57th CAPS Annual Meeting

57th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons

September 24-26, 2026 at the Sheraton Newfoundland Hotel, St. John's, NL.

CALL FOR ABSTRACT is now OPEN!

The CAPS Program Committee invites the submission of abstracts for presentation at the 57^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons to be held in beautiful St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada from Thursday, September 24^th to Saturday, September 26^th, 2026.  Abstract submission is through the Oxford Abstracts website as follows:

• Scientific abstracts submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81297/submitter
• Case reports submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/81298/submitter

Deadline on April 13, 2026 at 11:59pm CST

We are delighted to have Dr. Peter Masiakos as our 2026 JPS/Fred Macleod lecturer!

Dr. Peter T. Masiakos, is the Director of Pediatric Trauma Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Masiakos is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in pediatric trauma care, injury prevention, and health policy. Over the past two decades, he has combined clinical excellence with a deep commitment to addressing the social and structural determinants of childhood injury.

Dr. Masiakos has built a remarkable career at the intersection of surgery, public health, and advocacy. He founded the Massachusetts General Hospital Trauma and Injury Prevention Program and later co-founded and now co-directs the MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention, one of the nation’s leading academic programs addressing firearm injury as a public health crisis. His advocacy has directly informed legislation—Dr. Masiakos has helped to draft, testify for, and champion more than eleven Massachusetts injury prevention laws, including two landmark gun safety measures that have served as national models.

Through his scholarship, mentorship, and tireless advocacy, Dr. Masiakos has demonstrated how surgeons can extend their impact far beyond the operating room, improving not only the lives of individual patients but also the safety and well-being of communities nationwide.

Registration details and hotel booking information will be posted in May, 2026.

We look forward to seeing you in St. John's, Newfoundland this September!