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.
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:
March 2022 – Montreal, QC
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 – Research Assistant – TSDMC | mgingrich@ohri.ca
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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:
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) |