2025 Winners 

Award for Best Abstract in Ambulatory Anesthesia

Dr Helen Parker

BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre, BC

The Impact of Virtual Reality on Patient Satisfaction during Ambulatory Hysteroscopy: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

Award for Best Abstract in Chronic Pain

Dr Ryan Pretty

Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, NL

Improving Chronic Pain Assessment with DISCAN: A Focus on Polypharmacy and Opioid Use

Award for Best Abstract in Neuroanesthesia

Dr Sameera Vattipalli

University Hospital, London Health Sciences center, Western university, ON

Effect of Ketamine on Intraoperative Motor evoked potentials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Award for Best Abstract in Environmental Sustainability

Adam Hussain

College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, SK

Advancing Environmental Sustainability in Anesthesia: Challenges and Future Directions

Award for Best Abstract in Obstetric Anesthesia (Anesthesiologist)

Dr Ronald George

Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Mount Sinai Hospital, ON

Expert Consensus on Minimum Anesthesia Requirements for Cesarean (MARC) Delivery: A Delphi Study

Award for Best Abstract in Obstetric Anesthesia (residents/medical students)

Anuja Mandavkar

Research student, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, ON

Perioperative and anesthetic management of placenta accreta spectrum at an academic center: a 11-year retrospective cohort study

Award for Best Abstract in Perioperative & Ian White Patient Safety Award

Dr Victoria Tucci

University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, St Michael’s Hospital, ON

Prospective Preference Assessment for the Perioperative Rectal Methadone in Spine Surgery (PROMISE) Trial 

Award for Best Abstract in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain

Dr Alex Cojocaru

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, University of Calgary, AB

Postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores after pericapsular nerve (PENG) block in elective hip procedures

Award for Best Abstract in Education and Simulation in Anesthesia

Dr Saud Sunba

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB

Navigating Transitions: A Narrative Review of Professional Identity Development in Physicians' Careers

CVT Raymond Martineau Prize

Dr Francois Carrier

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, QC

Association between intraoperative fluid balance and vasopressors doses with postoperative complications in liver transplantation: preliminary results from a multicenter cohort study