Medicine Grand Rounds Library
The Medicine Grand Rounds (MGR) is a forum for the DoM to promote excellence and quality in medicine by providing clinicians with state-of-the-art information and reasoning in medical care, as well as providing updates on scientific advances that affect the practice of medicine.
We profoundly thank our presenters for sharing their time and expertise to bring you topics that enrich the program helping physicians (both faculty and in the community), students, residents, fellows, members of multidisciplinary teams, and other healthcare professionals, keep up-to-date in continuous professional development, knowledge translation, and important evolving areas that may be outside their core practice.
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Latest MGR Video Recordings
Here are the latest six weeks of Medicine Grand Rounds:
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- Dr. Karen Kroeker, Profesor, Division of Gastroenterlogy, UAH Gastroenterology Site Chief, Department of Medicine, U of A
- Dr. Atul Malhotra, Vice Chair of Medicine for Research, Peter C Farrell Presidential Chair and Tenured Professor of Respiratory Medicine, UC San Diego
- Dr. Mang Ma, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, U of A
- Dr. Darren Lau, Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine; and Dr. Sunil Sookram, Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, U of A
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- Dr. Mike Paulden, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, U of A
- Dr. Winnie Sia, Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, U of A
2024/25 Medicine Grand Rounds
Here are this year's MGRs to date, listed in order by subjects and then by first presenter.
Dept Updates | ACB Wellness | General | Medical Education | New Professor Series | Research Grand Rounds
Divisions: Cardiology | Dermatology | Endocrinology and Metabolism | Gastroenterology | General Internal Medicine | Geriatric Medicine | Hematology | Infectious Diseases | Nephrology | Neurology | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Preventive Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine | Rheumatology
Department Updates
- Dr. Narmin Kassam, Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, U of A
(Feb. 7, 2025) - Dr. Narmin Kassam, Chair and Professor, Dept of Medicine, U of A
(Jan. 10, 2025) - 2024 (Dec. 13, 2024)
- Dr. Paul Armstrong (10th Chair), Dr. Tom Marrie (11th Chair), Dr. Jon Meddings (13th Chair), Dr. Barbara Ballermann (14th Chair)
: In celebration of the Department of Medicine's 100 Years, this distinguished panel of former chairs share their most important learnings and what they consider as their most significant legacy. (Nov. 1, 2024) - Dr. Narmin Kassam, Chair and Professor, Dept of Medicine, U of A
(Sept. 13, 2024)
ACB Wellness
- Dr. Sofia Ahmed, Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, U of A
- Dr. David JT Campbell, Associate Professor & Consultant Endocrinologist
Departments of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
"LOW", a short narrative film about the challenges of diabetes and homelessness. (Recording not available; please contact Dr. Campbell if you would like to see the film at one of its screenings.) - Dr. Jessica Kirkwood, Assistant Professor, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, Family Physician, Radius Community Health and Healing; and Dr. Tally Mogus, Addiction Recovery and Community Health (ARCH)
(presentation slides with links)
General
- Dr. Nevicia Case, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Law, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
- Dr. Tim Chan and Dr. Matthew Church host
- Dr. Stephen Russell, Instructional Assistant, McMaster University
Medical Education
New Professor Series
- Dr. Karen Kroeker, Profesor, Division of Gastroenterlogy, UAH Gastroenterology Site Chief, Department of Medicine, U of A
Research Grand Rounds
- Dr. Lara Mahal, Professor of Chemistry, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Glycomics, Founding Director of the Glycomics Institute of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
- Dr. Mike Paulden, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, U of A
- Dr. John Ussher, Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Cardiology
- Dr. Winnie Sia, Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, U of A
- Dr. Satish Raj, Professor, Cardiac Sciences; Chair, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service;
Medical Director, Cardiac Sciences; University of Calgary
Dermatology
Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Dr. David JT Campbell, Associate Professor & Consultant Endocrinologist
Departments of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, and Cardiac Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
"LOW", a short narrative film about the challenges of diabetes and homelessness. (Recording not available; please contact Dr. Campbell if you would like to see the film at one of its screenings.) - Dr. Darren Lau, Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, U of A, and Tawnya Perry, RN CDE.
- Dr. Winnie Sia, Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, U of A
Gastroenterology
- Dr. Saumya Jayakumar, Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, U of A
- Dr. Mang Ma, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, U of A
- Dr. Norah Terrault, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of GI and Liver, Neil Kaplowitz Chair in Liver Diseases, University of Southern California
The Wensel Sherbaniuk Founders Lecture:
General Internal Medicine
- Dr. Darren Lau, Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, U of A, and Tawnya Perry, RN CDE.
