Events

Friday, September 24
12:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m.
 

Abstract submissions for either poster or oral presentations are open to all University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine graduate and undergraduate students (i.e. TMM students), postdoctoral fellows, and medical students. The scientific committee will review and evaluate all oral abstracts and the oral presentations will be selected from amongst top-ranked oral abstracts.

Abstract submission deadlines:

For an oral presentation: 5:00 p.m. on August 1

For a poster presentation: 5:00 p.m on August 22

Event highlights:

• Update: Keynote address – Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health, Ottawa Public Health
• Trainee oral and poster presentations
• Prizes to recognize the best Anglophone and Francophone Oral and Poster Presentations
• Option of publication of peer-reviewed abstracts in a Special Edition of the University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine

Please access the Virtual Research Day website to register as a guest participant.

If you have any questions, please email Catherine Dumoulin

Register Now for the activities during the week of September 27 to October 1.

The Centre for Indigenous Health Research and Education is collaborating with the UGME Indigenous Program, CPD and EDI to host several events.

Please visit the registration site for more details and register for all webinars being offered.

DON’T FORGET: Thursday, Sept. 30:
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Everyone at the Faculty is encouraged to wear an orange “Every Child Matters” shirt or lapel pin as a symbol recognizing the experiences of residential school survivors, their families and communities, and our Faculty’s commitment to reconciliation. We will be providing a limited number of orange t-shirts and pins or you may wear your own orange shirt.

Monday, September 27 to Friday, October 1:
TRC Educational Exhibit and Expressions of Commitment (Roger Guindon Atrium)

Achieving Top 50@80

Expanding Our Global Leadership and the Pursuit of Excellence in Medicine

Are you feeling ambitious? The Faculty of Medicine is about to embark on a challenging expedition, and it’s time to gather together at base camp before we start the big climb!

We invite you to join us in celebrating the recipients of our prestigious annual honours: Awards of Excellence, Alumni Awards of Distinction & Research Day Awards. We will also be recognizing the accomplishments of some of our outgoing leaders.

This year’s theme centres around our daring goal to stake our claim in the ranks of the top 50 medical faculties globally by 2025, all while pursuing our vision to lead innovation for a healthier world. The award winners this year exemplify the excellence it will take to get us there.

All faculty members, staff, learners, donors and alumni are welcome to attend the gala. Join us virtually for a memorable and enjoyable experience!

Date: October 2, 2021

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual/Hybrid component

Virtual Admission is free.

Register now!

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Virtual

This seminar is for all faculty members, residents, and graduate and postdoctoral students in the basic science and the clinical departments. The goal is to help you better understand mental health on campus. This course prepares you to support students on your campus who may be living with mental health concerns.

Participants must complete an online 30-minute training and can register for the virtual debrief.

This resource was developed by the Council of Ontario Universities and the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health, which is funded by the Ontario government.

Access the online training here. From there, log in (if you already have an account) or register/create a new one and select the University of Ottawa from the drop-down menu.

Participants are asked to complete an online 30-minute training, and can then register for the virtual debrief.

For more information and registration please click here.

Celebrate World Anatomy Day 2021, virtually with our top experts in the anatomy field!

Friday, October 15, 2021
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Virtual

15 October marks the anniversary of the death of Andreas Vesalius in 1564, who is considered to be the founder of modern human anatomy. The observations Vesalius made overturned misconceptions in anatomy that had prevailed for centuries.

Anatomy Day provides anatomists with an opportunity to both celebrate anatomical advances like these, as well as convey the need for more research and development in the field.

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Susan Lamb - University of Ottawa
Dr Iain Keenan – Newcastle University
Dr Walter Hendelman – University of Ottawa
Mr Vijay Kapal – University of Ottawa

Register here for World Anatomy Day 2021

Thursday, October 28, 2021
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Virtual

Mankind's search for happiness is as old as recorded human history. From Aristotle to Freud all philosophers have an opinion regarding it. Blaise Pascal once said that even people who are trying to commit suicide are trying to be happier. Joy is similarly elusive and fleeting when experienced.

Even before the pandemic, the WHO declared that depression was the leading cause of disability as of 2012 and an epidemic of the developed world. This was despite the fact that external stresses were diminishing; extreme poverty was on the decline, life expectancy was on the rise and other indicators of health were improving.

Why, when external stressors were decreasing, were people experiencing increased internal stress? As we come out of this pandemic, the world has experienced a global threat unseen for over a century. What will the effects on our mental health be? What is the connection to work place mental health, productivity and job satisfaction? What is the connection between workplace engagement and joy at work? Is there such a thing as work life balance or does the concept of harmonics make more sense? What is the connection between mental health and mental wellness? Are they just two extremes of the same continuum or are they different things?

Join Dr Lau as he discusses possible answers to these and many other questions.

Gairdner National Program virtual lecture

Tuesday, November 9^th, 2021
Time: TBD
Virtual (link to come)

The Gairdner Foundation recognizes leading medical researchers from any country in the world through the Canada Gairdner International Awards which are recognized as among the most prestigious awards in biomedical science.

Speaker:

Dr. Elaine Fuchs
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor and Head of the Robin Chemers Neustein Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Cell Biology; The Rockefeller University, New York

For more information contact Julie Carrière or call 613-562-5800 (x. 8116).