CanSAGE at home Virtual Program
All sessions will be recorded; presented in English
Updated: October 5, 2020
#cansageathome
Accreditation
CPD certificates will be emailed to you by the end of October.
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the SOGC. You may claim a maximum of 5.75 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the SOGC. You may claim a maximum of 2 hours (credits are automatically calculated).
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. More information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit. Read more on the Royal College agreement with the American Medical Association.
We encourage you to engage on the CanSAGE forum, follow @CanSAGE on Twitter, and ask questions via email.
Friday, September 25
13:00 – 13:10 PT | 16:00 – 16:10 ET
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Catherine Allaire and Dr. John Thiel – 10 mins
13:10 – 13:50 PT | 16:10 – 16:50 ET
PLENARY
Digital distractions and the impact on your brain – Dr. Paul Mohapel – 30 mins + 10 mins Q+A / session evaluation
Moderator: Dr. Catherine Allaire
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Report on recent startling research about some of the negative impacts digital distraction and multitasking is having; Report on recent scientific data on the risks technological devices are having on our behaviour and neurological capacities; Provoke thoughtful dialogue and more mindful approaches to using technology both at work and in our homes; Provide strategies to create more balanced and healthy interactions with technology; Promote a more mindful approach to our devices at work and at home.
13:50 – 14:00 PT | 16:50 – 17:00 ET
Friday Break 1 – Exhibit, networking, gamification and transition to next session – 10 mins
14:00 – 14:30 PT | 17:00 – 17:30 ET
PLENARY
When complications happen: How to get back on your horse – Dr. Resad Pasic – 20 mins + 10 mins Q+A / session evaluation
Moderator: Dr. Huse Kamencic
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Identify different complications of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery such as bowel injuries, vascular injuries, genito-urinary injuries; Assess the treatment options for those injuries as well as strategies how to prevent those complications.
The target audience for this session are; practicing gynecologists, residents and fellows.
14:30 – 15:00 PT | 17:30 – 18:00 ET
AWARD SESSION
Top 6 video presentations – Part I – maximum 21 mins + 4-6 mins Q+A / session evaluation
People's Choice: V1 – Laparoscopic excision of pericardial and diaphragmatic endometriosis – Dr. Dong Bach Nguyen
V2 – Laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy to treat severe ureteral endometriosis – Dr. Rahana Harjee
V3 – Surgical management of interstitial ectopic pregnancy – Dr. Caitlin Jago
Moderator: Dr. Michael Suen
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Deliver immediate, constructive feedback on video presentations. This session is designed for learners and non-learners.
15:00 – 15:10 PT | 18:00 – 18:10 ET
Friday Break 2 – Exhibit, networking, gamification and transition to next session – 10 mins
15:10 – 15:40 PT | 18:10 – 18:40 ET
CHAT ROOMS
Concurrent interactive breakout sessions – 30 minutes including Q+A / session evaluation
Barriers and challenges in adopting MIS in my centre, strategies for success – Dr. Neeraj Mehra and Dr. Elizabeth Randle
Moderator: Dr. Meghan O'Leary
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Analyze barriers to implementation of MIS surgery and peri-operative care pathways; Develop strategies and utilize peer resources to promote adoption of MIS at their local centre.
The truth behind fibroids and infertility: Myth or facts? – Dr. Adrian Gamelin
Moderator: Dr. Chandrew Rajakumar
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Identify the types of fibroids which may interfere with normal fertility; Describe the optimal management of such fibroids; Determine which fibroids may not require active intervention to improve fertility. Target audience: Obstetrician gynecologists, minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons, obstetrics and gynecology residents and fellows.
Alternatives for treatment of fibroids – Dr. Darrien Rattray and Dr. Mohammed Nayeemuddin
Moderator: Dr. Deanna Buitenhuis
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Know the indications and limitations for UAE; Know the technique/steps of UAE by case example; Compare UAE with surgical techniques; Identify the role for laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the management of fibroids; Select the appropriate patient for RFA; Summarize the evidence for RFA; Review answers to the questions posed by the group in advance of this session.
