Jewish General Hospital
Department of Medicine
Monday Medical Grand Rounds
*** Noon to 1 p.m. ***
Join the virtual Medical Grand Rounds on Microsoft Teams.
Hybrid Medical Grand Rounds are additionally in person at the Block amphitheatre, room B-106
The Medical Grand Rounds are an accredited group learning activity as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Some Rounds were video recorded.
Medical Grand Rounds 2025-2026
October 13
No rounds - Thanksgiving
October 6
The Potential Role of Technology in the Provision of Health Care to Older Patients
Leocadio Rodriguez Manas, MD
Head of the Geriatrics Service of the Getafe University Hospital (Madrid, Spain)
Past Scientific Director of the Spanish Center for Biomedical Research on
Frailty & Healthy Aging (CIBERFES)
(Ministry of Science & Innovation & Ministry of Health)
Educational Objectives:
- To review the existing challenges for the provision of care to older people
- To review how different options offered by the existing technology can cope with those changes, with pros, cons and possible solutions
- How our platform (FRAILSTOP) meets those requirements and has proved to be effective in managing older people who are frail/prefrail
September 29
Treating Tobacco Dependence from Guidelines to Practice
Sean Gilman, MD, FRCPC
Division of pulmonary medicine
Verdun Hospital / McGill University Health Center
Director, MUHC tobacco treatment program
Educational Objectives:
- Understand current clinical guidelines for tobacco dependence treatment, including vaping cessation
- Evaluate treatment options in complex cases
- Navigate Quebec-specific prescribing constraints and access issues
September 22
Rosh Hashana - No Rounds
September 15
Real Talk in Medical Education: Introducing a New McGill DOM Grand Rounds Series for Clinician-Teachers
Michelle Elizov, MD, FRCPC, MHPE
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, JGH/CIUSSS Centre Ouest
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Annabel Chen-Tournoux, MD
Associate Chair - Education, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Max Frija-Gruman, MD
PGY-3, Internal Medicine
Gowtham Thangathurai, MD
PGY-2, Internal Medicine
Educational Objectives:
- Describe the purpose of the “Real Talk in Med Ed” series
- Summarize key aspects of teaching and learning experiences in the clinical setting
- Describe role modeling and its uses in clinical teaching
September 8
No Rounds
September 1
Labor Day - No Rounds