associate Professor, Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University Objectives: 1. To appreciate and apply a methodology in applied clinical ethics analysis 2. To appreciate the mandate and scope of MUHC clinical ethics consultants 3. To re-orient the balance in shared decision-making in clinical pediatrics	Health Advocate Leader Professional	Medical Ethics: Ethical issues arising in patient care and medical decision making; Ethical and professional issues inherent in health advocacy: altruism, social justice, autonomy, integrity, and idealism
November 25, 2021 10:30-12:00pm	Maintaining Resilience: Skills to Enhance Well-being Martha Chamodraka, Ph.D., OPQ (Psychologist) PGME Wellness Consultant	Leader Professional	Ensuring personal health/physician wellness
October 20, 2021 3:00-4:30pm	Fighting for A Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain Pediatric Emergency Physician, Montreal Children's Hospital Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Objectives: 1. Summarize how medical colonialism and anti-Indigenous systemic racism persist in healthcare provision today by using the 2018 #aHand2Hold advocacy campaign as a case-study 2. Review the historical context of genocidal medical violence against Indigenous children in Canada, including its implications on healthcare education, research and clinical care today 3. Identify the role that pediatric trainees can play to engage in decolonizing healthcare using a social-justice approach	Leader Health Advocate Collaborator	Understanding the structure, function, and points of influence of the healthcare system, including the role of physicians within this system. Describe the key issues currently under debate regarding changes in the Canadian health care system, indicating how these changes might affect societal health outcomes and how pediatric subspecialists can advocate to decrease the burden of illness at a community or societal level
September 15, 2021 1:30-3:00pm	Lifelong Learning: Learning Styles and CME Credits Mylène Dandavino, MDCM MSc MHPE FRCPC Program Head, Medical Inpatient Services, Montreal Children’s Hospital Associate Professor, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Program Director, Academic Pediatrics Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University	Scholar
August 4, 2021 3:00-5:00pm	Introduction to Competence By Design (CBD) Dr. Fernanda Claudio and Dr. Carlos Gomez-Garibello Accreditation & Education Quality Improvement, Postgraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Jean-François Gravel Medical Education Systems, Postgraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
May 27, 2021 10:00-11:00	Quality Improvement Methods Dr. Marie-Astrid Lefebvre Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre Objectives: 1. List the principles of the Model for Improvement 2. List the main steps involved in a quality improvement project 3. Know how to use various tools to diagnose a quality or safety problem, develop change ideas and graph measures of improvement	Leader; Scholar; Professional; Health Advocate	Quality improvement/Quality assurance
April 7, 2021 15:00-17:00	Clinical Office Management Dr. Benjamin Burko Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Medical Director, Tiny Tots Medical Centre Objectives: 1. To explore the different ways that physicians are remunerated 2. To explore the different practice arrangements that exist 3, Managing Employees 4. Budgeting a clinical unit/office 5. Leases and Partnership agreements 6. Risk Management in practice 7. To help physicians identify what practice type will align with their remuneration, lifestyle and practice style goals.	Leader	The principles of health care financing: physician remuneration and billing; budgeting and organizational funding; Managing a practice, including finances and human resources
March 10, 2021 14:00-15:00	Differential Treatment in Medical Practice: Racism Without Racists Dr. Jay S. Kaufman, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Objectives: 1. Consider formal definitions for discrimination in medical treatment that account for covariates; 2. Discuss various study designs for detecting discrimination in relation to conscious and unconscious bias, and considering the sources of this bias; 3. Evaluate an example one common medical algorithm in kidney disease epidemiology to consider whether it is rational or ethical.	Health Leader; Advocate Professional	Medical Ethics: Ethical issues arising in patient care and medical decision making; Ethical and professional issues inherent in health advocacy: altruism, social justice, autonomy, integrity, and idealism
February 18, 2021 9:30-11:30	Patient Safety and Quality Improvement at the MCH: What does it mean for you? Dr. Nadine Korah Assistant Professor, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Attending Physician, General Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital Objectives: 1. Understand the historical context and the key elements of patient safety. 2. Discuss tools and strategies that exist to improve communication in healthcare. 3. Review and practice Disclosure of safety events 4. Introduce CQI (continuous quality improvement) methodology.	Leader	Health Advocate, Patient safety, adverse events, and medical errors
December 16, 2020 14:00-15:00	Getting involved in Health Advocacy Dr. Sarah Campillo Pediatric Rheumatologist, Montreal Children's Hospital Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University	Health Advocacy	How physicians can be involved in health advocacy
November 11, 2020 15:00-17:00	Direct Observation Assessment and Feedback Dr. Evelyn Constantin Associate Professor, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatrician, General Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital Dr. Preetha Krishnamoothy Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatric Endocrinologist, Montreal Children's Hospital	Scholar	How to provide effective feedback; Incorporating the principles of ethics with respect to teaching
October 14, 2020 13:00-14:30	Social Determinants of Health: Understanding How Social and Economic Factors Impact Health Outcomes Dr. Giuseppina Di Meglio Associate Professor, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Adolescent Medicine Specialist, Montreal Children's Hospital	Leader; Health advocate	Understanding determinants of health among the pediatric population, including barriers to access care and resources
CANCELLED May 2020	Dr. Richard Gosselin, MD Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Neonatologist, Montreal Children's Hospital Dr. Nina Nouraeyan, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Neonatologist, Montreal Children's Hospital Title and objectives to be announced	Health Advocate Leader Scholar	Transition from Fellow to Staff
CANCELLED April 2020	Dr. Benjamin Burko Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Medical Director, Tiny Tots Medical Centre Clinical Office Management Objectives: 1. To explore the different ways that physicians are remunerated 2. To explore the different practice arrangements that exist 3, Managing Employees 4. Budgeting a clinical unit/office 5. Leases and Partnership agreements 6. Risk Management in practice 7. To help physicians identify what practice type will align with their remuneration, lifestyle and practice style goals.	Leader	Finance
CANCELLED March 2020	Dr. Jay S. Kaufman, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University Differential Treatment in Medical Practice: Racism Without Racists Objectives: TBA
February 26, 2020 14:00-16:00 B.02.6851	Dr. Hema Patel, MD, FRCPC Pediatrician and Director, Complex Care Service, Montreal Children's Hospital Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Time Management Objectives: Setting priorities and managing time to balance patient care, practice requirements, outside activities and personal life while ensuring personal health/physician wellness.	Leader Professional	Time Management Personal Wellness
January 29, 2020 15:00-16:00 B.02.6851	Dr. Majd Mustafa FMRQ 2019-2020 Information Tour on Physician Resources for Medical Residents and Specialties
January 22, 2020 12:30-16:30 Room B.08.3019	Camara Van Breeman, RN, MN, CHPCN(C), NP(F) Nurse Practitioner (Family), Canuck Place Children's Hospice, at the BC Children's Hospital Serious Illness Conversation
October 30, 2019 15:00-17:00 B.02.6851	Dr. Benjamin Burko Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Medical Director, Tiny Tots Medical Centre Efficiency in the Clinical Setting Objectives: 1. To understand how physicians allocate time both consciously and unconsciously 2. To understand the impact of enhanced efficiency on Patient-Care, Waiting Lists, Organizational Functioning and Physician well-being and Remuneration 3. Multiple concrete strategies and tools for physician efficiency-enhancement will be demonstrated	Leader	Finance
September 5, 2019 10:00-12:00 B.02.6851	Dr. Preetha Krishnamoothy Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatric Endocrinologist, Montreal Children's Hospital Teamwork: Working and Functioning Effectively as a Team	Collaborator Communicator	Communication with professionals
June 6, 2019 9:00-16:00 B.026645	Frederic De Civita Manager of Admitting and Registration Services, Montreal Children's Hospital Assistant to Associate Director General Gabrielle Cunningham-Allard Research Clerk, Emergency Department, Montreal Children's Hospital MCH Lean Yellow Belt	Health Advocate Leader Professional Scholar	Quality improvement Quality assurance
May 9, 2019 11:00-13:00 B.02.6645	Dr. Tanya Di Genova Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatric Intensivist, Montreal Children's Hospital Dr. Adrian Dancea Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatric Cardiologist, Montreal Children's Hospital n/a	Collaborator Health Advocate Leader	Understanding health care system
April 17, 2019 13:30-16:00 D.03.6020	Marie-Claude Proulx Patient and Family Centred Care Coordinator, Montreal Children's Hospital Difficult Conversations: Communication 201	Collaborator Communicator	Communication with patients
March 6, 2019 14:00-16:00	Dr. Nadine Korah Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Attending Physician, General Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital n/a	Health Advocate Leader	Patient Safety
February 28, 2019 10:00-12:00	Dr. Evelyn Constantin Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatrician, General Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital Dr. Preetha Krishnamoothy Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatric Endocrinologist, Montreal Children's Hospital Direct Observation Assessement and Feedback	Scholar	Providing feedback
December 12, 2018 14:00-16:00	Dr. Aisling O'Gorman Faculty Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Pediatrician, General Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital Cultural Safety and Shared Care with the Northern Module	Health Advocate Leader	Understanding determinants of health

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