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Moulton Lab at ASE Surgical Education Week

Posted on April 25, 2019April 29, 2019 by moultonlab

The lab attended the Association for Surgical Education‘s annual conference in Chicago April 25-27th, presenting four of our latest research projects and initiatives.

Candlelight Session
The TransfORmation Project: Working together to improve intraoperative safety culture.

Podium Session: Resident Training
Pulled from the Passenger Seat: Resident Engagement in the OR

‘Thinking Out of the Box’ Session
Pre-Operative Planning Modules – A Novel Approach to Teaching and Learning in Surgery

Plenary Session
SOS! Calling Attention to the States of Stress in Surgery.

Thank you to the ASE for the opportunity to share our work and connect with colleagues in the field.

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Physician burnout task force

Posted on April 2, 2019August 23, 2019 by moultonlab

Dr. Carol-anne Moulton was selected as a member of the Physician Burnout Task Force for the Ontario Medical Association (OMA).

This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with other physicians across the province to address issues of burnout and physician health. The task force is an important initiative to find system solutions to address physician burnout.

DesignTalks at Healthcare Human Factors

Posted on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 by moultonlab

Melanie Hammond Mobilio will be speaking at an upcoming DesignTalks at Healthcare Human Factors on Thursday March 21st.

This will be an insightful look into healthcare and medical education research from the experiences of a medical anthropologist. Check out the event info below for more info.

Where should I park my canoe? The anthropologist in healthcare and education research

The Dimensions of Stress at Medical Student Research Day

Posted on February 5, 2019 by moultonlab

Sydney McQueen received a research award at the 2019 University of Toronto Medical Student Research Day. Her poster presentation ‘The Dimensions of Stress and Surgical Performance’ received the Dina Gordon Malkin Award for top MD/PhD poster presentation. Congrats Sydney!

A heartwarming story

Posted on December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 by moultonlab

One of our lab members, Adam Shehata, recently started his rotation at Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital and his story has been featured below

“He started as a tiny preemie at Sick Kids. He beat the odds and now he’s back at the hospital — as a doctor in training” – Toronto Star article by Megan Ogilvie

“RETURNING THE FAVOUR: Preemie saved at Sick Kids now med student” – Toronto Sun interview by Liz Braun

Adam shares his heartwarming story on CBC Radio’s ‘As It Happens’

Image from CBC/Radio-Canada

Wilson Centre research rounds

Posted on November 19, 2018December 3, 2018 by moultonlab

The surgical safety checklist as myth and ceremony
We presented our latest research with Elise Paradis looking at the Surgical Safety Checklist at the Wilson Centre research rounds. The talk summarized some of the results and data, examining the findings using neo-institutional theory.

This is bound to be fascinating and very cool. Monthly rounds on the surgical safety checklist: myth and ceremony @moultonca @ep_qc #meded #hpe #Surgery #checklist pic.twitter.com/1O6aA1NUrD

— The Wilson Centre (@theWilsonCentre) November 19, 2018

Sometimes we break the rules (effectively)

Posted on July 2, 2018July 9, 2018 by moultonlab

The title of one of our recent publications, ‘Fake it til you make it: Pressures to Measure Up in Surgical Training’, was mentioned in AM Rounds, Academic Medicine’s blog. Check out their series of useful writing resources. Including this post: Strategies for writing effective titles. Thanks for the mention!

Welcome Adam Shehata

Posted on June 20, 2018July 18, 2018 by moultonlab

We are very excited to have Adam Shehata joining the lab. Adam is a second-year medical student at the University of Toronto. After graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School and articling on Bay Street, Adam was called to the Bar of Ontario. Adam also enjoyed a career as a professional pilot earning his Airline Transport Pilot Licence and Class 1 Flight Instructor Rating where he trained commercial pilots to become flight instructors. He is currently working on team performance in surgical environments at the Wilson Centre.

Busy brains meeting

Posted on May 30, 2018July 30, 2018 by moultonlab

Thank you to Dr. Richard Hart and Dr. Vietta Sue Wilson who joined us at a recent lab meeting to discuss the applications of biofeedback and monitoring. We got to see firsthand some live data from our willing participant, and observed brain wave changes in real time. The technology has been used in mental training throughout sports and elite performance.

New publication in Academic Medicine

Posted on January 1, 2018February 27, 2018 by moultonlab

Recognizing impression management as an expectation in surgical culture, this study looked at how surgical residents portray an image of confidence and competence. We examine the strategies, motivations, and consequences of impression management in surgical training.

Fake It ‘Til You Make It: Pressures to Measure Up in Surgical Training.

Patel P, Martimianakis MA, Zilbert NR, Mui C, Mobilio MH, Kitto S, Moulton CA.

Acad Med. 2017 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print].

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