Citywide Rounds

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The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology presents Citywide Rounds on a rotating schedule, in a live lecture format, from Mount Sinai Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. The rounds are held online at 7:45–8:45 a.m. on Fridays, unless otherwise stated.

In addition to our host sites, the following U of T clinical affiliates participate in Citywide Rounds through the Ontario Telemedicine Network video-conferencing and webcasting systems:

  • North York General Hospital 
  • St. Joseph's Health Centre 
  • Michael Garron Hospital 
  • Trillium Health Partners – CVH 
  • Trillium Health Partners – Mississauga 
  • William Osler Health Sys – Brampton 
  • William Osler Health Sys – Etobicoke 
  • Scarborough and Rouge Hospital - Centenary 
  • Scarborough and Rouge Hospital – Birchmount 
  • Scarborough and Rouge Hospital - General 
  • Humber River Hospital 
  • Southlake Regional Health Care 

Presentations are available for viewing on the web, with limited access, for two years.

Contact obgyn@utoronto.ca for additional information about the program, or if you would like to join the network.

Upcoming rounds

2025

Date

Presenter(s) and topic

January 10

Carol Cowell Lecture
TBA

January 24

TBA

February 14

Stephanie Lapinsky

February 28

SOGC Cannell Lecture
TBA

March 7

International Women's Day (March 8)
TBA

March 28

TBA
Miscarriage matters

April 11

Carol Cowell Lecture
TBA

April 25

TBA

May 2

Research Day Henderson Lecture (in-person only)
Dr. Roberto Romero

May 23

TBA

June 13

Sheila Cohen Lecture
TBA

June 27

TBA

Archived recordings

Past rounds with links to recordings (when available).

2024

Date

Presenter(s) and topic

January 19

Carol Cowell Lecture (cancelled)

February 16

Shirin Dason, Jazleen Dada and Siddhi Mathur:
Aspirin Use from Conception to Delivery and Beyond

March 8

International Women's Day
Dr. Catherine Hankins:
The Women’s Health Gap: What it is and how to close it

April 19

Dr. Shelly Dev:
Three Essential Questions to Rehabilitate
Our Medical Culture

May 3

Research Day Henderson Lecture (in-person only)
Dr. Judith Hurine, Amsterdam University:
Caesarean Section a Quick Fix?

June 27

Sheila Cohen Lecture
Jamie Kroft:
Myomectomy at the time of Cesarean

September 13

Carol Cowell Lecture
Drs. Lisa Allen & Anjali Aggarwal:
SOGC guidelines on cosmetic procedures
to the genitalia and ethical implications

September 27

Dr. Rachel Kupets:
Ontario Cervical Cancer Screening guidelines:
Incorporating Risk Based Care with HPV

October 11

Dr. Jennia Michaeli:
Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation:
A New Frontier in Fertility Preservation

October 25

Dr. Leslie Po & Leigh Andrews RN:
Multiprofessional Simulation in Obstetrical Emergencies

November 8

Dr. Lauren Philp:
Updates in the Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer

November 29

SOGC Cannell Lecture
Dr. John Snelgrove
Preeclampsia: Novel insights into prediction,
prevention, and management

December 13

Professor Harold P. Drutz Lecture
Dr. De Lancey
Birth, Pelvic Floor Injury and Pelvic Organ Prolapse

2023

Date

Presenter(s) and topic

January 20

Carol Cowell Lecture
Dr. Sonia Grover

September 15

Sebastian Hobson:
Vaginal Birth in 2023: Bringing Back the Art of Obstetrics

October 20

Alisha Olsthoorn & Brenna Swift:
Exploring the role of coaching peers and surgical trainees

November 25

SOGC Cannell Lecture
Sarah Ferguson:
Updates in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Endometrial Cancer

December 1

Inaugural Professor Harold P. Drutz Lecture
Dr. Jan Deprest