Hi All, a number of items today, including some upcoming deadlines, an updated app, job and locum openings, and a request for feedback on two proposed CPS policies.

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines

Feedback Requested on Proposed Statement on Adrenal Insufficiency

Dear CPEG members,

You will recall that a statement co-authored by Dr. Alex Ahmet was circulated for review and was put to a vote on whether CPEG should endorse this statement. The results from the vote are split with approximately half of those who voted supported CPEG endorsement of the statement and the other half were not in favour.

At this point Alex Ahmet is seeking feedback directly from the general membership on the proposed statement and particularly suggestions relating to content areas that members feel needs to be addressed. Please note, Alex is soliciting feedback on content and not on layout, formatting, etc.

The statement is posted on the CPEG website here. All feedback and discussions should be posted on the forum. Please do not email Alex Ahmet directly.

Please post your comments on the forum by September 4th, 2018.

Feedback Requested on CPS Statement on CGM in Schools

A document has been created for the www.diabetesatschool.ca website around the use of CGM at school. There have been multiple iterations through the working group that has included input from educators, MDs and parents. No document is perfect to suit everyone’s needs. The hope is that this is acceptable to most and is in its final draft. If people feel strongly about specific changes, please contact Sarah Lawrence (slawrence@cheo.on.ca) and Beth Cummings (elizabeth.cummings@dal.ca).

You will find 2 documents attached:

  1. Draft CGM for D@S - information for school personnel and designed to help set expectations around CGM use
  2. Draft CGM Care Plan - intended to be attached to the Individual Care Plan

Updated Shiny App for Blood Pressure Using AAP 2017 Reference Data

Our colleague has developed a new Shiny app to do both batch and one-at-a-time calculation of BP centiles using the new 2017 AAP reference data. Note that this app will be noticeably slower than the previous NHLBI app, given the intensity of the data processing required to calculate a centile for both systolic and diastolic BP. Also note that Z-scores for SBP and DBP cannot be calculated using AAP reference data, because the quantile regression method used by the AAP does not not assume normal distributions for these measurements.

Locum Position at William Osler Health System

Locum position available for Pediatric Endocrinologist at William Osler Health System in Brampton, ON (located in the Greater Toronto Area). Busy community practice with catchment area of 1.3 million. Coverage needed for 9-month maternity leave November 2018 to August 2019. Hospital-based clinics 4 days a week with mix of diabetes, general endocrinology and healthy lifestyle clinics. Excellent RN, RD and Social Work support. No research obligations, no general pediatrics obligations. Some education component (medical students and residents rotate through clinics). Can have flexibility if full coverage not available. Please contact Allison Bahm at allison.bahm@williamoslerhs.ca.

Locum Position in Sherbrooke

The University of Sherbrooke and the CIUSSS-CHUS Hospital (University teaching hospital) are seeking a 1.0-FTE locum Pediatric Endocrinologist from July/Aug 2019 to July/Aug 2020. This position is 70% clinical, 10% research (as a collaborator center within the SWEET Project), and 20% education (optional). Two other pediatric endocrinologists are working in the Department. French speaking is mandatory. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Diane Rottembourg (diane.rottembourg@usherbrooke.ca).

Locum Position in Calgary

The University of Calgary and Alberta Children's Hospital are seeking a 1.0-FTE locum Pediatric Endocrinologist from September 2018 to August 2019. This position is 70% clinical, 25% research (as a collaborator within existing multicenter trials), and 5% education. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Carol Huang at Carol.Huang@ahs.ca.

Pediatric Endocrinology Division Head Position in Vancouver (updated!)

The University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital are seeking a visionary Division Head to provide clinical and academic leadership to the Division of Endocrinology. It is an exciting time for this Division, as it is currently undergoing a significant transformation to enhance its clinical care and academic mandates to better serve the acute and chronic patient populations being cared for across the province. There is a growing academic focus of excellence on Quality Improvement. The Division is currently comprised of academic and clinical UBC faculty, trainees, and staff and includes both full-time and part-time hospital-based endocrinologists (6.75 FTE), academic faculty based at the Research Institute, as well as five clinical faculty members within the community.

To view the official posting of this position, please click here.