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cardiac surgical resident. PhD - surgical education/surgical simulation. aspiring aortic surgeon. dog mom. I climb mountains and run far.

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@DrAbs2024
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Think like a surgeon. Prepare like a surgeon. SO excited to finally launch our cardiac surgery case planning books. Come to the OR prepared by using this plug and play approach to surgical planning. To find out more click on the link below ☺️
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My Dad has always been my #1 fan. To get more involved in my life, he learned how to 3D print aortas and sent them to me to use for simulation 🥺
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After so much trial and error, finally have a super cost-effective way to simulate CPB 😍 This will be showcased at CCC!! #surgicalsim #cpb #multidisciplinary #teamwork #perfusion
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Raise your hand if you’ve fallen into the perfusion bucket? 🙋🏻‍♀️🤣 I also provide comedic relief @ansarhassan99
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I enrolled 20 medical students in a 2-week anastomosis training program over a 6 week period. A combination of in-person and home practice. From not knowing how to hand tie to confidently completing a distal anastomosis, I’m blown away! I can’t wait to show the results.
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Back on cardiac surgery tomorrow after a 3 year phd hiatus. So grateful I did my phd in sim to have such an awesome home set up to dust off the ol cobwebs 😎🫀 #surgicalsim #technicalskills
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Just like I have my own home gym to exercise my fitness, I have my own home gym to exercise my surgical skills. Big believer in perfect practice makes perfect.🫣🫶🏼 #surgicalskills #practice #homegym #surgicaleducation #deliberatepractice
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I believe a great surgeon is not the one with just good hands, but the one who exudes leadership and calm in moments of crisis. More focus in residency should be on the NOTSS! #phd #newera
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Join @cscs_sccc this Thursday for a discussion by two Canadian surgeons on the topic of off-pump! @soreabg @TheRakeshArora @JasonHanMD
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Teaching medical students how to do a coronary anastomosis. #perfectpractice #simulation . Why wait till residency to master your surgical skills? @UAlberta_FoMD
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Exciting 😍😍 running our emergency chest reopening sim today. The base of our of sim man. I LOVE sim, can you tell? Fidelity doesn’t have to equal expensive ☺️ @UAlberta_FoMD
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I mean are we in the OR or our resident room!? Valve practice made so easy with my one stop shop cardiac task trainer 😍
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This is part of my PhD, but the most gratifying part is watching my colleagues benefit :) #surgicalsim #design #surgicaleducation
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Type A aortic dissection repair followed by a traumatic mitral valve avulsion causing severe MR. My favorite go to energy gel for endurance activity 😍
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This exposure though in my task trainer!! Thank you @EdwardsLifesci for sponsoring valves and @EthiconCanada for sutures! What a successful sim day!
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Today I ran my first ultramarathon - 52km 🥹 wow! Feeling so proud of what I can do ☺️
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Strong believer in practice makes perfect. I’ve set up my simulator and molded aortic roots in our resident room for easy access simulation!!
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Cardiopulmonary bypass simulation at its finest. We have perfusion, anesthesia and surgery all working in unison. Even a TEE simulator! Doesn’t get more real than this. #simulation #innovation @suritasidhu @BobbyYanagawa @UAlberta
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Join the @cscs_sccc for our next lecture series highlighting two of our faculty surgeons doing excellent work locally and beyond. Proud to be apart of a society that cares :) @soreabg @DVervoort94 @TheRakeshArora @ansarhassan99 DM for the zoom link!
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This is what sim dreams are made of!! Talk about a legendary multidisciplinary team!! Case: arrest on induction in the context of a redosternotomy requiring peripheral cannulation 😍 @suritasidhu @UAlberta @UAlberta_FoMD
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Should probably get back to writing my thesis but running sim is way more fun than writing about p-values. New chest opening cart in action 😎 @cwilliamwhite @UAlberta_FoMD #Simulation #patientsafety
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Join us tomorrow night for what should be an excellent and informative session by @MichaelMwachu ! @cscs_sccc @soreabg
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First time taking CPB simulation on the road…lessons learned :P. Nontechnical skills are crucial in surgery for a successful patient outcome. Thank you @SCC_CCS_Trainee for inviting me and #CCCongress for giving me the platform. @c_mqn @NajahAdreak @heartBOT71
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The first ever trainee candid social! What a phenomenal opportunity for trainees to pick the brains of our division chiefs across the country! #CSCS2022 @TheRakeshArora @cscs_sccc @soreabg @ansarhassan99 @OuzounianMD
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What an amazing venue for the CTAC spring meeting. I don’t think there’s a better way to do a video session 😍 @ShangriLaTO @cscs_sccc @OuzounianMD @MichaelMwachu
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Tomorrow is the Alberta resident retreat and I’m so excited to showcase my CPB simulation!! #simulation #innovation
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All adult ORs are on hold due to the number of emergency cases and transplants done in the past week. Putting my junior through some drills ☺️ Perfect opportunity for practice. @Ethicon
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Today in the world of team-based training we had a post cardiac surgery vfib arrest. We strive for realism in design, effective communication and teamwork! So lucky to be apart of this heart team 😍 @AHS_eSIM @UAlberta_FoMD @suritasidhu
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Excited for our 4th lecture series tonight on VSRR by Dr. Richard Whitlock! @cscs_sccc @RichardWhitloc2 @soreabg
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Forever writing sim scenarios for my cardiac surgery program. Does your program evaluate and train nontechnical skills of a surgeon? If they don’t, they should. #notss #teamwork #simulation #cardiacsurgery
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My favorite kind of conversation - management of ATAAD with and without malperfusion. Forever in awe of @OuzounianMD and how much of a role model you are to all cardiac surgery trainees but even more to us aspiring female cardiac surgeons! @TSRA_official @cscs_sccc
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@DrAbs2024
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A closer look inside our cardiac surgical case planning log books. A resource for trainees by trainees. Click on the link below to find out more ☺️
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Our Friday cardiac surgery team based training was a success. Reminder that team training is a CLASS I recommendation for patient safety according to the AHA! @suritasidhu @UAlberta_FoMD @AHS_eSIM @cscs_sccc
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I can’t believe I am saying it but tonight’s lecture series by Dr. Glineur and @cscs_sccc made me excited about coronary surgery like I get about aortic surgery!? Changing career plans!? Forever blessed by the wonderful Canadian surgeons who are willing to teach us trainees!
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Join @cscs_sccc this THURSDAY for what should be an excellent lecture series by Dr. Marc Ruel! @soreabg @TSRA_official
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I’m always asked what are we looking for in a med student? The reality is we are looking for like minded people, who have the same passion and enthusiasm for heart surgery. You want a colleague that at the end of a tough day you can share moments of laughter with 🥹 #cscs2022
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Pumped to be rocking the boat of the U of A cardiac surgery program and spear heading the simulation program!! #phd #surgicaleducation #innovation Times are changing!
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@DrAbs2024
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Everyone needs a mentor and I am so blessed to have mine!!! Dr. Moon - my forever supporter 😁😁 Depicted is my multifaceted sim PROTOTYPE
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Great summary slide by Dr. William Kent @LibinInstitute on the 2020 VHD guidelines. #CSCS2021 @cscs_sccc @SCC_CCS
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Amazing to see and so well deserved! the future of cardiac surgery simulation is so bright ☺️
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We are proud to announce that Dr. @c_mqn has been awarded the highly competitive Robert Maudsley Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education! Charlotte is a @McMasterSurgery @McMasterPGME trainee in the Clinician Investigator Program and @McMasterHSED , studying sim in surgery!
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I mean I'm biased (hopeful aortic surgeon) but the second session at #CSCS2021 , you won't want to miss. @cscs_sccc @MichaelMwachu
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So thrilled to say I am officially a PhD candidate!!!! Candidacy exam done and dusted 🫶🏼🫶🏼🥹🥹
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Today is the day that kicks off our @cscs_sccc spring meeting! It will be a high yield, short and sweet event. Join us at 1:30pm EST for opening remarks by @TheRakeshArora @SCC_CCS @SCC_CCS_Trainee @CtacSurg #CSCS2021 Link for last minute registration:
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Happening tomorrow! A @cscs_sccc lecture series! High yield review on everything aortic. Join us! DM for the zoom link. @soreabg
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Very excited for this month's @cscs_sccc lecture series happening this Tuesday! A special request from multiple trainees and we delivered! DM myself or @soreabg for the registration link. @tsra_official @SCC_CCS @SCC_CCS_trainee
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I think surgical practice is better when you work in pairs. What is underemphasized in surgical training is how to be a GOOD surgical assistant. Anticipating what your partner needs demonstrates your understanding of the task. 🤓
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Today I moderated a session on surgical simulation at #CCC2021 and then I ran my own simulation session 😍 Love seeing my simulator in action! #surgicalsimulation @SCC_CCS_Trainee
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Learning how I can incorporate 3D/VR into surgical education. Our advancements in technology are truly amazing and often times underutilized! #phd #surgicaleducation #cardiacsurgery
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Fan girling that I met @JasonHanMD in person!!! #surgicalsim
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Fantastic talk tonight by @OuzounianMD on approach to the arch in Type A dissection. Session 2 of our national @cscs_sccc lecture series! Coming to you monthly high yield topics in cardiac surgery!
