November 11, 2013

Department Notes and Announcements
Upcoming Events/Presentations/Rounds
Call for Nominations/Awards/Funding Opportunities
Careers

Department Notes and Announcements

Events, Presentations & Rounds

November 14, 2013, ED Subspecialty Rounds, SUPERVISOR: Dr. Paul Enarson
8:00 – 9:00 am, RAD Library, BCCH,  Radiology Rounds, CME Accredited, Dr. Lila Yewchuk
9:00 – 10:00 am, Rm. K0-157, ACB, CME Accredited, Research Talk, Dr. Quynh Doan
1o:00 am – noon Rm. K0-157, ACB, CME Accredited, Journal Watch, Junior Residents
1:00 – 3:00 p.m., SIMULATOR SESSION, E617-619 SHY Bldg., Fellows/Senior Residents SimsSupervisor: Dr. Paul Enarson

November 15, 2013- Grand Rounds 8:30-9:30 a.m., Chan Centre for Family Health Education at CFRI. Dr. James Swain – Neurobiology of Parent-Infant Attachment – Perspectives in Health, Psychopathology and Interventions toward Healthier Families.  The presentation will be video-conferenced to the following sites: Abbottsford Regional Hospital: Baker 1; Cowichan District Hospital: CDH 045; Chilliwack General Hospital: 3rd Floor Conference Rm C; Langley Memorial Hospital: EOC Rm, Royal Columbian Hospital: Rm 025, Surrey Memorial Hospital: Rm 339; Royal Inland Hospital: Rm B1, Kelowna General Hospital: Rm 1434, Penticton Regional Hospital: Meeting Rm A, UNBC: Rm 5005; Quesnel-GR Baker Memorial Hospital Rm 230; Sunny Hill Health Centre Rm SH-3 Recreation Rm S214; Lion’s Gate Hospital: Seminar Rm D; Nanaimo Regional General Hospital: Rm 2053; Queen Alexandra Centre for Children Rm A015; Victoria General Hospital: Rm 1912

November 15, 2013, 10:30 -5:00 p.m.  Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health Research Day   Investigator and trainee research presentations. Keynote address Dr. Paul Wise Developmental Neurosciences and Justice: Making Policy Sense of Life-Course Discoveries. To register or for more information contact Melanie Catacutan at Melanie.catacutan@cw.bc.ca   .

November 15, 2013, 7:30 p.m., Upcoming fundraiser; Manchester Pub: Help the pediatric residents raise funds for one of their partnership projects on Northwestern rural Bangladesh! Dr. Katie Mitchell (peds R4) and Dr. Katrina Stockley (peds R3) are raising money for the LAMB hospital general pediatrics department in Parbatipur, Bangladesh (www.lambproject.org), a hospital that hosts UBC pediatric residents on extended 3-6 month international electives and where Katrina will be working from January-April 2014. The hospital is greatly in need of funds to purchase medical supplies (e.g. umbilical catheters, phototherapy lights, autoclavable resuscitation equipment) and provide training to community health workers on topics such as kangaroo mother care. We are raffling off a pair of Canucks tickets to the November 22nd 7:30pm Vancouver vs. Columbus game (season’s ticket holder seats, face value 350$ for the pair). Raffle tickets are 5$ for one ticket or 10$ for 3 tickets, and the winner will be drawn on November 15th. Please email Katie (kmitchell5@cw.bc.ca) or Katrina (KStockley@cw.bc.ca) to purchase your tickets. Join us on Friday November 15th at 7:30pm at the Manchester Pub for our social pub night fundraiser – tickets are 20$ and include a burger and beer, with 5$ from each ticket going towards the LAMB project. Contact Katrina or Katie for tickets (kmitchell5@cw.bc.ca,  KStockley@cw.bc.ca), tickets also available at the door.

Advances in Pediatrics will resume on November 22, 2013

November 17-19, 2013, 33rd Annual Canadian Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Conference (CACAP), The Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC

November 26, 2013, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.Faculty of Medicine Full Faculty Meeting  Host site: Diamond Health Care Centre

November 27, 2013, noon – 1:00 p.m., VEC Academic Rounds, CFRI Room 2108; Speaker: Dr. Soren Gantt; Title: “Epstein-Barr virus infection in children: immune correlates of protection and prospects for an effective vaccine”

December 3, 2013, Department of Pediatrics Annual Festive Celebration, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel,  1038 Canada Place, Vancouver BC; for information, please contact gpetrop@cw.bc.ca 

January 23-25, 2014Western Society for Pediatric Research Meetings, Carmel CA. Abstract Deadline: Oct. 1, 2013. For more information, please contact Dr. Colin White: cwhite@cw.bc.ca

February 7-9, 2014Lifelong Learning in Pediatrics, Winter 2014 Course, The Four Season Resort Whistler; Whistler, BC. Content areas: Haematology, Mental health, Respiratory health, Sports medicine

February 25-March 1, 2014, 14th Annual Conference on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Beaver Creek, Colorado, Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa.

