UBC Department of Surgery Rounds are typically scheduled from 7-8am on the second Wednesday every month from September to June. Generally they are a hybrid session with in person session taking place at:
Paetzold Health Education Centre
1st floor, Jim Pattison Pavilion South
Vancouver General Hospital
899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver BC
Refreshments sponsored by Ethicon are served at 6:45 am
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Evaluation & Attendance Form:
- Must be completed for Maintenance of Certification Program credit.
- Evaluation & Attendance Form
- In Person: A QR code will also be available at the venue
- Zoom: The link will be shared to the Zoom chat during the session
May 14, 2025 | 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM
1. Personalized Aortic Surgical Care: The Ongoing Evolution of Endovascular Aortic Surgery
2. Comprehensive Aortic Team Care: A Pathway from Advocacy to Innovation and Collaboration
Presenters:
Konrad Salata, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Vancouver General Hospital and Clinical Instructor, University of British Columbia
Dr. Konrad Salata is a vascular and endovascular surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital and a Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia. He completed his medical, vascular surgical, and advanced endovascular aortic surgical training at the University of Toronto. During his residency training, he also obtained a PhD in clinical epidemiology from the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto through completion of the Surgeon Scientist and Clinician Investigator Programs. He has numerous high impact publications in multiple international medical journals, and expertise in the use of population-based data for the study and improvement of patient outcomes.
Thomas Lindsay MDCM, MSc, FRSC
Professor of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network and University of Toronto
Dr. Thomas Lindsay is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon in Toronto who trained in Toronto and Boston. His clinical and research interests are in improving outcomes for advanced endovascular procedures, through basic research and clinical studies. HIs current investigations include biomarkers of spinal cord injury and its prevention through spinal artery embolization
Learning Objectives:
- To describe the history of endovascular aortic surgery and summarize the evolving scope of treatment of aortic pathology
- To demonstrate the impact of a modern multi-disciplinary aortic surgical care model on patient outcomes, and ongoing evolution of aortic care
- To understand the growth of novel aortic therapies and there implementation by a comprehensive aortic team
- To define a pathway for implementation of the latest aortic therapeutic innovations
Online Participants:
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/99652042124?pwd=Z1hPSjFQSEFWczlDOGVHTVNHcTUzZz09
Meeting ID: 99652042124 Passcode: 042124
Telephone Participants:
Dial +1 778 907 2071 and follow the prompts.
You will be prompted to enter the Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode below followed by “#”
Meeting ID: 99652042124 Passcode: 042124
2024/2025 Dates
September 11, 2024 – Dr. Asim Bashir, Division of Plastic Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery
October 9, 2024 – (ZOOM only) Jason Brooks, Ph.D., University of Manitoba, Physician Stress Management and Dealing with Complications
November 13, 2024 – Dr. Steve DeMeester, MD, Thoracic Surgeon, Providence Portland Medical Center, Rethinking Barrett’s Esophagus
December 11, 2024 – (ZOOM only) Dr. Jane Lea, Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery
January 8, 2025 – Dr. Kevin Lichtenstein, Division of Cardiac Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery, Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation in the Failing Fontan.
February 12, 2025 – Dr. Robert Baird, Division of Pediatric Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery, The Japanese Procedure – the Challenging History of Biliary Atresia
March 12, 2025 – Dr. Michael Kelly, Provincial Department Head and Fred H. Wigmore Professor of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan
April 9, 2025 – Annabel Gravely – Dr. Nis Schmidt History of Surgery Prize Winner & Dr. Anthony Papp, Clinical Professor, UBC Division of Plastic Surgery
May 14, 2025 – Dr. Konrad Salata, UBC Division of Vascular Surgery and Dr. Thomas Lindsay, Professor, University of Toronto
June 11, 2025 – Combined Ortho / Surgery Rounds
Archived Grand Rounds Presentations (Videos)
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Video-recorded Grand Rounds presentations are posted on the UBC’s e-Learning System and accessible with a UBC Campus-Wide Login (CWL) account.