Fall/Winter Issue Issue 12 THE BLADE The Department of Newsletter

JOANNE JoanneCABRERA shares her career journey from nurse to executive director OPERATIONS UPDATE WITH DR. DIXON What’s next for the block booking process EDUCATION & RESEARCH What’s new ZIVOT LIMB PRESERVATION CENTRE NAMING CEREMONY Centre officially named in honour of Dr. Mark Zivot 2018 SURGEONS’ DAY Keynote speakers, awards and more A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SURGEON With Dr. Rob Harrop NEW FACULTY Welcome The Blade newsletter is a publication of the Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of .

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Editor: Rosey Hwang

Contributors: Dr. Elijah Dixon Dr. Artan Reso Dr. Claire Temple-Oberle

Featured staff: Dr. Rob Harrop Joanne Cabrera Susan Isherwood Dory Glaser-Watson Rhonda Siemens

Department of Surgery 1403 - 29th Street NW Calgary, , T2N 2T9

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Website: cumming.ucalgary.ca/departments/surgery/ Fall/Winter 2018 1 University ofCalgary, HealthServices Alberta ofSurgery, CummingDepartment ofMedicine School Professor Head-Operations andDeputy Elijah Dixon FACS FRCSC MSc MDBSc interested onthecommittee at medirectly [email protected]. cancontact inserving business meetings, themandate ofthecommittee willbeto create that appliesacross allsections. apolicy Those As andvarious sections. discussed atcurrently bothsurgical exist withinthedepartment executive andthedepartment isalsoputtingtogether anadhoccommitteeThe to department address thecurrent seniorsurgeon policiesthat will coordinate to address educational activities these. to directly Dr.The liaisonwillreport Grondin andmyself. businessmeetings. formeetings anddepartmental are learning identified they gapsandopportunities When knowledge family meetings. Additionally, theywill sitontheSurgical Executive Committee, provide updates at thesurgical executive involvementincluding direct withcomplaints when needed. When required theywillcoordinate in and at timestakepart fiveZone. hospitalsinthe Calgary They willensure timelyhandlingofthe complaints chiefsby site leadsandsection This all personwillbeincharge complaints oftracking whichincludesall that are filedwithinthedepartment, Patient for acandidate ofSurgery willbelooking to assumetheroleThe Complaints department ofDepartment Liaison. THE BLADE

DR. ELIJAH DIXON OPERATIONSUPDATE WITH Booking Committee willbeaccepted.Booking of Ophthalmology, andconsequently applications to ChairtheBlock put into this. Dr. Crichton Head hastakenover Section astheInterim Thank you to Dr. A.Crichton andJ. Cabrera for allthework theyhave willalsobeexamined.between sections How thenewformula to canbeusedasametric evaluate needs new formula andform, whichwillberefined inthe following months. CommitteeThe hasdonegreat BlockBooking work puttingtogether a

department, please contact Jo-El Buerlen, CMECoordinator Buerlen, Jo-El pleasecontact at 403-944-1434,oratdepartment, [email protected]. For more information onhow theCMEoffice canassistwith organizing aCME event, conference or course for your residents preceptors alongwithsixfaculty andvisitingpreceptor, Dr. RichardSantore from Diego, San California. from across . OnJune8th,theCME alsohelpedcoordinate the Young Symposium and whichhosted Hip 22faculty Forum residents preceptors alongwith31faculty 6-9whichhosted heldApril areas 68orthopaedic ineight specialty The Continuing Education Medical (CME) office Resident recentlyOrthopaedic wrapped upthe16th Annual Canadian suggested completion oftheirtransition to disciplinefor theendofOctober. competence committee meetinginlate Septemberandassessed how residents are progressing withtheirEPAs, witha youfor withthis).If haven’t your expertise signed upfor ePortfoilio yet, pleasedoassoonpossible. We heldoursecond to gettheirrepeated,are starting low stakeassessments doneby bothseniorresidents andstaffalike(thanksinadvance year’s bootcamp atremendous success. As many ofyou may know, theresidents are now hookedupwithePortfolio and Thank you alsoto allthosesurgeons, nurses, alliedhealthandresidents whovolunteered theirtimeto helpmakethis THE BLADE DR. ARTAN RESO EDUCATIONUPDATE WITH OFFICE OF SURGICAL career. their surgical whichwillhelpthemthroughout andCanMEDs their skills helped cover callwhilethefirst year residents enjoyed time to develop PGY-1 residents from eight surgical specialties. Thanks to allthosewho withabootcampwhichoccurredcurriculum July9-13andhosted 24 Foundations thissummer. We have updated andimproved our Design (CBD) By Competency went into fullswingwithSurgical

