Reports & Updates
Level 1 Transfuser - Instructional video - May 7, 2024
Jeff Sharek, RRT at Victoria Hospital has put together an excellent instruction manual on how to set up the Level 1 Rapid Transfuser!Â
Level 1 Rapid Infuser Quick Set Up.pdfInternational Elective opportunities - Aug 26, 2023
Dr. Miguel Arango has collected information on some of the international elective opportunities available for our residents. See below!
I have been on 2 missions now with CAMTA, a group from Alberta that travel to Quito. They run 2 ORs during their two-week mission, with an option for people to go 1 week or the other or both. I have become involved with them because of their provision of Pediatric orthopaedic surgery in one of the ORs. We do approximately 50 hip joints over the two weeks in the adult OR and another 25-40 Pediatric orthopaedic surgery procedures of varying types, most commonly club feet and dysplastic hips. The trip usually takes place the last week of February and the first week of March. Costs are all fundraised but the individual and are in the tune of $3500 give or take, but this pays for flights, accommodation (shared 2 bed hotel rooms) and almost all meals. They have brought medical students and residents from Alberta in the past. Malcolm Howard went with me this past year and found it to be a great learning experience.Â
This is the information for OP Walk Canada Which I'm the Cordinator
We have two missions—one in April in Cuenca, Ecuador and one in November in Antigua, Guatemala.
The mission in Ecuador is mainly dedicated to provide surgical treatment for high-rise hip dislocation. We run two OR and provide care to about 30 patients.
The mission in Guatemala is mainly hip and knee arthroplasties, with about 90% primaries and 10% revisions. This is a bigger mission, running five OR and providing care to around 80 patients.
Both missions last one week with 4 OR days.
There is a cost involved of $1250 Can. This cost will cover flights, accommodation, breakfasts, lunches and two dinners. This cost is given as a donation to OP Walk so it can be claimed in the taxes. This price is special for residents as the cost for all other doctors is $2500 Can.
We always bring PgY 3 -4 because we think they can have more independence and enjoy giving anesthesia in a low-technology setting.
In this link, you can find a report that a former resident, Bethany Oeming wrote in 2016. She is now part of Operation Walk Ecuador.
Guatemala is starting a Pediatric Dental General Anesthesia Mission this year. I will have more information once we finish the mission.Â
https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/anesthesia/about_us/news/2016/04f.operation_walk_2016.html
New Regional Anesthesia Module - Feb 2, 2023
Dr. Sehmbi &Dr. Shah have released another new module for learning regional anesthesia, entitled "Distal blocks of the upper extremity"!
Thank you Dr. Sehmbi and Dr. Shah for all your hard work!
You can also find it on our new page - Learning Modules
New Regional Anesthesia Module - Dec. 7, 2022
Dr. Sehmbi has released a new module for learning regional anesthesia, entitled "Ergonomics, Knobology, and Needling"
You can also find it on our new page - Learning Modules
Transition To Practice - Round 2
Our second cohort of CBD R5s have just finished their written exam and will all soon be making the move to their final stage of training - Transition to Practice! In our program, this is a dedicated 9 blocks of training in residents' final year, beginning after the written exam, to allow residents to focus on consolidating their skills for independent practice.Â
Faculty and residents can find our TTP resources and more information here on our TTP page
We have moved to elentra! - July 2022
Our department has made the transition to using Elentra for requesting EPA observations, thus joining the rest of Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry on this platform. We are hopeful that this new platform will offer increased functionality and hopefully make the implementation of CBD that much smoother!
To find more information on how to get started with Elentra visit our Elentra page hereÂ
Dr. Herman Sehmbi and his team have been working hard on creating a new resource for our residents. He, along with help from Dr. Jonathan Brookes, have created a new set of online modules for learning the basics of regional anesthesia.Â
You can find the first module in the set here.
Please send any feedback about the module to cbd.western.anes@gmail.com and we will forward it along.
Thank you, Dr. Sehmbi for your hard work and dedication!Â
PGME CBME Website - Sep 15, 2021
Dr. Vergel de Dios (Director of PGME CBME Implementation) and the whole team at the PGME CBME Office have been hard at work creating a website that is brimming with helpful resources and guides to CBME. You can find the website here. It has also been linked on our home page.
There is a tonne of useful information for everyone, including residents and faculty.Â
Check it out!Â
Heading into the second year of the pandemic doesn't stop our program from moving forward! As we look forward to a summer of booster shots, we are also preparing for the arrival of our newest batch of CBD residents on July 1! Please help us welcome Drs. Sherif Bekhet, Nathan Doggett, Lauren Kolodzey, Rachelle Lassaline, Mark Lukewich, David Shin, and Grace Xu! Find out a little more about each one here :)Â
Examination Information - May 19, 2021
The Fall 2021 Written Examination dates applying to our inaugural cohort of CBD residents this year will be October 7 and 8, 2021. See the Royal College website for further details.
Those who are successful at the written examination will be invited to challenge the applied exam in Spring 2022. Information regarding the applied exam in Spring 2022 will be forthcoming.
Here is the FAQ page for the Fall 2021 Written Exams
Elentra Update - May 16, 2021
We will soon be moving to Elentra for our EPA platform! Development for Anesthesia EPA forms is in progress. Our very own Dr. Jennifer Vergel de Dios is spearheading this gargantuan initiative for all of Western PGME. She and her team are working hard to make sure this platform will provide the functionality needed to make CBD a much more streamlined process.Â
Check out the Schulich Elentra website for more resources and information to prepare for our upcoming transition!
2020 Anesthesia Orientation - July 2, 2020
We welcomed our new CBD1s on July 2, 2020! We are so looking forward to getting to know these exceptional people over the next five years. Below is the slide deck from the CBD portion of the orientation.Â
Welcome everyone!Â
2020 Orientation Materials - June 8, 2020
Information for CBD Residency Orientation 2020 is now available!
As our hospitals and community embark on the slow and cautious road to re-opening, our program is in the midst of preparing for the arrival for our new CBD residents, set to join us on July 1! You can find out a little more about each of them here :)
COVID-19 and CBD - May 19, 2020
Updated May 25, 2020 - Royal College guidelines added
The Schulich PGME Office has released guidelines for assessment in CBD during the COVID-19 pandemic. In essence, our guiding principle is to assess skills where possible, with the understanding that there may be a drop in EPA observation opportunities. The full impact of COVID-19 on EPA completion will be evaluated once the pandemic is over, and plans to tailor individual learning plans as necessary will be made at that time.
If you have any questions regarding CBD in Anesthesia at UWO and COVID-19, please contact Dr. Melissa Chin, UWO Anesthesia CBD Lead melissa.chin@lhsc.on.caÂ
Guidelines CBME and Covid Western 2020APR20 Final.pdfCOVID-02-CBD_050720_Meeting training requirements.pdfReflective Practice in CBD - May 20, 2020
Dr. Sonja Payne gave an excellent talk at Academic Half Day today on Reflective Practice, its benefits, and how it will unfold in CBD. You can find the guideline and template for this here. It is also listed on the Helpful Guides and Checklists page.
Anesthesia - Guidance for Reflective Practice 2020APR11.pdfAnesthesia_- FILLABLE Template_for_Reflective_Practice_2020APR11.pdfFaculty EPA completion rates between July to Dec 2018 for our 17 CBD residents.
Report_ Anesthesia Faculty EPA Accomplishments_ July - December 2018.pdf