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The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Advanced Endoscopy Course, February 4 & 5, 2010

Many thanks to CSTAR for your organization and support of the first SAGES Advanced Laparoscopic Resident Course held February 4-5. 88% of participants felt that the course met and exceeded their expectations. 100% said that they would recommend this course to a colleague.

As always, please thank everyone at CSTAR who made this event run smoothly including Dorace, John, Dave, Tammy, Karen, Dave H. and all of the lab staff. Thank you for also making Shelley feel at home at the course. Resident education continues to be one of SAGES highest priorities.

We greatly value CSTAR's support of SAGES in this endeavor. I look forward to working with you on our course in May.

Yumi Hori

Manager

SAGES

Los Angeles, California

 

 

Covidien Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Course, November 14, 2009

On behalf of myself, Karen Wethey  and Covidien we were so pleased to have worked with you all at CSTAR. You guided us through the planning process and made sure we didn't miss a detail. You helped reduced our workload. Your team made sure that our program development was addressed and our objectives were met. All your staff are well versed in their area of expertise and you are a fun bunch to work with.

Judi Brown
Clinical Specialist
Covidien - Surgical and Energy Based Devices

 

CSTAR's Advanced Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery Update 2009, June 10 & 11, 2009

 

Just wanted to compliment Dr Malthaner and all of CSTAR again. First-rate organization and outstanding course, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Your efforts to properly teach and disseminate thoracic MIS surgery have a huge impact in our country. I was honoured to be included to speak and share our experience, many thanks again for the invitation.

Dr Sudhir Sundaresan

Professor of Surgery

Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery

The University of Ottawa & The Ottawa Hospital

 

Just a short note to thank you all for a great time in London.The course was very well organized and greatly appreciated by all in attendance. I was very impressed by CSTAR. Keep up this important endeavour which I am sure will improve the care of the thoracic patient.

Dr Richard Finley

Head UBC Division of Thoracic Surgery

The University of British Columbia

 

 

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Basic Endoscopy Course, May 7 & 8, 2009

I would like to thank the entire CSTAR team for their organization and support of the second annual May 7-8, 2009 Canadian SAGES Basic Course. The course was well-received by both faculty and participants, and I think the addition of the extra residents was great.

Many thanks to the superstar CSTAR team including Dorace, John, Dave, Tammy, Karen P, Dave H. Karen S, Sheri and all of the lab staff and students who committed a lot of time and effort for this course. You really have the course down to an art. I think we are ready to get started on the Advanced Courses next.

Education is SAGES highest priority. We greatly value CSTAR's support of SAGES resident education. I look forward to working with everyone on future SAGES courses.

Yumi Hori

Manager

SAGES

Los Angeles, California

 

Just wanted to send a brief email thanking you for your help. It was a great event and an invaluable opportunity for us interact with the residents & their preceptors. The staff and facility at CSTAR are top-notch – we enjoyed the course very much.Congratulations and best regards.

Dan Gibson

Energy Specialist Rep

Johnson & Johnson Medical Products

 

CSTAR's Facial Reconstruction Update 2009, April 23, 2009

We are thrilled at how The Facial Reconstructive Course turned out. The feedback from the participants and faculty alike were overwhelmingly positive. I have been involved in several courses at other institutions and I must tell you that the quality of the CSTAR facilities, staff, and organization were absolutely world-class and second to none. Thank you for all your help and look forward to the next event.

 

Dr John Yoo

Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

The University of Western Ontario

London, Canada

 

I just wanted to say thank you for extending the invitation and hospitality at the conference this past Thursday I had a great time and it was incredibly interesting, please count me in again for next year.

Jennifer Albers

Industry Sponsor

Schering-Plough

 

2008 LHSC Summer Nursing Student Employment

By being at CSTAR I was able to learn everyday. I have been able to develop and expand on skills that I don't get exposed to in school. These new tools will enable me to explore other facets of the health care system or further my education in the future. Thank-you again for this invaluable experience and letting me be a part of your amazing team.

Heather Keron
York University Nursing Student
February 2009

 

CSTAR's Varkey Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia and Anatomy Update 2008, November 29, 30 & December 1, 2008

"I learned as much as I taught. You don't have many educational oportunities like that these days."

"The facilities and the resources are second to none. Most importanly, however, is the excellence in team work that transpired during the event. I was highly impressed with the sustainability of the project, which is key to foster ideas."

 

"I would suggest we change the name CSTAR to 5STAR.....it would do the place justice."

