Grand rounds in Anesthesia serve as a valuable educational and collaborative platform for healthcare professionals. They primarily aim to enhance clinical knowledge, foster critical thinking, and improve patient care through the presentation and discussion of complex medical cases. Additionally, grand rounds facilitate interdisciplinary communication and promote a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
Anesthesia Grand Rounds are an Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Grand Rounds are held both virtually (by Zoom) and connected to core hospital teaching sites (see site specific information below) to allow learners to attend in person.
BC Children’s Hospital Rounds
About
We invite paediatric anaesthetists from outside hospitals (Victoria, sometimes Kelowna) to join the academic, research & QoC ones, though they rarely do. In February each year, when we host the resident academic days, we try to focus on more academic rounds & may have guest speakers from outside Vancouver. The meeting topics vary – Staff; Quality of Care; Research; Pain Service; Academic. We invite paediatric anaesthetists from outside hospitals (Victoria, sometimes Kelowna) to join the academic, research & QoC ones, though they rarely do. In February each year, when we host the resident academic days, we try to focus on more academic rounds & may have guest speakers from outside Vancouver. The meeting topics vary – Staff; Quality of Care; Research; Pain Service; Academic.
Schedule
Held every Wednesday from 7:00 – 8:00, in person at Room T3-242 or via Zoom
Contact Person:
Dr. Simon Whyte, simon.whyte@cw.bc.ca
BCCH Surgical Suite Grand Rounds
About
Founded in 2011 by Dr. Simon Whyte as a forum for multidisciplinary education amongst perioperative staff – so the audience is anaesthetists, surgeons, perioperative RNs & other Allied Health, e.g. AAs, perfusionists, etc. Speakers may be internal or external & may be from any of the perioperative staff disciplines.
Schedule
Held 5 – 6 times a year in person at BC Children’s Research Institute
Contact Person:
Stephan Malherbe, smalherbe@cw.bc.ca
BC Women’s Hospital Rounds
About
The department hosts weekly resident teaching rounds for our residents and fellows, following a list of core topics. Roughly once per month, we host a ‘staff lecture’ (equivalent to grand rounds) delivered by a staff member or guest speaker on a topic related or adjacent to our subspecialty.
Schedule
Held every Wednesday from 8:00 – 9:00, in person at BCWH Anesthesia Department or via Zoom
Contact Person:
Dr. James Brown, james.brown@cw.bc.ca
Royal Columbian Hospital Rounds
About
The department offers a diverse range of educational sessions. Each week is tailored to a specific audience, with select sessions are multidisciplinary
Schedule
Held every Thursday from 7:30 – 8:30 at Neil Russell Room with 2nd Thursday of the month is FHA regional rounds, 3rd Thursday is Trauma rounds, 4th Thursday is Resident rounds; and 5th Thursday (occurs twice a year) is OR Crisis Simulation rounds for all peri-operative staff. There are no rounds every 1st Thursday of the month.
Contact Person:
Dr. Paula Meyler, paula.meyler@icloud.com
Surrey Memorial Hospital Rounds
About
The department hosts a monthly 30-45 minutes educational session featuring a presentation on a relevant article, guidance or topic.
Schedule
Held every 3rd Tuesday from 7:30-8:30 virtually via Teams.
Contact Person:
Dr. Stefan Kojic, Stefan.kojic@usask.ca
St. Paul’s Hospital Rounds
About
To facilitate learning and professional development through the presentation and discussion of complex cases, relevant research, and other topics of interest
Schedule
Held every Wednesday from 7:00- 8:00am in person at Cullen Theater or via Zoom
Contact Person:
Dr. Kelli O’Reilly, Oreilly.kelli@gmail.com
Vancouver General Hospital Rounds
About
The department host weekly educational sessions for our staff and trainees, and are designed to engage and inspire.
Schedule
Held every Wednesday from 7:00 – 8:00, in person at Room 1762, EOC, JPPS or via Zoom. There are no rounds during Spring Break, month of July and August, and Christmas Break.
Contact Person:
Victoria Hospital Rounds
About
To provide topical, relevant and up to date information and educations for our department members,. To answer the next question here, we currently do not have a set schedule but aim to have Grand Rounds as frequently as possible – typically this works out to about 10 times per academic year.
Schedule
On Wednesday, 7:15-8:15, Week 4 of each block
Location: hybrid, Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital linked by video conferencing
Contact Person:
Beau Klaibert, bklaibert@gmail.com