Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons – Enabling Canadian Thoracic Surgeons to provide the highest level of care to every patient, every time.

CATS Vision

Enabling Canadian Thoracic Surgeons to provide the highest level of care to every patient, every time.

CATS Mission

A collaborative network that promotes excellence in patient centered care, fosters innovation, and enhances quality through education, research and advocacy.

CaRMS

Application for Thoracic Surgery subspecialty training (for start July 2025)

This is the first year that applications will be via CaRMS. More info.
It will be a “fall match” with the application period starting in the summer of 2024.

Upcoming Events and Due Dates

CATS Journal Clubs: Check your email for the meeting link:

November 13, 2024 at 8-9 pm Eastern
February 12, 2025 at 8-9 pm Eastern
April 16, 2025 at 8-9 pm Eastern

CATS- STS Meeting Award Due Date: December 1 annually

CATS Wellness Virtual Session: December 11, 2024

CATS STS Traveling Fellowship Due Date: March 1 annually

CATS Distinguished Service Award Nomination Due Date: April 30 annually

Evolution of Thoracic Surgery in Canada

Authors: Jean Deslauriers, Bill Nelems, and F. Griffith Pearson
All 447 pages – now available in PDF (412 Mb)

Canadian Surgical Forum 2024: Winnipeg

The 2024 Canadian Surgery Forum is taking place September 25-28, 2024 in the multicultural Winnipeg, MB.

CSF Registration
Link to draft CATS Program (updated regularly)
Highlights include:
- Robotics Sessions with Invited Speakers: Dr. Pierre Benoit Pages, Dr. Hamik Soukiasian, Dr. Desmond D’Sousa, as well as panel of Canadian experts led by Dr. Wael Hanna
- CATS Debates between the Canadian experts
- Positive Deviance Seminar
- Wellness Session with Invited Speakers from WellDoc Canada: Dr. Huma Ali and Dr. Frankie Fraulin
- EDIA Session: Patient Experience, CPAC Work on Screening, and Access to Surgical Care
- CATS- CAGS Joint Session
- CATS Research Abstracts
- CBD Implementation
- CATS Cup

More info: https://www.canadiansurgeryforum.com/

Canadian Surgical Forum 2023

Abstracts

The CSF 2023 abstracts were published in the CJS, follow THIS LINK to read the supplement.

Photography

The CSF had a professional photographer on site to capture all the excitement over the three days. Please visit our Webpage to see all the conference and partners photos.

MOC Credits

Certificate of Attendance was sent to every delegate back in October. Be sure to log your credits in the MAINPORT system by the due date set by the Royal College. Please let us know if you haven’t receive yours yet by emailing marbella@cags-accg.ca.