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Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

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E49 Ed Harvey On The Canadian Journal Of Surgery And EBM In Surgery

November 17, 2020 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

1. Dr. Harvey bio: https://irr-rimuhc.ca/edward-harvey/ 2. Article on the previous Canadian Journal of Surgery Editors-in-Chief: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2386197/ 3. Continuing a long tradition: the Canadian Journal of Surgery at 60. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5608575/ 4. COPE committee on publication ethics: https://publicationethics.org/ 5. A sampling of Dr. Harvey's editorials for CJS: http://canjsurg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/60-1-4.pdf and https:...

E49 Masterclass With Clarence Wong On Advanced Polypectomies and Quality Metrics In Colonoscopy

November 10, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

In this episode, we were lucky enough to have Dr. Clarence Wong. Dr. Wong is an interventional gastroenterologist at the University of Alberta. He gave us a masterclass on the approach to large polyp. We also talked about the development of screening guidelines in Alberta, and way to improve the quality of colonoscopies on a very practical level. Tweet at us @CanJSurg or email us at [email protected]. Links: 1. Is 45 the new 50 in colorectal cancer screening? https://pubmed.n...

E48 Masterclass With Clarence Wong On Advanced Polypectomies and Quality Metrics In Colonoscopy

November 10, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

In this episode, we were lucky enough to have Dr. Clarence Wong. Dr. Wong is an interventional gastroenterologist at the University of Alberta. He gave us a masterclass on the approach to large polyp. We also talked about the development of screening guidelines in Alberta, and way to improve the quality of colonoscopies on a very practical level. Tweet at us @CanJSurg or email us at [email protected]. Links: 1. Is 45 the new 50 in colorectal cancer screening? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.ni...

E47 Masterclass Alison Laws On Neoadjuvant Therapy In Breast Cancer, ALND and Becoming a Patient

November 03, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Dr. Laws graduated from the University of British Columbia and obtained her medical degree from McMaster University. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Calgary and a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the American Society...

E48 Masterclass Alison Laws On Neoadjuvant Therapy In Breast Cancer, ALND and Becoming a Patient

November 03, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Dr. Laws graduated from the University of British Columbia and obtained her medical degree from McMaster University. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Calgary and a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the Americ...

E47 Alison Laws On Neoadjuvant Therapy In Breast Cancer, Techniques In ALND, And Becoming A Patient

November 03, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Dr. Laws graduated from the University of British Columbia and obtained her medical degree from McMaster University. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Calgary and a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and the American Society...

Surgical Companion 1 - The Aging Surgeon

October 28, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

This is the first in our new "Companion" series, meant to offer a discussion on new topics and events. We are lucky enough to be joined by Drs. Kelly Vogt and Morad Hameed, both previous guests on the show. In this episode we discuss the paper published in the CMAJ, "Relation between surgeon age and postoperative outcomes: a population-based cohort study" (https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/15/E385). Send us your thoughts and comments by email at [email protected] or on twitter @CanJSurg...

E47 Surgical Companion 1 - The Aging Surgeon

October 28, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

This is the first in our new "Companion" series, meant to offer a discussion on new topics and events. We are lucky enough to be joined by Drs.  Kelly Vogt and Morad Hameed, both previous guests on the show. In this episode we discuss the paper published in the CMAJ, "Relation between surgeon age and postoperative outcomes: a population-based cohort study" (https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/15/E385).  Send us your thoughts and comments by email at [email protected] or on twitter...

E46 Nobel Prize Winners In Surgery With David Feliciano

October 20, 2020 17:05 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

In this episode, we were lucky enough again to be joined by Dr. David Feliciano. Dr. Feliciano is a world-renowned trauma surgeon and a passionate surgical historian. Today he joins us to talk about surgeons who won the Nobel Prize and the complex and rich history that surrounds them.  Email us at [email protected] or send us a tweet @CanJSurg with your thoughts about this and all our previous episodes.  Dr. David V. Feliciano received his medical degree in 1970 from Georgetow...

E45 Undergraduate Surgical Education With Andreana Butter And Geoffrey Blair

October 13, 2020 21:07 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

In this episode, we explore the many challenges facing an under-discussed topic: undergraduate surgical education. We were joined by Drs. Andreana Butter and Geoffrey Blair, current and former chairs of the Canadian Undergraduate Surgical Education Committee (CUSEC).  Dr. Andreana Bütter completed medical school at the University of Ottawa and residency in General Surgery at Western University. During residency, she also pursued a year of research at the Montreal Children’s Hospita...

E44 Joe Dubose On Integrating Vascular And Trauma Surgery

September 29, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

Joe DuBose is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He performed surgical training at Keesler Air Force Base Medical Center and the University of Virginia from 2001-2006. Additional fellowship training in surgical critical care and trauma surgery was completed at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Hospital from 2006-2008. Lt Col DuBose has been a staff trauma surgeon and surgical intensivist at Wilford Ha...

