Building Bridges: Advancing Collaborative Pediatric Palliative Care
2025-10-22 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
This pediatric palliative care symposium is for health care professionals interested in increasing their knowledge and skill in working with children with serious illness and their families.
The goal is to share research and clinical experiences that broaden the perspectives and collaborative efforts to enhance the care delivery in hospital, home and hospice.
Pediatric-focused clinician’s and adult palliative care clinicians most welcome

The 5th Annual Canadian Children, Youth and Communities (CCYC) In | Equity Conference
2025-10-29 08:00 - 2025-10-30 17:00 (America/Toronto)
This conference reaches a national, interdisciplinary audience and is a collaborative space where ideas are put into practice. Together, you’ll explore how sustainable solutions and community partnerships can improve child and youth health equity.

Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century
2025-10-29 08:00 - 2025-10-31 17:00 (America/Toronto)
The 10th International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine & SickKids Cardiac Precision Medicine Conference is making its debut in North America! This year’s theme, “Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century,” delves into cardiovascular genomics and precision medicine in the era of ‘Omics’, AI and digital medicine. Join us as we bring together international experts and innovators to explore transformative research and collaborative opportunities that can shape the future of cardiovascular medicine.
This event will feature the 4th William Harvey Oration delivered by Dr. Sharlene Day and the Dr. Michael Braudo Lectureship delivered by Dr. Ma’n H. Zawati.

Easing Pain, Advancing Care: A New Pathway for Children with Severe Neurological Impairments
2025-10-29 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Edmonton)
This webinar will provide an overview of the multi-phased project, from clinical trial to implementation. It will highlight the clinical complexity of assessing pain and irritability; the project’s relevance and impact for clinicians, children with health complexity, and their families; as well as key lessons for patient-oriented research and implementation science.

Taking multiple medications? 5 questions to ask
2025-10-29 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton)
In recognition of Canadian Patient Safety Week 2025 (October 27-31), join Dr. Emily McDonald — a physician specializing in patient safety and Director of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network — for a live, interactive webinar.
Learn essential questions to ask to ensure all your medications are still necessary and helping you.

YPAHD Day + National Conference
2025-10-30 08:00 - 2025-11-01 17:00 (America/Toronto)

Ehlers-Danlos Society ECHO Summit: Mental Health
2025-11-01 08:00 - 18:00 (America/Edmonton)
The Ehlers-Danlos Society is delighted to welcome you to register for the EDS ECHO Summit: Mental Health, a virtual event held on November 1, 2025. This event is suitable for community members, their friends, families, and caregivers, as well as healthcare professionals.
This event will feature presentations, case studies, and panel discussions around the latest management and care strategies, featuring presentations on the following topics:

The Mind/Body Connection
Coping with a Diagnosis
Intersectionality
Neurodivergence
Practical Management Strategies

Canadian Caregiving Summit 2025
2025-11-03 08:00 - 2025-11-04 17:00 (America/New_York)
A brighter future of care is possible. Following the release of A National Caregiving Strategy for Canada, the Canadian Caregiving Summit, hosted by the Azrieli Foundation’s Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence, will mobilize caregivers, care providers, systems leaders, policy makers and researchers across the aging, disability and healthcare communities to work together to make caregiving a national priority.

Canadian Collaborative Conference on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
2025-11-04 13:00 - 2025-11-06 17:00 (America/Toronto)
This will include presentations and panel discussions focused on current scientific findings, the opportunities to strengthen research design, and the need to create more inclusive and accessible research spaces.

The McMaster Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Summit 2025
2025-11-07 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
By attending this activity, participants will be able to:

Compare the clinical and laboratory features of Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) and Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (WAIHA).
Evaluate current and emerging therapeutic strategies for ITP in the context of shared immune mechanisms with WAIHA.
Interpret patient experiences to inform a more empathetic and holistic approach to managing autoimmune cytopenias.
Discuss the role of antibody, complement, and cellular immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of ITP and WAIHA.

2025 Canadian Fragile X Conference
2025-11-07 08:00 - 2025-11-08 17:00 (America/Toronto)
November 7–8, 2025 | Toronto, Ontario Canada’s first national Fragile X conference

TSF's Toronto Patient Day for Rare Neuroinflammatory Disorders
2025-11-08 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
TSF is inviting patients and caregivers impacted by rare neuroinflammatory disorders from all over Canada to join us!

ISCT North America Regional Virtual Town Hall
2025-11-10 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto)
Join ISCT on November 10 for an engaging Town Hall discussion on the real-world implementation of gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD). The session will be led by Dr. Hemalatha Rangarajan, leader of the gene therapy program for non-malignant disorders, who has also launched multiple clinical trials in transplant for SCD at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH).

