University of Toronto Neurology Grand Rounds

May 27, 2022

The Rise of the Neurohospitalist Movement and the Future of Inpatient Neurology
Dr. Andy Josephson (UCSF, Weill Institute for Neurosciences)

May 13, 2022

TBD - Details to follow!

Apr 22, 2022

The Alzheimer’s drug development pipeline:  what’s coming for the treatment of Alzheimer patients?
Dr. Jeff Cummings (Las Vegas, NV, Cleveland Clinic)

February 25, 2022

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Emerging concepts and clinical phenotypes
Dr. Marieke Wermer (LUMC, Netherlands)

January 28, 2022

Virtual Behavioural Medicine Program (VBM): A Game Changer in Care for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia
Dr. Morris Freedman, (Baycrest Centre, University of Toronto) 

November 26, 2021 (Joint University of Toronto Neurology Grand Rounds & National Grand Rounds)

Pediatric to Adult Transition Care in Neurology Transition Symposium II
Transition Care from Pediatric to Adult Neurology, University of Toronto 
Joint initiative between the Division of Adult Neurology, Dept. of Medicine and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Toronto

Left to Their Own Devices: Building the First Canadian Pediatric Neuromodulation Clinic and a New Model of Care of Transition
Dr. Cristina Go, Dr. Carolina Gorodetsky (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Alfonso Fasano (University Health Network)

The Challenges of Transitioning Care of Patients with Mitochondrial Disease
Dr. Ingrid Tein (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Graeme Nimmo (University Health Network)


Transitioning care: What can we learn from patient’s experience?
Ms. Melanie Marshall

Trainees’ Perspectives on Transition of Care

Dr. Katherine Sawicka, Dr. Lindsey Logan and Dr. Kathryn Yang  (U of T Adult and Pediatric Neurology Residents)

SMA Therapy: Effect of Cost of Therapy on Transition of Care
Dr. Hernan Gonorazky (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Aaron Izenberg (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)


Insights from Transition in Other Fields: Transitioning Kidney Transplant Care from Pediatrics to Adults
Dr. Mina Matsuda-Abedini (The Hospital for Sick Children)

Lessons I’ve learned from treating adolescents & young adults with headache
Dr. Hope O’Brien (
Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine)

October 22, 2021

Functional Neurological Disorders - "If I only had a brain" 
Dr. Jon Stone (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh)

September 24, 2021

Precision medicine in glioma: rethinking brain tumors in the colecular era
Dr. Mary Jane Lim-Fat (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)

May 28, 2021

The History, and Mystery, of Higher Cortical Visual Disorders
Dr. Sashank Prasad (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts)

April 23, 2021

Neuro-epidemiology in action: Findings that are changing clinical practice for people with epilepsy
Dr. Nathalie Jette (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA)

February 26, 2021

Pediatric to Adult Transition Care in Neurology Mini-Symposium
Transition Care from Pediatric to Adult Neurology, University of Toronto 
Joint initiative between the Division of Adult Neurology, Dept. of Medicine and Division of Pediatric Neurology, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Toronto
Dr. David Tang-Wai and Dr. Steven Miller (Division Directors Adult & Pediatric Neurology)

Transition Care for Neuroinflammatory Conditions 
Dr. Ann Yeh (The Hospital for Sick Children), Dr. Jiwon Oh (Unity Health Toronto, University of Toronto), Jennifer Boyd, Clinical Nurse Specialist (The Hospital for Sick Children)

Transitioning successful models of pediatric complex care
Dr. Eyal Cohen (The Hospital for Sick Children)

Pediatric Transition Preparation in Neuromuscular Disease
Dr. Laura McAdam (Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital)

Accessibility Patient Care Advocate
Ms. Maayan Ziv, Patient Advocate, CEO ACCESSNOW.CA

Transition Care for Neurovascular Disease
Dr. Elizabeth Pulcine (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Cheryl Jaigobin (University Health Network, University of Toronto)

Transition Care in Epilepsy
Dr. Elizabeth Donner (The Hospital for Sick Children) and Dr. Danielle Andrade (University Health Network, University of Toronto)