May 3-6, 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting, May 3-6, 2014, Vancouver, BC.  Call for Abstracts Now Available Online www.pas-meeting.org  Submission Deadline: November 14, 2013, 11:59pm CST

May 4, 5, 6, 2014,
 Paris, France International Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma. Venue: The Hotel Novotel Paris Tour Eiffel on the Seine River less than a mile from the Eiffel Tower. The program will offer a balance of the presenters who are leaders in their field from North America and Europe and around the world. The Scientific Program Planning Committee is accepting abstracts from professionals from throughout the world to present from these areas of expertise: latest medical information and research, legal challenges surrounding AHT cases, evidence-based and creative prevention programs and initiatives.

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Call for Nominations, Awards, Funding Opportunities

November 22, 2013

UBC Postdoctoral Fellows Office – Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize Internal Deadline: November 22nd, 2013; As part of UBC’s ongoing efforts to increase the benefits for Postdoctoral Fellows (PDFs), the Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) is pleased to announce the 2014 Killam PDF Prize, an opportunity to recognize and reward. The Killam PDF Prize is in memory of Izaak Walton Killam and his wife, Dorothy Johnston Killam, who together created the Killam trusts.  The internal deadline for the Faculty of Medicine is 4:00pm November 22nd. A top candidate will then be selected from the Faculty for the final competition; this candidate’s application will then be submitted to the UBC Postdoctoral Fellows Office for the December 13, 2013 deadline. Please submit your completed application to med.research@ubc.ca by the internal deadline in order to be considered for this competition. Details available on our website.

November 30, 2013

Canadian Medical Association (CMA) – 2014 CMA Awards Deadline: November 30, 2013.  The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) invites nominations for its 2014 CMA Awards.  The CMA has 13 awards to recognize the dedication, successes and talents of Canadian men and women who have made significant contributions in a number of different spheres.  Three of the 13 awards pertain to research accomplishments – Medal of Honour, William Marsden, and Young Leaders. Please review the award descriptions and nomination forms, available at the CMA website.

December 16, 2013

The Faculty of Medicine (FoM) is launching an internal Canada Research Chairs (CRC) competition to fill vacant Tier 2 CRCs who will go forward to the national CRC competition in April 2014.  The application deadline for this FoM internal competition is December 16, 2013. Full competition details are available at www.med.ubc.ca/canada-research-chairs/.  If you have any questions, please contact Lina Jung at lina.jung@ubc.ca.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand – Young Investigator Award Deadline: December 16th, 2013 ALSF is committed to the next generation of pediatric cancer investigators! The Young Investigator Award provides start-up funds for new scientists at the end of their fellowship training or early in their research career. Developing an impactful line of research and a sustainable career in pediatric oncology research are key components of this grant program. The award is $100,000 over two years.  Please review the application guidelines.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand – Epidemiology Grants Deadline: December 16th, 2013; ALSF provides funding that will allow investigators to pursue novel and promising epidemiological approaches to understanding childhood cancers. New in 2014, we have expanded our eligible areas of investigation to include comparative effectiveness and outcomes research. Proposals for evaluating effectiveness of interventions related to prevention, detection and treatment of childhood cancer will be considered. Maximum $100,000 of direct costs will be awarded to applicants annually and a maximum of two years of funding may be requested. Please review the application guidelines.

January 2014

February 2014

February 3, 2014, Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC – Distinguished Academics Awards Nomination Deadline: February 3, 2014 The CUFA BC Distinguished Academics Awards are the brainchild of former CUFA BC President Ehor Boyanowsky (1994-95), who wanted to create a means to demonstrate to the public the importance of the research and scholarly activity carried out by public university professors. More information about the awards can be found at http://www.cufa.bc.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225&Itemid=32. The award nomination form can be found at http://www.cufa.bc.ca/award/DAA_Application_2014.pdf.

February 28, 2014  UBC Faculty of Medicine – The Margolese National Brain & Heart Disorders Prize Deadline: February 28th, 2014 The Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prizes establishes two prizes, one each for Brain Disorders and Heart Disorders. The Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of brain disorders. The Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of heart disorders. The Prizes are awarded with the expectation that the Prize recipients will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work. Additional information and the nomination form are available at http://med.ubc.ca/the-margolese-national-brain-heart-disorders-prizes/.


Careers

See: Department of Pediatrics Career Opportunities