VH Weekly Rounds

General Surgery Rounds

Learning Objectives:

  1. To review current surgical cases, along with the management plan and options
  2. To review corresponding radiology and pathology
  3. To promote awareness of possible complications associated with surgical procedures
  4. To review current literature and outcomes
  5. To promote and assess the CanMEDS competencies: Communicator, Scholar, Professional, Collaborator, Manager, Health Care Advocate & Medical Expert. A medical expert should function effectively as a consultant, integrating all of the CanMEDS roles to provide optimal, ethical and patient-centered medical care.

General Surgery Morbidity & Mortality Rounds

Learning Objectives:

  1. To identify medical complications and discuss contributing factors
  2. To improve patient care by implementing preventative strategies
  3. To educate residents, medical students and staff the importance of quality improvement
  4. To review medical literature related to medical complications and medico-legal issues
  5. To promote and assess the CanMEDS roles: Collaborator, Scholar, Professional, Communicator, Manager, Health Advocate and Medical Expert. A medical expert should function effectively as a consultant, integrating all of the CanMEDS roles to provide optimal, ethical and patient-centered medical care.

Trauma Morbidity & Mortality Rounds

Learning Objectives:

  1. To educate residents, medical students and staff the importance of quality improvement
  2. To demonstrate improvement in clinical management of patients by continually improving trauma-related knowledge
  3. To promote and assess the CanMEDS competencies: Communicator, Scholar, Professional, Collaborator, Manager, Health Care Advocate & Medical Expert. A medical expert should function effectively as a consultant, integrating all of the CanMEDS roles to provide optimal, ethical and patient-centered medical care.

Trauma Grand Rounds

Learning Objectives:

  1. Review techniques for managing the multiple trauma patient
  2. Discuss the possible complications that may be associated with procedures commonly performed in the trauma patient & discuss ways to prevent or minimize them if possible
  3. To promote and assess the CanMEDS competencies: Communicator, Scholar, professional, Collaborator, Manager, Health Care Advocate & Medical Expert. A medical expert should function effectively as a consultant, integrating all of the CanMEDS roles to provide optimal, ethical and patient-centered medical care.

GI Oncology Rounds

Learning Objectives:

  1. To review current best practice treatment of colo-rectal, pancreatic, gastric, and hepatobiliary malignancy.
  2. To review current clinical protocols and trials.
  3. To obtain broad opinion regarding difficult and complex cases.
The above events are accredited group learning activities (section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada