Recent updates
December 11, 2014
The FOCUS module has been updated to include pathology sections
December 4, 2014
The Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy video has been launched.
November 14, 2014
The Total pancreatectomy video from the Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas and Transplant Surgery has been launched.
July 31, 2014
The Type I choledocal cyst video from the Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas and Transplant Surgery has been launched.
April 29, 2014
The Patient and Family Education module from the Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas and Transplant Surgery has been launched.
April 25, 2014
The Standard right hepatectomy video from the Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas and Transplant Surgery has been launched.
April 24, 2014
The Laparoscopic right hepatectomy video from the Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas and Transplant Surgery has been launched.
April 15, 2014
The Donor right hepatectomy video from the Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas and Transplant Surgery has been launched.
March 28, 2014
The VIRTUAL Aortic Valve site has been launched.
January 21, 2014
The Standard left hepatectomy video from the Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas and Transplant Surgery has been launched.
Earlier dates
Please refer to our archive to see a list of older updates.
Who We Are
The Perioperative Interactive Education (PIE) group is a team of medical artists and researchers dedicated to creating visually-based aids for medical teaching. Read more...
What We Do
The PIE group works on multiple projects aimed at improving medical education outcomes. Our work ranges from online patient simulations to three-dimensional anatomical visualizations. Read more...
TEE & TTE Apps Now Available on iPad
We are pleased to announce that five of the modules on our Virtual TEE and Virtual TTE websites are now available as iPad apps:
These apps include the same features as the web modules, including multilingual support in the TEE Standard Views app.
Financial support
We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of financial support for these projects from:
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management
- R. Fraser Elliott Chair in Cardiac Anesthesia
- Instructional Technology Courseware Development Fund
- Educational Development Fund
- Instructional Technology Innovation Fund
- Physicians Services Incorporated Foundation
- The Network of Excellence in Simulation for Clinical Teaching and Learning (NESCTL)
- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Innovation Fund
- Ted Rogers Centre of Excellence in Heart Function
- Sprott Department of Surgery
- Covidien Canada