Invitation to the 11th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Consortium for Children’s Bone Health (CCCBH)

Date: Thursday, February 26th, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (dinner included)
Location: JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District, 10344 102nd Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 0K9
Registration Deadline: January 1, 2026
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 1, 2025

We are delighted to invite you to join us for the 11th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Consortium for Children’s Bone Health, held in conjunction with the Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group (CPEG) Annual Scientific Meeting. The CCCBH meeting is an excellent opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on cutting-edge topics in children’s bone health.

This year’s Hot Topic will be “Rickets/Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity”.

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Belal Alshaikh, MD, MSc, MSCE
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Neonatologist, Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone
Medical Director, NICU - South Health Campus
Director, Neonatal Nutrition and Gastroenterology Program
Co-Chair, Canadian Neonatal Gut Health Group of EPIQ

The keynote address will be followed by an interactive “case walk-through” on the same topic by CCCBH Steering Committee Members Drs. Annie Sbrocchi and Marie-Ève Robinson.

Call for Abstracts: We invite submissions for 300-word abstracts detailing interesting cases or original research for presentation at the meeting. Submissions are due by December 1, 2025. Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to give 10-minute oral presentations, with notifications sent out by January 10, 2026. Abstracts should be submitted to KidsBonesCanada@cheo.on.ca.

Who Should Attend?

  • Trainees
  • Faculty
  • Allied health professionals
  • Health research professionals

There is no charge to attend, and all attendees will receive 2.5 CME credits, accredited by the Canadian Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Register now at kidsbonescanada.org under the “Events for Health Care Professionals” section.

For questions or additional information, please email KidsBonesCanada@cheo.on.ca.

We look forward to seeing you at this important event!

Exciting News:

The 11th Annual Meeting will also serve as the kickoff event for the Canadian Alliance for Rare Disorders of the Skeleton (CARDS) 2026 Virtual Series. This series will feature quarterly events throughout 2026, hosted in partnership with patient advocacy groups across Canada. Stay tuned for more details!

CCCBH 11th Annual Educational and Scientific Meeting Co-Chairs:

Dr. Julia Sorbara MD, FRCPC
Pediatric Endocrinologist, The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto

Dr. Leanne M. Ward, MD, FRCPC
Founder and Director, The Canadian Consortium for Children’s Bone Health
Tier I Research Chair in Pediatric Bone Disorders
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa
Medical Director, The CHEO Genetic and Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic 
Scientific Director, The Ottawa Pediatric Bone Health Research Group

CCCBH Steering Committee Members:

Dr. Chelsey Grimbly, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton
Dr. Marie-Ève Robinson, Shriners Hospital for Children-Canada, Montréal
Dr. Nathalie Alos, CHU Sainte Justine Hospital, Montréal
Dr. Anne Marie Sbrocchi, Montréal Children’s Hospital
Dr. Melissa Fiscaletti, CHU Sainte Justine, Montréal
Dr. Carol Lam, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Dr. Marie-Elena Lautatzis, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
Dr. Sanjukta Basak, BC Children’s Hospital, British Columbia
Dr. Carly Baxter, IWK Health Centre Halifax
Marika Pagé, Nurse and Case Manager, The CHEO Genetic and Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic