2012 Conferences & Seminars
| February | March | April | May | June | |
| July | August | September | October | November | December |
SEPTEMBER
Decision Making in Healthcare
Sept 3rd-14th, Civitavecchia, Italy
______________
Population Health Congress 2012
Sept 9-12, Adelaide, Australia
______________
Current issues in cancer immunotherapy: ways to improve treatment
Sept 13th, Uman, Ukraine
______________
Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Sept 14th-21st, Boston, USA
______________
Modern principles of treatment of neurooncology diseases. Prospects for functional neurosurgery
Sept 15th, Yalta, Ukraine
______________
Congress of Oncologists
Sept 20th-22nd, Sudak, Ukraine
______________
CSAM 2012 Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference
Sept 20-22nd, Toronto, ON, Canada
______________
Emergency Medicine - When the Environment Fights Back
Sept 22nd, Riccione, Italy
______________
Nephrology Update 2012
Sept 27-29, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
OCTOBER
BUILDING ON A DECADE OF HUMANISM IN ACTION", THE GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY 5TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE
Oct 4th, Rosemont, USA
________________
CLINICAL PEDIATRICS CONFERENCE
Oct 4th, Vancouver, BC, Canada
________________
19TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PALLIATIVE CARE
Montreal, QC
October 9-12, 2012
Oral Submissions: January 31, 2012
Poster Submissions: May 30, 2012
WONCA WORLD RURAL HEALTH/THE NETWORK: TOWARDS UNITY FOR HEALTH JOINT CONFERENCE
Rendez-Vous 2012
Thunder Bay, ON
October 9-14, 2012
This conference will bring together the WONCA World Rural Health Conference and The Network: Towards Unity for Health annual conference, as well as the next NOSM/Flinders Conference on Community Engaged Medical Education, the Consortium for Longitudinal Curricula, and the Training for Health Equity Network. The overall theme of the conference will be “Community Participation in Education, Research and Service”.
________________
PEDIATRICS
Oct 12th, Amsterdam, Norway
________________
PRACTICAL EVIDENCE FOR INFORMED PRACTICE CONFERENCE
Oct 12-13, Edmonton, AB
Led by the team that brings you Tools for Practice, the Practical Evidence for Informed Practice Conference will bring together clinical leaders to speak on the latest findings that can affect how you practice.
This program has been accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Alberta Chapter for up to 8 Mainpro-M1 credits.
________________
BC COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
24TH ANNUAL FAMILY MEDICINE CONFERENCE
Oct 13th & 14th , Westin Bayshore, Vancouver BC
________________
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE (ISAM) ANNUAL MEETING
Oct 14-18, Geneva, Switzerland
________________
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
Oct 17-20, Philadelphia, PA, USA
________________
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESIDENCY EDUCATION
Oct 18-20, Ottawa, Canada
________________
59th  AACAP ANNUAL MEETING
Oct 23-28, San Francisco, California, USA
________________
OPTIMIZATION METHODS FOR RADIATION DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY
Oct 27th, Odessa, Ukraine
________________
ALOHA UPDATE: PEDIATRICS 2012
Oct 27th - Nov 2nd, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
________________
23RD ANNUAL PALLIATIVE CARE CONFERENCE
Oct 29-30, Fantasyland Hotel, West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, AB
________________
PRACTICAL EVIDENCE FOR INFORMED PRACTICE CONFERENCE
Oct 12-13, 2012
Edmonton, AB
Led by the team that brings you Tools for Practice, the Practical Evidence for Informed Practice Conference will bring together clinical leaders to speak on the latest findings that can affect how you practice.
Accreditation
This program has been accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Alberta Chapter for up to 8 Mainpro-M1 credits.
--------------------------
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE (ISAM) ANNUAL MEETING
October 14-18, 2012
Geneva, Switzerland
This meeting aims to offer a platform of exchange and debates where the sharing of experiences and recent progresses will hopefully permit the delegates in an integrative manner to explore new paths to solution oriented outcomes and empower the participants to take home the choice of asserting their respective positions in their working contexts of national Treatment Delivery Systems.
