Off-Pump 101
CSCS Virtual Lecture Series For the last segment on surgical management of ischemic heart disease, we have two excellent guests to provide their perspectives on off-pump CABG. Dr. Andre Lamy from McMaster University and Dr. Joseph Noora from Trillium Health Centre. Objectives: Presented September 30, 2021
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CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Another excellent lecture from an Ottawa Heart Institute surgeon as part of the CSCS lecture series. None other than Dr. Marc Ruel providing his tips and tricks on minimally invasive CABG. Objectives: Presented August 12, 2021
Read MoreCSCS and the ERAS Cardiac Society
The CSCS Beat Episode 3 The CSCS presents “More information for CSCS and the ERAS Cardiac Society”, with guests Desiree Chappell, lead presenter for TopMedTalk, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and Vice President of Clinical Quality for NorthStar Anesthesia; Monty Mythen, TopMedTalk’s Editor in Chief, Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University College…
Read MoreArterial Grafting in 2021
CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. David Glineur provides us all the tips and tricks on arterial grafting. A cardiac surgeon from the Ottawa Heart Institute, we were pleased to have him participate in the CSCS lecture series! Objectives: Presented May 26, 2021.
Read MoreManaging Cardiogenic Shock
The CSCS Beat Episode 2 The CSCS presents “Evolution in the Management of Acute Heart Failure – A shocking Development!”, with guests Dr. Mitesh Badiwala, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto and Staff Cardiovascular Surgeon at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at University Health Network in Toronto; and Mark Liszkowski, Director of…
Read MoreApproach to TAVI
CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. Jessica Forcillo a cardiac surgeon from CHUM (Montreal University Hospital Centre) gives us the ins and outs on TAVI. Objectives: Presented April 22, 2021.
Read MoreThe Ross Procedure
CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy from the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, NY speaks on the subject of the Ross procedure – its role in the treatment of non-elderly patients with aortic stenosis and the technical nuances associated with improved long-term outcomes in patients undergoing this procedure. Presented March 23,…
Read MoreIs TAVR the end of SAVR?
CSCS Beat Episode 1 In this inaugural episode, Dr. Rakesh Arora, Dr. Jean-Francois Legare, and Dr. Ansar Hassan discuss transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and its impact on surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Published March 2021. Available on YouTube and Spotify.
Read MoreValve Sparing Root Repair
CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. Richard Whitlock from McMaster University and the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre provides an overview of surgery on the aortic root, reviewing the anatomy of the aortic root as well as the principles underlying a successful valve-sparing root replacement. Presented February 24, 2021.
Read MoreThoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair
CSCS Virtual Lecture Series Dr. Jennifer Chung from the University of Toronto provides an overview of thoracoabdominal aneurysms and highlights the key strategies when embarking on the surgical and endovascular repairs of this disease process. Presented January 27, 2021.
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