115 - SURGICAL DECISION-MAKING (TEAM-BASED CASE STRATEGY COMPETITION)

Thursday, October 27, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Location: Room 202

Target Audience: Cardiac surgery residents, Trainee (clinical), Trainee (research)

Co-Chair(s)

Takhliq Amir, BHSc

Doctor of Medicine Candidate
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Lina Elfaki, MSc HBSc

Medical Student (Class of 2023)
University Of Toronto
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Presenter(s)

David Horne, MD DCH FRCSC (he/him/his)

Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgeon
IWK Health Centre
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Iqbal H. Jaffer, MBBS PhD FRCSC (he/him/his)

Cardiac Surgeon
Hamilton Health Sciences
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Donna May Kimmaliardjuk, n/a

Cardiac surgeon
Eastern Health
Memorial University
Logy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Edward Percy

Resident
University Of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Kenza Rahmouni, MDCM

Cardiac Surgery Resident
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Terrence Yau, MD (he/him/his)

Chair, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Toronto
CSCS
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thin (Peter) Vo

Resident Physician
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

rationalize surgical decisions related to repair technique, cannulation, troubleshooting complications, etc.;
allow for opportunities for collaboration, peer learning, discussion, and friendly competition; and
have exposure to royal college oral exam style of questioning.

A team-based competition involving surgical decision-making and discussion during common cardiac operative scenarios. Each team comprises of participants of varied training levels. Competition is judged and facilitated by surgical experts across Canada.