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Big fan of teaching. Specific feedback leads to deliberate practice. Deliberate practice leads performance improvement. #deliberatepractice #surgicalsimulation #surgicaleducation
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EXCELLENT first session at the @cscs_sccc spring meeting. Forgive me, but that was a SPICEY discussion on the ACC/AHA 2020 VHD guidelines. Tune in for more excellent content. #CSCS2021 @OuzounianMD @IHamamsy
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Tomorrow night should be a great event by Dr. Glineur from @HeartInstitute ! Zoom link: @cscs_sccc @soreabg @ansarhassan99 @TheRakeshArora @OuzounianMD
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Honoured to receive 🥹
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CAME is happy to announce the 2023 Rising Star Certificate of Excellence Recipients from the University of Alberta / L’ACÉM est ravie d’annoncer les lauréats du Certificat d’excellence « Étoile montante » 2023 de Université de l’Alberta @ualberta
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Thank you Dr. Corey Adams and @ansarhassan99 for moderating the 3rd and final session on Day 1 of #CSCS2021 . The importance of a true HEART TEAM is so vital to deliver the best care for our patients. @cscs_sccc @SCC_CCS @SCC_CCS_Trainee
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What a great day 2 of our spring meeting. Couldn’t agree more. I am blessed to have found myself wonderful mentors along the way. Without them who knows where I would be today!!! #CSCS2021 @SCC_CCS
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An amazing 3D mold of an aortic arch. Patient specific. This is the way. #surgicaleducation #simulation
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Happening now!! Thank you @RuelMarc1 for being our guest lecturer for our @cscs_sccc monthly lecture series! We are so lucky to have such amazing Canadian cardiac surgeons! @soreabg
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Look what came in the mail! My very own 3D printer, o the things to be printed. Levelling up my sim game 🤩
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Love the tips and tricks that come from @cscs_sccc lecture series! Come see @soreabg thinking hard about off pump heart surgery 😂
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Thank you @baysalg for the simulators, can’t wait to give them a try! @JNJInnovation #surgicalsimulation #surgicaleducation #phdcandidate
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Very excited to be using MIMICS software to create 3D and VR imaging for surgical education 😍 #technology #simulation #surgicaleducation #phdlife
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A true expert is someone that continues to look for areas to improve ☺️ #patientsafety
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Always the best part of the @cscs_sccc lecture series are the clinical pearls from the experts!!! So lucky to have @MichaelMwachu presenting to us :) tune in to our YouTube channel CSCS Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons if you missed out 😁
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Sim days are my favoriteeeeeee!!! So proud of the evolution of this program 🫶🏼
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Come one, come all - cardiac surgery trainees! Get yours, the WhiteMoon cardiac task trainer!! (Not really but really, coming to you soon!!!!)
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Yesss, functional task alignment. The key to any good sim! Here’s my task trainer :)
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@BrianTillMD This of course is just one aspect of our sim sessions :)
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@DrAbs2024
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@RichardWhitloc2 Thank you so much for the shout out but the reality is this initiative would never have been possible without the fantastic and supportive surgeons like yourself! I feel lucky everyday to train in Canada and be surrounded by such inspiration!
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Next @cscs_sccc lecture series will be given by none other than Dr. MacArthur from @UAlberta !! Such a complicated patient population and management often varies depending on resources available. Tune on April 12th! DM for zoom link :) @soreabg @TSRA_official
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Happening tomorrow! Excited for our 3rd national academic half day. Bringing the community of cardiac surgery trainees together ☺️. Always so grateful for the keen participation from our Canadian faculty to take part. Can DM for a link if interested! @cscs_sccc @soreabg
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Writing CPB scenarios for simulation isn’t as easy as putting someone on bypass! It’s so natural now I have to think about what I am actually doing!!! Good thing though? @gurm33t #simulation #scriptwriting #teaching #newera
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Calling all trainees and surgeons attending the #vascular2023 and #CCCongress , I will be around looking to collect data on novel, mitral valve simulator. Shoot me a message or track me down to test it out! @GBisleri
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This should be such a fun event! Hope to see many trainees from across Canada attending the CSCS spring meeting! It has been too long. @TheRakeshArora @OuzounianMD @ansarhassan99 @soreabg
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Calling all #trainees ! #CSCS2022 is hosting a special trainee social at our Spring Meeting, June 3. A rapid-fire meet & greet for trainees and division leads to discuss careers, the job market, and future. Register at #CardiacSurgery #cardiologist
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It is not too late! Register now for the @cscs_sccc spring meeting. This is for all the Canadian trainees, come and network with leaders from around Canada and enjoy the beautiful city that is Halifax ☺️ @soreabg
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As someone doing surgical education research, I am constantly walking around with too many things to carry 😂. Surgical trainees are busyyyy so I go to where they are to do a quick test 🤭 #surgicalsim #simulation
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Pretty excited to launch my new blog Get a look into the ins and out of life in the hospital and the great outdoors. It is a little bit of everything and I can't wait to share what I've learned along the way! :) #surgery #adventure #lifeoutdoors
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My first Spartan race done and dusted!! #spartan #ocr #beastmode
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Our spring meeting has begun. An amazing event that really emphasizes how close knit the Canadian cardiac surgery community is ☺️. @soreabg
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The CSCS CSCP 2023 Spring Meeting is officially underway! Tonight, the Resident Research Competition with 7 awesome abstracts vying for the three top prizes.
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Can definitely say this is a first. Taking an old roller pump on Air Canada for the #cccongress2022 ! @cscs_sccc #surgicalsim @c_mqn 😂
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Happening now at the Canadian Conference for the Advancement of Surgical Education - the future is now. #surgicaleducation @Royal_College @Surg_Education
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Are we actually graduating competent surgeons? Do we spend too much time focusing on a written RCPSC exam, where is the exam that assess whether a trainee can operate proficiently? Will the change to CBD be enough?
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Amazing talk on aortic surgery and @OuzounianMD is such a huge role model for myself as an aspiring aortic surgeon. Thank you #CCCongress for the session ☺️
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Up next in the CSCT Education Day is @OuzounianMD on "INNOVATIONS IN AORTIC SURGERY" #CCCongress @cscs_sccc @UHN @CtacSurg @WomenInThoracic #tssmn
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Putting my simulator to work. Teaching medical students how to do coronaries @heartBOT71
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Good luck to all the amazing medical students starting their interviews today! A special shout-out to my mentee @heartBOT71 who I have had the utmost pleasure working with over the past 4.5 years! The future of cardiac surgery is so bright :)
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Give it a listen! I am the sole female in my cardiac surgery program, from trainees to surgeons to our CVICU intensivists.
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Every 3rd Friday, our Heart Institute runs team-based simulations so that we can offer the best care for our patients. We have nursing, perfusion, anesthesia and surgery all involved.
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Join the @cscs_sccc for what should be an excellent lecture on longterm MCS by none other than Dr. MacArthur from University of Alberta. @scc_ccs @scc_ccs_trainee @soreabg @ansarhassan99 DM for the zoom link.
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Feeling a whole like Luis Litt these days haha! Started recording all my ideas and thoughts, oddly therapeutic 😂
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Sim days give me the zoomies!!! So much prep for CPB sim 😍 #surgicalsimulation #perfusion #phdcandidate
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Step right up and hear all about it!! This should be an amazing opportunity for all of us up and comers to find out what division has our missing glass slipper, aka the perfect match for our future careers!! 🤭 @cscs_sccc @soreabg @OuzounianMD @ansarhassan99 @TheRakeshArora
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Calling all #CVSurgery trainees! The @cscs_sccc Meeting, June 3rd at the Fairmont Ottawa will be hosting a rapid-fire meet and greet #CandidSocial for #residents and division leads! Discuss career, job market, and the future! Register Now #cardiacsurgery
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Our minds are truly amazing. At the beginning of the summer I could barely walk without pain and today I just ran 35km. Almost at my goal distance (42km) before my very first ultramarathon!!
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Forever proud of my co-resident and colleague Dr. Sabin Bozso! Up for the trainee research award in basic science #ccc #CCCongress #innovation
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@VMenezesMD Pla! I have a mould so I can put a silicone skirt on the anastomotic sites for suturing :)
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Deliberate practice works. Feedback and the opportunity for self reflection is critical. #surgicalsimulation #surgicaleducation
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@SophieWeiweiGao @GBisleri @MacCVSx Don’t mind the size of the thoracotomy 🫢 AMAZING tool for practicing surgeons and trainees alike. Congrats @GBisleri and thank you for allowing me to part of this process!
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Did I mention this is FREE for trainees??
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Training for my first Ironman 70.3. Haven’t quite nailed the goggle tightness 🫢
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