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Fall/Winter 2018 3 Fall/Winter 2018 upcoming external andinternalupcoming fundingopportunities. external research members. experience for department training sessions,These as well willincludehands-on asinformation on Keep aneye outfor more updates from to the OSRaswe develop willbeworking newandexciting ways to enhance the ofourwebsite:section https://www.ucalgary.ca/osr/grants-awards. research andeducation research). Further can befound information intheGrants &Awards onallfundingopportunities novel focus. Research for theawards willfallwithintheOSR’s four research pillars (basicscience, healthsystems, clinical for upto $25,000/yearsupport for currently two years, unfundedresearch andwillsupport programs withanexciting and The callfor applications for the2018 Research Pillar Awards was sent thisfall. outearlier These awards willprovide THE BLADE DR. CLAIRE TEMPLE - OBERLE UPDATERESEARCH WITH OFFICE OF SURGICAL https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KWZ6W3F. request that canbefound assistance, survey here: pleasecomplete theshort members, for fellowsand provides department support andresidents. To Rondeau, joinedtheOSR inSeptember biostatistician, Kimberly part-time identified inthe refresh as roadblocks to research productivity. The OSR’s new researchers from navigate across theadministrative thedepartment barriers Facilitator, Fernando, Maria inAugust 2018.Shewillbehelping whostarted Director Interim to Director of the OSR. The OSR has hired a full-time Research oftheOSRRefreshThe hasbegun.Ihave fall2018roll-out transitioned from the day,” says Joanne. Itakeaway learnings are sobeneficial.”“The opening experience for thestaffmemberbeingExecutive Director for theday and for me to beastaffmember for One way Joanneworks is by to accomplish herpart ‘trading places’ withastaffmemberinherportfolio. “It’s such aneye- and together we for makethejourney thepatients andtheirfamiliesthebestitcanbe.” andunderstandthat to we know can’timportant doourroles withouteachother,” shares Joanne. “We needeachother, Joanne believes herrole asaleader ismulti-focused issomethingshestrongly andbeingconnected believes in. is “It ,” explains Joanne. closelytogether.” team stillworks very “The teamwork andto thesite andthededication had, that to everyone “The thedepartment becametheculture ofSHCasa that more prominent theopeningofSHC. thanduring Throughout hercareer, andworked alongsidesurgeons team. andtheentire Never Joannehassupported was surgery and exciting ways ofproviding care. collaborative care initiatives andpatient andfamily-centred focused work that transforms historic into practices new These days Joanneishard at work onprograms that makeadifference and includingcapacity inthelives of Albertans I’ve hadinmyopportunities career role andthechance to from models.” learn wonderful “I believe incontinual andgrowth learning andthat’s essential inhealthcare,” says Joanne. “I’m grateful very for the THE BLADE OF A LIFETIME THE JOURNEY and PADIS and now theExecutive Director ofSurgery, Woman and Hospital, Program at thePLC, Manager Provincial Director ofRAAPID in ICU. at Foothills ShehasbeenaNurseClinicianin Emergency Joanne hasworked inmany roles since days thoseearly asanRN Hospital, HealthCampus theSouth (SHC). her to be theExecutive Director at Calgary’s newest, leading-edge Hospital in1986shecould never have imagined herpath would lead hercareer asanurseinICUatWhen theFoothills Joannestarted and Education in2009. She completed herMaster’s Degree inHealthScienceAdministration role.best inevery istheresultjourney ofhard diligence to andstriving work, do her Children’s HealthandNeurosciences at 31-year SHC.Herinspiring

