President Update 26-Q2

Dr. Ravinder Singh, OAGS President (June/26)

The following appeared in the 2026-Q2 Member E-Update:

Dear Colleagues,

I hope everybody had a good spring.  We are heading into the summer with hopefully more consistent sunny days.  It’s been raining a lot here in Northern Ontario. As you are aware (or maybe no since we are Northeners), we had some flooding issues all the way from Muskoka to North Bay Ontario.  I’m looking forward to the summer.  My practice over the years is to not work on Fridays in the summer except on days or weekends I’m on call;  I do half day clinics from 8AM-1:45 PM. This is because the summers are so short here in Northern Ontario, and yet so beautiful, that I don’t really take a travel vacation in the summer;  this is my compensation for that.  What do you do in terms of practice changes in the summer to create some regulation in your life? Summer Practice Poll

We have been working hard in terms of planning our annual OAGS Surgical Symposium for 2026 on Saturday, November 7 at the Hilton in Downtown Toronto (Richmond Street).  Our topics are all confirmed and most speakers have been chosen.  I’m looking forward to this symposium, as it’s our 30th year as an organization.  We will have some commemorative items to purchase for the 30th year (pre-orders) and there’ll be some items at the symposium itself to purchase as well.

For summer, I enjoy golfing, kayaking, more recently biking with my gravel bike, and of course, hiking with my furry friend Hugo (Golden Retriever).  I also enjoy trying new food items!  One of my favourites to make is a yogurt dip, and I’ve included the recipe below.

As usual if the membership has any questions, concerns, and feedback, we are more than happy to converse with our members. Looking forward to seeing everybody at the annual surgical symposium.

 

Sincerely,

Dr. Ravinder Singh

OAGS President

 

Any queries can be sent to our office: info@oags.org.

 

Dr. Ravinder Singh, OAGS President, is on staff at the North Bay Regional Health Centre, Assistant Professor, General Surgery, NOSM. Feel free to send questions and comments to info@oags.org.