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 7:40–9:00 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

Date	Presenter(s) and topic
January 9	Carol Cowell Lecture Dr. Liza Johannesson Uterus Transplantation
January 23	Siddhi Mathur and Gary Frishman
February 13	Surgeon Scientist Yannay Khaikin

2025 fall recordings

Date	Presenter(s) and topic
September 12	Dr. Harold Drutz International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) at 50: What have we learned from the past? Where do we need to go in the future? Watch Drutz’s IUGA presentation (Barcelona)
September 26	Dr. John Kingdom Stillbirth: How can we do better?
October 10	Dr. Danielle Vicus QI initiatives in Gyn Oncology - How can we improve the quality of the care we provide our patients?
October 24	Dr. Barbra de Vrijer Non-Invasive Fetal Blood Group Genotyping: Moving Towards Precision Care for Pregnant Individuals in Ontario
November 14	Dr. Yolanda Kirkham Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology for the Generalist
November 21	The Cannell Lecture Dr. David Rojas (presenting at SOGC) From Theory to Practice: What We Know (and Don’t) About Learning in Medicine
December 12	Professor Harold P. Drutz Lecture Dr. Jane Schulz, University of Alberta Current Landscape of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in Canada and What the Future Holds

Archived recordings

Past rounds with links to recordings (when available).

2025 spring

Date	Presenter(s) and topic
January 10	Dr. Stephanie Lapinsky Population-based research in Ontario: Assessing the association between twin pregnancy and severe maternal mental illness
January 24	Dr. Olga Bougie Obstetrical Considerations for Patients with Endometriosis
February 14	Carol Cowell Lecture Dr. Leslie Appiah Best Practices in Oncofertility
February 28	Dr. Alexandra Berezowsky Pregnancy as a Window to Future Health
March 7	International Women's Day Lecture Dr. Philip Tonui, Dr. Wycliffe Kosgei, Drs. Wan-Ju Wu and Etoro Ekpe AMPATH-RH Updates – Direct from Eldoret, Kenya
March 28	Dr. Tommaso Falcone Clinical Management of the Patient with Infertility and Advanced endometriosis
April 11	Dr. Anne Berndl Accessible Pregnancy: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions
April 25	Dr. Husein Moloo Innovating for Planetary Health: Driving change from micro to macro levels Faculty Professional Development
May 2	Research Day Henderson Lecture Dr. Roberto Romero Intraamniotic infection and preterm labor: frequency, microbiology, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term consequence (Contact obgyn@utoronto.ca for a passcode to view the video.)
May 23	Dr. Catherine Williamson * Bile-ology – gestational cholestasis, adverse pregnancy outcomes and novel therapies
June 13	Sheila Cohen Lecture Dr. Taymaa May Approach to the patient from ovarian neoplasm to ovarian carcinoma
June 27	Dr. Joel Ray Medical Imaging in Pregnancy: Don't be Scared

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

2022

Date	Presenter(s) and topic
January 21	Complex Trauma, Colonization, and Healing-Informed Care for Ob-Gyn Patients
October 21	Maria Cusimano: Opportunistic BSO at Benign Hysterectomy
November 18	Heather Boyd: The long-term consequences of pre-eclampsia