Dr. Filipe Santos

Biography

Filipe Caparica Santos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto. He holds an MD, PhD, and MScCH (HPTE) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC). His primary research interest focuses on improving the learning experience of medical students, residents, and clinical fellows. He has explored simulation debriefing methods to train residents, emphasizing the importance of non-technical skills in the successful management of critical events in the operating room. Additionally, Filipe is interested in the feedback and coaching required to help international medical graduates transition into clinical fellowship programs in Canada. Clinically, his research is centered around the pharmacology of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers and their clinical impact. He aims to analyze the incidence of residual blocks in the post-anesthesia care unit following general anesthesia and evaluate the effectiveness of drug protocols and the role of intraoperative qualitative and quantitative neuromuscular monitoring in minimizing complications.

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