Academic Half Days

2021-2022 AHD Schedule
*NEW SCHEDULE POSTED*

All Academic Half Days will be held VIRTUALLY - unless otherwise stated

JULY 2021


Wednesday,
July 28, 2021

Ultrasound Course (CRUS 2021)
Day 1

                                       Canadian Resuscitative Ultrasound Course 

(CRUS 2020)
Registratration here.


Thursday,
July 29, 2021

Utrasound Course (CRUS 2021)
Day 2

  
AUGUST 2021

July 26, 2021
PGY4 Group
9:00 - 12:00 

August 5, 2021
PGY5 Group
1:00 - 4:00

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAYS

TOPIC:
Longitudinal Clinic: Introductions

 

Presented by:

Noureen Huda, General Internal Medicine Program Director
SEPTEMBER 2021

Tuesday,
September 21, 2021

4:00 - 5:00 PM

 

QI Curriculum
Module 1 (Introduction)

 

PGY5 Residents only


Friday,
September 24, 2021

1:30 - 3:30 PM

 ACADEMIC HALF DAY

 

PGY4 & 5 Residents

Scholarly Time
OCTOBER 2021

Tuesday,
October 12, 2021

(afternoon)

  

QI Curriculum
Module 2 (Problem Definition)

 

PGY5 Residents only


October 14-16, 2021
  

AUDITORIUM C: 3rd floor UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (booked Oct 15 1-4:30pm)

 

 

Canadian Society of Internal Medicine (CSIM) Annual Meeting 

 

 

PGY4 & 5 Residents


Friday,
October 22, 2021
  
1:30 - 4:30 PM
 


ACADEMIC HALF DAY

Research Project Orientation and Review with Dr. Mrkobrada

 

  

PGY4 & 5 Residents

Individual Zoom sessions with Dr. Mrkobrada

 
NOVEMBER 2021


Tuesday,
November 2, 2021

(afternoon)

 

QI Curriculum
Module 3 (RCA1)

 

PGY5 Residents only


Friday,
November 19, 2021

1:30 - 3:30 PM


ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
Management and monitoring of post-operative pituitary fluid and sodium disturbances

Pheochromocytoma: pre-op preparation and post-op monitoring

 

 

Presented by:

Dr. Tayyab Khan
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism


Friday,
November 26, 2021

1:30 - 3:30 PM

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

 

 

PGY4 & 5 Residents

Scholarly Time
DECEMBER 2021


Tuesday,
December 7, 2021

(afternoon)

 

QI Curriculum
Module 4 (RCA2)

 

PGY5 Residents only


Friday,
December 10, 2021

2:00 - 4:00 PM

(IN PERSON)
RM E6-007 ETOWER
VICTORIA HOSPITAL

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
Obstetric Medicine (Part 1)

 

Presented by:

Dr. Dongmei Sun
Division of General Internal Medicine


Friday,
December 17, 2021

1:30 - 3:30 PM

 

 

CANCELLED 
HAPPY HOLIDAYS

 

 

 

 
JANUARY 2022


Tuesday, 
January 4, 2022

3:00 -5:00 PM

 

QI Curriculum
Interim Update

 

PGY5 Residents Only


Friday, 
January 14, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM

 

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

CANCELLED


Tuesday, 
January 25, 2022

(afternoon)

 

QI Curriculum
Module 5 (Solutions)

 

PGY5 Residents Only


Friday, 
January 28, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM
VIRTUAL SESSION


ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
Wellness and wellbeing 


 

 

Presented by:

Dr. Andrew Appleton
Division of General Internal Medicine

 
FEBRUARY 2022


Friday, 
February 18, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM

 

 

 

GIM Mock Exam

 

 

PGY5 Residents


Friday, 
February 25, 2022

2:00 - 4:00 PM 
VIRTUAL SESSION

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
Obstetric Medicine (Part 2)

 

Presented by:

Dr. Dongmei Sun
Division of General Internal Medicine
MARCH 2022


Tuesday, 
March 1, 2022

(afternoon)

 

   

QI Curriculum
Module 6 (Improvement Science)

 

 

PGY5 Residents Only

 

Friday, 
March 25, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
OUD, MMT, Opioid replacement strategies and readiness tools

 

 

Presented by:

Dr. Emily Jones
Division of General Internal Medicine


 


Tuesday, 
March 29, 2022

(afternoon)

 

QI Curriculum
Module 7 (Measurement)

 

 

PGY5 Residents Only
APRIL 2022


Friday,
April 1, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM

 

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
Cases on MINS: Urgent, elective, practice variations 

 

Presented by:

Dr. Marko Mrkobrada
Division of General Internal Medicine

 

Friday, 
April 22, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM

IN-PERSON
VH Rm E6-116

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
Diagnostic Testing Pulmonary Function Test reading and feedback

 

 

Presented by:

Dr. Michael Mitchell
Division of Respirology


Tuesday, 
April 26, 2022

(afternoon)

 QI Curriculum
Module 8 (Sustainability)

 

PGY5 Residents Only

 

Friday, 
April 29, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
Exercise Stress Tests and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

 

 

Presented by:

Dr. Ashlay Huitema
Co-Program Director of the Adult Cardiology Training Program at Western
MAY 2022

 

Tuesday,
May 3, 2022

1:00 - 4:00 PM

 

QI Curriculum 
Capstone Presentations 

 

PGY5 Residents Only

 

Thursday
May 5, 2022

12:00-1:30 PM

IN-PERSON AT UH Rm B9-118

 

General Internal Medicine
Resident Research Day

at University Hospital

 

 

All GIM Residents
& GIM Faculty members

 

Friday,
May 20, 2022


1:30 - 3:30 PM

 

 

Dept of Medicine Research Day

(No GIM Academic Half Day today)

 

 

 

Friday,
May 27, 2022

1:30-4:00 PM

IN-PERSON
UH RM B3-242 AUD C 

 

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
Learner Feedback and Coaching

 

 

 

Presented by:

Dr. Mark Goldszmidt
Division of General Internal Medicine
JUNE 2022

 

Friday,
June 10, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM 

IN-PERSON UH Rm B9-118

 

  

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
GIM and POCUS Billing Practices

 

 

Presented by:

Dr. Jeff Yu
Division of General Internal Medicine

 

Friday,
June 17, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM 

IN-PERSON
VH Rm E4-013

  

 

ACADEMIC HALF DAY

TOPIC:
CKD: Outpatient management, monitoring, caring for patients with limited access to a multidisciplinary CKD setting

 

Presented by:

Dr. Blair Wyllie
Division of General Internal Medicine

 

 

Friday,
June 24, 2022

1:30 - 3:30 PM 
Stratford, ON

 

 

Transition to Practice Retreat
in Stratford, ON

  

Presented by:

Dr. Michael Peirce
& the Huron Perth Internal Medicine Associates