Resident Grand Rounds

Every resident in their first and second years of pediatric residency will be grouped together to prepare a presentation for departmental Grand Rounds. When preparing your presentation, consider how the presentation will change a General Pediatrician’s practice. Also consider what outcomes are you trying to achieve, and why this topic has you presenting it (more than someone reading around it, curating an experience).  

When considering a topic, check the Departmental Grand Rounds website to ensure that it has not been covered too recently.  The topic has to be approved by the Pediatric Grand Rounds Committee (send idea to fdpeds@ualberta.ca) . The previous academic years’ topics are listed on the calendar on the website. 

• • • Consider topics that answer questions and spark interest. This can include “hot topics” in pediatrics. 

    • After having your topic approved by the Pediatric Grand Rounds committee, residents are expected to choose a mentor to work with to develop the presentation 

    • The topic has to be researched well and literature should be cited.  Choosing a topic that can be gleaned from a review article is lower yield for this forum.

    • Key references should be summarized and not regurgitated, as this is not a systematic review.  

    • Talk to your mentors if you are feeling lost in the literature/overwhelmed. They can help provide more focused outcomes (see below) and tailor the presentation. 

    • If there is paucity of literature, this can be described in the presentation, though cite the relevant literature for pro/con discussion, and to allow the resident to draw their own conclusion

    • If you have an idea and aren't sure of whom you could ask to be your mentor, reach out to your program directors: we are happy to help connect you/brainstorm!

Presentation should last 45 minutes maximum, to allow time for questions

Aim for maximum 3-4 objectives that are outcomes based

• • • Outcomes should be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound)

    • Time bound objectives will always be there if you start your objectives/outcomes with “By the end of this session…”

Submit topic least two months in advance of the presentation to fdpeds@ualberta.ca

• • • This means you will have reviewed the topic with your mentors ahead of this time

    • The Pediatric Grand Rounds Committee provides feedback on the topic to help guide your presentation in the context of the overall Grand Rounds schedule

Target the presentation to the level of a general pediatrician 

• • • Know that you may have researchers, graduate students, and varied level learners so avoid use of acronyms without first introducing the concepts. 

Consider active learning techniques to keep the audience engaged. 

Visual aids should not be cluttered and should support, not replicate, what you are saying

Use your mouse as your pointer as this is visible with remote/virtual presentations

Be available for 15-20 minutes after the presentation to go over feedback from faculty evaluators 

• • • An EPA form should be completed for CBD trainees (Core #14a)

    • You can use this form as a guide in terms of what to think about as you prepare for your session

At present, as of Summer of 2022, the involvement of patient and family partners/co-presenters is on hold while the process/policy is under review at the Faculty level. This document will be updated as this develops however at present this is on hold. 

We ask the residents to also do this, but make sure this topic hasn’t been covered too recently (you can check this via Departmental Grand Rounds website). 

Help the residents develop outcomes based objectives, and help provide focus if too many objectives for the 45 minute presentation

• • • This needs to be done 2 months ahead of time but it’s okay if the objectives change as the talk is prepared.. It is an accredited group learning activity so objectives need to be compiled ahead of time to maintain certification.

    • These are ideally in a SMART format, and your role as mentor will be to help these not just be an agenda/outline of what you will cover, but what should participants achieve! 

Review the presentation with them ahead of the presentation date

• • • Consider the visual layout and flow of the presentation and provide feedback

Be present on the date of the presentation to help with questions should the residents seek a mentor’s perspective

• • • Allow the resident the space to answer the questions themselves and show all they know (and support higher level questions as needed and if they seek your opinion)

Aim for maximum 3-4 objectives that are outcomes based

• • • Outcomes should be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound)

    • Time bound objectives will always be there if you start your objectives/outcomes with “By the end of this session…”