The Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons (CATS) is dedicated to promoting a national strategy of collaborative research to further the advancement of Thoracic Surgery.
CATS Database Vision: A national thoracic surgery database learning network, which performs local and national quality improvement (including best experience and evidence) and creates new knowledge, to standardize and improve care.
Thank you to CATS 2025 Database Spring Meeting sponsors:
Andrew Seely / Daniel French / Christian Finley / Tom Waddell / Lorenzo Ferri –
Project Co-leads – CATS Database and Quality Improvement Program
Caitlin Anstee – Database/Software Manager – TSDMC | info@catsdb.org
Kirby Bucciero – Project/Communications Manager –TSDMC|info@catsdb.org
May 3 – 5, 2024 – Toronto, ON
Thank you to CATS 2024 Database Spring Meeting sponsors:
Andrew Seely / Daniel French / Christian Finley / Tom Waddell / Lorenzo Ferri –
Project Co-leads – CATS Database and Quality Improvement Program
Caitlin Anstee – Database/Software Manager – TSDMC | info@catsdb.org
Kirby Bucciero – Project/Communications Manager –TSDMC|info@catsdb.org
April 27 – 30, 2023 – Toronto, ON
Thank you to CATS 2023 Database Spring Meeting sponsors:
Andrew Seely / Christian Finley / Tom Waddell / Lorenzo Ferri – Project Co-leads – CATS Database and Quality Improvement Program
Caitlin Anstee – Database/Software Manager – TSDMC | canstee@toh.ca
Molly Gingrich – Project Manager – TSDMC | mgingrich@ohri.ca
Kirby Bucciero – Communications – TSDMC |kibucciero@toh.ca
CATS thanks the generous support of its partners for the CATS DB and QIP programs:
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Andrew Seely / Christian Finley / Tom Waddell / Lorenzo Ferri – Project Co-leads – CATS Database and Quality Improvement Program
Caitlin Anstee – Database/Software Manager – TSDMC T: 613-737-8899 x 73184 | canstee@toh.ca
Molly Gingrich – Research Assistant – TSDMC T: 613-737-8899 x 74020 | mgingrich@ohri.ca
CATS thanks the generous support of its partners for the CATS DB and QIP programs:
Cancelled In-Person CATS National Database and Quality Improvement Program Spring Meeting Unfortunately, due to recommendations against travel, we will be cancelling the in-person CATS Database and Quality Improvement Program Spring Meeting. Instead, we will have a virtual meeting. Our Friday April 17, 2020 meeting will now take place from 12 pm – 5 pm:
- (12 pm – 2 pm) Steering Committee Meeting– All welcome
- (3 pm – 5 pm) National Multicenter Positive Deviance Seminar
- Pulmonary Resection and Length of Stay
- Literature review – a fellow presents relevant literature
- Ranking local positive deviance seminar consensus recommendations
- Multicenter data review
- Self-assessment
- Collegial discussion
- Consensus recommendations
Andrew Seely / Christian Finley / Tom Waddell / Lorenzo Ferri – Project Co-leads – CATS Database and Quality Improvement Program
Mohamed Abdi – Project Manager / Implementation Specialist – TSDMC
Caitlin Anstee – Database/Software Manager – TSDMC T: 613-737-8899 x 73184 | canstee@toh.ca
Molly Gingrich – Research Assistant – TSDMC T: 613-737-8899 x 74020 | mgingrich@ohri.ca
Thanks for virtually attending our 3rd Annual Meeting and National PD Seminar:
