2013 Mac-Western Resident Research Day

Friday, June 14, 2013

At this year's Mac-Western Resident Reseach Day hosted by McMaster University, Fiorenzo Cusano, PGY3 & Jason Fridfinnson, PGY1 won 3rd prize for their presentation "Comparison of Early Entotracheal Tube Insertion with Glidescope Use: A RCT". Congratulations!

Other Western resident presenters included:

  • Melissa Chin, PGY2. A Case of Unexpected Intraoperative Bilateral Jugular Vein Resection and Its Anesthetic Management

  • Colin Phillips, PGY2. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgery in a Patient with Fontan Circulation & Liver Cirrhosis

  • Samer Al-Ghazaly, PGY3. Incidence and Transesophageal Echocardiography Predictors of Dynamic Left-Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction during Orthotoic Liver Transplantation: A Pilot Study

  • Matthew Banasch, PGY2. Gastric Ultrasound: An Update of the “Wave” of Tomorrow: A Prospective Comparison of 2D & 3D US

  • Farah Manji, PGY4. A Foray into Undergraduate Medical Education: A New Course about Canada’s Health Care System.

In addition to the research seminars, Western Anesthesia residents also participated in the annual trivia contest, and won!

Congratulations to all who played!