----------------------
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
Philadelphia, PA
October 17-20, 2012
----------------------
International Conference on Residency Education
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
October 18-20
---------------------
23rd Annual Palliative Care Conference
Fantasyland Hotel, West Edmonton Mall
October 29-30, 2012
Poster
NOVEMBER
2012 AAMC ANNUAL MEETING
November 2 - 7, 2012San Francisco Marriott, Moscone West and InterContinental San Francisco
----------------------
FAMILY MEDICINE FORUM 2012
Hosted by the College of Family Physicians of Canada
Toronto, ON (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)
November 15-17, 2010
Dates to note:
Pre-Conference day: November 14, 2012
Family Medicine Forum: November 15-17, 2012
Call for Abstracts: February 24, 2012
Call for Satellite Symposia Abstracts: September 15, 2012
----------------------
WONCA Africa Conference 2012
Roles and Responsibilities of African Family Physicians
Elephant
Hills
Victoria
Falls,
Zimbabwe
November 19-21
DECEMBER
40TH NAPCRG ANNUAL MEETING
New Orleans, Louisiana (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
December 8-12, 2012
2013
NOVEMBER
41ST NAPCRG ANNUAL MEETING
Ottawa, Ontario (Westin Ottawa)
November 9-13, 2013
---------------------
Pre 2012 Conferences & Seminars
2012 Conferences in Review
JANUARY
RESEARCH ON AGING: NIBBLE, NOSH AND NETWORK IX
Maple Leaf Room, Lister Conference Centre, University of Alberta
January 20, 2012 (1:30-4:00 pm)
Pre-register by Fri, Jan 6, 2012
FEBRUARY
COVENANT HEALTH 2012 RESEARCH DAY
Grey Nuns Hospital, Edmonton
February 9, 2012
Broad focus is SENIORS CARE.
Submission Deadline: October 17, 2011
(submit note of interest or abstract, indicating form of presentation* preferred & required time to research@covenanthealth.ca
Contact: Pamela Christianson 780-735-2274
* 30-min presentation w 10 mins for questions; or 15-min presentation w 5 mins questions; or poster w 5-min lightning oral presentation, or suggest an alternate suited for your project.
---------------------
THE CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION ALLIANCE OF CANADA (CDPAC): 4TH PAN-CANADIAN CONFERENCE
Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention: It Works!
Ottawa, ON
February 7-10, 2012
At the 2012 conference, we will take stock of advances that have been made with regard to integrated action for chronic disease prevention in Canada; the successes, the challenges, the gaps, and our opportunities. In recognition of the multi-factorial causes of chronic diseases, the emphasis will be upon ‘what works’; how are sectors coming together for collaborative action on chronic disease prevention.
---------------------
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 2012 ANNUAL MEETING
Flattening the World: Building the 21st Century Global Knowledge Society
Vancouver, BC
February 16-20, 2012
The Vancouver meeting presents an exceptional opportunity for the Canadian research community to meet across all disciplines, showcase Canada‘s research and innovation, and place the themes and issues that resonate strongly in this country on the agenda. The theme chosen for the 2012 meeting, Flattening the World: Building the 21st Century Global Knowledge Society-is intended to focus the program on the complex, interconnected challenges of the 21st century and on pathways to global solutions through international, multidisciplinary efforts.
---------------------
AB COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS 57th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
Banff, AB (Rimrock Resort Hotel)
February 23-25, 2012
Call for Presentations: May 16, 2011
MARCH
FREzER (FACULTY RESIDENT EXTRAVAGANZA EDUCATIONAL RETREAT)
Jasper, Alberta (Jasper Park Lodge)
March 9-12, 2012
---------------------
Visiting Speaker, Victoria Arrandale, U of Toronto
Occupational Exposures and the Co-Occurrence of Skin and Respiratory Symptoms
Monday, March 12, 2012,
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Classroom F (2J4.02 WMC)
---------------------
5TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) CONFERENCE
The Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Research at the Crossroads
Bethesda, MD
March 19-20, 2012
APRIL
CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL EDUCATION 2012
Global Health and Medical Education: Beyond Boundaries
Banff, Alberta (Fairmont Banff Springs)
April 14-18, 2012
Saturday, April 14th
A pre-conference symposium associated with the Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME)
Creating Space II:
Taking narrative and reflection to the next level in medical education, research and practice.
---------------------
CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS & TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH (CADTH) 2012 SYMPOSIUM
Evidence Matters: Outcomes, Efficiency and Impact
Ottawa, ON
April 15-17, 2012
------------------
2012 INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON QUALITY & SAFETY IN HEALTHCARE
Solutions for Tough Times
Paris, France
April 17-20, 2012
-----------------
23rd ANNUAL DRUG THERAPY DECISION MAKING COURSE
Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, BC
April 20-21, 2012
-----------------
MEET THE NEW DEAN
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Dr. Douglas Miller
Monday, April 23, 2012
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Allard Family Lecture Theatre
Katz Group Centre for
Pharmacy and Health Research
Monday, April 23, 2012
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
ACT S203 Auditorium
Royal Alexandra Hospital
-----------------
13TH WORLD CONGRESS ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Addis Ababa, Ethiopa
April 23-27, 2012
-----------------------
UK CLINICAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION - POPULATION HEALTH - METHODS & CHALLENGES CONFERENCE
Birmingham, UK
April 24-26, 2012
ADVANCES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS CONFERENCE (AHIC) 2012
Towards Integrated Diagnostics: Bringing Crucial Information to the Point of Care
Toronto, ON
April 25-27, 2012
---------------------
INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY CARE RESPIRATORY GROUP (IPCRG) 6TH WORLD CONFERENCE
Breathing New Life
Edinburgh, Scotland
April 25-28, 2012
-------------------
SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE (STFM)
Annual Spring Conference
April 25-29, 2012
Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle Washington
-------------------
CANADIAN RESPIRATORY CONFERENCE 2012
Vancouver, BC
April 26-28, 2012
-----------------
FACULTY FORUM
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
How can we reorganize our work and priorities so that we are using our funds most effectively?
