JEWISH GENERAL HOSPITAL
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
MONDAY MEDICAL GRAND ROUNDS
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Join the virtual Medical Grand Rounds on 
Microsoft Teams meeting.
Or call in (audio only) NEW: +1 438-799-0762, 502095193# Canada, Montreal, Phone Conference ID: 502 095 193#
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 2023-2024
November 27
Hybrid Medical Grand Rounds
Contemporary (and Controversial?) Management of Pulmonary Embolism
Jed Lipes, MD, FRCPC
Medical director, Jewish General Hospital ECMO program
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Jewish General Hospital
Division of Internal Medicine, Jewish General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Ali O. Abualsaud, MD, FRCPC
Interventional cardiology and adult congenital heart disease
Director, Pulmonary Vascular Interventions, Jewish General Hospital
Division of Cardiology, Jewish General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Learning objectives:
- Discuss how to classify and assess risk in acute PE
- Discuss the medical therapy and ICU management of high-risk PE
- Understand the role of novel catheter-based reperfusion therapy in PE
Contact: Jed Lipes, MD, Intensive Care Unit, 514-340-8222 ext. 27500
November 20
Virtual Schwartz Rounds : Zoom link to join the conference
Triaging Chaos in the ER: Cultivating Compassion Under Pressure
Patricia Dobkin, PhD, OPQ
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University
Faculty member, McGill Programs in Whole Person Care
Psychologist, Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher
Mark Smilovitch, MD, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University
Cardiology Division, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre
Faculty member, McGill Programs in Whole Person Care
Educational Objectives:
- Provide a sense of community
- Give voice to health care professionals
- Normalize compassion for oneself and others
Panelists:
Shannon Fraser, MD - General Surgeon (in charge of flow issues) (in case of emergency: Maral Koolian, MD)
Maya Vardy, RN who has also been a unit agent in the ER and can bring both perspectives
Mark Buch, MD
Contact: Natalie Dayan, MD, MSc FRCPC, Associate Professor of Medicine & Associate Chair of Wellness, Dept of Medicine, McGill University – Tel. 514-934-1934 ext 76125
November 13
Virtual Medical Grand Rounds
Shifting Paradigms in the Flow Cytometric Identification of T-cell Malignancies
Pedro Horna, MD
Hematopathologist
Associate Professor
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Educational Objectives:
1. Describe contemporary and emerging strategies for the accurate identification of T-cell neoplasm by flow cytometry.
2. Recognize the high prevalence and immunophenotypic characteristics of T-cell clones of uncertain significance.
Contact: Hans Knecht, MD, Chief, Division of Hematology, Tel 514-340-8222 ext. 28799
November 6
Hybrid Medical Grand Rounds
Quality & Risk Management Program
Disclosure of User/Patient Safety Incidents
Demitra Agiomavritis, Lawyer (LL.B.), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal (CCOMTL)
Kevin Hayes, Clinical Ethicist, CCOMTL
Melody Lee, RN, MScA, Senior Advisor in Risk Management, CCOMTL
Suzanne Levitz, MD, Associate Director of Professional Services, CCOMTL
Educational Objectives:
- To understand the legal and ethical obligations concerning disclosure of incidents and accidents in healthcare.
- To increase awareness of the CCOMTL policy and procedure on disclosure.
- To understand the disclosure process using clinical examples of when disclosure is necessary.
Contact: Maude Beaupré, Associate Director of Quality, Transformation, Evaluation, Value, Clinical & Organizational Ethics and Virtual Care – 514-340-8222 ext 27895
October 30
Hybrid Medical Grand Rounds
Tropical and International Dermatology: Insights for Internists
Rachel Bierbrier BHSc, MD, MSc, DTMH
Educational Objectives:
- Identify cutaneous manifestations of selected infectious/tropical diseases
- Generate differential diagnoses for selected cutaneous clinical presentations
- Appropriately diagnose selected dermatoses in skin of colour
Contact Person: Robin Billick, MD, Chief, Division of Dermatology, Tel. 514-340-8272
October 23
Hybrid Medical Grand Rounds
Nutrition for Frailty Prevention: Bridging the Distance Between Science and your Dinner Plate
Marian T. Hannan, DSc, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Senior Scientist, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston MA
Educational Objectives:
- To describe the importance of dietary patterns in older adults
- To identify the key dietary patterns that may inform frailty prevention
- To effectively use information from current studies in strategies to inform research and clinical communications with older adults in the community
Contact Person: Ruby Friedman, MD, Interim Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Tel. 514-340-7501
October 16
Hybrid Medical Grand Rounds
A COPD Update: Beyond Puffers and Cigarettes
Mathew Cherian, MD
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Jewish General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Educational Objectives:
- Discuss literature surrounding emerging treatable traits in COPD, namely chronic hypercarbic respiratory failure and frailty.
- Discuss new literature regarding the pathogenesis of COPD and emerging avenues for possible intervention.
Contact Person: Jason Agulnik, MD, Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Tel. 514-340-8205
October 9
No Rounds – Thanksgiving Day
October 2
Hybrid Medical Grand Rounds
Ninth Annual JGH Department of Medicine Clinical Research Symposium
Simple Question, Complex Answer. Determining the Duration of Contagiousness of Individuals with COVID-19.
Yves Longtin, MD
Chair, Infection Prevention & Control Unit,
Division of Infectious Diseases, Jewish General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Educational Objectives:
- Review current knowledge regarding duration of infectivity of individuals with COVID-19
- Identify current knowledge gaps that influences current recommendations
Contact Person: Vicky Tagalakis, MD, FRCPC MSc, Physician-in-Chief, Jewish General Hospital
Associate Chair, Department of Medicine, McGill University. Tel: 514-340-7538
September 25
No Rounds – Yom Kippur
September 18
Virtual Care - Challenging our Traditional Values in the Provision of Value Based Care
I. Lawrence Rudski MD FRCPC FACC FASE
Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Director, Division of Cardiology
Director, Azrieli Heart Centre
Medical Director, Virtual Care, Jewish General Hospital
II. Erin Cook, MSN
Director of Quality, Transformation, Evaluation, Value, Clinical & Organizational Ethics, and Virtual Care
Educational Objectives:
- Define virtual care and its components
- Review the evidence for Hospital at Home as a care paradigm in the literature and within our CIUSSS
- Discuss challenges, controversies and opportunities around providing care outside of the traditional hospital setting
- Provide future directions for VC as a vehicle to improve patient centered and value based care
Contact Person: Lawrence Rudski MD FRCPC FACC FASE, Professor of Medicine, McGill University, Director, Division of Cardiology - Tel. 514-340-8222 ext. 22992
September 11
SPECIAL EVENT FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS & PHYSICIANS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Residents’ Welcome Reception
Carrefour Lea Polansky, Pavilion K
Contact Person: Vicky Tagalakis, MD FRCPC MSc, Physician-in-Chief, Jewish General Hospital
Associate Chair, Department of Medicine, McGill University. Tel: 514-340-7538
September 4
No Rounds – Labor Day