Transition program in Epilepsy at Necker Hospital: The 2 faces of the medal
Dr. Rima Nabbout (Paris Descartes University, Paris, France)

December 2020 & January 2021 - No Rounds

November 27, 2020

Issues in Women’s Neurology and Women's Neurology at the University of Toronto
Mary A. O’Neal, MD (Boston, Massachusetts, Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Esther Bui MD, FRCPC and Aleksandra Pikula BSc. (Hon), MD, Dipl. ABPN (USA) (University Health Network, University of Toronto)

October 23, 2020

Rapidly progressive dementia: causes and diagnostic approach
Gabor Kovacs MD, PhD, FRCPC (University Health Network, University of Toronto)

September 25, 2020

The new virtual reality: Neurologic care during COVID and beyond
Charles Kassardjian MD MSc FRCPC (Unity Health Toronto: St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto)
Houman Khosravani BSc(Hon), MSc, MD, PhD, FRCPC (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)
Sara Mitchell  MD, FRCPC, MPH (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)
May 22, 2020: No rounds 

April 24, 2020

Special COVID-19 Grand Rounds
1. Preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a tertiary referral hospital in Barcelona, Spain - Susana Otero-Romero, MD (Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona)
2. Protected Code Stroke - Houman Khosravani, BSc(Hon), MSc, MD, PhD, FRCPC (SHSC, UofT)
3. COVID-19 and Multiple Sclerosis - Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD, FEAN, FAAN (UHT: SMH, UofT)
4. COVID-19 and Movement Disorders - Sohaila Alshimemeri, Movement Disorders Fellow (UHN: TWH)
5. COVID-19 and Neuromuscular Disorders - Hans Katzberg, MD, MSc, FRCPC (UHN: TGH)
6. COVID-19 and Epilepsy - Danielle Andrade, MD, MSc, FRCPC (UHN: TWH)
7. COVID-19 and Role of Neuroimaging - Patrick Nicholson, Senior Fellow, Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology (UHN: TWH)
8. COVID-19 and Neurocritical care – Jeff Singh, MD, FRCPC (UHN: TWH)
 

February 28, 2020

Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders: State of the Art and Where We Are Headed
Renato Munhoz, MD (University Health Network, University of Toronto)
Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD (University Health Network, University of Toronto)

November 22, 2019

Cognitive Impairment and Lewy Bodies
Richard Camicioli, MD, FRCPC (Alberta Canada, University of Alberta)

October 25, 2019

Predicting Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion
Dariush Dowlatshahi, MD PhD FRCPC (Ottawa Canada, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)

September 27, 2019

Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI)
Rick Swartz, MD. PhD, RCPSC (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)

May 24, 2019

Blood-brain barrier opening using MR-guided focused ultrasound in neurological diseases
Agessandro Abrahao MD, M.Sc., CSCN Diplomate (EMG) (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto)

February 22, 2019

Revisiting Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases for the Era of Precision Medicine
Alberto J. Espay, MD, MSc (Cincinnati, OH, USA, University of Cincinnati)

November 23, 2018

The imaging based quest to optimize patient selection for new treatments by conquering ischemic stroke and TIAs severe heterogeneity
Andrew Demchuk, MD, FRCPC (Alberta Canada, Alberta Health Services)

September 28, 2018

  1. The utility of ambulatory EEG in acute stroke assessment-a proof of concept studyMeah Gao, PGY 5, Adult Neurology, University of Toronto
  2. A novel tool for the evaluation of neurological exam skills among neurology residents - Russell Rasquinha, Adult Neurology, University of Toronto
  3. NIRVE update. From Russia with Love - Priti Gros, PGY3, Adult Neurology, University of Toronto

May 25, 2018

    The CCNA (Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging): what it is, why we need it, and what it can do for you
    Howard Chertkow, MD, FRCPC (Montreal, Canada, McGill)

    February 23, 2018

      Managing Third, Fourth, and Sixth Nerve Palsies
      Jonathan Trobe, MD (Ann Arbor, MI, Michigan Medicine) 

      October 27, 2017

        CGRP: A new migraine target, a new era in migraine therapy
        David Dodick MD, FAHS, FRCPC, FACP  (Phoenix, AZ, Mayo Clinic)


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