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Fall/Winter 2018 5 recharging at herwinter homeinMexico. her sixgrandchildren, intheNew runningdistance marathons (sheisparticipating York Marathon thisNovember) and thesameenthusiasm Joannebrings andcommitment ofwork, toOutside herlife where shespends timedotingon challenges.” Joannebelieves that commitment, innovation andcollaboration are keyto moving thingsforward. to theirpatients,” explains Joanne. there“Sometimes ofbeingaleaderisnavigating are through challenges, butpart “Another thestaff, ofmy jobissupporting surgeons part andphysicians sothat theycanprovide thebestpossiblecare Joanne believes there are many ways to makeapositive difference. THE BLADE Joanne cutting the ribbon at the grand opening of the operating room at the SHC. the at room operating the of opening grand the at ribbon the cutting Joanne each year. The LimbPreservation Centre opened to 2016,andprovides inOctober care to approximately 6,500patients nephrology andendocrinology, technicians. alongwithwound care nursesandorthotic physicians specializinginvascular surgery, infectiousdisease, plastic/reconstructive surgery, surgery, orthopaedic diabetics withfoot ulcers and/orinfection. The centre isstaffed by podiatric surgeons whomaintain with close contact The Zivot LimbPreservation Centre, located at thePeter care Lougheed provides for Centre expert Alberta inCalgary time hehasspent sensitizingthegreater ondiabeticfoot medical community related issues. Centre. The appointment alsorecognizes Dr. Zivot’s andthe philanthropic ofpodiatric surgery work withinthesection appointment isinrecognitionhonorary ofhiscontributions to thedevelopment oftheLimbPreservation andfunction alsohonoured Dr. ofSurgery The Department ClinicalAssistant Zivot Professor. withan appointment ofHonourary This Surgery, Dr. Phillip Lelievre, andtheguestofhonour, Dr. Zivot. Mark PLCMiranda, SiteDirector Dr. Medical Elizabeth MacKay, ofDr. longtimefriend of Zivot andmemberoftheDepartment The formal celebration Health included remarks from theCalgary Trust President andCEODr. Eagle, Chris MLARicardo to healthcare.” naming oftheZivot LimbPreservation Centre is agreat honour, to give andIammostgracious for back theopportunity ofdollars, andpassion.Notjusta gift ofmypurpose butagift knowledge, experience andtime,” explains Dr. Zivot. “The “Philanthropy inmy life part hasplayed andIwanted to animportant provide asubstantial donation withdirect diabetes, neuropathy andpoorcirculation. be dedicated to research onlimbdiseaseprogression andrecurrence for individualsmanaging conditions including andassessment ofvascular detection, issuesthathelp withearly inlimbloss. are factor amajorrisk Funds willalso technology that can ofthefundsfrom the$1Mdonation willgotowardsA portion thepurchase ofstate-of-the-art THE BLADE Dr. Sean Grondin and Dr. Mark Zivot Mark Dr. and Grondin Sean Dr. DR. ZIVOT NAMED IN HONOUR OF PRESERVATION CENTRE ZIVOT LIMB lower limbs. diabetes andvascular diseaseandat ofamputation risk offeet and donated $1Mto care enhance for world-class patients managing Preservation Centre was namedinhonourofDr. Zivot Mark who aspecialceremonyIn onSeptember 27,2018,theZivot Limb 6 Fall/Winter 2018 Fall/Winter 2018

Fall/Winter 2018 7 2018 SURGEONS’ DAY THE BLADE (approximately 140). The 2018Surgeons’ Day at theFoothills HospitalLibin Theatre was ahugesuccess witharecord numberofattendees The guestjudges, Drs. Lor andSerdar Randall Yilmaz, gave outstandinglectures. 2018 SURGEONS’ DAY THE BLADE endovascular aneurysm repairendovascular pathway. aneurysm on thesameday discharge percutaneous for hispresentation Surgery) (Vascular The runner-up was Dr. Sabalbal Maher SAVE THE DATE: THE 2019 SURGEONS’ DAY IS ON JUNE 14, 2019. signaling in pre-clinical modelsofosteosarcoma. signaling inpre-clinical for histalkontheroleSurgery) ofBMP-2 awarded to Dr. JosephKendal(Orthopaedic Top podiumpresentation by aresident was

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Fall/Winter 2018 9 2018 SURGEONS’ DAY THE BLADE (Medical Student),(Medical respectively. Dr. above, pictured Liss(Plastic Surgery) Michael Dr. andAshley Matkin Surgery) Eva (Orthopaedic Gusnowski basic science, education, clinicalandhealthsystems poster presentations Student), (Medical were Barton Kristen Poster presentations were categorized basedonthefour research pillarswithintheOSR. The winnersfor best volumes. traumaweather patterns onorthopaedic award for hispitch to lookat theeffectof grant. Dr. Neil White received theinaugural the winnerreceiving a$10,000research Knife” event, alive grant competition with This year we introduced the “Sharpest 2018 SURGEONS’ DAY Drs. Quan, Hildebrand, Ball, and Clark and Ball, right): to left Hildebrand, (from Quan, Drs. winners award Research THE BLADE Dr. Grondin and Dr. Bowen Dr. and Grondin Dr. .

Distinguished service award winners (from left to right): Drs. Drs. Beveridge. and right): to Dort, left (from Joughin, winners Dougall, award Bowen, service Distinguished Surgeons enjoy the awards ceremony at the gala event. gala the at ceremony awards the enjoy Surgeons 10 Fall/Winter 2018 Fall/Winter 2018 11 Fall/Winter 2018 DR. ROB HARROP A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SURGEON WITH He alsoenjoys in aleadershipcapacity. gettinginvolved ofSurgery withtheDepartment Hospital treated lipsandpalates. 30children withcleft Amazon RiverbasininPeru where he, andhiscolleague Dr. Frankie Fraulin Children’s andateam from theAlberta developing countries whohave limited access to surgical care. 2015,Dr. In Harrop went onasurgical missionto the to travel thatAnother perk comes withbeingapediatric plasticsurgeon to istheopportunity andtreat children in treating themuntil theybecome adults,” says Dr. Harrop. “Watching themgrow upisatrulyrewarding experience.” asurgeon“Being for children isespeciallyrewarding andthencontinue asnewborns getto becauseIoften meet kids have never encountered before.” challenges, Dr. Along withtackling Harrop enjoys withchildren. working just onespecificarea. This means, asplasticsurgeons often we have to come upwithsolutions to problems that we andtechniques ofprinciples tois abroad whichusesacollection solve specialty problems allover thebodyrather than operations that cantake10-12hours,” shares Dr. Harrop. don’t peopleoften “What realize though,isthat plasticsurgery days straight-forward“Some intheORare caseswhileotherdays filledwithabunch of short involve big complicated with hisrole. Dr. Harrop says heenjoys ofwork hehasthechance thevariety to doeachday, andtheproblem-solving that comes THE BLADE also thecurrent President oftheCanadian Society ofPlastic Surgery,as ChiefoftheSection andis and facialreanimation surgery. year Heinhissixth special interest inbrachial plexus reconstruction Dr. Harrop isapediatric plasticsurgeon witha do what heloves eachday. itbecause heisableto moment isworth him, every Dr. Harrop isnostranger to abusyschedulebutfor Office ofSurgicalOffice Research from 2008-2013. Plastic Surgeons. astheDirector ofthe Heserved Educational Foundation of oftheCanadian Society of Plastic Surgeons andthe Vice-President ofthe Continued page on thenext Dr. Richard Leigh, Dr. Marcy Mintz, Brennan Leslie, Trudi Jersak, and Stacey Dickinson. Dickinson. Stacey and Brindle, Mary Grondin. Jersak, Dr. Sean Trudi Dr. Pereira, Leslie, and Dezi Andres Brennan Marshall, Darcy Mintz, Stormy Marcy Missing: Dr. Ryan, Leigh, Renee Richard right): Dr. to left (from Pictured To booktheroom any other time, pleasecontact Trudi Jersakat [email protected]. used for Academic HalfDays on Tuesdays by Nephrology, Wednesdays and by Medicine Internal Thursdays by Surgery. The room islocated at the Women’s HealthCentre, North Tower(WHC 258)andwillbe onthesecondRoom 258 floorin the openingofaResident Education Classroom for programs. useby bothour residency After months ofplanningandrecent are excited renovations, andSurgery ofMedicine to announce theDepartments skiing andscientific talksonsurgicalskiing problems. groups eachyear ski wherecouple ofsurgery heenjoys amixof He enjoys camping, hiking, exercising ina andeven takespart aged 12,16and18that keephimbusyoutsideofthehospital. On top of abusysurgical practice, Dr. Harrop hasthree sons issue –it’s likebeingapedestrian-level psychologist.” understand why peoplefeel orbehave way aboutsome acertain to ofleadershiphasbeenlearning feel Ioften skills. likeabigpart do. Leadership roles alsogive methechance to develop new members andpatients issomethingIamgrateful to beableto ofdecisionsthat makeadifference apart “Being for department NEW RESIDENT EDUCATION ROOM THE BLADE schedules at my house.” Program, “so there isalotofjuggling for Residency Medicine theInternal who isalsotheprogram director Medicine is aspecialistinInternal Dr.Harrop’s wife, Dr. Mintz, Marcy DID YOUKNOW?

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Fall/Winter 2018 13 Fall/Winter 2018 research at Royal Mount University. services at theUniversity of withherhusbandandacceptedWarwick inEngland. 2007,shecameto Calgary apositionin In background withaPh.D.Susan hasanextraordinary hercareer inInternational Relations, asaprofessor andfirststarted department’s communications, andhelpingto organize Surgeons’ Day amongotherthings. year, management Sheisinvolved project for thedepartment. withputtingtheOSRrefresh improving into action, the Susan currently onthe breast divideshertimebetween cancer working research for project Dr. andinthelast Quan research andknowledge,” sheshares. impact. to makeadifference“Each day Ihave theopportunity inpeople’s lives andmove things in of terms forward on a four-monthat theUniversity of six Calgary term, She firststarted years later Susan continues to makeastrong research for Dr. Quan,” says Susan. ofwork“I enjoy Ido.” thevariety “I’ve to work onagreat beenlucky for includingclinicaltrials numberofprojects Dr. BallandDr. Dixon andbreast cancer and to helpputtheOSR refresh inplace. Dr.roles to support Grondin inmoving forward keyprojects forward to continuingSusan islooking to work inherdual research andpolicy.” shares. ofthis,“Because I’ve always hadaninterest inhealth professor ofimmunology andmy sister isaveterinarian,” she either. grandparents“My were pharmacists, my aunt a Susan isnostranger to theworld ofhealthand medicine and thiswas anexciting newadventure for us.” Canada andwe seized it,” says Susan. “I enjoy newchallenges “An cameupto applyfor in permanent residency opportunity THE BLADE PROJECT MANAGERPROJECT ISHERWOOD SUSAN MEET branching outto withinDoS. projects provide insights onallthingsresearch related. Sheisnow for sheisknown heruncanny to ability the department, Susan Isherwood’s manager, officialtitleis project but around the Coronation Street cast • Susanwent to schoolwithsomemembersof • Susanattended theLondon Olympicsin2012 Coffee andbooks andreadingCooking historical novels FUN FACTS TWO THINGS SHE LIVE CAN’T WITHOUT FAVOURITE HOBBIES

