Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons
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Enabling Canadian Thoracic Surgeons to provide the highest level of care to every patient, every time
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Dr Vabhav Gupta presented at Western Thoracic Surgical Association #WTSA2024 on Surgeon-Led Point-Of-Care UltraSound-guided THORacic (POCUS THOR) Biopsy. Will this be a future paradigm for providing care efficiently and resourcefully? Biniam Kidane U of M Rady Faculty CancerCare Manitoba
Congratulations to our outstanding VGH MIS thoracic fellow Dr Gino Bizjak Gomez on completing his training! Your expertise and dedication will make a real difference in the lives of your patients. Best wishes for a successful and rewarding career! University of British Columbia Vancouver Coastal Health #vatslam
1/How can we reduce wait times for biopsies & get patients with #lungcancer to treatment faster, especially in this era of #precision therapy? Vaibhav Gupta, MD, PhD presenting at the Samson Award session on practice-changing QI work we have been doing HSC Winnipeg U of M Rady Faculty #WTSA2024
HSC Foundation CancerCare Manitoba Cdn Lung Association Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Manitoba Lung Association Doctors Manitoba Lung Cancer Canada Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons U of M Rady Faculty 3/wait times⬆️ for every type of biopsy. From crisis was born innovation. Starting with 1 surgeon with EBUS/EUS & #POCUS experience, we started POCUS lung biopsies. With safety & good yield, we expanded to other surgeons. We’ve done more than 200 cases with good yield #wtsa2024
Great low-cost & easy-to-implement innovation from the Winnipeg Thoracic Surgery Group HSC Winnipeg to facilitate diagnosis and reduce wait times for thoracic cancer patients. Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons Western Thoracic Surgical Association AATS ESTS EACTS The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgical Club Canadian Thoracic Society
Dr. Srinivas Kodaganur Biniam Kidane HSC Winnipeg U of M Rady Faculty Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Cdn Lung Association Manitoba Lung Association CancerCare Manitoba Shared Health HSC Foundation CHEST IASLC American Thoracic Society (ATS) ESTS These biopsies can be done in under 10 mins with minimal equipment, and require even less surgeon time if clinic assistance available. Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Another incredible line up of national and international speakers for the 2024 Canadian Surgery Forum! #MeetTheSpeaker: Dr. Jaap Bonjer will make the trek from the Netherlands to deliver the CAGS MIS Eric Poulin Lecture in Manitoba. Join us at #CSF2024: buff.ly/44Uip6O
Register for #CSF2024 for an incredible scientific program AND an epic social lineup! We're thrilled Indigenous comedian/actor Paul Rabliauskas will be our host at the CSF Soiree. 🤩 Get ready for a night of laughs, learning, and lasting memories! ➡️ buff.ly/44Uip6O
Take a look to these incredible working opportunities with a world-class team of very talented thoracic surgeons. Surgery, science and fun in Montreal! Jonathan Spicer MD PhD Lorenzo Ferri MD PhD Sara Najmeh jonathan Cools
#MeetTheSpeaker Ready to be amazed?🤖 Dr. Desmond D'Souza of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Surgery Dept. is bringing the future to #CSF2024 in his Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons President's Lecture, diving into the latest in robotic-assisted thoracic surgery and robotic shape-sensing bronchoscopy. buff.ly/3SCFQxe
Check our latest paper by Dr. Wang on mechanisms of lung protection using 10C donor lung preservation - 10C is now standard of care at our center and many others and allow much extended (at least 24h) graft preservation Ajmera Transplant Centre UHN sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Can PROs predict complications & challenges to recovery after thoracic surgery? Can they help us target/tailor supports? We believe so! More work needed! Thanks to U of M Rady Faculty BSc Med program for supporting Eagan Peters work #tssmn #lcsm ESTS academic.oup.com/ejcts/article-…