Bigelow Lecture: Turning Data into Performance Management

Bigelow lecturer Robert Bell focused his presentation on turning data into performance improvement, using cancer surgery as the focus of his narrative.

Chair’s Column: The Plan Remains the Same

Now that we are mid-way through our Strategic Plan - Transforming Surgery: Beyond the cutting edge - I thought it would be opportune to review the progress we have made in each of our strategic directions.

Editor's Column: Fistbumps and Reflections on the Good Society

Fistbumps are celebratory greetings, expressing proper respect [“props”].

Crossgrove Lecture: Stress, Burnout and Personal Wellness among North American Surgeons

Crossgrove lecturer Charles Balch delivered a riveting lecture on burnout among surgeons with this challenge.

Paul Greig: Mentoring the Mentors

Academic surgeons need mentoring early in their careers, a view that is well supported in the literature.

Gallie Day: A Celebration of Surgical Science

The 40th Gallie Day focused on commercialization and innovation, as the key to driving new discoveries and to enable their translation into practical clinical solutions. These goals embody the essence of what it means to be an academic surgeon in 2014.

Zane Cohen Centre: Caring for the Family at Risk

In 2009, the Zane Cohen Centre was founded, bringing together a multidisciplinary team whose goal has been to build knowledge and provide comprehensive care to families affected by hereditary bowel cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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	IN THE MEDIA
	Oleh Antonyshyn and colleagues recently had coverage by CBC of their Canada Ukraine Foundation / Operation Rainbow Canada surgical mission to Kyiv Giuseppe Papia was recently on the CAHO (The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario) website for his tibial angioplasty work more

	ANNOUNCEMENTS
	Carol Swallow appointed as Bernard and Ryna Langer Chair, Division of General Surgery Thomas Forbes appointed as Chair, Division of Vascular Surgery Martin Gargan appointed Division Head of Orthopedic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children more

	HONOURS & AWARDS
	Mark Peterson(CardSurg) and his team successfully placed a Fortis trans-catheter mitral valve in a patient, the first implant in North America and the 5th implant in humans. Sandra de Montbrun (GenSurg) received a 1 year grant from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for her project “Development and Evaluation of an Objective Assessment of Technical Skill for Graduating General Surgery Residents” Teodor Grantcharov(GenSurg) was the keynote speaker at the Surgical Skills Summit hosted by McMaster University Health Sciences more

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