After a pandemic-induced hiatus, the departmental PALM Grand Rounds will restart on Sep 9, 2021 for the 2021/22 academic year with yet another exciting agenda of presentations on a wide range of topics. Please refer to the attached schedule.
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (P.A.L.M) Grand Rounds 2021/22 Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Title | Discipline | General | Meeting Chair |
Virtual Link |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Dr. Antonio Giulivi | Policies and Guidelines for Research | Hempath | OAN | ||
| Sep 28, 2021 |
Dr. Anton Small Dr. Alfredo Walker |
Infectious Diseases: A Re-emerging threat | Forensic | VC | ||
| Oct 12, 2021 | Dr. Christopher Milroy | Forensic Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Britain | Forensic | VC | ||
| Oct 26, 2021 |
Dr. Julie Shaw Jennifer Smith |
Point of Care Testing for COVID-19 | Biochem | CMcC | ||
| Nov 9, 2021 | Melanie Tokessy | Impact of COVID-19 on the Transfusion Medicine Lab | Transfusion Med | |||
| Nov 23, 2021 | David Courtman | TBD | OHRI | AP | ||
| Dec 7, 2021 | Rashmi Kothary | Therapeutics for Spinal Muscular Atrophy-is the disease cured? | OHRI | MH | ||
| Dec 21, 2021 | Dr. Chris McCudden | Artificial Intelligence in the Clinical Laboratory: From Hype to Reality | Biochem | MH | ||
| Jan 11, 2022 | Dr. Michael Cheng | The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Children, Youth & Families, and the Strategies for Parents/Caregivers |
CHEO Psychiatry |
NS | ||
| Jan 25, 2022 |
Mr Rajiv-A Briglal Ms Ann Marie Ming Hon |
The Caribbean Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Student Initiative: Responding to a Need | Medical Education | AW | ||
| Feb 8, 2022 |
Dr. Moretti Dr. El Demellawy |
Perinatal and neonatal cases | MFM and CHEO AP | DED | ||
| Feb 22, 2022 | Clare Booth | TBD | IHC | ENN | ||
| Mar 8, 2022 |
Dr. Sharon Straus Unity Health, Toronto |
Mentorship in Medicine | N/A | OAN | ||
| Mar 22, 2022 | Jeffrey Dale | The Business of EORLA | ALL | LD | ||
| Apr 5, 2022 | Dr. Edward McCarthy | Bone Pathology | JHMI | DED | ||
| Apr 19, 2022 |
Research Day Guest Tentative |
TBD | N/A | Dr. Busca/DED | ||
| May 3, 2022 | Dr. Ewebrena Simpson | Diversity in Medicine | Diversity Vice Dean | LD | ||
| May 17, 2022 |
Dr. Jacqueline Parai Dr. Christopher McCudden |
Academic Promotion: The Long and Winding Road | Forensic & Biochem | ENN | ||
| June 7, 2022 | Linnea Duke | Affairs of the Heart | Cardiovascular Pathology | NS |
This event is an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the CMLTO. Certificates will be issues to individual participants at the end of the year based on registration of their attendance through completion of Survey Monkey evaluations.
Committee Chairperson: Dr Dina ElDemellawy deldemellawy@cheo.on.ca ; Dr Alfredo E Walker (aewalker@toh.on.ca) PGR Meeting CME Secretary: Dr Charis Kepron (ckepron@eorla.ca) PGR Meeting Administrators: Nikki Lister (nlister@eorla.ca Rachael Armstrong (racarmstrong@eorla.ca) Aleksandra Tasovac (atasovac@cheo.on.ca)