35th annual meeting of the Canadian association of paediatric surgeons

Abstract

THIS YEAR, the CAPS meeting was held in lovely Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, between the 18th and the 21st of September. The meeting venue was The Old Victorian Queen’s Landing Inn & Conference Resort.A welcoming reception on the evening of September 17 was well attended by meeting participants and their families as well as by our many foreign guests.There were six scientific sessions with 49 presentations. Although the weather was very nice and the surroundings very tempting, all scientific sessions were well attended, and many papers were actively discussed in a friendly and constructive atmosphere.After the second session, our guest lecturer, Dr Scott Adzick, gave an exciting Fred MacLeod/JPS Annual Lecture on State-of-the-Art Fetal Surgery.A minimally invasive surgery video session was presented at a box lunch break.The next two scientific sessions were presented on Friday morning and were followed by an hour of “2 minutes–2 slides” presentations that allowed participants to present unusual cases or cases for which they needed professional advice from the assembly.The presidential dinner took place in the Hillibrand Winery where we were taken on an educational tour where we learned about wine making and tasting, especially the ice wine for which this region is famous. The banquet itself paid a special tribute to our friend Dr Maria Di Lorenzo, the publications committee chairperson, who had passed away one month before. The president paid tribute also to Dr Sigmund Ein who is retiring after many years of an exemplary pediatric surgical practice at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. As usual, Dr Ein was able to cheer the audience up with his legendary sense of humour. Finally, the CAPS president passed on the president medal to the newly elected president, Dr Salam Yazbeck.The last scientific sessions took place on Saturday and were followed by the announcement of the awards for best papers. These prizes went to Dr E.J. Parkinson for the best basic science paper entitled “Moderate hypothermia attenuates hepatic apoptic signaling following intestinal ischaemia-reperfusion” and to Dr P. Javid for the best clinical paper entitled “Survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: The experience of the Canadian neonatal network.”Finally, the president declared the meeting closed and encouraged all participants to attend next year’s meeting in Winnipeg. THIS YEAR, the CAPS meeting was held in lovely Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, between the 18th and the 21st of September. The meeting venue was The Old Victorian Queen’s Landing Inn & Conference Resort. A welcoming reception on the evening of September 17 was well attended by meeting participants and their families as well as by our many foreign guests. There were six scientific sessions with 49 presentations. Although the weather was very nice and the surroundings very tempting, all scientific sessions were well attended, and many papers were actively discussed in a friendly and constructive atmosphere. After the second session, our guest lecturer, Dr Scott Adzick, gave an exciting Fred MacLeod/JPS Annual Lecture on State-of-the-Art Fetal Surgery. A minimally invasive surgery video session was presented at a box lunch break. The next two scientific sessions were presented on Friday morning and were followed by an hour of “2 minutes–2 slides” presentations that allowed participants to present unusual cases or cases for which they needed professional advice from the assembly. The presidential dinner took place in the Hillibrand Winery where we were taken on an educational tour where we learned about wine making and tasting, especially the ice wine for which this region is famous. The banquet itself paid a special tribute to our friend Dr Maria Di Lorenzo, the publications committee chairperson, who had passed away one month before. The president paid tribute also to Dr Sigmund Ein who is retiring after many years of an exemplary pediatric surgical practice at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. As usual, Dr Ein was able to cheer the audience up with his legendary sense of humour. Finally, the CAPS president passed on the president medal to the newly elected president, Dr Salam Yazbeck. The last scientific sessions took place on Saturday and were followed by the announcement of the awards for best papers. These prizes went to Dr E.J. Parkinson for the best basic science paper entitled “Moderate hypothermia attenuates hepatic apoptic signaling following intestinal ischaemia-reperfusion” and to Dr P. Javid for the best clinical paper entitled “Survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: The experience of the Canadian neonatal network.” Finally, the president declared the meeting closed and encouraged all participants to attend next year’s meeting in Winnipeg.