Jose CA Carvalho, MD, PhD, FANZCA, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto
Director of Obstetric Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Canada

 

I am really out of adequate words to thank you all for what you have done with the workshop. For the amount of material I packed into this workshop, you made it seem effortless with running. You are really a talented hard working (hardest working) group with phenomenal knowledge with regards to running the program. You were all so intuitive, it was easy for me to ask for what I needed.

 

Sugantha Ganapathy FRCPC
Professor,Departrment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
The University of Western Ontario

London, Canada

 

 

CSTAR - Wrist Arthroplasty with Small Bone Innovation Inc, November 11, 2008

You and your staff did a fantastic job hosting the SBI workshop. Dr. Cooney was very impressed as were the attendees. Thanks again for your extraordinary effort and your flexibility in arranging this on a holiday day.

Graham King, MD MSc FRCSC

Orthopaedic Surgeon Hand and Upper Limb Centre

St. Joseph's Health Centre

London, Canada

 

To echo Dr. King's comments, yesterday's lab could not have turned out better. We deeply appreciate you and your staff's commitment to accommodate us. Your execution was flawless and there were nothing but positive remarks from those who attended. We would not hesitate to choose CSTAR for another function of this nature. Thank you for all your hard work and making this such a successful workshop!

Trevor Gervais

FarNorth Associates

Sales Representative

London, Canada

 

CSTAR - ER Resident Program at CSTAR, October 30, 2008

"Things went very well. Your staff performed admirably and my work was cut in half. We discussed some options for improving even more and have set a date for next year's session."

Gregory J. Mosdossy MD FRCP(C)
Consultant, Emergency Medicine, LHSC/CHWO
Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine, UWO

London, Canada

 

CSTAR - Urology Residents Course, October 28, 2008

First class. Very smooth. You have mastered these training courses!

Dr Patrick Luke

Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation

London Health Sciences Centre

London, Canada

 

"Today was a once in a life time experience for me, we have nothing like this in Germany.”

Rasmus Leister

University of Magdeburg, Germany.

6th year medical student

Magdeburg, Germany

 

CSTAR - Cardiac Robotic Training Course, October 8 & 9, 2008

I would like to thank Dr Kiaii, Dr Chu and all the London team for their outstanding reception of our Montreal delegation.
The clinical content was well focussed, it completely reached our high expectations. The practical aspect of this two days visit was very convenient, and corresponds to our daily activities.

The great oppurtunity to visit CSTAR was a point of major interest to all of us. The total integration of surgical teaching to the applications of
new technology is a mission to the team at Cstar. The summit of our visit was to get full exposure to the daVinci robotic surgical system in a real human anatomical model. We were able to appreciate the very intuitive nature of the robot and practice advanced techniques in mitral valve repair.

Michel Pellerin MD FRCSC

Head, Department of Surgery
Montreal Heart Institute
Michal & Renata Hornstein Chair of Cardiac Surgery
Professor of Surgery
University of Montreal

 

CSTAR's ENT & Neuro Residents Course, September 27, 2008

The Depts of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology are very excited at the opportunity afforded by CSTAR to provide state-of-the-art patient care and surgical education in the field of Skull base surgery.

John Yoo, MD FRCSC, FACS

Chair/Chief Department of Otolaryngology,

Chief‑Division of Head & Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery

The University of Western Ontario

London, Canada

 

CSTAR's Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery Update 2008, June 4 & 5, 2008

I could really see clearly the importance of team work during the VATS course as it emphasized how we learn together and are all working towards the same goal. I now have a greater appreciation of each person's role in caring for the patient. It will also be beneficial for me to have this kind of education for the new hires I precept,"

Val Wootton

Post-operative nurse

London Health Sciences Centre

London, Canada

 

CSTAR's Otolaryngology Update 2008, May 14, 2008

You should be congratulated on having developed CSTAR as a model 21st century learning and training facility for medical education. The simulation center and anatomy/surgery laboratory are among the best facilities that I've ever seen. They accurately simulate a real OR environment and created a powerful learning environment for both instructors and participants. We were able to quickly transition back and forth between microscopic and endoscopic imaging, and view participant's dissections on large screens so that we could share important findings with the rest of the class. Your staff were tremendously helpful, responsive, and everything ran extremely well, despite the usual changes in the program. It was a great bonus that we were able to host our participants in the actual OR for a live case.

Thank you so much for having me participate in one of your courses. I hope that you will open CSTAR to host international courses as your
facility is so well equipped to handle state-of-the-art programs. Thanks for your help and I hope to see you again at another course.

Dennis S. Poe, MD
Associate Professor, Dept of Otology & Laryngology
Harvard Medical School
Dept of Otolaryngology and Communications Enhancement Children's Hospital

Cambridge, Massachusetts. USA