Peter Slinger

Dr. Slinger is chair of the Continuing Education program at the University of Toronto, which offers a number of accredited courses and opportunities for professional development to members of the Department of Anesthesia. In addition to coordinating the PGY4 resident thoracic anesthesia seminars, Dr. Slinger has been an invited speaker at many universities and meetings internationally.

Dr. Slinger’s main research interests focus on thoracic anesthesia and one-lung ventilation, which have been addressed in some of his most recent publications. Dr. Slinger has also been the recipient of a number of awards that reflect both the quality of his research and his commitment to education. 

Recent Publications

1. Lohser J, Slinger P. Lung injury after one-lung ventilation: a review of the pathophysiologic mechanisms affecting the ventilated and the collapsed lung. Anesth Analg 2015, 121: 302-18
2.  Lumb A, Slinger P. Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction: Physiology and Anesthetic Implications. Anesthesiology. 2015;122:932-46. Coauthor or Collaborator.
3. Ashes, CA, Slinger P. Volume Management and Resuscitation in Thoracic Surgery. Curr Anesthesiol Rep. 2014 Dec;4(4):384-396. Coauthor or Collaborator.
4. Gamez R, Slinger P. A simulator study of tube exchange with three different designs of double-lumen tube. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2014;119:449-53. Coauthor or Collaborator.
5. Slinger P. Acquisition of competence in lung isolation: simulate one, do one, teach...repeat prn. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2014;28(4):861-4. Principal Author.

Appointments

Chair, CPD Committee, Faculty of Medicine
Director, Continuing Education,Department of Anesthesia 
World Congress of Anaesthesiology, Hong Kong 2016, Chair Respiratory, Airway and Thoracic Section
Associate Editor, Thoracic Anesthesia Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Honours and Awards

Name: Honorary Professor
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2012 - China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Name: Francis “Joe” Dannemiller Memorial Award for Educational Excellence in Anesthesiology
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2010 - Dannemiller Education Foundation, San Antonio, Texas

Name: Best Scientific Exhibit
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2008 - Annual Meeting, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Orlando, For “Web-based Bronchoscopy Simulator”, G Dugas, G Kanellakos, P Slinger.

Name: David S. Sheridan Memorial Lecturer
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2008 - Albany Medical Center

Name: Elected Fellow
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2006 - College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland

Name: Bernard H. Eliasberg Medal
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2005 - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Courses

Course Number: Coordinator PGY 4 Resident Thoracic Anesthesia Seminars
Course Name:
Course Number: 2015 Sep Keynote Speaker
Course Name: Lung Protection during Anesthesia. Society for the Advancement of Transplantation Anesthesia. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Course Number: 2015 Jun Visiting Professor
Course Name: China-Japan Friendship Hospital. Beijing, China.
Course Number: 2015 Jun Invited Lecturer
Course Name: Can Acute Lung Injury in Thoracic Surgery be Prevented or Treated? European Association of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologists. Gothenburg, Sweden.
Course Number: 2015 May Visiting Professor
Course Name: Mt. Sinai Roosevelt Hospital. New York, New York, United States.
Course Number: 2015 May Invited Speaker
Course Name: European Society of Anaesthesiologists. Berlin, Germany. Update in Thoracic Anesthesia; Debate: the double-lumen tube is the standard for lung isolation:Con; New Lung Isolation techniques; Trouble-shooting hypoxemia during one-lung ventilation.
Course Number: 2015 Apr Invited Speaker
Course Name: Preoperative Assessment for Pulmonary Resection; Mediatinal Masses and Lower Airway Problems; Lung Isolation and One Lung Ventilation; Lung Ultrasound and Vascular Access. Dannemiller Review Course in Anesthesia. San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Course Number: 2015 Mar Invited Speaker
Course Name: Anesthesia for the patient with severe lung disease; Update in lung isoaltion and one-lung ventilation; Anesthesia for patients with anterior mediastinal masses and other lower airway disorders. Colorado Review of Anesthesia for Surgicenters and Hospitals
Course Number: 2015 Feb Visiting Professor
Course Name: Anesthesia for the patient with severe lung disease, Advances in lung isolation for thoracic surgery. Dept. Anesthesia, Mayo Clinic. Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Course Number: 2015 Feb Invited Speaker
Course Name: Update in lung isoaltion and one-lung ventilation; Anesthesia for patients with anterior mediastinal masses and other lower airway disorders. Maui Anesthesia Seminar. Hawaii, United States.
Course Number: 2014 Dec Invited Speaker
Course Name: New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Post Graduate Assembly. New York, New York, United States. Perioperative Lung Protection; Preoperative Assessment for Pulmonary Resection.
Course Number: 2014 Nov Invited Speaker
Course Name: Oman Anesthesia and Critical Care Conference. Muscat, Oman. Presenter(s): One-Lung Ventilation; Advances in Lung Isolation for Thoracic Anesthesia; Preoperative Assessment for Pulmonary Resection.
Course Number: 2014 Oct Invited Speaker
Course Name: Risk stratification for pulmonary compliactions in cardiac surgery; Update on double-lumen tubes. American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Course Number: 2014 Sep Invited Lecturer
Course Name: Prevention and management of lung injury in thoracic surgery; Bronchial Blockers; Postoperative analgesia in thoracic surgery. International Congress of Cardiovascular Anesthesia. Florence, Italy.
Course Number: 2014 Jul Invited Speaker
Course Name: TEE in Thoracic Anesthesia; Lung Isolation in a patient with a difficult airway; Anterior mediastinal mass and other lower airway problems. Johannesburg Perioperative Cardiothoracic Congress. Johannesburg, South Africa.