/channels/taxonomy/term/10537/all en /channels/channels/event/general-pediatrics-residency-program-information-session-360240 <p>An information session for CaRMS applicants to learn more about the McGill General Pediatrics Residency Program, with the opportunity to ask your questions to our residents, chief residents and Program Director.</p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:01:02 +0000 webfull 203308 at /channels /channels/channels/event/general-pediatrics-residency-program-information-session-360239 <p>An information session for CaRMS applicants to learn more about the McGill General Pediatrics Residency Program, with the opportunity to ask your questions to our residents, chief residents and Program Director.</p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:57:00 +0000 webfull 203306 at /channels /channels/channels/event/3rd-annual-orange-shirt-day-lecture-joyces-principle-and-indigenous-peoples-self-determination-359572 <div> <div> <div> <div> <p>To observe Orange Shirt Day, the McGill School of Population and Global Health will host a simulcast of the 3rd Annual Orange Shirt Day Lecture for Pediatric Grand Rounds at the Montreal Children's Hospital.</p></div></div></div></div> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:40:06 +0000 webfull 202562 at /channels /channels/channels/event/practical-problems-pediatrics-2024-353754 <p>The Montreal Children’s Hospital’s Department of Pediatrics Continuing Professional Development offers two dynamic conferences with high-yield topics that can benefit family physicians and pediatricians in February 2024.</p> <p>On the agenda:</p> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:44:10 +0000 webfull 195873 at /channels /channels/channels/event/mental-health-pediatrics-353753 <p>The Montreal Children’s Hospital’s Department of Pediatrics Continuing Professional Development offers two dynamic conferences with high-yield topics that can benefit family physicians and pediatricians in February 2024.</p> <p>On the agenda:</p> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:39:03 +0000 webfull 195872 at /channels /channels/channels/event/2nd-annual-orange-shirt-day-lecture-how-can-indigenous-child-disappear-during-hospital-stay-first-351068 <p>To observe Orange Shirt Day, the McGill School of Population and Global Health will host a simulcast of the 2nd Annual Orange Shirt Day Lecture for Pediatric Grand Rounds at the Montreal Children's Hospital.</p> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:58:24 +0000 webfull 192883 at /channels /channels/channels/news/glass-door-project-led-dr-samara-zavalkoff-published-bmj-open-quality-2021-334182 <p>Anyone who has visited the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Montreal Children's Hospital in the past few years cannot have missed the fact that the PICU staff are always writing on the sliding glass doors. This was not vandalism! It all started as part of an innovative quality improvement project called the Glass Door project, led by Dr. Samara Zavalkoff.</p> Sun, 17 Oct 2021 13:03:55 +0000 webfull 173996 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-kayur-mehta-and-dr-jesse-papenburgs-study-published-pediatrics-334181 <p>Dr. Kayur Mehta's M.Sc. thesis work, "Antiviral Use in Canadian Children Hospitalized for Influenza", supervised by Dr. Jesse Papenburg, was recently published in <em><a href="https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/148/4/e2020049672">Pediatrics</a>. </em>Dr. Mehta was supported by an Alan Ross Academic Bursary Award from the Department of Pediatrics, and Dr. Papenburg was supported by a Chercheur-boursier clinicien career award from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec—Santé.</p> <p>Congratulations Drs. Mehta and Papenburg!</p> Sat, 16 Oct 2021 13:06:08 +0000 webfull 173995 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-samir-shaheen-hussains-book-fighting-hand-hold-reviewed-lancet-334178 <p>Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain’s book “Fighting for a Hand to Hold”, was reviewed by Margo Greenwood in an article entitled "An open invitation to address anti-Indigenous systemic racism" in the ‘Perspectives’ section of the prestigious medical journal <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(21)01369-6.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Paeds-Reads-Week-88&utm_source=Envoke-Department-of-Pediatric&utm_term=Paeds-Reads">The Lancet</a>.</p> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:01:30 +0000 webfull 173979 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-gillian-morantzs-philanthropic-work-highlighted-globe-and-mail-334175 <p>Dr. Gillian Morantz’s philanthropic work supporting the development of local health care initiatives and training of local health care providers in African countries was highlighted in the Globe and Mail this summer, <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-pitching-in-supporting-health-care-projects-in-africa/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Referrer%3A+Social+Network+%2F+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links&fbclid=IwAR0c3NT-O70PImV5fcoDRhdENG74ZsZIFVcWwnhM6kDvYU_tW_mN6r7TKHU">"Pitching in: Supporting health care projects in Africa Those"</a>.</p> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:00:16 +0000 webfull 173971 at /channels /channels/channels/news/welcome-dr-marina-salvadori-330576 <p>The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, <strong>Dr. Marina Salvadori</strong>, appointed Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.</p> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:29:10 +0000 webfull 170050 at /channels /channels/channels/news/welcome-dr-angeliki-makri-330101 <p>The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce our newest member, <strong>Dr. Angeliki Makri</strong>, appointed Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism.</p> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:57:09 +0000 webfull 169521 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-janusz-rak-awarded-cfi-innovation-fund-grant-329744 <p>Dr. Janusz Rak, Professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, has been awarded a grant through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Innovation Fund (IF) competition as principal investigator for the research project titled, "Centre for Applied Nanomedicine (CAN) – Studies into Extracellular Vesicle Heterogeneity, Biomarkers and Function", along with PI, Dr. Peter Metrakos, Department of Surgery, and Co-PIs from the Department of Pediatrics including Drs. Kolja Eppert, Assistant Professor, and Nada Jabado, Professor.</p> Sat, 20 Mar 2021 13:12:38 +0000 webfull 169167 at /channels /channels/channels/news/drs-fatemeh-jafarian-patricia-li-and-myriam-srour-promoted-associate-professor-329743 <p>Please join the Department of Pediatrics in congratulating the following Faculty members on their promotion to Associate Professor.</p> <p><strong>Dr. Fatemeh Jafarian</strong>, Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, Dermatology<br /><strong>Dr. Patricia Li</strong>, Division of General Pediatrics<br /><strong>Dr. Myriam Srour</strong>, Division of Pediatric Neurology</p> <p>Promotion is a tangible recognition of each of these members’ substantive and enduring contributions to our academic mission.</p> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:42:32 +0000 webfull 169146 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-samara-zavalkoff-awarded-fmsq-prix-marthe-pelland-329626 <p>Congratulations to Dr. Samara Zavalkoff, Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, on receiving the Prix Marthe-Pelland from the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ). The Prix Marthe-Palland is awarded to someone in the first ten years of their career. To quote the FMSQ this prize given in conjunction with International Women’s Day is to: <em>concrétisait sa volonté d’encourager les femmes médecins à joindre les affaires associatives et publiques ou encore à occuper des postes de gestion dans le milieu de la santé.</em></p> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:00:56 +0000 webfull 169029 at /channels