91ֱ

Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds

The Pediatric Medical Grand Roundsare an accredited group learning activity, as defined by the ,held from September to June on Wednesday afternoons from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmtaking place either virtually viaor 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 2025

September

3

No Grand Rounds

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’sHealth at Evelina London, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

September 17

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

September 24

4thAnnual 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 91ֱ College Avenue

* In-person session will be at the MUHC (room B02.9390) andthe 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 91ֱ’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.

October 2025

October 1

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

October 8

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

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Neonatologist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
October 15

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

October 22

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

October 29

Canadian Patient Safety Week

"Human Factors in Healthcare"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Jonas Shultz, MSc, EDAC, CRP

Human Factors Specialist,Health Quality Alberta
Adjunct Assistant Professor,Department of Anesthesia, University of Calgary
Proprietor of Jonas Shultz Consulting Inc

November 2025

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, 91ֱ
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, 91ֱ
Division Director, Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital

November

19

Saul Usher Lectureship

"tbd"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Gregor Andelfinger

November

26

General

"My Last Lecture: PTSD - Post Traumatic Success Disorder"

HYBRID - Glen Site - Block B – Room B 02.9390

Dr. Sam D. Shemie, MD

Division Director, Pediatric Critical Care, Montreal Children's Hospital, 91ֱ Health Centre
Associate Investigator, 91ֱ Health Centre Research Institute
Professor of Pediatrics, 91ֱ

December 2025

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 – 91ֱ Health Centre
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, 91ֱ

December

10

General - MSSA Funded Projects

"Tuning Up the ConversationPatient, 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 2026

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
91ֱ & Montreal Children’s Hospital

February 2026

March 2026

April 2026

May 2026

June 2026

Previous Pediatric Medical Grand Rounds

September 2023 - June 2024|September 2024 - June 2025
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 ProgramResearch 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.

Back to top