Cognition & Culture

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We are thrilled for the appointment of Dr Carol-anne Moulton in her new role at UHN as Surgical Lead of Cognition and Culture.

Dr Moulton will lead initiatives on culture in the operating room and perioperative work, focusing on strengthening the team environment in Surgery to provide the highest quality care. She held the role of Medical Director of the OR since 2015 and is excited to take on this new position where she envisions an innovative program informed by research in cognition and culture that will translate to impactful practice. Congratulations on this exciting new chapter!

Aging Surgeon at the Annual Assembly

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Stephanie gave an oral presentation on the early results of her narrative review study on aging surgeons’ identity at University of Toronto’s Division of General Surgery Annual Assembly. The 47th annual event took place at Delta Hotel.

Exploring the Loss of Identity in the Aging Surgeon: A Narrative Review. Jiang, S.M., Sharma, B., Hammond Mobilio, M., and Moulton, C.A.

Looking forward to hearing more about this research soon!

Gallie Day ’23

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At this year’s Gallie Day, Stephanie and Hillary presented projects in-person.

Steph presented a poster: Thriving, Not Surviving: Positive Experiences in Surgical Practice. Jiang, S.M., McQueen, S., McParland, A., Hammond Mobilio, M., Sonnadara, R., and Moulton, C.A.

Hillary gave an oral presentation: The role of operating room professions in setting the tone for teamwork: A constructivist Grounded Theory study. Lia, H., Hammond Mobilio, M., Rudizcz, F., and Moulton C.A.

A recording of Hillary’s presentation is available on Youtube.
Abstracts are also available online:
https://surgery.utoronto.ca/GallieDay-presentations-eposters

McMurrich Award

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Hillary Lia received First Prize awarded at this year’s Gallie Day McMurrich Oral Presentation for her current PhD research, ‘The role of operating room professions in setting the tone for teamwork: a constructivist grounded theory study’. Congrats Hillary and looking forward to the next phase of your study!

Gallie Day is the annual research day at University of Toronto’s Department of Surgery. Recording of the event will be posted soon.

ASE ’21

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At the 2021 Association for Surgical Education (ASE)’s annual meeting, Melanie and Sydney both presented some latest studies. This year’s ASE was attended virtually.

Sydney presented a poster of her research on surgeon stress: ‘Are Eu-Dis-Stressed? Establishing a Conceptual Framework for Surgeon Stress.

Melanie presented an oral presentation: ‘Safe is as Safe does: A study of the Surgical Safety Checklist using a Safety-II Approach.

The results of both studies will be published soon.

Remembering Lucas

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We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Lucas Murnaghan. Lucas was a mentor, frequent collaborator and friend to the lab. Over the years, he has guided our fellows and students on projects in surgical education and shared many conversations about life and work. Our thoughts and condolences to his family and colleagues in the medical community. We cherish and remember all that he has shared with us.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lucas-murnaghan-death-1.5962276

Cognitive Flow award

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The study on cognitive flow in surgery received the Best Poster Award at the CSCI-CITAC Young Investigators Forum in Toronto.

McQueen, S., McParland, A., Hammond Mobilio, M. & Moulton, C.A. More than cognition: The experience of cognitive flow in surgery.  CSCI-CITAC Young Investigators Forum. Toronto (Virtual), ON, Nov 12th, 2020. (Poster).

Congrats Sydney and Aidan!

Reznick Day went virtual this year

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The Richard K. Reznick Wilson Centre Virtual Research Week 2020 took place October 28-30th. Unlike our usual foray to The Estates at Sunnybrook, we gathered online over three days. The program was stellar as usual and we would like to thank the research day committee for putting together such a well-organized and engaging experience.

This year, we had the opportunity to present three of the lab’s latest work:

Podium Session 1: Old spaces, New Views.
Safe is as safe does: A study of the SSC using a Safety II approach. Melanie Hammond Mobilio, Sydney McQueen, Elise Paradis & Carol-anne Moulton

Podium Session 2: Aiming for Excellence.
Aim for the peak: A scoping Review of Cognitive Flow in Clinical Practice. Stephanie Jiang, Sydney McQueen, Aidan McParland, Melanie Hammond Mobilio & Carol-anne Moulton

Understanding Surgeons’ Experience of Flow. Sydney McQueen, Aidan McParland, Melanie Hammond Mobilio & Carol-anne Moulton

Sydney received the Outstanding Research Paper, Richard Reznick Award for:
McQueen, S., Mobilio, M. H., & Moulton, C. A. (2020). Fractured in surgery: Understanding stress as a holistic and subjective surgeon experience. American journal of surgery, S0002-9610(20)30212-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.04.008

Varsity Interview:

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Our recent publication, was featured in The Varsity, University of Toronto’s Student Newspaper. The article included an interview with Sydney, one of the co-authors on the paper.

“I think, more and more, we’re really looking at the surgeon as this holistic person, and what really needs to go into that to be that expert-level performer”

Why you want your surgeon to practice mindfulness: U of T lab investigates new ways to train surgeons for the operating table, by Sarah Kronenfeld

New publication in Annals of Surgery

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What mental skills do elite trained performers apply to surgery? In this study, we interviewed musicians, athletes and military personnel that have gone on to a career in surgery. We examine what specific mental skills training they received and have successfully applied to their surgical performance.

Mental Skills in Surgery: Lessons Learned from Virtuosos, Olympians, and Military.
Deshauer S, McQueen S, Hammond Mobilio M, Mutabdzic D, Moulton CE. Ann Surg 2019 Aug 28. [Epub ahead of print]
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