McMaster University

Palliative Medicine Residency Fellowship Program — Academic Half Day

PALLIATIVE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP

ACADEMIC HALF-DAY SESSIONS

July 2010 to June 2011

All Sessions are Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(unless otherwise indicated * - Journal Club and Whole Person in A Half Day sessions)

DATE TOPIC TUTOR/LOCATION
JULY
July 21 Orientation Dr. Alan Taniguchi
MUMC 3H41A
1:30-4:30

July 28
*Morning Session

Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
AUGUST
August 4 Pain Dr. Nadia Plach
Hamilton General Hospital
Location:  HGH Noonan Conference Room (located at close to cafeteria).

Directions:  Take corridors towards cafeteria; turn right, conference room is on the left.
August 11 Orientation to Scholarly Projects Dr. Kevin Brazil
McMaster Innovation Park
Rm. 3 1:30-4:30pm
August 18
*Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
August 25    
SEPTEMBER
September 1
*Morning Session
8:30 – 10:30 am
Journal Club HSC 2J14
September 8 Open time to work on Scholarly project  
September 15
12:00-2:00
National Academic Half day Video Conference:  Pediatric Palliative Care Hall Siden (U of BC)
MIP Meeting Room #5
Freeport room for Dawn
September 22
3:00-4:00
Research Forum Kevin Brazil
Room HSC 1J7
September 25
***Saturday Session
4th Annual Interventional Pain Management Conference Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton
1244 Upper James St. Hamilton
7:00am – 4:30pm
September 29
*Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
OCTOBER
October 6 MONTREAL CONFERENCE
International Palliative Care Congress in Montreal
 
October 13
12:00-2:00
National Academic Half day Video Conference:   Spiritual Issues Zinia Pritchard
MIP Meeting Room #1 (Dawn and Laura)
October 20 Free day in lieu of September 25  
October 27
*Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
NOVEMBER
November 3
*Morning Session
8:30 – 10:30 am
Journal Club HSC 2J14
November 10
*Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
November 17
12:00-2:00
National Academic Half day Video Conference:   Ethics #1 Manual Borod & Jane Chambers-Evans
MIP Meeting Room #1 (Laura)
Freeport room for Dawn (Dawn to confirm booking)
November 24 Innovations in Palliative Care LIUNA Station
November 26-27
***Friday & Saturday
LEAP  
DECEMBER
December 1 Time for scholarly project  
December 8 Free Day in Lieu of LEAP November 26-27th  
December  15 IP Journal Club  
December  22
Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
December 29 Christmas Break  
JANUARY 2011
January 5
*Morning Session
8:30 – 10:30 am
Journal Club HSC 2J14
January 12 Time to work on Scholarly Project  
January 19
12:00-2:00
National Academic Half day Video Conference:  Grief & Bereavement Andrea Warnick & Christa Jeney
MIP
Meeting Room #1 (Dawn and Laura)
January 26
*Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
FEBRUARY
February 2
*Morning Session
8:30 – 10:30 am
Journal Club HSC 2J14
February 9
*Morning Session
Whole Person in Half day Sue Carr
309 James St. North
February 16
12:00-2:00
National Academic Half day
Video Conference:Advanced Neurophysiology and Pharmacology of Pain
Dr. Joel Loiselle
MIP Meeting Room #1 (Dawn and Laura)
February 23 Full day of Clinical Work  
**Thursday February 24
5:00-6:30
3rd Annual Lectureship in Palliative Care Ewart Angus Center (1A1)
**Friday February 25 Expert Forum Liuna Station
360 James St. N.
Note: On lectureship week – fellows to do clinical work on Wednesday & attend Expert Forum on Friday
MARCH
March 2
*Morning Session 8:30 – 10:30 am
Journal Club HSC 2J14
March 9    
March 16    
March 23 Time for Scholarly Project  
March 30
*Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
APRIL
April 6
*Morning Session
8:30 – 10:30 am
Journal Club HSC 2J14
April 13
12:00-2:00
National Academic Half day Video Conference: Addiction Medicine Dr. Barb Fehlau
MIP Meeting Room #1 (Dawn and Laura)
April 20 Time for Scholarly Project  
April 27
*Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
MAY
May 4
*Morning Session
8:30 – 10:30 am
Journal Club HSC 2J14
May 11
*Morning Session
9:00-11:15 am
Family Medicine Academic Half day session on Palliative Care  - Pain Co-presenting with Dr. Samantha Winemaker
May 18
9:00-11:15 am
12:00-2:00
Family Medicine Academic Half Day Session on Palliative Care- Symptoms
National Academic Half day Video Conference:   Advocacy
Co-presenting with Dr. Samantha Winemaker at Stonechurch
MIP Meeting Room #1 (Laura)
Freeport room for Dawn (Dawn to confirm booking)
May 25
*Morning Session
Whole Person in a Half Day Sue Carr
309 James Street North
JUNE
June 1
*Morning Session
8:30 – 10:30 am
Journal Club
Presentation of Research Projects by Fellows
HSC 2J14
June 8    
June 15    
June 22    
June 29 Exit Interviews  

— Updated: Wednesday January 6, 2011

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