April 30, 2012
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Allard Family Lecture Theatre Katz Group
Centre for Pharmacy and Health Research
MAY
GI UPDATE 2012
A one-day course that will outline the latest topics in Gastroenterology through a combination of educational sessions and interactive workshops.
Lister Conference Centre, U of Alberta
May 7, 2012
---------------------------------
WONCA EUROPEAN GENERAL PRACTICE RESEARCH NETWORK (EGPRN)
Quality Improvement in the Care of Chronic Disease in Family Practice: The Contribution of Education and Research
Ljubljana, Slovenia
May 10-13, 2012
---------------------------------
NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (NCCPH) 2012 NCCPH SUMMER INSTITUTE
Advancing Health Equity, Building on Experience
Kelowna, BC
May 15-16, 2012
---------------------
Grey Nuns
Medical Staff Association
SPRING BANQUET
May 17, 2012
---------------------
PARA Celebrates Resident Physician Well-being Day
May 24, 2012
An annual event recognizing resident physician wellness through education and health and wellness events.
---------------------
WONCA ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE
May 24-27, 2012
Jeju, Korea
Call for Abstracts: December 30, 2011
This year‘s theme, Clinical Excellence in Family Medicine: Evidence-Based Approach to Primary Care, is most appropriate, especially when Family Physicians take up a key position in the primary healthcare system.
-----------------------
PEDIATRIC UPDATE 2012
May 25 - 26, 2012
Westin Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
The 2012 Pediatric Update will be an exciting and interactive program covering a variety of topics that are currently being debated in the pediatric community. Our expert faculty from the University of Alberta and the Stollery Children’s Hospital and participants will come together to discuss current and upcoming topics in pediatrics. Join us to learn about the latest guidelines, advancements and available resources for healthcare professionals and the families they work with. Register now to take part in this exciting event!
-----------------------
COACH: CANADA’S HEALTH INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION: e-HEALTH 2012
Innovating Health e-Care
Vancouver, BC
May 27-30, 2012
-----------------------
CENTENNIAL LECTURES
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
A Public Presentation: Why Do Hearts Fail
May 28, 2012
Lectures 5:00 p.m.
Allard Family Lecture Theatre
Katz Group Centre for Pharmacy and Health Research
87 Avenue & 114 Street
----------------------
2012 ANNUAL CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND POLICY RESEARCH (CAHSPR) CONFERENCE
Innovations for Health System Improvement: Balancing Costs, Quality and Equity
Montreal, QC
May 29-31, 2012
The CAHSPR annual conference brings together over 400 of Canada’s leading researchers, decision-makers, managers and trainees to exchange ideas and share findings from the most recent studies in health services and policy research. Featuring over 200 presentations in plenary, small group, and poster formats, CAHSPR’s conference has something for everyone.
---------------------------------
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF CONTINUING HEALTH EDUCATION (CACHE) 2012 CME CONGRESS
Toronto, ON
May 30-June 2, 2012
The overarching theme of the Congress in “Learning and Assessment in CME/CPD”. There are five related sub-themes: “Safety and Practice Improvement in CME/CPDI”, “Simulation in CME/CPD”, “Innovations in Learning in CME/CPD”, “Innovations in Assessment in CME/CPD”, and “Interprofessional Learning in CME/CPD”.
JUNE
2012 NATIONAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (NHLC)
- Leading the Best: New Ideas, New Thinking
Halifax, NS
June 4-5, 2012
The NHLC aims to discuss challenges and opportunities facing today’s health leadership in Canada.
-------------------------
DEPT OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH DAY
June 8, 2012
7:45 California Critical Thinking Skills Test for PGY1's only
2-420 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy ECHA
8:45 Family Medicine Research Day
2-490 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy ECHA
-----------------------------
2012 WORLD CONGRESS ON GOOD MEDICAL RESEARCH
June 6-9, 2012
Vienna, Austria
The main topics of MedicReS World CongressareGood Medical Research: Clinical Trials, Translational Research, Epidemiological Studies, and Animal Experiments.