- Dr. Darren Lau, Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine; and Dr. Sunil Sookram, Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, U of A
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- Dr. Fahad Razak, Internist, St. Michael’s Hospital; Provincial Clinical Lead, Ontario Health; Co-Lead GEMINI; Canada Research Chair in Data-Informed Healthcare Improvement, University of Toronto
- Dr. Winnie Sia, Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, U of A
Geriatric Medicine
Hematology
- Dr. Monika Oliver, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Hematology
Infectious Diseases
- Dr. Norah Terrault, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of GI and Liver, Neil Kaplowitz Chair in Liver Diseases, University of Southern California
The Wensel Sherbaniuk Founders Lecture:
Nephrology
- Dr. Sofia Ahmed, Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, U of A
Neurology
- Dr. Winnie Sia, Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, U of A
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Preventive Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
- Dr. Paul O'Byrne, Dean McMaster University
Dean Befus Lecture:
Rheumatology
- Dr. Carrie Ye, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, U of A
Previous Medicine Grand Rounds
Listed in order by the following subjects and then by first presenter.
Dept Updates | EDI Wellness | General | Medical Education | New Professor Series | Research Grand Rounds
Divisions: Cardiology | Dermatology | Endocrinology and Metabolism | Gastroenterology | General Internal Medicine | Geriatric Medicine | Hematology | Infectious Diseases | Nephrology | Neurology | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Preventive Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine | Rheumatology
Department Updates
- Dr. Narmin Kassam, Chair and Professor, Dept of Medicine, U of A
- - January 12, 2024
EDI Wellness
- Dr. Fiona Rawle, Co-Chair, Toronto Initiative for Diversity & Excellence, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Speakers: Dr. Zoya Zaeem, Resident, Division of Neurology, Dr. Melanie Lewis, Chief Wellness Officer, FoMD
Panelists: Dr. Penelope Smyth, Professor, Director of Neurology, and Dr. Shannon Ruzycki
General
- Dr. Khaldoon Aljerian, Clinical Professor, John Dossetor Health Ethics Committee
- Dr. Kirsten Patrick, CMAJ Editor in Chief
In partnership with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Medical Education
- Dr. Anthony A. Donato, Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
A. M. Edwards Lectureship in Clinical Education
New Professor Series
- Dr. Steven Katz, Professor and Director, Division of Rheumatology
- Dr. Adriana Lazarescu, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology
- Dr. Penny Smyth, Professor, Division of Neurology
Research Grand Rounds
- Dr. Satyabrata Kar, Professor of Medicine, Division of Neurology
- Dr. Finlay McAlister, Dr. Jeffrey Bakal, Dr. Stephanie Montesanti, and Kelli Buckreus
Cardiology
- Dr. Heather Ross, Professor of Medicine, Head of Division of Cardiology and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Site Lead for Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
Dermatology
- Dr. Muba Taher, Clinical Professor, Division of Dermatology
Gastroenterology
- Dr. Michael Camilleri, Professor, Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
The Wensel Sherbaniuk Founders Lecture - Dr. Adriana Lazarescu, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology
General Internal Medicine
- Dr. Neeja Bakshi, Associate Clinical Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
- Dr. S. Monty Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, DoM
- Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, Critical Care Physician, University of Ottawa and Host of the Solving Healthcare podcast
- Dr. Ross Mitchell, PhD, Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
- Dr. Janis Miyasaki, Division Director of Neurology and Zone Section Head Neurology, Edmonton Zone, and Dr. Sarah Burton-MacLeod, Division of Palliative Care Medicine and Assistant Dean, Office of Advocacy & Wellbeing, FoMD
- Dr. Stuart Turvey, Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Precision Health, Aubrey J. Tingle Professor of Pediatric Immunology, University of British Columbia
Henry Pabst Lectureship in Clinical Immunology
Geriatric Medicine
- Dr. Frances Carr, Assistant Professor, and Dr. Diana Rucker, Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
- Dr. Naheed Rajabali, Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
- Dr. Adrian Wagg, Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Hematology
- Dr. David Lillicrap, Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queens University
Infectious Diseases
- Dr. Todd Lee, Associate Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Tom Marrie Lecture
- Dr. Vanessa Meier-Stephenson, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
- Dr. Sangita Sharma, Canada Research Chair in Population Health and
Professor in Indigenous and Global Health Research, DoM
COVID-19 in Indigenous communities in Arctic Canada (recording not available)
Neurology
- Dr. Satyabrata Kar, Professor of Medicine, Division of Neurology
