Annual Meeting
CSF Program 2023
This year’s Canadian Surgery Forum will be taking place 2023- September 20-23, The Fairmont Hotel & Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, BC
- Visit the CSF website for registration and the Full CSF Program.
CATS Program
- Draft CATS Program, which also includes the following :
- Research Committee Agenda
- Abstract Presentation Schedules (for Podiums and Presenting Posters)
CATS Highlights include:
- Hands-on Post-graduate Course on Chest Wall Trauma
- Sessions on Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Mesothelioma, Mediastinum, Thoracic Surgeon Engagement – Life Beyond Surgery, and a joint session with Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology on Gastric Cancer
- Dr. Sean Grondin Memorial Lecture given by Dr. Jane Lamaire and Dr. Rachel Grimminck
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Invited Lecturer Dr. Ikenna Okereke from Henry Ford Hospital
- Pearson Invited Lecturer Dr. Nasser K Altorki from New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center
- STS Invited Lecturer Dr. James Huang from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- ESTS Invited Lecturer Dr. Isabelle Opitz from University Hospital Zurich
CATS Research Abstracts
- *All CATS Resident Members are eligible for the CATS Research Abstract Awards.
- Note that CATS Resident Memberships are free, and all thoracic surgery fellows and general surgery residents interested in thoracic surgery are encouraged to join: https://www.canadianthoracicsurgeons.ca/membership/membership-form/
- For details and previous abstract winners:
- Podium Presentations: Thursday Sep 21 at 1545-1645
- Podium Presentations
- 7 min of presentation and 3 minutes of questions
- 4/6 are eligible for abstract award
- Rapid Fire (Lightning) Electronic Poster Presentations: Saturday Sep 23 at 1145-1315
- Rapid Fire Electronic Poster Presentations
- 3 min of presentation and 2 minutes of questions
- 7/16 are eligible for abstract award
- Non-presenting Posters: Saturday Sep 23 at 1145-1315
Canadian Surgery Forum Manager
www.canadiansurgeryforum.com
Past CATS Annual Meetings and Programs
| CATS Conference | Year | Dates | City | Province | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Annual Meeting | 1998 | September 1 | Montreal | Quebec | |
| 2nd Annual Meeting | 1999 | September 24-25 | Montreal | Quebec | |
| 3th Annual Meeting | 2000 | June 2-3 | Toronto | Ontario | |
| 4th Annual Meeting | 2001 | September 7-9 | Quebec City | Quebec | |
| 5th Annual Meeting | 2002 | September 20-21 | London | Ontario | |
| 6th Annual Meeting | 2003 | September 19-20 | Vancouver | British Columbia | |
| 7th Annual Meeting | 2004 | September 10-11 | Ottawa | Ontario | |
| 8th Annual Meeting | 2005 | September 9-10 | Montreal | Quebec | |
| 9th Annual Meeting | 2006 | September 8-10 | Calgary | Alberta | |
| 10th Annual Meeting | 2007 | September 7-9 | Toronto | Ontario | |
| 11th Annual Meeting | 2008 | September 11-13 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | |
| 12th Annual Meeting | 2009 | September 11-13 | Victoria | British Columbia | |
| 13th Annual Meeting | 2010 | September 2-5 | Quebec City | Quebec | |
| 14th Annual Meeting | 2011 | September 15-18 | London | Ontario | 2011 Program |
| 15th Annual Meeting | 2012 | September 13-16 | Calgary | Alberta | 2012 Program |
| 16th Annual Meeting | 2013 | September 19-22 | Ottawa | Ontario | 2013 Program |
| 17th Annual Meeting | 2014 | September 18-20 | Vancouver | British Columbia | 2014 Program |
| 18th Annual Meeting | 2015 | September 16-20 | Quebec City | Quebec | 2015 Program |
| 19th Annual Meeting | 2016 | September 8-10 | Toronto | Ontario | 2016 Program |
| 20th Annual Meeting | 2017 | September 12-14 | Victoria | British Columbia | 2017 Program |
| 21st Annual Meeting | 2018 | September 13-15 | St. John’s | Newfoundland | 2018 Program |
| 22nd Annual Meeting | 2019 | September 5-7 | Montréal | Québec | 2019 Program |
| 23rd Annual Meeting | 2020 | September 24-26 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||
| 24th Annual Meeting | 2021 | September 21-24 | Virtual | 2021 Program | |
| 25th Annual Meeting | 2022 | September 15-17 | Toronto | Ontario |
Recent CATS Invited Lecturers
| Year | Speaker | Lecture | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dr. Thomas Waddell | Pearson Lecture | Multimodality Management of Pulmonary Metastases |
| 2022 | Dr. Nouman Ashraf | President's Lecture | Leader as Learner: Creating a Learning Culture that Enables Cultural Fluency |
| 2022 | Dr. Daniela Molena | STS Invited | Immunotherapy in the Management of Esophageal Cancer |
| 2021 | Dr. Garrett Walsh | Pearson Lecture (2020) | Paying homage to my Canadian surgical training and mentors after 30 years of a Thoracic oncology practice |
| 2021 | Dr. Andrew Seely | President's Lecture | President Practice Changing Ideas in Surgery and Research & Thoracic Surgery |
| 2021 | Dr. Enrico Ruffini | ESTS Invited | The TNM staging system of thymic tumors: a drive to optimal therapeutic management |
| 2021 | Dr. David Tom Cooke | STS Invited | Improving Healthcare Through Diversity – Thoracic Surgeons as Change Agents |
| 2021 | Dr. Valerie Rusch | Pearson Lecture | Advances in Lung Cancer Care |
| 2019 | Dr. David Mulder | President’s Invited Lecturer | |
| 2019 | Dr. Shaf Keshavjee | Pearson Lecture | |
| 2019 | Dr. Alessandro (Alex) Brunelli | ESTS Invited | European innovations in thoracic surgery |
| 2019 | Dr. Yolanda Coulson | STS Invited | The evolution of sentinel lymph node mapping in lung cancer |
| 2018 | Dr. Sean Grondin | President's Lecture | 5D Leadership |
| 2018 | Dr. Donald Low | President’s Invited Lecturer | Standardized Clinical Pathways and ERAS Protocols: Are they Enough to Keep Surgeons Relevant in the Management of Esophageal Cancer? |
| 2018 | Dr. Douglas Mathisen | Royal College Gallie Lecture | Surgeon Scientist in an Era of Declining Revenues, RVS’s and Work Hours |
| 2018 | Dr. Joel Dunning | ESTS Invited | The New Era of Thoracic Surgery |
| 2018 | Dr. Shonda Blackmon | STS Invited | Small bowel interposition |
| 2017 | Dr. Alan Sihoe | President's Invited Lecturer | New Concepts in Thoracic Surgery / When East Meets West in Thoracic Surgery |
| 2017 | Dr. John Mitchell | Pearson Lecture | Surgical Infections of the Chest |
| 2016 | Dr. Drew Bethune | President's Lecture | |
| 2016 | Dr. Keith Neinheim | Pearson Lecture | Advances in Management of Lung Cancer / Thoracoscopic Sublobar Resections |
| 2016 | Dr. Eric Valliere | President's Invited Lectureship ( | Advances in Management of Lung Cancer |
| 2015 | Dr. Gaetano Rocco | Pearson Lecture |