updates, changes, product standards clinicalpractice groups. andsat onvariousworking As theChair for theRegional CNEmeetingsfor collaborated thelast10years, withAHSmanagers, Dory directors andCNEsfor policy andthesurgicalelectives rotation. theyears,Over shehascollaborated withphysicians, residents from for America andscheduledclinicalclerks allover surgical North background innursingIhadtransferable that Iwas ableto useasanEducation skills Coordinator for thedepartment,” shares Dory. Registeredstaff Nurse(RN) for areasvarious inhealthcare including CCU/ICU, Labour/Delivery, DI Angio and PACU. “With my extensive in2014,sheworked asaClinicalNurseEducator ofSurgery (CNE)Before insurgery/PACU joiningtheDepartment andpreviously asa to bewithfamily.Calgary Shehasthree grown children –allintheir30’s. worked asanRNat theFoothills HospitalCCU/ Trauma Unituntil 1982whenshemoved to theBCCoast. 2001,shemoved In backto ofNursingin1979andsubsequently receivedHospital School She herBachelorofScienceinNursingfrom theUniversity ofAlberta. After acareer, spanningmore Glaser-Watson than40years, Dory received isretiring. aDiplomaofNursingfrom Dory theFoothills DORY GLASER-WATSON IS RETIRING “Thanks, everyone for the opportunity to ofSurgery,” collaborate for everyone withtheDepartment theopportunity “Thanks, says Dory. “Fair windsandfollowing seas!” and enjoying life withfamilyandfriends. nurseconsultant Shewillcontinue for herwork asanexpert legalcasesandteaching NRP. hasplansfor herretirement busy–sailingandtravellingDory that willkeephervery with herhusbandNeil, sewing, yoga/fitness along theway,” shares Dory. “I never setoutto begreat, onlyto beinvolved ingreat things.” in Education Award by herCNEpeers. 40-year“My career hasbeenphenomenal, Ihave andhelpedothers alot, madefriends learned Centennial Award for heruniquecontributions to thenursingprofession. 2017/18,shewas nominated In for Excellence theCARNA She continues for to Rep betheCARNA theCNPS (Canadian NursesProtective 2016,shewas awarded In Society). theCARNA THE BLADE

as the 20th Specialty withtheCanadian NursesAssociationas the20thNursingSpecialty andassisted with Chapter) for many years. Sheassisted withtherecognition ofPeriAnesthesia Nursing President ofthePeriAnesthesia Alberta (Southern NursesAssociation ofAlberta the National Association of PeriAnesthesia NursesAssociation ofCanada and a board position at College andAssociation (CARNA), ofRegistered NursesofAlberta onnational, provincial hasserved andlocalboards including Dory ofwork, Outside the Foothills Centre Medical PACU HealthCampus whentheSouth hospitalopened. carecritical background. This forward initiative enabledaretention RNsat ofskilled creation andimplementation ofanorientation for RNsto PACU whodidnothave a General Hospital. She was also, recognized for by the theNursingDirector ofSurgery patients undergoing TURPs Prostatectomy andRadical at theSAIUat theRockyview was instrumental teaching inthedevelopment classesfor ofthepre-operative Dory Canada and theUnited Arab Emirates. the creation ofanational exam whichisbeingutilized for thiscertification by RNsin 14 Fall/Winter 2018 14

