Past Shields Day Lecturers
2020
The 41st Annual Shields Research Day, which was schedule for May 8, 2020 and was postponed until November 11, 2020. We will host the first-ever virtual Shields Day!
For the first time in 41 years we didn’t enjoy the tradition of getting together as a community, but celebrated the academic life of our department and recognized our outstanding educators. Also for the first time, our alumni was invited to join. The event showcased some of the best of our science including over 50 abstracts and we had the pleasure of the following keynote speakers at the event.

Dr. Haibo Zhang, MD PhD
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Toronto
"Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a SARS-CoV-2 receptor in therapeutic target in COVID-19"
Dr. Dominique Piquette, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
"High- Quality Medical Education Research: Opportunities and Challanges"
Dr. Angela Jerath, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA, MD, BSC
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Univesity of Toronto
"Volatile-based sedation for ICU patients: Shifting the paradigm in sedation care"
If you missed or would like to revsit the event, feel free to download the following:
- Abstract booklet (password:shields2020)
- Program
- Awards Presentations
- Slides and Awardees
2018
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Professor Irene Tracey MA (Oxon), D.Phil., FRCA, FMedSciChair of Anaesthetic Science, Oxford University |
2017
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Hugh C. Hemmings Jr., MD, Ph.D, FRCAJoseph F. Artusio Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology, Professor of
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2016
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Evan D. Kharasch, MD, Ph.DRussel and Mary Shelden Professor of Anesthesiology Perioperative Application of Long-Duration Opioids |
2015
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Emery N. Brown, MD, Ph.DWarren M. Zapol Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School Unlocking the Mysteries of the Brain Under General Anaesthesia |
2014
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Alex Evers, MDHenry E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology Washington Anesthetic Binding Sites in Brain: New Methods, New Targets, |
2013
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Todd Doorman, MDProfessor & Vice Chair Continuing Medical Education: The Link Between Physician |
2012
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Mervyn Maze, MDWilliam K. Hamilton MB ChB, Distinguished Professor fo Anesthesiology Why do patients get Postoperative Cognitive Decline? |
2011
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Lee Fleisher, MDRobert Dunning Dripps Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Optimizing Perioperative Outcomes: Risk Assessment, Patient |
2010
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James Eisenach, MDVice-Chairman for Research in the Department of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology: Challanges and Changes in the Journal for the Next 5 years |
2009
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Mark Warner, MDProfessor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine How New Technologies and Practices Will Influence Perioperative Safety |
2008
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Charles Natanson, MDSenior Investigator and Head, Anesthesia Section, NIH Clinical Center Unintended Consequences of Randomization in Clinical Trials |
2007
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Daniel Sessler, MD, Ph.DChair, Department of OUTCOMES RESEARCH at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation OUTCOMES RESEARCH - Moving from Physiology to Large Scale Outcomes |
2006
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Peter Moore, MD, Ph.DProfessor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine The Perfection of Man: Advances in Science, Medicine and Technology |