MINUTES - Canadian Paediatric Society

Canadian Paediatric Society
Resident Section Business Meeting
25 June 2009, 7 a.m.
Westin Hotel, Ottawa
MINUTES
Present:
Officers:
Resident Program
Representatives:
Resident liaisons:
CPS Executive
Director:
Absent:
President: Ereny Bassilious
Vice President: Sarah Waterston
Past President: Dave Goldfarb
Marie-Eve Binet (Laval)
Emma Burns (Dalhousie)
Kathleen Nolan (Dalhousie)
Jennifer D’Mello (Manitoba)
Kirsten Ebbert (BC)
Kelley Zwicker (BC)
Assia Hassaine (Montreal)
Lianne Kopel (McGill)
Dina Kulik (Toronto)
Jennifer Landero (Calgary)
Kirk Leifso (Ottawa)
Shalea Piteau (Queen’s)
Jodie Ouahed (McMaster)
Kristy Parker (McMaster)
Jill Starkes (NOSM)
Kim Tran (Western)
Melissa Langevin (MUN)
Gillian Morantz (International Child Health)
Naveen Poonai (Sports Medicine)
M. A. Davis
Sherbrooke, University of Alberta, Saskatchewan
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Action 1. Approval of the Agenda, Approval of the Minutes
The agenda was approved with no additions. The minutes of the Resident
Section Meeting June 25, 2008 were approved, with the addition that the
representative from Toronto was absent.
2. Review Responsibilities of Resident Representatives and Liaisons
Document outlining role of Resident Representatives was distributed and
discussed. Document will be redistributed to current representatives and to be
used for recruiting successors.
Unanimous to have length of term flexible, one or two representatives.
Advantages and disadvantages of 1 to 2 year term and of 1 or 2 program
representatives discussed. Only one travel stipend and conference registration
available per program per year. Selection of incoming representatives to be as
democratic as possible, completed by September 1 st .
Communication
Resident Section will use personal emails to communicate. Will trial EForum
in the fall when available, primarily for group discussions.
Teleconference – plan to have one teleconference per year in order to discuss
ongoing projects. UBC rep brought up issue of time differences between – will
try to accommodate. Aim for early fall.
Residents Corner Newsletter
Representatives to update program reports 2 times per year, and solicit articles
and submissions for revamped newsletter.
Decision to have Newsletter Subcommittee: Dina K, Jodi O, ShaleeResident
Newsletter – plan to revamp, open to new ideas, similar to AAP. Idea of having
a committee to be responsible for newsletter/editing– Dina (U of T), Jodi (Mac),
Shalea (Queen’s).
Deadlines for submissions: Nov 23 rd and March 22 nd
Promote Grants and Opportunities
Representatives to promote many opportunities for residents through CPS.
3. Section membership and finances
CPS Resident Section and CPS Board Members will advocate to residency
programs to pay for resident memberships (inconsistent across country).
Resident representatives to present to resident group by August 31 st and to
medical students by October 31 st .
Goal to increase Resident Section membership and involvement over next year.
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4. Executive Director Discussion
Marie Adele Davis, Executive Director CPS, attended meeting.
Discussed potential advocacy activities for Resident Section:
• Nov 20 th , 2009: 20 th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of
Child
• Injury prevention, national injury prevention strategy
• Early years: December issue of Paediatrics and Child Health will be on
topic, could link well with literacy/read speak sing
• Poverty – CPS poverty statement in fall
• HAL- Claire leblanc looked at hospital menus – should wait to see
outcome of that research or February Olympics
CPS Board Members at each centre should be aware and involved in our
projects.
Marie encouraged residents to promote and apply for advocacy grants and also
in French
Marie also expressed that she is happy to visit different centres to present to
residents re advocacy
Marie explained CPS board and learning advantages of being on the board.
5. Resident Executive Report – 2008/2009
Fellowship synchronization discussed. Document available on CPS Resident
Section website. Goal is now for common date, although rolling match will
most likely not proceed.
Clinical Case for residents planned for 2010 conference.
Residents Corner, newsletter, revamped.
Vice President of Resident Section now voting member CPS Board.
6. Projects for 2009/2010
National Resident Advocacy Day
Initial national resident activities decided to be:
• November 20: 20 th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child
Residents to investigate Tshirt campaign, with Tshirt for each resident
Consider selling Tshirts to staff
Consider activities: launch with media, poster/tshirt designing with patients
• Injury Prevention
Residents to investigate if there is an existing national injury prevention
day, and if so coordinate.
To organize a day where residents across country will wear bicycle helmets
throughout day to promote injury prevention.
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7. Conference Vancouver 2010:
Potential speakers for Resident Advocacy Dinner/ Resident Sponsored
Concurrent Session discussed:
Greg Kielberger; Dr. Pascal (government report for early childhood education);
Ken Dryden;
Clyde Hurstman; Nicholas Steinmetz (Montreal); Marla Shapiro (CTV
correspondent); Kent Saylor(Mohawk Paediatrician, Aboriginal Child health
curriculum)
8. Elections
Elections for Vice President deferred, with plan to have electronic
nominations, submissions and voting over the next 3 weeks.
International Child Health Liaisons position. Three candidates: Julie
Johnstone, Terry Varshney, Melissa Langevine. Terry elected.
Nominations and selections of other resident liaisons to opened up across
country over next 3 weeks.
9. Meeting Adjourned 9h10
2010 CPS Annual Conference: June 22-26, 2010, Vancouver, BC.
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