Theatre Arts — The CMPA surgical safety course

CMPA is pleased to announce that they will offer the inaugural program to surgical teams October 2-4, 2019, at the CMPA building in Ottawa.

Participants will be selected once they submit an application including a surgical safety project that they wish to lead. The course will consist of plenaries, interactive discussions, case studies, and journal clubs. Various group activities will encourage cross-pollination of ideas and networking opportunities.

The three-day Theatre Arts program aims to foster collegial bonds among team participants. The collaborative approach will allow participants to build their personal network and encourage mutual support when implementing their projects.

Highly skilled faculty members, including physician advisors and national opinion leaders in surgical safety, will be delivering this evidence-based program. Using a combination of journal clubs, didactic plenaries, experiential sessions and small group work, participants will explore the human, organizational, and cultural themes that contribute to surgical harm.

Participants will learn how these themes apply to their work environment and will work in teams to generate actionable interventions.

 

To obtain additional information and access to the application form: https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/education-events/workshops/workshop-theatre-arts

“The G. William N. Fitzgerald Award for Excellence in Surgery” and the “The G. William N. Fitzgerald Award for Excellence in Trainee Surgery”

Recognizes the contributions of surgeons and trainees in rural general surgery. The annual award will be bestowed to one surgeon and one trainee who has shown substantial commitment to the betterment of surgery for rural populations and to the practice of the surgical arts through education, advocacy, and dedication.

More information on the awards and the submission process and nomination criteria can be found by clicking here

“The G. William N. Fitzgerald Award for Excellence in Surgery” and the “The G. William N. Fitzgerald Award for Excellence in Trainee Surgery”  

These two awards will recognize the contributions of surgeons and trainees in rural general surgery. The annual award will be bestowed to one surgeon and one trainee who has shown substantial commitment to the betterment of surgery for rural populations and to the practice of the surgical arts through education, advocacy, and dedication.

The awards will be presented at the Canadian Surgery Forum (CSF) on Friday, September 6 following the CAGS presidential address at 10:00am.  The CSF will take place in 2019 from September 5-7 in Montreal, QC.

Please click here for more information about the awards and full submission criteria.

Dear Colleagues,

The CIHR is engaged in an international project to revisit and revise the WHO surgical safety checklist.

They would like your perspective on the WHO surgical safety checklist and ideas on how we can revise the checklist to work most effectively in settings similar to the one in which you work.

We ask you to consider completing this survey. It will take 10-15 minutes. Please make use of spaces for comments to provide thoughts or reflections on changes that you feel may improve the function of the checklist or areas that you feel should be addressed.

Take the survey

Please do not complete the survey more than once even if you receive a second request.

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Monika Dutt has worked as a doctor in Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Ontario.

Although she has been practising medicine since 2005, a combination of family medicine and public health, each move has required Dr. Dutt to go through the “frustrating and expensive” process of getting a new medical licence.

That’s because, while there is a standard set of requirements physicians need to meet to apply for a full licence to practise medicine in Canada, all 13 provinces and territories have separate licensing requirements and fees.

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December 19, 2018

We are excited to announce that CAGS has partnered with MD Financial Management, a financial services firm exclusively dedicated to the financial well-being of Canada’s physicians and their families. You can look forward to great financial resources on the CAGS website, full of educational content, advice and financial planning solutions tailored to your specific needs as a surgeon.

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Millions of Canadians rely on surgically implanted medical devices in order to function — to do everything from walk without pain to pump blood through their veins. Yet many of those devices are approved for use in Canada with scant scientific evidence to show they are safe and effective, a new CBC/Radio-Canada/Toronto Star investigation has found.

Toronto-based surgeon Dr. David Urbach says patients — and even some doctors — may not realize the limitations of pre-market testing of medical devices in this country.

Testing high-risk devices that require surgery is more difficult than conducting drug trials, and often involves smaller groups and shorter time frames, he says. As a result, potential complications sometimes don’t reveal themselves until after a device hits the market.

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November 21, 2018

The Canadian Medical Association is seeking a new physician Chair of its Board of Directors. This is a unique governance opportunity for a CMA member to work with an exceptional team and a national Board during an exciting and unprecedented period of transformation and growth.

Click for additional information and how to apply.

 

November 21, 2018

The UBC Branch for International Surgical Care (BISC) is pleased to announce a January 2019 intake for the innovative and newly-launched Master of Global Surgical Care (MGSC) and Graduate Certificate in Global Surgical Care (GCGSC) programs!

Our graduate programs are the first-ever online programs to focus on the global burden of unmet surgical care. Learners will build on their health-care related disciplines to gain the fundamental knowledge, critical thinking tools and practical skills needed to lead the way to improved access to care by addressing the gap that exists between surgical need and the equitable provision of safe surgical care in low resource settings.

Applications are now open!