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.
Details coming soon from the Thoracic Surgery Data Management Centre (TSDMC).
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
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:
Date: April 26 – 27, 2019 Meeting Location: Hotel Eldorado – 500 Cook Rd, Kelowna, BC V1W 3G9
TSDMC Staff: Caitlin Anstee (canstee@toh.ca), Mohamed Abdi (moabdi@toh.ca), and Jennifer Artz, CATS Managing Director (cats@CanadianThoracicSurgeons.ca) will be attending to support the meeting, so reach out to them with your questions or concerns.
Meeting Schedule:
Date | Time | Topic | Chairperson |
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April 26, 2019 | 07:30 – 08:00 | Breakfast in Lake Room | |
April 26, 2019 | 08:00 – 08:30 | Welcome and review of project scope | Andrew Seely |
April 26, 2019 | 08:30 – 09:30 | Data definitions | Thomas Waddell |
April 26, 2019 | 09:30 – 10:00 | Data collection standards – processes, practice and technology | Andrew Seely |
April 26, 2019 | 10:00 – 12:00 | Review of local QI processes | Andrew Seely |
April 26, 2019 | 12:30 – 15:30 | Lunch & Group Activity - Boat Tour | |
April 26, 2019 | 15:30 – 17:00 | Plan for inter-institutional QI processes | Andrew Seely |
April 26, 2019 | 17:00 – 18:00 | Data governance and sharing | Christian Finley |
April 26, 2019 | 19:00 | Dinner in Eldorado Great Room | |
April 27, 2019 | 07:30 – 08:00 | Breakfast in Lake Room | |
April 27, 2019 | 08:00 – 09:30 | Clinical research and future trials | Lorenzo Ferri & Jonathan Spicer |
April 27, 2019 | 09:30 – 11:00 | Best Practice Committee | Najib Safieddine |
April 27, 2019 | 11:00 – 12:00 | Software and database management / Privacy Impact Assessment | Caitlin Anstee |
April 27, 2019 | 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch in Lake Room | |
April 27, 2019 | 13:00 – 15:30 | Group Activity - Guided Hiking Tour | |
April 27, 2019 | 15:30 – 16:30 | Summary of CIHR Project Grant | Andrew Seely |
April 27, 2019 | 16:30 – 17:00 | Project sustainability | Christian Finley |
April 27, 2019 | 18:00 - | Dinner (Basil & Mint - 3799 Lakeshore Road) |