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Seeking Solutions Conference 2012

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 24:00:00 EST

The Hospital for Sick Children, Women’s College Hospital and Ryerson University are jointly hosting a two-day health ethics, research evidence and knowledge translation symposium in Toronto, Ontario. The Seeking Solutions Symposium will bring together ethicists, legal experts, researchers, practitioners, policy analysts, and community members to address access to care for individuals living in Canada without health insurance. Expert presentation syntheses and roundtable workshop discussions will examine ethical and legal debates, present emerging research evidence, share policy and practice experience, and develop concrete guidelines, recommendations and action plans to address this pressing health care & service delivery need.

Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 24:00:00 EST

The Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate (KTPC™) is a 5 day professional development course, held in Toronto, Canada, and the only course of its kind in North America. The curriculum, presented as a composite of didactic and interactive teaching, exemplars, and exercises, focuses on the core competencies of KT work in Canada, as identified by a survey of KT Practitioners (Barwick et al., 2010). This one-of-a-kind opportunity for professional development and networking.

Scientist Knowledge Translation Training Workshop

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 24:00:00 EDT

A well-developed knowledge translation (KT) plan is emerging as a proposal requirement for health research in Canada and abroad, and there is greater attention to research utilization and research impact in many aspects of health practice and research.

Project Planning & Management Course

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 24:00:00 EDT

Conference Objectives:
This course is designed to provide a practical approach to project planning and implementation. The participants are expected to come to the course with an idea for an educational or clinical project. They will have the opportunity to refine and develop their idea during the course and will submit the completed proposal for course credit.

Education Day – A Tribute to the Career of Dr. Susan Tallett

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 24:00:00 EDT

Please join us for a special education event to honour Dr. Susan Tallett, Chief of Education, and to celebrate her retirement after almost 40 years at the Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Tallett joined the Department of Paediatrics in 1976. In 1991, Dr. Tallett was appointed Associate Chair, Education, and Director of the Core Paediatric Program. In October 2006, she accepted the position as Director of the newly formed SickKids Learning Institute and transitioned to the role of Chief of Education. Dr. Tallett is recognized as one of SickKids’ most enthusiastic proponents of teaching and learning. She is as an advocate for education, mentoring and supporting countless students and staff.

23rd Annual Jack Crawford Day: Controversies in Paediatric Ophthalmology

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 24:00:00 EDT

23rd Annual Jack Crawford Day

Annual Paediatric Update Conference

Wed, 09 May 2012 24:00:00 EDT

This annual event is the major continuing medical educational undertaking of the Department of Paediatrics and has established a course with high credibility and profile in Canadian Paediatric CE. It combines procedural workshops, case-based workshops, small group sessions, quick hits using an audience response system, and other adult learner centered methods.

Motherisk Update

Wed, 23 May 2012 24:00:00 EDT

Conference Objectives:
To identify new developments in maternal -fetal medicine, with special focus on the treatment of depression and other psychiatric illnesses in pregnancy