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Big thank you to my mentors @RichardWhitloc2 Emilie Belley-Côté, MD, PhD

Thanks to @ihjaffer and Edwards Lifesciences for a phenomenal FLICCS course in Toronto last two days. Fantastic talks on important soft skills and technical skills for surgeons of all stages. Excited for next year. #CVSurgery Bindu Bittira @RichardWhitloc2 Libin Cardiovascular Institute McMaster Cardiac Surgery

Thanks CVCT Cardio Brief for showcasing insights from the LAAOS III study! Big shoutout to @RichardWhitloc2 and the exceptional team for all their hard work!👏 Check out the study published in NEJM: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33999547/ Learn more about LAAOS III: phri.ca/research/laaos…

Tonight, McMaster Surgery gathered in appreciation of the residents of our Department. As Dr. Kelly said, “You are the beating heart of our hospitals, and we know we couldn’t do the work we do without you.”

The 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of #Afib have been released! Left atrial appendage management has been upgraded to Class 1A and Hybrid AF™ Therapy has been added as a Class 2B recommendation. See the full guideline at bit.ly/3uCqeAG

Congratulations, Dr. Sophie Weiwei Gao, for being named a McMaster Learning Environment Champion!

McMaster Cardiac Surgery had the pleasure of learning from Dr. Whitlock about atrial fibrillation & LAAO with University of Toronto Cardiac Surgery tonight ! Adam Eqbal bobby yanagawa

This evening, students and residents from UofT and McMaster Cardiac Surgery were fortunate to delve into the latest trials in the management of A. Fib and surgical ablation with none other than Professor Whitlock. What an enriching experience it was! bobby yanagawa University of Toronto

Dr. Rachel Eikelboom will be representing Cardiac Surgery at tonight’s panel ! Thanks, Rachel, for inspiring trainees !

Dr. Charlotte McEwen, a PGY3 Cardiac Surgery resident & participant in the Clinician Investigator Program (CIP), has received the McMaster 2024 PARO Resident Teaching Award. ⁠ We are delighted to have Charlotte as an exceptional educator and mentor for our junior colleagues.

Welcome home, Ming C. ! We are proud and delighted to have you join the team here at McMaster as our PGY1 in July. Congratulations on your happy match! We’ve been cheering all day.

Congratulations to our excellent PGY1, Dr. Mohammed Kamalia Mohammed A Kamalia for leading Grand Rounds this morning !

We are delighted to share that Dr. Dominic Parry has been selected as the recipient of the McMaster Department of Surgery Award for Excellence in Education (Resident Nominated)! This award celebrates outstanding achievements in teaching & education - congratulations, Dr. Parry!

Shoutout to McMaster Cardiac Surgery residents Drs Adam Eqbal, Dr. Aiswarya Madhu, MD (She/Her) & Abeer Alfadhli who have represented our division in these mock codes, and to Dr. Charlotte McEwen of MSc Health Sci Education (HSED) who supports the program with sim facilitation. We love our interprofessional team!

Congratulations to McMaster Cardiac Surgery PGY4 Dr. Rachel Eikelboom for winning second place in the clinical / education category at Bigelow Day ! We are super proud of you - excellent work! PHRI.ca Population Health Research Institute 🇨🇦 McMaster University, PGME McMaster Surgery !

We are proud to announce that Dr. Charlotte McEwen has been awarded the highly competitive Robert Maudsley Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education! Charlotte is a McMaster Surgery McMaster University, PGME trainee in the Clinician Investigator Program and MSc Health Sci Education (HSED), studying sim in surgery!

Congratulations to our PD, Dr. @ihjaffer, who has received McMaster University, PGME’s prestigious Award for Excellence and Innovation in Residency Education! Thank you for all your work revitalizing our program & for your commitment to excellence in surgical education!

Delighted to share our work at McMaster Cardiac Surgery to develop a Simulation-Based Mastery Learning curriculum targeting highest-risk EPAs at #NERD2024 McMaster Education Research, Innovation & Theory Thanks to my supervisor Dr. Matt Sibbald & Drs Whitlock & @ihjaffer for your support ! McMaster Surgery MSc Health Sci Education (HSED)

As we start our Division Day, we are honoured to welcome Dr. Oliver Wesley-James, one of the founding members of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at McMaster University Hamilton Health Sciences Staff. Incredible to learn from this giant of cardiac surgery. McMaster University, PGME McMaster Surgery

Delighted to crack the seal on McMaster Cardiac Surgery’s new ECMO Cannulation trainer this morning with Division Lead Dr. Whitlock & PD Dr. @ihjaffer ! Can’t wait to pilot our “Introduction to ECMO Cannulation” course in a few short weeks! McMaster University, PGME MSc Health Sci Education (HSED) McMaster Surgery