2024 Program Surgeons' Day Research Symposium

Dr. Kevin Hildebrand, Zone Clinical & Academic Department Head

Welcome and opening remarks.

Dr. Michael Monument, Vice-Chair, Research

Opening remarks and introduction to the Office of Surgical Research.

Dr. Shamir Chandarana
Otolaryngology

Establishing an Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Rapid Access Pathway in a Tertiary Care Centre: Impact on Time to Treatment

Dr. Ashley Hinther
Otolaryngology

Head and Neck Oncology: Improving postoperative recovery through pain management

Dr. Eric Hyndman/ Dr. Lin Yang
Urology

Prehabilitation before radical cystectomy

Dr. Mark Assmus
Urology

Modernizing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Care in Alberta

Dr. Vince Gabriel
Plastic Surgery

Critical Appraisal Tool for Clinical Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research

Ms. Tanya Cherppukaran
Orthopaedics

Preventing the Cycle: Education and Intervention for Intimate Partner Violence

In this session, residents have three minutes to present their in-progress or completed research and then receive feedback from the session attendees (faculty, residents, etc.).

McMurtry Lecture

Dr. Khara Sauro, PhD
Departments of Surgery, Community Health Sciences, and Oncology
University of Calgary

Making Lemonade: Using evidence from the COVID-19 era to inform surgical care in its wake

Dr. Peter Cruse Memorial Award

Introduced by:
Dr. Kevin Hildebrand, Zone Clinical & Academic Department Head, Department of Surgery

Dr. Melissa Jones
Vascular Surgery (R4)

5-year overall and aortic-related mortality in uncomplicated type B aortic dissections

Dr. Catherine Landells
Plastic Surgery (R4)

Burning the candle at both ends: A scoping review of surgical resident burnout

Dr. Fatemeh Ramazani
Otolaryngology (R5)

Sculpting Surgical Proficiency: Navigating the Future of Local and Regional Flap Reconstruction with Virtual Reconstruction Techniques

Dr. Laura Morrison
Orthopaedic Surgery (R4)

Robotic Assessment of Post-call Sensorimotor and Cognitive Function in Orthopaedic Surgery Residents

Dr. Derek Waldner
Ophthalmology (R3)

Trends in Medico-Legal Cases Against Ophthalmologists: A 10-Year Review

Dr. Christine Wang
General Surgery (R2)

Surgical Decision Making and Psychosocial Outcomes in Young Gene Mutation Carriers with Breast Cancer–The Patient’s Perspective

McPhredran Lecture

Dr. Adam Kinnaird, MD PhD FRCSC
Division of Urology
Department of Surgery
University of Alberta

Advanced imaging in prostate cancer to guide treatment decisions

Sharpest Knife (Live Grant) Competition

Competitors:

• Dr. Sutherland, Dr. Guo and Team
• Dr. Hinther, Dr. Yeung and Team
• Dr. Corey Adams, Dr. Dagher and Team

Dr. Michael Monument, Vice-Chair, Research

Closing Remarks