Every year, in Ontario alone, more than 500,000 people are injured — of whom one quarter are hospitalized and more than 4,000 will die. Whether the result of a relatively common event, like a fall or sports injury, or something more serious, like a major car accident or assault, the successful treatment of traumatic injury requires uniquely skilled physicians and health systems that can deliver timely and often complex care.
In this next offering in our popular Temerty Medicine Talks series, join the Globe and Mail’s André Picard and leading University of Toronto experts as they discuss the city-wide approach to trauma care by U of T and partner hospitals, as well as how novel training opportunities, innovative research and public advocacy efforts are laying the foundation for a new era in the treatment — and prevention — of injuries of all kinds.
Friday, April 26, 2024
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. (ET)
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PANELISTS
Najma Ahmed Professor, Department of Surgery
Najma Ahmed is the vice-chair, education at the University of Toronto’s Department of Surgery and a trauma surgeon and surgeon-in-chief at Unity Health Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. Her contributions to surgical education have been recognized by numerous awards. Ahmed is also an active researcher who focuses primarily on resident duty hours, resident wellness, the application of a competency-based framework to surgical training and gun violence prevention. She serves on the board of Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns and, in 2020, received the CMA Canadian Medical Association’s Sir Charles Tupper Award for Political Advocacy for her work related to gun violence prevention.
Suzanne Beno Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Suzanne Beno is a paediatric emergency medicine physician and co-medical director for trauma at The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids). She is also chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s Injury Prevention Committee and the liaison to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Council on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention. Dr. Beno's professional focus is the continuing advancement of injury and trauma care for children and youth through education, research and quality improvement.
Avery Nathens Professor, Department of Surgery
Avery Nathens is a trauma surgeon and the trauma medical director at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s Tory Trauma Program, where he also holds the DeSouza Chair in Trauma Research. In 2005, he assumed oversight of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)’s National Trauma Databank, which he transformed into the ACS Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP). He is currently the ACS’ medical director of trauma quality programs which benchmark institutions and set the standards for trauma care across the US and Canada. His research interests include trauma system effectiveness and quality of trauma care.
André Picard Health Columnist, The Globe and Mail
André Picard is one of Canada’s top public policy writers. He is an eight-time National Newspaper Awards nominee and past winner of the prestigious Michener Award for Meritorious Public Service Journalism. In 2023, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada.