APT Summer 2017 Newsletter
The APT summer newsletter is now available!
Inside this issue:
Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Annual Meeting
Awards
Research Day
Promotions
Jean Hugil Lecture
Faculty Development
Competency by Design
Department Review
Please follow the link below:
APT Summer 2017 Newsletter
The APT summer newsletter is now available!
Inside this issue:
Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Annual Meeting
Awards
Research Day
Promotions
Jean Hugil Lecture
Faculty Development
Competency by Design
Department Review
Please follow the link below:
Research Day 2017 – Dr Orlando Hung – Video
The 11th annual research day for Anesthesiology Pharmacology & Therapeutics was held on May 11th. We would like to thank our guest speaker Dr Orlando Hung, Professor, Departments of Anesthesia, Surgery, and Pharmacology, Dalhousie University.
Our Guest Judge and Keynote Speaker was Dr. Orlando Hung, who is a Professor of Anesthesia, Surgery, and Pharmacology at Dalhousie University and the Victoria General Hospital. His areas of research include airway management, clinical pharmacology and drug delivery systems as
well as development of medical devices. During the last 26 years, he has received over $18 million of peer-reviewed research funding support from many organizations and institutions. Dr. Hung is recognized for excellence in his research work. He received the Discovery Award of Professional of
Distinction from the Discovery Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2015 and the Research Recognition Award presented by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) in 2014. For his exemplary teaching efforts, he was awarded the Teacher of the Year Award in the Department of Anesthesia at Dalhousie University in both 1993 and 2015. In 2011, Dr. Hung was awarded the Mentor of the Year Award from the Department of
Anesthesia at Dalhousie University, and in 2005, Dr. Hung received the Excellence-in-teaching Award presented by the Professional Association of
Residents in the Maritime Provinces, as well as the Research Idol Award from the Capital District Health Authority in Halifax.
Video:
Thursday, May 11, 2017: ‘Intellectual properties in Academic Institutions.’ >Watch Video here
Academic Gowning May 2017
On May 15, the Faculty of Medicine celebrated the academic achievements and distinguished careers of 62 faculty members during its annual Academic Gowns and Emeriti Recognition Ceremony. Special recognition was also reserved for twenty-three members who were granted Emeritus or Emerita status for the significant contributions they made over the course of their careers.
 Dr. Preston giving summary of the academic gown recipients |
 Dr. Elizabeth Peter: |
 Dr. William (Bill Macdonald): |
 Dr. Demerios Sirounis: |
 Dr Mark Ansermino: |
 Dr. Anthony Boulton: |
Research Day 2017 Award Recipients
The 11th annual research day for Anesthesiology Pharmacology & Therapeutics was held on May 11th. We would like to thank all the participants and the people who helped make it a success.
Here are the award recipients:
Oral Presentations
| Section | Group | Name | Title |
| ANA | 1st place | Jason Wilson | Peripheral Nerve Blocks at St. Paul’s Hospital: Results from a Quality Improvement Project on Outcomes and Complications |
| ANA | 2nd place | Terri Sun | Usability Evaluation of Panda, a Smartphone Application Designed to Support Pediatric Post-Operative Pain Management at Home |
| PTH | 1st place | Steven Booth | Combining micro-CT imaging and transcriptomics to find new therapeutics for small airways disease and emphysema in COPD |
| PTH | 2nd place | Yahya Asiri | A new intraplantar hypertonic saline assay for repeatable rapid detection of effective analgesics without tissue damage in mice |
Poster
| Section | Group | Name | Title |
| ANA | 1st place | Michal Nowakowski |
Adductor Canal Block: Comparing Single Shot versus Catheter for Pain Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty – A Randomized Trial |
| ANA | 2nd place | Lucas Porto | Determining the optimal patient position and needle puncture site for midline and paramedian lumbar neuraxial access utilizing an ultrasound based rendered 3D model |
| PTH | 1st place | Jade Yau | A comparison of psychiatric illness, addiction and physical comorbidity in early versus later onset cannabis users |