Fall/Winter 2018 15 Fall/Winter 2018 THE BLADE 15 and 17, practicing hernewhobby asapassenger onherfiance’s15 and17,practicing motorcycle orenjoying the great outdoors. When sheisn’t jugglingher many work responsibilities, youtwo canfind herspendingtimewith daughters aged process come to to finishittakesaboutsixmonths. completion asfrom start She explains how shehas metinteresting rewarding peoplefrom andhow America very allover itisto seethe North Rhonda. “I have facilitated andorganized eight recruitments for my Pediatric positionhere,” since starting Surgery shares whenitcomes alsoprovides toRhonda recruitment essential support for Pediatric Surgery. job here.” says Rhonda. thework Dr.“Helping familiesalongwithsupporting Goldstein andDr. Fraulin ofmy doare thebest part “A familygotintouch to grateful tell mehow very theywere that Iwas ableto gettheirsonscheduledinfor surgery,” shehashelpingfamilies. impact Flamesthe children andHalloween includingtheannualCalgary parades, butthereal rewards ofhercareer are the goesonto shareRhonda thechildren’s hospitalisagreat environment working withfrequent events for andactivities “I jumpedat thechance Children’s to work at theAlberta Hospitalandhave beenhere ever since,” says Rhonda. was offered apositionascasualemployee and received full-timeemployment sixmonths later. onlytwo student weeks andafter asapracticum ofwork was considered Shestarted clinical work. sovaluable that she operating room newsurgeons, hiring bookings, support, isincharge payroll, ofsection Rhonda meetingminutes, and “I love thepeopleIwork with,andI’ve loved my jobsince Istarted,” shares Rhonda. continued to grow. in2011andherpassionforsince herwork shestarted hasonly Chiefs ofPediatricthe Section Surgery, Dr. andDr. Hyndman Fraulin She hasworked for astheadministrative Dr. support Goldstein and Siemensisnoexception. doesandRhonda ofSurgery Department manySo personnelbehindthescenes are integral to thework the RHONDA SIEMENS ATDOSWITH THE SCENES BEHIND THE THE BLADE WELCOME TO OUR NEW FACULTY spending time with his family who are very excitedspending timewithhisfamily whoare very for his return hometo Calgary. Hospital. non-academicinterests His includestrength training, CrossFit, snowboarding and Hospital inSydney, Australia before Group at joiningthePlastic Peter Surgery Lougheed Shoreand aclinicalfellowship at theRoyal North surgery inhand, and peripheral wrist, nerve education. Hehascompleted amedicaleducation fellowship at the Wilson Centre in Toronto with specialinterest based medicaleducation andassessment incompetency insurgical obtained aMaster inHealthProfessions Education from at Chicago theUniversity ofIllinois he at Columbia. theUniversity ofBritish hisresidency During Surgery Reconstructive inPlasticthe University ofCalgary, and andresidency MDat theUniversity ofAlberta Dr. andcompleted Aaron Knox aBachelorofScience at grew RiverAlberta upinHigh Clinical Lecturer, Plastic Surgery Dr. Aaron Knox Calgary and Institute ofUrology Institute in2018. Alberta andSouthern Calgary recruited in2017.Subsequently, to jointheirfaculty hewas recruited to theUniversity of 2015 asafellow inendourology, therapy, image-guided androbotic surgery. Hewas then Canada. Dr. in ofUrology at University ofCalifornia, joinedtheDepartment Irvine Kaler Manitoba in Winnipeg. Royalby the Heiscertified College of Physicians andSurgeons of at theUniversity of ofSurgery and completed hisUrology intheDepartment residency Thereafter, hismedicaldegree inEdmonton, heearned Alberta at theUniversity ofAlberta bothhisBAinEconomicsearning inBiological andBSc Sciences withdistinction. Dr. completed hisundergraduate Kaler Kam while training at theUniversity ofCalgary Clinical Assistant Professor, Urology Dr. Kaler Kamaljot aspects ofthyroidaspects andparathyroid . and reconstruction buthealsohasasignificant includingall interest surgery inendocrine fellowship director. centers clinicalpractice His onadvanced headandneckcancer resection University (2006-2018),andwas thedivisionalresearch director andheadneck microvascular reconstruction andsurgical endocrinology. Hewas onstaff at Dalhousie forattended afellowship theUniversity ofAlberta inadvanced headandneckcancer/ at DalhousieUniversity. andNeckSurgery Hethen inOtolaryngology-Head and residency the University ofKing’s College inHalifax.Hewent on to doboth hismedicalschooltraining undergraduate His Dr. was andraised born inNewBrunswick. education was at Hart Robert Clinical Professor, Otolaryngology Dr. Hart Rob

