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Event Calendars

Please see below for the list of upcoming conferences and events that might be of interest to you! If there is anything that you would like added, please reach out to Katie (naccak1@mcmaster.ca).

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Upcoming Events

SOGC Ontario CME 2024 Learn More

November 28, 2024 – November 30, 2024 – Toronto, Ontario

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) in association with the Ontario Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (OSOG) is proud to present the 2024 Ontario CME Program. Our program highlights the importance of ensuring the quality of learning opportunities by emphasizing continuous training, the cornerstone of our professional development and success.

Assisted Vaginal Birth MasterClass Learn More

December 1, 2024 – Toronto, Ontario

The SOGC (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada) is thrilled to introduce its AVB Master Class, aimed at enhancing patient care and outcomes among obstetric care providers involved in forceps and vacuum-assisted vaginal births. Please see details below, click the “Learn More” link for additional details and registration.

What: Assisted Vaginal Birth Masterclass
Where: The Hilton Toronto, ON
When: Sunday, December 1st, 2024
Who: This course is intended for Ob-Gyns, PGY4 and PGY5 OB residents or Rural Family Physicians only.

Enhanced Obstetrical Skills Learn More

December 2, 2024 – Toronto, Ontario

The new Enhanced Obstetrical Skills course promotes improved patient outcomes associated with standardized approaches to common obstetrical procedures. This one-day course combines hands-on sessions focused on obstetrical anal sphincter injuries (OASIS) and impacted fetal head with discussion workshops focused on obesity in pregnancy, placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders and caesarean section best practices. Please see details below, click the “Learn More” link for additional details and registration.

What: Enhanced Obstetrical Skills
Where: The Hilton Toronto, ON
When: Monday, December 2nd, 2024
Who: This course is designed and intended for Ob-Gyns, PGY4 and PGY5 OB residents or Family Physicians with ESS only.

53rd Annual Global Congress on MIGS Learn More

December 2, 2024 – December 6, 2024 – Hamilton, Ontario

Remember. Reflect. Resist: Campus events to mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Community members are invited to take part in a series of commemorative events in recognition of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Across Canada, Dec. 6 is observed as a day of mourning and remembrance of the victims of the 1989 Montreal massacre, when a gunman killed 14 female engineering students and staff at Polytechnique Montréal (formerly École Polytechnique).

It is also a day to commemorate the thousands of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls, as well as members of the McMaster community and those around the world who have been harmed by gender-based violence.

There are several opportunities at McMaster for faculty, staff and students to learn, engage and show solidarity.

2024-2025 MMRC Research Speaker Series

January 29, 2025 – Virtual (ZOOM) 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Please join us on the last Wednesday of each month from 1230-1330h EST via Zoom https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/92688226737 to watch midwifery and perinatal researchers present their research. Sessions are open to MMRC fellows, researchers, midwifery undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, community midwives, medical residents, and anyone interested in midwifery research.

Wed., Jan. 29, 2025
Midwife Mondays at the Non-Insured Walk-In Clinic: Demographics and Trajectories of Care for Medically Uninsured Pregnant People at a Toronto Clinic Over a 10-year period – Manavi Handa

2024-2025 MMRC Research Speaker Series

February 26, 2025 – Virtual (ZOOM) 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Please join us on the last Wednesday of each month from 1230-1330h EST via Zoom https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/92688226737 to watch midwifery and perinatal researchers present their research. Sessions are open to MMRC fellows, researchers, midwifery undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, community midwives, medical residents, and anyone interested in midwifery research.

Wed., Feb. 26, 2025
Parenting Behind Bars: Maternal-Child (Connection and) Separation in BC’s Correctional Facilities Designated for Women – Allison Campbell

2024-2025 MMRC Research Speaker Series

March 26, 2025 – Virtual (ZOOM) 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Please join us on the last Wednesday of each month from 1230-1330h EST via Zoom https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/92688226737 to watch midwifery and perinatal researchers present their research. Sessions are open to MMRC fellows, researchers, midwifery undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, community midwives, medical residents, and anyone interested in midwifery research.

Wed., Mar. 26, 2025
Perinatal Mental Health Needs Assessment: A partnership between the Eastern York Region and North Durham Ontario Health Team, Oak Valley Health and the MMRC – Abigail Corbin

2024-2025 MMRC Research Speaker Series

April 30, 2025 – Virtual (ZOOM) 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Please join us on the last Wednesday of each month from 1230-1330h EST via Zoom https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/92688226737 to watch midwifery and perinatal researchers present their research. Sessions are open to MMRC fellows, researchers, midwifery undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, community midwives, medical residents, and anyone interested in midwifery research.

Wed., Apr. 30, 2025
Investigating Routine Oxytocin Prophylaxis for Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage Following Physiologic Labour and Birth – Vanessa Hébert

2024-2025 MMRC Research Speaker Series

June 25, 2025 – Virtual (ZOOM) 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Please join us on the last Wednesday of each month from 1230-1330h EST via Zoom https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/92688226737 to watch midwifery and perinatal researchers present their research. Sessions are open to MMRC fellows, researchers, midwifery undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, community midwives, medical residents, and anyone interested in midwifery research.

Wed., Jun. 25, 2025
Examining Evacuation for Birth Policy in Ontario, Canada, and the Influence of Health Systems’ Cultures on the Provision of Perinatal Care for First Nations Peoples Relocated Outside Their Community for Birth – Erika Campbell