- Dr. Peter Liu, Chief Scientific Officer, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Dr. Janis Miyasaki, Division Director of Neurology and Zone Section Head Neurology, Edmonton Zone, and Dr. Sarah Burton-MacLeod, Division of Palliative Care Medicine and Assistant Dean, Office of Advocacy & Wellbeing, FoMD
Preventive Medicine
- Dr. Sebastian Straube, Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine
Cannabidiol: ineffective analgesic and potentially harmful (recording not available)
Pulmonary Medicine
- Dr. Giovanni Ferrara, Professor and Director, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Big data enriched clinical trials and the Digital Health Unit (recording not available) - Dr. Giovanni Ferrara, Professor and Director, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Dr. Angela Lau, Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, DoM and Dr. Courtney Heffernan, Senior Research Associate and Manager, Tuberculosis Program Evaluation
- Dr. Atul Malhotra, Vice Chair of Medicine for Research, Peter C Farrell Presidential Chair and Tenured Professor of Respiratory Medicine, UC San Diego
Rheumatology
- Dr. Hani El-Gabalawy, Professor of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Percy Russell Lecture
- Dr. Walter P. Maksymowych, Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
Identification of spinal inflammatory arthritis: from diagnosis and classification to e-learning (recording not available)
Listed in order of the first presenter:
Drs. Lindsay Bridgland, Jennifer Ringrose, Dominic Mudiayi and Nabil Mitha:
Dr. Kim Connelly, Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto:
Dr. Vijay Daniels:Dr. Ron Damant:
Drs. Gabriel Fabreau and Molly Whalen-Browne:
Dr. Monty Ghosh:
Dr. Dawna Gilchrist:
A history of pandemics (recording not available)
Dr. Troy Harkness:
Drs. Rob Hayward and Anna Purdy:
(must have a AHS account to view)
Dr. Marc Humbert, Dean, Université Paris-Saclay Faculty of Medicine:
Dr. Miles Marchand:
Drs. Evangelos Michelakis, Gopi Sutendra, Nadia Jahroudi & Steven Katz:
Guidelines and regulations for supervision of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and residents: an informative discussion (recording not available)
Dr. Subhabrata Moitra:
Heidi Olstad, MSc, RD and Michelle Letourneau, BSc, RD:
Dr. Gavin Oudit:
Dr. Reena Pattani:
Learner mistreatment in medicine (recording not available)
Dr. Robert Pauly:
Dr. Kyra Pyke:
Drs. Keysun Ranjbar and Naheed Rajabali:
Dr. Lynora M. Saxinger:
Dr. Nikhil Shah:
Dr. Jonathan Sherbino:
A.M. (Buzz) Edwards Lectureship in Clinical Education -
Drs. Stephanie Smith, Lynora Saxinger and Robyn Harrison:
Drs. Stephanie Smith, Lynora Saxinger and Robyn Harrison:
Gopinath Sutendra, PhD:
Dr. Jason Weatherald:
Dr. Clarence Wong:
Dr. Verna Yiu:
Listed in order of the first presenter:
Dr. Robyn Harrison and Dr. Stephanie Smith:
(must have a CCID to view)
Dr. Narmin Kassam:
Dr. Finlay McAlister and Dr. Lynora Saxinger:
Ross Mitchell, PhD:
Drs. Fraulein Morales, Saifal Anwar, Caitlyn Collins and Stephanie Smith:
Navigating the COVID Ward 2.0 (no recording)
Dr. Robert Pauly:
Drs. Stephanie Smith, Lynora Saxinger and Robyn Harrison:
(must have a CCID to view)
Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert:
Secrets and lies in rheumatology: What doctors can learn from painters
(Please contact Dr. Jan Willen Cohern Tervaert to view.)
Listed in order of the first presenter:
Dr. Nigel Ashworth:
Complaints, prescribing and evidence-based regulation at the CPSA
(Please contact Dr. Nigel Ashworth to view.)
Drs. Jonathan Choy, Suddha Koppula, Anna Oswald, and Lyn Sonnenberg:
Dr. Vijay Daniels:
Dr. Robert Hayward:
Connecting Care with Inquiry (recording not available)
Dr. Adam Hill:
Long walk out of the woods: A physician’s story of addiction, depression,
hope, and recovery
In collaboration with UAH/STO Medical Staff Society; sponsored by AMA Physician and Family Support Program (recording not available)
Dr. Deena Hinshaw:
(must have a CCID to view)
Drs. Shannon Ip, Caitlyn Collins, Wendy Sligl and Neeja Bakshi:
Dr. Narmin Kassam:
Dr. Rshmi Khurana:
Dr. Andrew Mason:
Dr. Nicholas Mitchell:
Dr. Aldo Montano-Loza:
Dr. Nicola Murgia:
Dr. Patrick Pilarski:
Dr. Jaggi Rao:
Drs. Lynora Saxinger, Stephanie Smith and Robyn Harrison:
(must have a CCID to view)
Dr. Ilan Schwartz:
Dr. Fergus Shanahan:
Dr. Lorne Tyrrell:
Dr. Debrah Wirtzfeld:
Listed in order of the first presenter:
Dr. Timothy Chan:
Medical Jeopardy, pandemic edition (recording not available)
Dr. Andrea Cossarizza:
(must have a CCID to view)
Dr. Alexander Doroshenko:
Dr. Mattias Gotte:
Scott Kaatz, Sean Drake, Mayur Ramesh, and Eric Scher:
(must have a CCID to view)
Dr. Richard Lewanczuk:
Dr. Jennifer McCombe:
(must have a CCID to view)
Drs. Anna Oswald, Jacques Romney and Jonathan Choy
(must have a CCID to view)
Dr. Darryl Rolfson:
Drs. Lynora Saxinger, Stephanie Smith, and Robyn Harrison:
Dr. Sebastian Straube:
An evidence-based approach to COVID-19: Exposure control and beyond (recording not available)
Dr. Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert and Dr. Daniah Basodan:
(must have a CCID to view)
Dr. Vincent Thai and Dr. Ingrid DeKock:
Dr. Cynthia Wu: