Delighted to share with you the Bethune Roundtable 2024 top 40 abstracts are now published at the Canadian Journal of Surgery We would like to thank our scientific committee Dominique Vervoort ,Dr Atalel Fantahun, Dr Meheret Befekadu ,Godfrey Sama Philipo, M.D, MPH, MGSC canjsurg.ca/content/67/5su…

We looked at this in #CHD training globally: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21… DR. Hani Najm Dominique Vervoort IMO focus on current outcomes and rankings, which benefits today’s patients, may be at the expense of training tomorrow’s surgeons for tomorrow’s patients! How can we better do both?

🌟 #CoolCaseOfTheMonth: #Coronary Sinus Reducer Improves Myocardial Perfusion in a Patient with #Angina, #HypertrophicCardiomyopathy and Coronary #MicrovascularDisease 👉 cjcopen.ca/article/S2589-… #HCM #CJCO #OpenAccess

We are gearing up to host Beyond Boundaries 2025 in Montréal, QC. Mark your calendars for the Joint Meeting of CSCP Online and CSCS scheduled for May 22 – 24, 2025. Registration opens soon. #beyondboundaries2025 #heartsurgery #cardiacsurgery #perfusion #anesthesia

Building resilient #GlobalSurgery systems that can withstand external shocks gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/…

Cardiac surgery is costly & may not be accessible for numerous reasons. Seeking care abroad, whether independently or through gov't support & #NGOs, is not uncommon. In AmJSurgery, we report on 🌐 travel patterns for 🫀 surgery: americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-… #GlobalCardiacSurgery

Trying out bluesky for regular use after seeing Twitter/X become what it is today. Will revisit periodically for knowledge sharing (pubs & conferences). Hoping to see the #GlobalSurgery, cardiac surgery, & #CHD/#RHD community grow 📶 alongside surge in 🦋 users in recent weeks!

Dominique Vervoort bluesky Global Cardiac Surgery Initiative The G4 Alliance Harvard Global Surgery University of Toronto Cardiac Surgery InciSioN Global ARCH Smile Train @OSGlobalSurgery Children's HeartLink SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre Great to see you’re trying out bluesky, Dom! It’s a shame to watch the medical community disintegrating on here, but I’m hopeful new platforms can help global surgery and cardiac surgery communities grow stronger. Looking forward to your updates!

Crossing Borders to Meet Cardiac Surgical Needs: A Scoping Review on Patients Seeking Cardiac Surgery Abroad by Dominique Vervoort et al 🔪👁️ herb chen Paula Ferrada MD FACS FCCM MAMSE Steven D Wexner MD, PhD Dr Luis Felipe Cabrera Vargas MD FACS MACC MACCVA @Cirbosque Bellal Joseph Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA, FACS, MAMSE 🇺🇸 Link: americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-…

HUGE congrats to my brilliant student Malak Elbatarny U of T Department of Surgery who had a stellar defense today of an outstanding PhD. Thank you to Co-Supervisor Tony Gramolini, external Scott LeMaire & all who participated Bravo Malak!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Cardiac Surgeon Scientist in the making

🔓 For a limited time until December 21, we are offering free promotional access to this new #review in #CJC! ⬇️ Hypertensive vascular disease (#HVD) is more than high blood pressure—it’s driven by #inflammation! #Neutrophils and their NETs damage vessels, worsening HVD. Exciting

🏅 Dr. Stanley Nattel, Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology (#CJC), has been appointed to the Order of Canada today by the Governor General in recognition of his significant contributions to Canadian cardiovascular research. A heartfelt congratulations to

Globally, only 8% of cardiac surgeons are women. Underrepresentation exists across country income groups, albeit with correlation with #GNI per capita and the #GGGI. Read our work, spearheaded by Aliya Izumi & Grace Lee, #OpenAccess EJCTS_ICVTS: academic.oup.com/ejcts/advance-…

Implementing effective policies to ensure equal opportunities across residency programs and government is essential. This data highlights numerous disparities that require immediate attention. LACES WomenInThoracicSurg EACTS The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Global Thoracic Surgery Residents Association

Happy to share this paper, also presented at EACTS meeting, showing the global perspective of women in cardiac Surgery and the representation that we have: 8% globally. Here is the link, so you all can read it: academic.oup.com/ejcts/advance-… Thank you Dominique Vervoort and Aliya Izumi

Social determinants of health (#SDoH) influence #cardiovascular outcomes. The use of multiple deprivation indices in research and #HTA can facilitate #HealthEquity in cardiovascular care. Read more 👉 onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-… #Editorial #CJC

#STS2025 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons starts tomorrow! Unlike all other #CTSurgery conferences I have attended since 2018, I will not be covering the meeting on Twitter/X. Instead, I'll be posting from bluesky: bsky.app/profile/dvervo…

The 2025 Johns Hopkins Global Surgery Symposium is happening April 5, 2025 at the Armstrong Medical Education Building (AMEB)! 🔗 RSVP: jh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_db… #JHGlobalSurgery #GlobalSurgery

Meeting the World's Needs—Global Cardiac Surgery Workforce Planning: An Interview With Dominique Vervoort Watch this essential interview about global cardiac surgery workforce planning with Dr. Emily Farkas and Dr. Dominique Vervoort. 🔗ow.ly/TU3f50VcXAK #STS2025