2025 IMPaCT Summit
2025-11-18 08:00 - 2025-11-19 17:00 (America/New_York)

IP Strategies for Repurposing
2025-11-21 06:00 - 07:30 (America/Edmonton)
Discover the value of having an intellectual property (IP) strategy in your repurposing project and how to use this to drive succes.

Bridging Gaps: A Patient-Oriented Neuroscience Research Symposium
2025-11-22 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto)
Bringing together neuroscience researchers, patients, advocates and caregivers to highlight brain health research in an accessible format.

CORD: Rare Disease Conference Fall 2025
2025-11-25 08:00 - 2025-11-26 17:00 (America/Toronto)

Hope on the Horizon: Trials, Treatments and Therapies for DMD, DM1 & MG
2025-11-26 18:00 - 2025-11-28 19:00 (America/Toronto)
Muscular Dystrophy Canada in partnership with the Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada (NMD4C)’s Clinical Trial Network is excited to host three Hope on the Horizon events!
These webinars are geared towards family members and people living with NMDs.
Join us from November 26th – 29th to learn more about the treatment and clinical trial landscape for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 and Myasthenia Gravis from key experts in the field!

Can-Child Webinar: F-words Foundations Workshop
2025-12-04 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Toronto)
Interactive 3-hour F-words Foundations Workshop to explore how to bring the F-words for Child Development—Functioning, Family, Fitness, Fun, Friends, and Future—into everyday practice and life!

CARELeuko Symposium 2025
2025-12-05 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
The Canadian Association for Research Excellence in Leukodystrophy (CARELeuko) is excited to welcome you to the 2025 CARELeuko Symposium: Uniting Canada’s Leukodystrophy Community to Drive Collaboration and Accelerate Research and Care!
The 2025 CARELeuko Symposium is taking place on Friday, December 5, 2025, at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

STAGE International Speaker Seminar Series (ISSS)-Laura Arbour
2025-12-05 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Edmonton)
Reducing Genetic and Genomic Health Disparities for Indigenous People of Canada: Insights from the Silent Genomes Project

FA Together: Learn. Share. Connect. mini-regional conference in Calgary
2025-12-08 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Edmonton)

Every Relapse Matters: The Evolving NMOSD & MOGAD Treatment Landscape in Canada
2025-12-11 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Edmonton)
The Sumaira Foundation Canada is pleased to invite you to an important educational webinar on Thursday, December 11th at 7:30 PM EST. This session will explore the evolving treatment options for individuals living with AQP4+ NMOSD, seronegative NMOSD, and MOGAD in Canada.

Canadian Fragile X Research Rounds: Protein Replacement Therapy for Fragile X Syndrome
2025-12-12 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton)

Duchenne Patient Academy 2025
2025-12-13 08:00 - 2025-12-14 17:00 (America/Edmonton)

SMA Together: Learn. Share. Connect. A Mini-Regional Conference - Toronto
2025-12-13 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto)
The SMA Together: Learn. Share. Connect. Mini-regional conference in Toronto is less than three weeks away! Join them, in-person on December 13 to learn about the latest updates in spinal muscular atrophy, including:

CanPKU+: Advocacy in Action Update Sessions
2026-01-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton)
Join the Advocacy in Action Update Sessions with John Adams in order to hear updates on various campaigns and what needs to be done to move things forward for the PKU community.

Knowledge Sharing Sessions – Feasibility of a Home-Based Exergaming Intervention for Youth With Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
2026-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto)
Dr. Geoff Frost will be leading NMD4C’s first Physiatrist Community of Practice (CoP) Knowledge Sharing Session. He will present a recent article authored by Iraqi et al. on a work conducted in Canada by fellow NMD4C members: “Feasibility of a Home-Based Exergaming Intervention for Youth With Spinal Muscular Atrophy.”
The session will take place on January 19th, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST. To register, please contact CoP manager Maria Masnata. Once registered, Maria will send a calendar invite so you can easily save the date. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Healthy Living and Aortopathy
2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto)
Save the date for your upcoming webinar with Dr. Nathaniel Moulson, focused on exercise. This webinar will take place on January 22, 2026 at 7:00pm, registration details to be released in the coming weeks.

PiPER Community of Practice for 2026
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Save the date on *January 28th 2026* from 12-1 pm for a dynamic session titled “Lessons Learned by a Research Team New to Engaging PLEX in Randomized Controlled Trials ”.
