Goals
Improve the ability of surgeons at all levels to understand, discuss, and manage ethical issues that arise in surgical practice.
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Confront and resolve difficult problems of underperforming surgeons and trainees.
- Discuss and advise on ethical issues inherent in surgical training
- Provide reliable guidance on expanding boundaries for surgical procedures and patients.
- Apply ethical frameworks to the problem of dealing with OR case prioritization
Key Information
Event Date
Wednesday April 6th, 2016
Location
Chestnut Conference Centre at 89 Chestnut St.
Maximum Enrolment
50 people
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Course Directors
Mark Camp MD MSc FRCSC
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
The Hospital for Sick Children
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
University of Toronto
Ryan Snelgrove MD FRCSC
Fellow, Colorectal Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
University of Toronto
Program
| 0900 |
Introduction Ryan Snelgrove & Mark Camp |
| 0910 |
“The elephant in the room”- Dealing with an underperforming surgeon Michael Kim |
| 1025 | Coffee Break |
| 1045 |
“Breaking the silence of the switch” – Trainee participation in surgery Chryssa McAlister |
| 1200 | Lunch |
| 1300 |
“Pushing the limits”- Heroic surgery in the frail elderly Gretchen Schwarze |
| 1415 | Coffee Break |
| 1435 |
“No room in the inn”- Operating room prioritization Mark Bernstein |
| 1700 |
Location: The Peter Gilgan Research and Learning Centre at 686 Bay St. University of Toronto 2nd Annual Balfour Lecture in Surgical Ethics Guest – Dr. Gretchen Schwarze |
| 1800 | End |