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Fall/Winter 2018 17 Fall/Winter 2018 WELCOME TO OUR NEW FACULTY THE BLADE Dr. Graham Donal composite tissueallotransplantation, fat grafting, andmedicaleducation. reconstructive surgery, with aspecialinterest inhandsurgery. academicinterests His include He isexcited andcares to return for hometo Alberta patients inallareas ofplasticand thatwith apractice focused onmajorhandandlimbtrauma at theUniversity ofLouisville. on asanattending surgeon intheUnited States withhisfellowship group, Kutz Kleinert inLouisville, Institute Kentucky. at theKleinert in handandmicrosurgery Hethenstayed at theUniversity ofCalgary, residency completed hisplasticsurgery andthenafellowship Dr. General Hospital. He Graham at Donald isaplasticsurgeon theRockyview working Clinical Lecturer, Plastic Surgery multimodal therapy for prostate cancer. andkidney surveillance, for optimization ofpatient selection localtherapies, personalized medicine, and academic interests to research active includeclinicaloutcomes andhealthservices pertaining andusesrobotic-assisted, laparoscopic, andopensurgical approaches. His atin urologic theUniversity of surgery Toronto. Hecares for patients inallareas ofurologic He completed hisurologic oncology fellowship at theMayo training Clinicandhisresidency Dr. ofUrology. Institute Bimal Bhindiisaurologic Alberta oncologist at theSouthern working Clinical Lecturer, Urology Dr. Bhindi Bimal Association. positions includingDivisionHeadofSurgical Oncology andPresident Staff oftheMedical andEvaluationManagement at theUniversity of Toronto. Hehasheldnumerous leadership Improvement inQuality an MSc andPatient Safety through ofHealthPolicy theInstitute the Advanced HealthLeadership Program and through ofManagement School Rotman of hisclinicalpractice, hehasestablishedbreast diagnostic andrectal units, completed both surgeon for Ontario with thepast16years inMississauga Trillium Outside Healthpartners. RiverHospital.at theHigh Dr. isnew Moffat to theprovince general buthasbeenapracticing he willbeseeingconsults andoperating. screening colonoscopies Hewillalsobeperforming Dr. practice at the Grant isopeningageneral Moffat surgery Peter Lougheed Center where Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. Grant Moffat

WELCOME TO OUR NEW FACULTY THE BLADE October 2018. October (AAPD). Heaccepted Children’s apositionasstaffpediatric dentist at the Alberta Hospitalin Academy ofPediatric (CAPD) Academy andtheAmerican Dentistry ofPediatric Dentistry of theRoyal College memberoftheCanadian andisanactive ofDentists ofCanada (FRCD(C)) Pediatric (Dip.Ped). Dentistry specialistinpediatric dentistry, Heisaboard certified a Fellow completing aMaster ofScience inCraniofacial Science Degree andaDiplomain (MSc) at Columbia theBritish Children’sdentistry Columbia HospitalandtheUniversity ofBritish for several andthencompleteddentistry training years inpediatric specialty inCalgary Degree general (DDS)in2013.Hepracticed ofDentalSurgery andaDoctor (BMedSci) FacultyAlberta, andDentistry, ofMedicine Sciences Degree attaining aBachelorofMedical Dr. Hewas andraised Don born inCalgary, andgraduated Alberta from theUniversity of Clinical Lecturer, andOral Health Dentistry Dr. He Don spending timewithherhusband andthree young children. at theSmile Team Pediatric inNorth West Dentistry Calgary. herspare In timesheenjoys at theState University ofNew York at Buffaloin2015.She andnowrelocated works to Calgary then decidedto realize herdreams ofspecializinginpediatrics andcompleted herresidency forgraduating and Ontario. sixyears general in2007,shepracticed dentistry inCalgary She 2003, shepursuedhergoalsofbecoming adentist at theUniversity ofManitoba. After in at theUniversity ofSaskatchewan Manitoba. After completing inbiochemistry herBSc Pediatric Children’s Dentist at theAlberta Hospital. Shewas andraised born in Winnipeg, andOral Healthasa Prabhdeep ofDentistry Chahalishonoured to bejoiningtheSection Clinical Lecturer, andOral Health Dentistry Dr. Prabhdeep Chahal withherchildrencatching andhusbandat herskating theOlympicOval. she isenjoying reuniting withherfamilyandlong-timefriends. Ontheweekends, you might University. at Harvard EyeHospital andMassachusetts Anative andEarInfirmary Calgarian, Pediatric Ophthalmology andAdult Strabismus fellowship at theprestigious Boston Children’s in Ophthalmology Herlife at theUniversity ofSaskatchewan. was forever by enriched her to DegreeUniversity ofOttawa obtainherMedical inFrench. Shecompleted herresidency shemoved at easttoand Masters ofScienceinNutrition theUniversity ofAlberta, the Pediatric Ophthalmologist. After completing herundergraduate degree inPhysiology (Hons) to isthrilled bejoiningthe Ugo Dodd Children’sVision Clinicat Alberta Hospitalasa Clinical Lecturer, Pediatric Ophthalmology Dr. UgoDodd

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Fall/Winter 2018 19 Fall/Winter 2018 WELCOME TO OUR NEW FACULTY THE BLADE worked Regional Hospitalfrom at Deer theRed 2015–2018. a Fellowship Center Medical at theUniversity and ofKansas inHeadandNeckSurgery University ofCalgary. at theUniversity ofCalgary, residency Hecompleted hisotolaryngology Dr. received Deutschmann Michael from hisBScH Queen’s University andhisMDfrom Clinical Lecturer, Otolaryngology Dr. Deutschmann Michael March 1,2019. HealthCampus at asaclinicallecturer theSouth on Centre andisstarting inplasticsurgery the University ofManitoba. Sheiscurrently covering aoneyear locumat thePeter Lougheed fellowship fellowshipperipheral nerve andamicrosurgery at theUniversity ofMichigan, at ahand/wrist/ atUniversity ofCalgary, theUniversity ofAlberta, residency aplasticsurgery Dr. Elzingawas andraised born inCalgary. Kate Shecompleted medicalschoolat the Clinical Lecturer, Plastic Surgery Dr. Elzinga Kate continuing hisresearch interests arthroplasty. inmedicaleducation andhip knee Heisenthusiastic in trauma (Edinburgh, (London, UK). Ontario) andorthopaedic arthroplasty in2016.Dr. certification his FRCSC Nghassince completed knee fellowships inhipand and successfully completed inCalgary surgery completed inorthopaedic hisresidency in2006.He EngineeringColumbia, from inMechanical andaBSc theUniversity ofAlberta in2017fromHe hasaMSc Western University, aMD in2010from the University ofBritish Dr. Hospitalthisfall. surgeons Richard Ngjoinedthegroup at theRockyview oforthopaedic Clinical Lecturer, Orthopaedics Dr. Richard Ng established aprivate where in Southwest practice hecares Calgary for patients inallareas at theUniversity of inoral andmaxillofacialsurgery and residency Washington. Hehas Centre. Hecompleted hisDental Degree at theUniversity ofCalifornia, Francisco San Dr. Todd Fairbanks at Surgeon isanOral thePeter andMaxillofacial working Lougheed Clinical Lecturer, Surgery Oral andMaxillofacial Dr. ToddFairbanks implants andhard tissue augmentation. withspecificinterestsof oral surgery indentoalveolar surgery, surgery, orthognathic dental

DATES2018/2019REMEMBER TO May 31,2019 Glen Edwards Day 5- 8, 2019 April Resident ForumCanadian Orthopaedic February 20-22,2019 FoundationsSurgical Teacher’s TrainingRetreat 31,February 1-2,2019 January Canadian Shoulder&Elbow Course June 14,2019,at Foothills Centre Medical OlympicPark andCalgary (Gala) Surgeons’ Day andAwards Gala March 8,2019,at theGlencoe Club Retreat ofSurgery Department CME EVENTS DEPARTMENT EVENTS WELCOME TO OUR NEW FACULTY THE BLADE

Center Center. Medical withclinicalsoat theRichmond andfootlimb preservation reconstruction. Dr. Toole at thePeter willbeworking Lougheed fellowship at theUniversity ofLouisville inLouisville, where Kentucky hespecialized indiabetic Program.Chief Resident ofthe Podiatric Residency After Surgery residency, hecompleted a Dr. Toole at Presence didhisresidency Saint JosephHospitalinChicagoandwas appointed ofPodiatricwhere heobtainedhisDoctor Medicine. Uponcompletion ofhismedicaldegree, atFranklin Rosalind andScience inChicago,training University ofMedicine started Illinois University of Western from medical Ontario andhisBSc theUniversity ofManitoba. His Dr. John Toole wasandraised born in Winnipeg, Manitoba andreceived hisBAfrom the Clinical Lecturer, Dr.John Toole Clinical Lecturer, Ophthalmology Dr.Lekhi Vikram

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Fall/Winter 2018 21 Fall/Winter 2018 DATES2018/2019REMEMBER TO December 19,2018,12p.m. Deadline: Internal Funding Available: $150,000for upto 18months setting. providing aninnovationwith asmall-mediumenterprise partner ortechnology that canbetested inareal-world clinical system. institution,andmustbepartnered post-secondary The leadmustholdanappointment project at anAlberta developed by small-mediumenterprise innovators that have thepotential needsofAlberta’s to address priority health The AICEprogram to generate provides real-world fundingsupport evidence inaclinicalsettingfor newtechnologies it ismadeavailable. February 2019andtheapplication deadlineisanticipated to March beearly 2019.More information willbedistributed as The 2019Project Spring Grant hasnotofficiallylaunched, however, the registration deadlineis anticipated tobeearly 22,2019,12p.m. January Deadline: Funding Available: $240,000/year for 4years contributions isrequired, with15%representing acashcontribution. maker, aneHealthinnovation partner. At thetimeofapplication, aminimumof30%thebudgetinpartnership in care. The research team mustinclude:ascientific lead, aclinicallead, patient/family/caregiver, ahealthsystem decision- researchby that supporting transforms thehealthsystem to optimize theoutcomes ofpatients transitions experiencing The goalofthe Transitions CIHRmulti-institute initiative isto improve inCare (TiC) thehealthandwellness ofCanadians CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANT RESEARCH PROJECT TEAM GRANT - TRANSITIONS IN CARE ALBERTA INNOVATES: ACCELERATING INNOVATIONS INTO CARE (AICE) THE BLADE

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