15:40 – 15:45 PT | 18:40 – 18:45 ET
Friday Break 3 – Transition to next session – 5 mins
15:45 – 15:50 PT | 18:45 – 18:50 ET
Welcome back – Dr. John Thiel – 5 mins
15:50 – 16:20 PT | 18:50 – 19:20 ET
PLENARY
Is there a place for OCP in endometriosis care? – Dr. Robert Casper – 20 mins + 10 mins Q+A / session evaluation
Moderator: Dr. Paul Yong
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Describe the aberrant hormonal receptor make-up of endometriosis implants; Discuss the lack of evidence for a beneficial effect of oral contraceptives for treating endometriosis; Present a rationale for the use of progestin-only pills as a first line treatment for endometriosis.
Target audience: Family doctors, OB/GYN specialists, residents and students.
16:20 – 16:50 PT | 19:20 – 19:50 ET
AWARD SESSION
Top 6 video presentations – Part II – maximum 21 mins + 4-6 mins Q+A / session evaluation + People's Choice vote for top video
V4 – Laparoscopic excision of noncommunicating uterine horn pregnancy – Dr. Wilson Ventura Chan
V5 – The visceral slide test and the prediction of intraadominal adhesions – Dr. Peter Thiel
V6 – Laparoscopic ilioinguinal nerve excision – Dr. Meghan O'Leary
Moderator: Dr. Michael Suen
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Deliver immediate, constructive feedback on video presentations. This session is designed for learners and non-learners.
16:50 – 16:55 PT | 19:50 – 19:55 ET
Day 1 closing; Invitation to social engagement hour – Dr. John Thiel – 5 mins
16:55 – 17:00 PT | 19:55 – 20:00 ET
Friday Break 4 – Transition to CanSAGE social engagement hour – 5 mins
17:00 – 18:00 PT | 20:00 – 21:00 ET
NETWORKING – Grab a beverage and relax and join your colleagues!
Social engagement hour hosted in different Zoom meetings by virtual concierge – 60 mins
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Take Me Away: Favourite Travel Destinations and Tales | Virtual Concierge: Dr. Catherine Allaire
Have your pictures ready to share! -
The Best Meal I Ever Had | Virtual Concierges: Dr. John Thiel and Dr. Darrien Rattray
We will discuss our favourite meals that we cook or that we have eaten, the wine or cocktails that paired with it and hopefully will share a few of our kitchen secrets. -
Trading Horror Stories (confidentially of course) | Virtual Concierge: Dr. Sari Kives
We will discuss discuss difficult cases that may have not gone as planned and reflect on outcomes and how this may have affected our personal growth in practice. -
We will survive / Ça va bien aller : Quebec and Covid-19 (bilingue) | Virtual Concierge: Dr. Chantal Rivard
Learn from Quebec's (bad) example and share your local experience. -
So You Want to do MIGS | Virtual Concierge: Dr. Meghan O'Leary
If you are considering a practice with lots of laparoscopy, or have ever thought about an a MIGS fellowship, join us to chat. Med students, residents, fellows - we can't wait to meet you! -
Setting Up Shop; Life as a New MIS Surgeon | Virtual Concierges: Dr. Jessica Papillon Smith and Dr. Michael Suen.
Oh, the trials and tribulations! You are not alone.
Join us to chat about the challenges and victories you've encountered during your first few years of practice.
Saturday, September 26
06:45 – 07:30 PT | 09:45 – 10:30 ET
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium – 45 mins
07:30 – 08:00 PT | 10:30 – 11:00 ET
CanSAGE Annual General Meeting – Dr. Catherine Allaire – Open to all CanSAGE members – 30 mins
08:00 – 08:10 PT | 11:00 – 11:10 ET
Saturday Break 1 – Exhibit, networking, gamification and transition to next session – 10 mins
08:10 – 08:15 PT | 11:10 – 11:15 ET
Welcome back – Dr. John Thiel – 5 mins
08:15 – 08:50 PT | 11:15 – 11:50 ET
PLENARY
Vaginal / laparoscopic surgery where they meet in the middle – Dr. Jan F. Baekelandt – 25 mins + 10 mins Q+A / session evaluation
Moderator: Dr. Jonathon Solnik
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Identify the major challenges in vaginal surgery and articulate various techniques to overcome these challenges; Articulate steps to perform vNOTES hysterectomy and adnexectomy safely and efficiently; Identify, prevent, and manage complications in vNOTES and vaginal surgery.
08:50 – 09:00 PT | 11:50 – 12:00 ET
Saturday Break 2 – Exhibit, networking, gamification and transition to next session – 10 mins
09:00 – 09:30 PT | 12:00 – 12:30 ET
PLENARY
Laparoscopic cerclage: Last "stitch" resort – Dr. Nicholas Leyland and Dr. Grace Liu – 20 mins + 10 mins Q+A / session evaluation
Moderator: Dr. Chantal Rivard
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Identify patients for whom such a procedure will be successful; Describe a method to perform a laparoscopic abdominal cerclage; Summarize the indications for abdominal cerclage as an interval procedure; Compare technique options during pregnancy.
09:30 – 10:10 PT | 12:30 – 13:10 ET
AWARD SESSION
Top 5 research presentations – 25 mins + 5-10 mins Q+A / session evaluation + 5 mins People's Choice vote for top research
O1 – Outcomes following surgical management of pelvic pain: A prospective cohort study – Dr. Caroline Lee
O2 – Risk factors for urologic injury in women undergoing hysterectomy for benign indication – Ms. Ameeta Nayak
People's Choice: O3 – A randomized controlled trial comparing presacral nerve block to sham block on post-operative pain in women undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy – Dr. Andrew Zakhari
O4 – A validation of gynecologic procedural codes in the Canadian Institutes for Health Information Discharge Abstract Database – Dr. Magdalene Payne
O5 – Predictive variables for postoperative opioid requirements following hysterectomy – Dr. Samantha Benlolo
Moderator: Dr. Justin Mui
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Deliver immediate, constructive feedback on oral and video presentations; Share the implications of this research within their own institutions. This session is designed for learners and non-learners.
10:10 – 10:15 PT | 13:10 – 13:15 ET
Saturday Break 4 – Transition to next session – 5 mins
10:15 – 10:55 PT | 13:15 – 13:55 ET
PLENARY
Complex care in complex patients
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Adolescent – Dr. Lisa Allen – 10 mins + 5 mins Q+A
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Transgender patient – Dr. Fiona Mattatall – 20 mins + 5 mins Q+A / session evaluation
Moderators: Dr. Jessica Papillon Smith and Dr. Sari Kives
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Recognize the key features on history that suggest secondary dysmenorrhea in an adolescent; Tailor therapy to the adolescent patient with pelvic pain; Recognize the role that ObGyn’s play in transgender health; Reflect on how they can make their practice more inclusive; Formulate an approach to request for hysterectomy in a transgender patient.
10:55 – 11:05 PT | 13:55 – 14:05 ET
Saturday Break 5 – Exhibit, networking, gamification and transition to final session – 10 mins
11:05 – 11:10 PT | 14:05 – 14:10 ET
Welcome back – Dr. John Thiel – 5 mins
11:10 – 11:45 PT | 14:10 – 14:45 ET
DEBATE
Is there a role for robotics in gynecology? – Dr. Sari Kives and Dr. Fady W. Mansour – 30 mins + 5 mins vote
Moderator: Dr. Sukhbir S. Singh
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: Identify the benefits and drawbacks of robotic surgery; Select the appropriate candidates for robotic surgery;
Reflect on the overall importance of Minimally Invasive Surgery.
