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The 37th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Journal of Pediatric Surgery (2006) 41, 1036
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Report of Past Meeting
The 37th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Annie Fecteau Department of Surgery, The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
The Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) met this year in the beautiful City of Quebec. Lovely fall colors were in attendance for the meeting held on September 22 to the 25th. Dr Parsil did an outstanding job as our host organizing the meeting venue and the social events. The welcoming reception was a good opportunity to renew some friendships and create new contacts. As always, CAPS attendance was international with representatives from all continents. Dr Yanchar, in her new role as Program Committee Chair, put together with her committee an exiting program of 59 oral presentations. The program committee innovated this year with a poster session that was well received and will now be part of the regular program. The scientific sessions covered a wide range of both clinical and basic science topics and as usual lively discussions ensued. The Friday sessions were devoted to pediatric abdominal topics whereas the Saturday sessions concentrated on surgical aspects of trauma, tumors, and thoracic issues. The Fred MacLeod/JPS lecture was given by Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah. Dr Al Rabeeah is a graduate of Dalhousie University where he pursued his training in pediatric surgery. He returned to Saudi Arabia where he
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established four pediatric surgical units and a new training program. He presented his extensive experience with conjoined twin separation. Saturday’s program was concluded with a lively panel discussion on the management of the prenatally diagnosed asymptomatic lung lesions not visible on chest x-ray. Some of the highlights of the Sunday morning sessions were the presentations by Drs Poenaru and Andrawes on their experience pediatric surgeon in Kenya. The publication committee adjudicated the best presentations: Drs Emran and Nasr were awarded prizes for the best clinical papers and Drs Johnson and Stefanutti the best basic science papers. The President banquet was a delightful black-tie affair in the gorgeous setting of the Chapelle du Petit Seminaire. Attendees were immersed in an opera world throughout dinner by four singing vignettes. Dr Yasbeck congratulated Dr Neil Weizman who was installed as the new president of CAPS. In his emotional acceptance speech, Dr. Weizman reminded us how, as pediatric surgeons, we have an important role as mentors for our trainees. Dr Sigalet extended a warm invitation for the 38th annual meeting of CAPS September 7 to 10th in Calgary.
www.elsevier.com/locate/jpedsurg
Report of Past Meeting
The 37th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Annie Fecteau Department of Surgery, The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
The Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) met this year in the beautiful City of Quebec. Lovely fall colors were in attendance for the meeting held on September 22 to the 25th. Dr Parsil did an outstanding job as our host organizing the meeting venue and the social events. The welcoming reception was a good opportunity to renew some friendships and create new contacts. As always, CAPS attendance was international with representatives from all continents. Dr Yanchar, in her new role as Program Committee Chair, put together with her committee an exiting program of 59 oral presentations. The program committee innovated this year with a poster session that was well received and will now be part of the regular program. The scientific sessions covered a wide range of both clinical and basic science topics and as usual lively discussions ensued. The Friday sessions were devoted to pediatric abdominal topics whereas the Saturday sessions concentrated on surgical aspects of trauma, tumors, and thoracic issues. The Fred MacLeod/JPS lecture was given by Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah. Dr Al Rabeeah is a graduate of Dalhousie University where he pursued his training in pediatric surgery. He returned to Saudi Arabia where he
E-mail address: [email protected]. 0022-3468/$ – see front matter D 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.12.049
established four pediatric surgical units and a new training program. He presented his extensive experience with conjoined twin separation. Saturday’s program was concluded with a lively panel discussion on the management of the prenatally diagnosed asymptomatic lung lesions not visible on chest x-ray. Some of the highlights of the Sunday morning sessions were the presentations by Drs Poenaru and Andrawes on their experience pediatric surgeon in Kenya. The publication committee adjudicated the best presentations: Drs Emran and Nasr were awarded prizes for the best clinical papers and Drs Johnson and Stefanutti the best basic science papers. The President banquet was a delightful black-tie affair in the gorgeous setting of the Chapelle du Petit Seminaire. Attendees were immersed in an opera world throughout dinner by four singing vignettes. Dr Yasbeck congratulated Dr Neil Weizman who was installed as the new president of CAPS. In his emotional acceptance speech, Dr. Weizman reminded us how, as pediatric surgeons, we have an important role as mentors for our trainees. Dr Sigalet extended a warm invitation for the 38th annual meeting of CAPS September 7 to 10th in Calgary.