BCCDC hosts public health rounds to encourage new ways of thinking, introduce new or updated ideas, generate discussion, and in some cases debate around important public health issues.
BCCDC Grand Rounds are a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada CME accredited activity and are broadcast online.
These rounds must have educational value for the target audience, as identified by the Grand Rounds committee. Volnteers and suggestions from the BCCDC community are welcome, but need to be confirmed by the committee before scheduling.
Types of presentations that are relevant to Grand Rounds and eligible for CME credits include the following:
The Grand Rounds committee welcomes joint presentations between BCCDC and external speakers, research and service collaborations, and team presentations. All presentations need to provide learning objectives and include 10-15 minutes for questions from the audience.
03/26/2024
Presenters: Damien Chen, Monitoring and Evaluation Lead, Decriminalization, BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and Meg Emslie, Director of Decriminalization team, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions.
03/12/2024
CRISM Evaluation of BC's Decriminalization Policy of Illicit DrugsPresenters: Dr. Farihah Ali, Scientific Lead and Node Manager; Dr. Sameer Imtiaz, Staff Scientist and Ms. Cayley Russell, Research Manager, Ontario Node of the Canadian Research Initiative on Substance Misuse within the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research.
03/05/2024
Potential zoonotic issues at a public display aquarium
Presenters: Dr. Martin Haulen, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre
The views of the presenters are not necessarily those of the BCCDC nor do they necessarily represent BCCDC policy. The official BCCDC policy on an issue can be found on the BCCDC website or by contacting
BCCDC (
admininfo@bccdc.ca).
Webcasting for Grand Rounds is generously supported by PHSA.