---------------------------------
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: GERIATRIC MEDICINE 2012
This is a one day meeting for internists, geriatricians, family physicians and allied health professionals with an interest in geriatrics.
Edmonton, Alberta
June 09, 2012
The course is designed to be interactive, with workshops and debates covering some of the challenging and controversial areas in the practical and clinical management of geriatric patients.
---------------------------------
CANADIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION 2012 CONFERENCE
Public Health in Canada: Creating and Sustaining Health Environments
The CPHA 2012 Annual Conference will explore the role of public health in creating and sustaining a diverse range of healthy environments using the following tracks: Built Environment; Economics & Development; Ecosystem Health; Leadership & Communications; and Society & Culture.
Edmonton, AB
June 11-14, 2012
---------------------------------
EDMONTON INNER CITY HEALTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK (EICHREN)
June 13, 2012
Research Day,
Edmonton, AB
---------------------------------
SUMMER INSTITUTE ON ASSESSMENT:
Charting the Seven C's: Advancing Education Through Assessment
June 14 - 17, 2012
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
---------------------------------
FAMILY MEDICINE: Dermatology Review
June 16, 2012
Seattle, United States of America
---------------------------------
DERMATOLOGY FOR PRIMARY CARE
June 18, 2012
Sarasota, United States of America
---------------------------------
36th ANNUAL FLORIDA SUNCOAST PEDIATRIC CONFERENCE
June 21, 2012
Sarasota, United States of America
---------------------------------
PEDIATRIC REVIEW FOR PRIMARY CARE
June 21, 2012
Sedona, United States of America
---------------------------------
ACADEMY HEALTH ANNUAL RESEARCH MEETING
---------------------------------
FAMILY MEDICINE: A REWIEW AND UPDATE of COMMON CLINICAL PROBLEMS
June 25, 2012
Sarasota, United States of America
---------------------------------
ENDOCRINOLOGY - Primary Care Update
June 29, 2012
Paradise Island, Bahamas
JULY
20th ANNUAL PRIMARY CARE CME CONFERENCE
July 2-6, 2012
Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States
---------------------------------
WONCA EUROPE 2012 REGIONAL CONFERENCE
The Art & Science of General Practice
Vienna, Austria
July 4-7, 2012
The general theme of our Conference-The Art and Science of General Practice and Family Medicine has been carefully selected based on the following considerations: Without doubt, high quality research and sound evidence are the basis of any clinical discipline today including the field of General Practice/Family Medicine. However, we believe that scientific knowledge alone is not enough in order to work efficiently and successfully as a General Practitioner dealing with unique individuals under the circumstances of the respective Health Care System. For that, it is necessary that the best evidence available can be successfully implemented at the individual patient level as shown by his/her compliance to the recommendations of the GP.
Submissions for presentations other than the keynote presentations are welcome in every field related to primary care.
---------------------------------
3rd Essentials in Primary Care CME Conference Session One Palm Coast Florida
July 23-27, 2012
Palm Coast, Florida, United States
---------------------------------
39th National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students
July 26-28, 2012
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
---------------------------------
Women's Health for the Primary Care Provider
July 27 - August 3, 2012
Seattle, Washington, United States
---------------------------------
Essentials In Primary Care CME Conference Session 2 Palm Coast Florida
July 30 - August 3, 2012
Palm Coast, Florida, United States
AUGUST
Internal Medicine Update for Primary Care
Oahu, US
August
9th
---------------------
Family Medicine
Seattle, US
August 10th
---------------------
Nursing Leadership: Renewal, Resiliency and Personal Effectiveness
Seattle, US
August 10th
---------------------
Pediatrics Review
Seattle, US
August 25th
---------------------
AMEE 2012 (INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL ASSOCIATION)
Lyon, France
August 25-29, 2012
---------------------
HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT (HIA) 2012 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
-From One Continent to Another: How HIA Matters in Health in All Policies
Quebec City, QC
August 29-31, 2012
Call for Abstracts: January 2012
(A call for oral and poster communications
will be launched at the end of Jan 2012)
The 12th Health Impact Assessment (HIA) International Conference will provide the opportunity to position health impact assessment (HIA) as a strategy of choice to ensure that health is taken into account in all policies. We will consider a wide range of HIA models, from their theoretical bases to their implementation, in order to develop a common framework and a clear definition. This conference will benefit from the most recent developments in the field and the invaluable contributions of many related disciplines, including political science and public administration.
