Post-Graduate Courses
Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (CSCRS) Post-Graduate Course:
Colonoscopy CSI Course (PDF)
Co-Chairs: Dr. David Pearce and Dr. Husein Moloo
Details to come
Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2R7
Time: 08:00-14:00
Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons (CATS) Post-Graduate Course:
Chest Wall Trauma Course (PDF)
Chairs: Dr. Sayf Gazala
Details to come
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2R7
Time: 07:30-12:00
Canadian Association of General Surgeons (CAGS) / Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (CSCRS) Post-Graduate Course:
Advanced Endoscopy Course (PDF)
Co-Chairs: Dr. James Ellsmere, Dr. Jeff Hawel, and Dr. Stephen Kelly
This one-day course is interactive and intended for practicing surgeons, residents, and healthcare professionals who want to expand their knowledge of endoscopy. The morning session will last four hours and consist of lectures on various basic and advanced endoscopic techniques, such as indications, contraindications, complications, and practical methods for these procedures. The afternoon session will last four hours and provide a hands-on skills lab for participants to practice basic and advanced endoscopic techniques. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks are included.
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2R7
Time: 07:30-17:30 (Lecture only: 07:30-12:00)
Canadian Association of General Surgeons (CAGS) Post-Graduate Course:
General Surgery Review (PDF)
Chair: Dr. Carolyn Nessim, CAGS CPD Committee Chair
Each year during the Canadian Surgery Forum (CSF), a one-day review takes place to update practicing general surgeons in the current management of frequent problems seen in daily practice. The format for the interactive course will include presentations from expert faculty with case-based scenarios and open discussion. Participants are encouraged to bring cases to be discussed. Please come join us for a day of case based learning and an update in general surgery. no better way to learn what's new in surgery than to go over some cases and discuss with colleagues.
Target Audience: Practicing surgeons looking for a broad-based up to date CME experience
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2R7
Time: 07:30-17:00
Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology (CSSO) Post-Graduate Course:
Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Diseases (PDF)
Chair: TBD
Details to come
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2R7
Time: 08:00-12:30
Trauma Association of Canada (TAC) Post-Graduate Course:
Simulated Trauma and Resuscitation Team Training (S.T.A.R.T.T)
Take Trauma Management to the Next Level (PDF)
Chair: Dr. Lawrence Gillman
Target Audience: Physicians or Residents/trainees (including ED physicians and Surgeons), Nurses and Respiratory Therapist interested in learning more about trauma and trauma teams. Participants will form teams consisting of Physicians, Nurses and Respiratory Therapists who will work together to manage trauma patients through a series of high-fidelity simulation based scenarios. Each simulation is followed by an extensive debriefing session led by experienced trauma team leaders discussing not only the medical content of the scenario but also focusing on communication, leadership skills and CRM principles. Previous ATLS/TNCC training is ideal though not essential.
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2R7
Time: 08:00-17:00
Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (CSCRS) /
CASCADES Post-Graduate Course:
Fundamentals of Sustainable Operating Rooms (PDF)
Co-Chairs: Dr. Huseim Moloo and Dr. Nicole Simms
As the effects of climate change continue to intensify, all sectors are charged with reducing carbon; the healthcare sector, which accounts for an estimated 4.6% of national greenhouse gas emissions, is no exception. Perioperative care in particular has an outsized environmental impact via its substantial waste production, generation of direct emissions, and energy use. It is therefore recognized as a significant area of opportunity for reducing healthcare’s environmental footprint.
The Canadian Association of General Surgeons (CAGS) has joined forces with CASCADES*, a multi-year capacity-building initiative to address healthcare’s contribution to the climate crisis, to offer “Fundamentals of Sustainable Perioperative Care.” In this half-day workshop, participants will gain knowledge, develop skills, and forge collaborations that will help them advocate for and participate in a bottom-up and top-down shift toward more environmentally sustainable perioperative care. Participants will hear from perioperative care providers on the front lines of sustainability efforts, and develop a project charter for a sustainable quality improvement project they can initiate in their own settings.
*CASCADES is led by the University of Toronto’s Centre for Sustainable Health Systems in partnership with the Healthy Populations Institute at Dalhousie University, the Planetary Healthcare Lab at the University of British Columbia, and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care. The project is funded for a five-year term by Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Climate Action and Awareness Fund for Community-Based Climate Action Projects.
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2R7
Time: 13:00-17:00
Canadian Hernia Society Post-Graduate Course:
Advanced Hernia Techniques (PDF)
Chair: Dr. Fady Saleh
Target Audience: This half day course is designed for residents and practicing surgeons who wish to master complex hernia management and new releases of the abdomen wall.
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2R7
Time: 13:00-17:00