Table 1

Summary of surgeon attendance and number of recommendations resulting from PD seminars

TopicDate and site(s)†
(dd-mm-yyyy)
Total participant surgeonsTotal no of recommendations
Local Seminars
LOS*28-01-2020—TOH515
13-03-2020—MUHC814
04-03-2020—SJHH411
Mean5.6713.3
PAL06-02-2015—TOH62
29-03-2019—MUHC83
16-11-2018—UHN95
19-02-2019—SJHH413
Mean6.755.75
AFIB06-02-2015—TOH62
Multicentre seminars
LOS*17-04-2020—TOH, MUHC, SJHH2117
PAL05-09-2019—TOH, MUHC, UHN, SJHH301
AFIB28-08-2019—TOH, MUHC, UHN, SJHH302
  • *Indicates that LOS seminars were used for analyses of both lobectomy as well as all pulmonary resections.

  • †TOH: The Ottawa Hospital; MUHC: McGill University Health Centre; UHN: University Health Network; SJHH: St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.

  • AFIB, atrial fibrillation; LOS, length of stay ; PAL, prolonged air leak.