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Annual Report 2016–2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 A Cover image: Anna Kobylianskii, OBGYN Resident Design: Green Living Enterprises Printing: Flash Reproductions B UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 43 CHAIR’S CREMS STUDENTS & SUMMER STUDENTSHIP AWARDS 3 MISSION STATEMENT CREMS Students Summer Students 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 53 EVENTS, SIGNIFICANT 7 OUR PEOPLE: FACULTY, STAFF, HONOURS & AWARDS & TRAINEES 2016–2017 34th Annual Research Day Primary Appointments Faculty Professional Development Day 2016 Cross Appointments Graduation Ceremony & Alumni Event Administrative Staff Significant Honours & Awards Residents Clinical Fellows 69 RESEARCH GRANTS & Committees INVESTIGATIONS Peer-reviewed Grants 15 HOSPITAL STATISTICS 77 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 17 DIVISION REPORTS Original Research Core Obstetrics & Gynaecology Clinical Practice Guidelines Gynaecologic Oncology Books & Book Chapters Maternal-fetal Medicine Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility 91 INVITED LECTURES & Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS Urogynaecology International Lectures National Lectures 29 PROGRAM REPORTS Local Lectures Undergraduate Medical Education Residency Training Program 105 PRESENTATIONS Fellowship Training Programs International Abstract Presentations Continuing Medical Education National Abstract Presentations Global Health and Advocacy Local Abstract Presentations 39 COMMITTEE REPORTS 124 COMMON ABBREVIATIONS Promotions & Awards Committee Research Committee ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE John Kingdom Department Chair Gareth Seaward Rachel Spitzer Vice Chair, Quality Vice Chair, Global Improvement & Patient Women’s Health & Safety (QIPS) Advocacy Heather Shapiro Kellie Murphy Vice Chair, Vice Chair, Research Education Education Administration Research Divisions Mark Yudin Filomena Meffe Nelson Cabral Director, Clinical Arthur Zaltz Faculty Development Business Manager Research Core OBGYN Rajiv Shah Jeannette Moniz Theodore Brown Allan Covens Program Director, Undergraduate Department Deputy Chair, Gynaecologic Undergraduate Program Coordinator Executive Assistant Research Committee Oncology (GynOnc) Education Michele Farrugia Caroline Sutherland Kristen Gane Theodore Brown Residency Program Residency Program Academic Reproductive Director Coordinator Appointments Endocrinology & Assistant Infertility (REI) Rory Windrim Lisa Allen Continuing Joseph George Paediatric & Professional Fellowship Adolescent Development Coordinator Gynaecology (PAG) Nanette Okun Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Patricia Lee Urogynaecology 2 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY MISSION STATEMENT Our Mission Our mission is to generate game-changing research, The Department would like to thank the improve standards of care, advance public policy, following individuals for their contributions and prepare the physicians and leaders of tomorrow to the creation of this report: in ways that transform the health of women locally, nationally and around the world. • Nelson Cabral • Jeannette Moniz Our Vision • Caroline Sutherland As a unified department, we aim to develop, • Kristen Gane fully leverage and integrate ground-breaking • Joseph George research, knowledge and practice in obstetrics • Ashley Lanys and gynaecology from across our extensive • Michael Browne network to transform women’s health locally, nationally and around the world. ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Faculty Professional Development Day at Vaughan WELCOME to our 2016-2017 Annual Estates on November 11, 2016. Our guest speakers Report prepared by our Communications were Dr. Brian Murray, who spoke about “Sleep: Specialist, Michael Browne. This is the 4th Your Health and Clinical Practice” and Dr. Karen report from me as Chair. Each forms the Leslie, who spoke about how to ensure that academic careers are both successful and fulfilling. The basis for our Self-Study report, covering the theme for the day was exploring topics on faculty 5-year period 2012–2017, in advance of our mentorship and wellness. The day concluded with External Review, February 26–27, 2018. our awards ceremony, where yet again, many talented individuals across all our hospital sites were recognized for their outstanding contributions. Continuing our tradition of celebrating our trainees, This year’s recipients of our Education and Research our report showcases our expanding summer student Awards and our Undergraduate and Postgraduate program, guided by our Research Committee. Teaching Awards are listed in this report at page 66. This year we had 8 University of Toronto medical We have continued to formally celebrate our students participate in the CREMS Summer Student faculty members who were successful with their Research program, with an additional 11 students Senior Promotions, effective July 1st, 2017. Dr. supported via the Chair’s Summer Student program. Ellen Greenblatt was promoted to full Professor. You can read about their projects in this report at Consequently in the past 4 years, 6 out of 7 of our pages 43–52. newly-minted full professors have been women, sending an important signal of encouragement to Thanks to the leadership of Filomena Meffe and her our trainees and junior faculty members. team, we had a very successful and well-attended 4 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR In December 2016, Dr. Donna Steele received our completion of one or more years of clinical Department’s APOG Carl Nimrod Educator of the fellowship training. At the evening, Dr. Alan Year Award. Bocking also gave a wonderful expression of thanks to Dr. Donna Steele, who was a fantastic residency Research Day in May 2017 was yet another great program director for the period 2012–2017. She is success, with over 100 abstracts and over 300 followed by Dr. Michele Farrugia. attendees. My deep thanks to Nelson Cabral, the administration team, and hospital administrators Our 2018 Alumni and Graduation event will also and volunteers, for their superb contribution to the be held at Hart House on June 14th. This event will smooth execution of this event which remains a be made special by the presentation and launch of highlight in our year. Special thanks go to our Vice our publication documenting the 175-year history of Chair, Research, Kellie Murphy, and her committee, the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the especially to Ted Brown and Mark Yudin, who University of Toronto. I do hope that you will mark together with our administration team orchestrated your calendars to come to this event, concluding my a world-class event, scientifically on par with any initial 5-year appointment as Department Chair. international meeting. Dr. Dorothy Shaw from the University of British Columbia was our Henderson I would like to briefly focus on and thank our Lecturer with the title, “How Evidence Informs excellent administration team here at 123 Edward Advocacy for Women’s Health: A Lifelong Journey.” Street, led by our Business Officer, Nelson Cabral. As of summer 2016, we welcomed Ms. Ashley Lanys The Department continues to support the key to focus on supporting our Global Health initiatives transition from senior trainee to junior faculty under the direction of Dr. Rachel Spitzer. position in their first 3–4 years. Each award provides support in the form of protected academic time. Each of our 5 areas of focus identified in our strategic This past academic year, we awarded Dr. Stefania plan 2014–2019 continues to develop. This year, our Ronzoni, a new faculty member at Sunnybrook Global Women’s Health program at Moi University, Health Sciences Centre, with a Junior Faculty Award in Eldoret, Kenya, celebrates its 10th anniversary for three years. under the direction of our Vice Chair in Global Women’s Health and Advocacy, Dr. Rachel Spitzer In June 2017, we concluded our academic year with in partnership with our field director, Dr. Astrid our annual Graduation and Alumni Event. This time Christoffersen-Deb. In June 2017, I am pleased to we had over 260 graduates, their families, and faculty report that the Kimel Foundation generously agreed members in attendance. Many thanks to our past- to extend their support for a further 4 years, allowing Chair, Dr. Alan Bocking, for his thoughtful address us to equally support our efforts to provide sub- to the graduates. We were delighted that one of our specialty training in both Gynaecologic Oncology oldest residency training program graduates, Dr. Bill and in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. You can read Whittaker (graduated 1959), was in attendance with more about this expanding connection between our his daughter, and came to the microphone to share a university and Kenya on pages 37–38 and on our few words of wisdom. website. We actively encourage faculty members to consider contributing to this valued program. This summer a total of 13 trainees completed their PGY5 year, transitioning to specialists in Obstetrics I would also like to congratulate the following & Gynaecology. They were accompanied by an individuals who received their faculty appointment additional 27 sub-specialists, graduating following in the 2016–2017 academic year: ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17 5 Message from the Chair New Faculty Dr. Robert Casper, former Head of the Division of Appointments 16-17 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) • Odueke Adebayo at Toronto General and Mount Sinai Hospitals • Kayode Ayodele until 2003, became Emeritus Professor on July • Allison Ball 1st, 2017. Bob
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