2025 Professional Development Day
TRCHR trainees and staff are welcome to join us for our PD Day!
By Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research
Date and time
Thursday, June 5 · 10am - 3pm EDT.
Location
BMO Education & Conference Centre
60 Leonard Avenue Toronto, ON M5T 2R1 CanadaAgenda
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
KEYNOTE - A Primer on Artificial Intelligence: What do you need to know?
Dr. Michael McDonald
Dr. Cedric Manlhiot
Dr. Michael McDonald, TRCHR Chair in Heart Failure Training and Education, will kick off the day to welcome everyone. Our keynote speaker Dr. Cedric Manlhiot, Rogers Innovator in Cardiovascular Preci...
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
TRCHR Jeopardy
You'll be teamed up will fellow trainees and staff to work as a group and play some TRCHR Jeopardy, with prizes to be won!
11:20 AM - 12:05 PM
Introduction to Machine Learning using Pytorch
Dr. Chris McIntosh
An interactive workshop. Bring your laptop and be ready to use Colab! All you need is a Google account, no previous experience required.
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM
Lunch and Mingle
Enjoy lunch while having the opportunity to meet and chat with other attendees and speakers over shared topics of interest.
1:05 PM - 1:50 PM
Career Panel - TRCHR Alumni
Dr. Sarah Dick
Dr. Yimu Zhao
Dr. Eric Tawagi
Dr. Ronald Ireland
Join us for an exciting panel where we will hear from past TRCHR trainees and staff to learn about what they are now doing! Expect to hear from a variety of alumni who are now in academic and industr...
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
Mock Interviews
We'll be inviting two attendees to participate in a mock interview in front of the audience! One attendee will be "interviewing" for an academic position while the other attendee will be "interviewin...
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing Remarks
About this event
- Event lasts 5 hours