Invitation to attend the 9th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Consortium for Children’s Bone Health (CCCBH)

On behalf of the Canadian Consortium for Children’s Bone Health Annual Meeting Co-Chairs and Planning Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to the Consortium’s 9th Annual Meeting. The meeting will take place in person on Thursday February 8, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM CST. at the Delta Marriott Hotel Bessborough (601 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3G8). This hotel is the closest hotel to the main CPEG Annual Scientific Meeting venue, just 4–5 minutes away on foot. A buffet-style dinner will be served at 6:00 PM CST, and the meeting will start at 6:30 PM CST.

The full agenda can be viewed here.

This year's CCCBH Annual Meeting will include a Keynote Address on “Bone Fragility Presenting under the Umbrella of Child and Youth Protection: What Every Bone Health Consultant Needs to Know”. The Keynote Address will be followed by an interactive “case walk-through” that addresses the same topic in a step-by-step fashion facilitated by multi-disciplinary experts. The event will finish with 10-minute oral presentations (interesting case reports or original research).

Trainees, faculty and allied health professionals are all welcome to attend! As in the past, attendees will receive 3 CME credits, with the event accredited by the Canadian Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism.

The deadline for submission of 300-word interesting cases or original research abstracts is January 1, 2024. Abstract selections will be made known to attendees in early January 2024 by the Abstract Selection Committee; both trainees and faculty are eligible for oral presentations. Abstracts should be submitted to KidsBonesCanada@cheo.on.ca by the deadline.

Registration opens on October 15, 2023 and is capped at 100 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration can be found at Kids Bones Canada. The registration deadline is also January 1, 2024; there is no fee for this event.

If you have any questions, please email KidsBonesCanada@cheo.on.ca.

In addition, the 9th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the CCCBH will serve to kick off the CARDS (Canadian Alliance for Rare Disorders of the Skeleton, a patient-targeted affiliate) 2024 Virtual Series. To learn more about the CCCBH and CARDS educational events held in the past and throughout the upcoming year, go to kidsbonescanada.org.

Looking forward to seeing you in Saskatoon!

Leanne, Melissa and Annie

Founder and Director, The Canadian Consortium for Children’s Bone Health
The Canadian Alliance for Rare Disorders of the Skeleton

Dr. Leanne M. Ward, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa

CCCBH Annual Meeting Co-Chairs and Steering Committee Members
Dr. Melissa Fiscaletti, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal
Dr. Anne-Marie Sbrocchi, Montréal Children’s Hospital, McGill University

CCCBH Steering Committee Members
Dr. Nathalie Alos, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal
Dr. Chelsey Grimbly, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta
Dr. Marie-Eve Robinson, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa
Dr. Munier Nour, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Julia Sorbara, Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto