Annual Assembly of General Surgeons and Residents » Program

Tovee Lecturer: Lena Napolitano
6:30-8:00	Breakfast with the Professor (Closed – By Invitation Only) Chairs – Barbara Haas & David Isa
7:15-8:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast Queen’s Park Ballroom, Main Level
8:00-8:15	Welcome Carol Swallow Bernard & Ryna Langer Chair, Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto Opening Address James Rutka Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
8:15-9:15	Oral Session I Chair – Savtaj Brar
9:15-9:45	Poster Session I & Break Lead – Jory Simpson
9:45-10:45	Oral Session II Chair – Julie Hallet
10:45-11:15	Poster Session II & Break Lead – Adena Scheer
11:15-11:20	Awards Presentation PGY1,2,3 Resident Awards: Najma Ahmed Zane Cohen Clinical Fellowship Achievement Award, General Surgery Nominee: Frances Wright Marcus Burnstein Outstanding Presentation Award: Carol Swallow Recognition of Stacy Palmer: Boris Zevin
11:20-12:20	Remembrance of E. Bruce Tovee: Zane Cohen Hazelton Room, Upper Meeting Level Introduction of E. Bruce Tovee Lecturer: Ori Rotstein Surgical Critical Care: Essential Component of Acute Care Surgery Lena Napolitano Biography Division Chief, Acute Care Surgery Professor of Surgery Associate Chair for Critical Care University of Michigan Health Systems
12:20-1:30	Lunch
1:30-2:30	Hot Topics Symposium facilitated by Barbara Haas Critical Care Medicine and General Surgery – Never The Twain Shall Meet Again? Panelists – Laurent Brochard, Lesley Gotlib Conn, Ian McGilvray, Shelly Dev & Lena Napolitano
2:45-3:45	Paper Session III Chair – Joao Rezende-Neto
3:45-4:15	State of the Union Address Carol Swallow
4:15-5:15	Laparoscopic Skills Competition for CAGS finalists Rooftop: 18th Floor Session Co-chairs: Shady Ashamalla & Usmaan Hameed
4:15-5:30	Cocktails
5:30-8:00	Evening Program & Graduation Dinner Queen’s Park Ballroom, Main Level Master of Ceremony: Carol Swallow Presentation of Nicolas Colapinto Teaching Award Presentation of Robert Mustard Mentorship Award PGY4,5 Resident Awards: Najma Ahmed Scientific Awards: Lena Napolitano Graduation Ceremony: Various presenters Valedictory address: Solomon Azouz Closing Comments
8:30pm	Resident After-Party at Sassafraz Sassafraz Restaurant 100 Cumberland Street Toronto, ON M5R 1A6