11:45 – 12:05 PT | 14:45 – 15:05 ET
CLOSING
Announcement of CanSAGE2021 and Gamification Prize Winners – Dr. Sari Kives – 10 mins
CanSAGE People's Choice Awards and Closing – Dr. Catherine Allaire and Dr. John Thiel – 10 mins
Video library presentations – cansagevideos.com
V7 – Laparoscopy in the pregnant patient – Dr. Samantha Benlolo
V8 – Step-by-step guide to the surgical management of interstitial ectopic pregnancy – Dr. Humara Edell
V9 – Parametrial endometriosis part 1: A correlation of parametrial anatomy and disease presentation – Dr. Darl Edwards
V10 – Parametrial endometriosis part 2: Clinical diagnosis and correlation of medical imaging with laparoscopic findings – Dr. Darl Edwards
V11 – Parametrial endometriosis part 3: Introducing a nerve sparing technique to the parametrectomy – Dr. Darl Edwards
V12 – Conservative laparoscopic treatment of adnexal torsion at 35+5 weeks' gestation – Dr. Nadiya Goswami
V13 – Bowel complications in laparoscopic gynecologic surgery – Dr. Anna Kobylianskii
V14 – Laparoscopic cervical myomectomy with pre-operative uterine artery embolization and concomitant cerclage – Dr. Sarah Maheux-Lacroix
V15 – A purse-string approach to laparoscopic cornuostomy for interstitial ectopic pregnancy – Dr. Meghan McGrattan
V16 – Intrauterine morcellation at laparoscopic myomectomy – Dr. Meghan O'Leary
V17 – A stepwise approach to trachelectomy – Ms. Leah Rusnell
V18 – Ultrasound-guided hysteroscopy following endometrial ablation – Dr. Sarah Smith
V19 – Recreating pelvic supports after total laparoscopic hysterectomy – Dr. Chelsie Warshafsky
V20 – Adnexal torsion: Surgical considerations in early and late pregnancy – Dr. Chelsie Warshafsky
ePoster library presentations – cansage.multilearning.com/cansage
2001 – The effectiveness of tricyclic antidepressant in patients with overactive bladder and nocturia – Dr. Nadin Alghanaim
2002 – Role of interleukin-1β in nerve growth factor expression, neurogenesis and deep dyspareunia in endometriosis – Mr. Fahad Alotaibi
2003 – Change in technicity index as a marker of quality of care in a tertiary care centre – Dr. Kristina Arion
2004 – Decreasing opioid prescriptions post-hysterectomy: Development of the Tailored Opioid Reduction Strategy (TORS) protocol – Dr. Samantha Benlolo
2005 – The use of intraoperative cystoscopy during total laparoscopic hysterectomy: A Canadian survey – Dr. Simon Benoit Dube
2006 – Risks factors for venous thromboembolisms in patients with large uterine fibroids: Systematic review – Dr. Emmy Cai
2007 – Opioid prescribing practices for women undergoing elective gynecologic surgery – Dr. Wilson Ventura Chan
2008 – Evaluation of the morbidity associated with routine intraoperative cystoscopies performed following total laparoscopic hysterectomies – Dr. Sara Dakhlallah
2009 – What are patients reading? Quality assessment of endometriosis information on the Internet – Ms. Kelsey Shea
2010 – Chronic opioid prescriptions and their potentially detrimental effects on surgical outcomes of the LaNSURe technique for parametrial endometriosis – Dr. Darl Edwards
2011 – The Laparoscopic Nerve Sparing Ultralateral Resection (LaNSURe) of parametrial endometriosis – A retrospective review of this novel technique – Dr. Darl Edwards
2012 – Uterine stiffness measured in vivo: Implications for assessing gynecologic pathologies – Dr. Teresa Flaxman
2013 – Pre-surgical planning using patient-specific 3D printed anatomical models for women with uterine fibroids – Dr. Teresa Flaxman
2014 – Severe dysmenorrhea is the primary contributor to low physical quality of life in Canadian women with endometriosis – Dr. Teresa Flaxman
2015 – Long term follow up on the performance and effectiveness of the LiNA Librata endometrial ablation system – Dr. Claude Fortin
2016 – Online patient information for hysterectomies: An environmental scan of readability and quality – Ms. Mehr Jain
2017 – A comparison of surgical outcomes between the routes of benign hysterectomy in women with at least one previous cesarean section – Dr. Courtney Jolliffe
2018 – Content assessment of online surgical education videos for Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) – Mr. Khizar Karim
2019 – Readability, quality and adherence of online patient education materials for the medical, surgical and interventional treatment options for leiomyoma – Mr. Khizar Karim
2020 – Surgical outcomes of concurrent prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy compared to mastectomy and hysterectomy: A NSQIP database analysis – Dr. Ai-Lien Le
2021 – A retrospective analysis of urinary retention after laparoscopic non-nerve sparing definitive surgery for stage III and IV endometriosis – Dr. Tinya Lin
2022 – Outcomes in patients undergoing robotic assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy with endometrial hyperplasia or grade 1 endometrial adenocarcinoma – Dr. Laura Mcleod
2023 – Utilizing OR Black Box technology to identify and characterize intraoperative delays, distractions and threats in the gynecology OR: A pilot study – Dr. Alysha Nensi
2024 – Patient-oriented knowledge translation: A new online resource for people affected by endometriosis-associated dyspareunia – Ms. Kiran Parmar
2025 – Evaluation of the website content of gynecologic oncology fellowship programs – Ms. Nilita Sood
2027 – Retrograde bladder filling after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery: A randomized controlled trial – Dr. Andrew Zakhari