MITRAL RUMBLES

 

 

By Dr. Ross Feldman,
Medical Lead,
Cardiac Sciences Manitoba

September 29, 2018

Volume 2, Issue 38

CSP News of the Week

The CSP welcomes our new members to the team as our complement of CA/PAs continue to grow!
Dana Baker is a new graduate of the MPAS Program.
Jamie Chalmers is a new graduate from the MPAS Program.
Sara Doak is a new graduate from the MPAS program.
Dr. Zengxuan Hu was trained in Urology in China and in General Surgery at UBC.
Dr. Dorsaf Gaied, Dorsaf is a Cardiac surgeon from Tunisia, previously trained in Tunisia and Europe (Monaco+Belgium) Fellowships in cardiac surgery in Quebec (IUCPQ) and in Halifax.

Shout Outs

Last weekend the CSP ran our first official CSU-ALS team course. We are the first centre in Canada to undergo this type of training for our CVICU staff. A special thank you for Belinda Landry for all her organization and to the rest of the team involved: Dr. Rakesh Arora, Reid Love, Sandy Warren, Kim Kummen, Crystal Gurney and Aaron and Josh from CSIU-ALS North America. Congrats!

Publications by our Faculty this Week

Giambruno V, Chu MW, Fox S, Swinamer SA, Rayman R, Markova Z, Barnfield R, Cooper M, Boyd DW, Menkis A, Kiaii B. Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery: an 18-year single-centre experience. Int J Med Robot. 2018 Jun;14(3):e1891. doi: 10.1002/rcs.1891. Epub 2018 Jan 19.

Villafranca A, Fast I, Jacobsohn E. Disruptive behavior in the operating room: prevalence, consequences, prevention, and management. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2018 Jun;31(3):366-374. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000592. Review.

Grocott HP. Bronchial Blocker Use in the Difficult Airway Patient Requiring Lung Isolation: Clarification as to What Blockers Are Actually Available. Anesth Analg. 2018 Sep 24. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003799. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.