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Keyhole surgery: a 'game changer' for complex gynecologic cases
Dr. Carmen McCaffrey (our AAGL Year-2 MIS fellow) won an award for "Best Innovation Snapshot presentation" at Sunnybrook’s 4th Annual Clinical Impact through Innovation Expo, February 7, 2019. This was hosted by Practice-Based Research and Innovation in partnership with the AFP Innovation Fund. The Expo featured over 60 research and quality improvement projects from Sunnybrook teams. This presentation was a culmination of research funded by the AFP Innovation Fund grant in 2016 for the project entitled "Development of an Educational Tool using Qualitative Analysis to Teach Components of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy". Congratulations to Carmen, Dr. Brian Liu and Dr. Jamie Kroft (Principal Investigator)!
Congratulations to the winners of the SHSC
Dr. Ted Morgan Excellence in Vaginal Surgery and
Dr. Kay Lie Excellence in Minimally Invasive Surgery Awards
On May 16, 2019, the international meeting, Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders (SEUD) was hosted in Montreal, Quebec with 3 live surgeries telecasted to the meeting from Sunnybrook in Toronto!
Our 3 surgical teams included: (photo below from left to right) Drs. Sony Singh¹*, Cici Zhu², Grace Liu³*, Claude Fortin4*,Jamie Kroft³and Carmen McCaffrey5
¹Faculty, University of Ottawa; ²Year 2 AAGL MIGS fellow, University of Ottawa; ³Faculty, SHSC, University of Toronto; 4Faculty, McGill University; 5Year 2 AAGL MIGS fellow, SHSC, University of Toronto; *Organizing cmte for SEUD 2019.
Dr. Jamie Kroft (SHSC, MIS surgeon) and Dr. Carmen McCaffrey (AAGL fellow)
From left to right: Drs. Brenna Swift, Melissa Walker and Humara Edell
Winners of the Kay Lie Excellence in MIS and Ted Morgan Excellence in Vaginal Surgery Awards
On June 5, 2019, the Sunnybrook Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Division and Urogynecology Division presented three residents with awards. Dr. Brenna Swift was the recipient of the Kay Lie Excellence in MIS Surgery Award, and Drs. Humara Edell and Melissa Walker were the recipients of the Ted Morgan Excellence in Vaginal Surgery Award.
In 2018, the MIS/Urogynecology group at Sunnybrook decided to honor two mentors who have had profound influence on our careers and for patients. We named the awards after them.
Dr. Kay Lie has been instrumental in establishing the MIS/Urogynecology Program at the University of Toronto. He was the first to perform laparoscopic salpingectomies and encouraged the development of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecology. Over the last 20 years, he has trained countless number of residents and fellows to perform laparoscopic ovarian cystectomies and hysterectomies. The Kay Lie Award was established to recognize a senior resident whom the Sunnybrook MIS Division feels has the most potential for MIS surgery and their care for patients emulates the excellent care that Dr. Lie provided to his patients. The winner this year, Dr. Brenna Swift (PGY5), is planning on pursuing a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology.
Dr. Edwin (Ted) Morgan is considered to be the grandfather of urogynecology in Canada. Over 40+ years, he tirelessly trained many residents and clinical fellows in the art of vaginal surgery and transformed the lives of many patients who suffered from urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. The Dr Ted Morgan Award was established to recognize a senior resident whom the Sunnybrook Urogynecology Division feels has the most potential for vaginal surgery and their care for patients emulates the excellent care that Dr. Morgan provided to his patients. There was a tie this year… the winners are: Dr. Humara Edell (PGY4) and Dr. Melissa Walker (PGY5)!
Our winners in 2018:
Dr. Ted Morgan Excellence in Vaginal Surgery Award: Dr. Amanda Michael
Dr. Kay Lie Excellence in MIS Surgery Award:
Dr. Andra Nica
Video Festival
The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Toronto presents
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery & MIS Video Festival
Friday May 25 – Saturday May 26, 2018
St. Paul Centre, 227 Bloor St. East, Toronto, Ontario
AAGL Highlights
Dr Brian Liu is our most recent 2-year AAGL advanced laparoscopic surgery fellowship graduate at the annual FMIGS graduation ceremony held Nov 12/17, in Washington DC, Maryland, USA. Brian is currently on staff at St Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto. As a fellow he presented several international abstracts at ACOG and AAGL, published, and was awarded 2 grants. Congratulations on all your tremendous achievements, Brian! (Photos taken by Dr Leslie Po)
Dr Amanda Michael: one of our PGY 5 residents presenting research at AAGL Nov 15, 2017, Washington, DC, Maryland, USA (Photo taken by Dr Carmen McCaffrey)
ESPM
The annual Eastern Society of Pelvic Medicine meeting was hosted this year in Toronto. The society is comprised of a multi-disciplinary group of health care providers interested in, and advocating for, women’s pelvic health. We were thrilled to have representation from almost all the Canadian provinces at the ESPM meeting held on October 20, 2017 (photos taken by Dr Louise Gagnon)
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