E43 Masterclass with Sarvesh Logsetty On Burns

September 22, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

After graduating from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science and M.D in 1990, Dr. Logsetty obtained his Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Toronto in 1996 garnering many awards along the way.  Dr Logsetty completed the Surgical-Scientist Program at University of Toronto in 1994-1996.  He continued his training in fellowships in Acute Burn Care & Reconstructive Surgery at Ross Tilley Burn Centre in Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, Ontario (1996-1998) ...

E43 Sarvesh Logsetty On Burns

September 22, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

After graduating from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science and M.D in 1990, Dr. Logsetty obtained his Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Toronto in 1996 garnering many awards along the way. Dr Logsetty completed the Surgical-Scientist Program at University of Toronto in 1994-1996. He continued his training in fellowships in Acute Burn Care & Reconstructive Surgery at Ross Tilley Burn Centre in Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, Ontario (1996-1998) and in Cri...

E42 Henry Pitt On Quality In HPB Surgery

September 15, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Henry A. Pitt, M.D. trained in surgery at Johns Hopkins and has been at the forefront of developing Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery over the past three decades. His career has taken him to UCLA (1979), back to Johns Hopkins (1985) in Wisconsin (1997) and Indiana (2004), (2013) to Temple University Health System (TUHS) and now to Rutgers Cancer Center. He has served as president of the AOA Chapter in medical school , the Society of Clinical Surgery, the American Hepato-Pancrea...

E41 Mark Campbell On Space Medicine

September 01, 2020 15:16 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

Dr. Mark Campbell is a board certified general surgeon, a member of the Texas Surgical Society, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgery. He received a B.S. in Pre-Medical Biology at The University of Texas at Arlington in 1976 and received his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1979. He finished his surgical residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston in 1984. He has been practicing general surgery for 23 years and is currently in private practi...

E40 Melinda Davis On Career Counseling And The Anesthetist - Surgeon Relationship

August 25, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Dr. Melinda Davis (https://twitter.com/melindadavisyyc) is an anesthesiologist at the Foothills Medical Centre. She has a fellowship in neuroanesthesiology and clinical interest in perioperative medicine. While she spends half her professional life putting people to sleep, Dr. Davis spends the other half attempting to inspire and energize them. She teaches at all levels of medical education from students in undergraduate medical education through to faculty development. She believe...

E38 Mock Oral #1 With Caitlin Cahill and Greg Knapp

August 18, 2020 13:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB

In this episode, we do a practice mock oral examination. We hope that this can help candidates to get a sense of the Royal College oral examinations. Although there are no oral exams this year, we hope to help next year's examinees get in the mindset for studying and practicing for the oral exam.  Thanks again to our examiners Dr. Caitlin Cahill and Dr. Greg Knapp! Dr. Cahill's slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hSiLxlEEvqwC23Qbe4-8kU2ESoEabQN7/view?usp=sharing Dr. Knapp's s...

E39 Janice Pasieka On Gender Equity And Surgical Training

August 17, 2020 15:28 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Dr. Janice L Pasieka graduated from the University of Western Medical School and did her General Surgery Training at the University of Calgary. She then did two and a half years of Endocrine Surgical Training. The  first year was spent in Dr David Hanley’s lab at the University of Calgary, then a year at the University of Michigan, under the mentorship of Dr. Norman Thompson followed by time at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. She then returned to Calgary and has devot...

E37 Premier Andrew Furey On Team Broken Earth, Advocacy, and Leadership

August 11, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Born and raised in Newfoundland and Labrador, Dr. Furey (https://twitter.com/FureyAndrew) is a passionate orthopaedic trauma surgeon and educator with Memorial University’s School of Medicine. He also holds a Diploma in Organizational Leadership from Oxford University. His strong work ethic has earned him many local, provincial, and national awards and honours. He was named Humanitarian of the Year by the Canadian Red Cross and earned the Governor General of Canada’s Meritorious Ser...

E36 Masterclass with Todd McMullen On Thyroid Nodules

August 04, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Dr. Todd McMullen is a scientist and endocrine surgeon at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. In this episode we talk to Dr. McMullen about a topic that is sometimes a pain in the neck for trainees: thyroid nodules. Dr. McMullen gives us his approach to nodules, how he works them up, a brief overview of how he does his thyroidectomies, and post op calcium management. We hope you enjoy! Dr. Todd McMullen is a fellowship trained endocrine surgeon with specialized training...

E36 Todd McMullen On Thyroid Nodules

August 04, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Dr. Todd McMullen is a scientist and endocrine surgeon at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. In this episode we talk to Dr. McMullen about a topic that is sometimes a pain in the neck for trainees: thyroid nodules. Dr. McMullen gives us his approach to nodules, how he works them up, a brief overview of how he does his thyroidectomies, and post op calcium management. We hope you enjoy! Dr. Todd McMullen is a fellowship trained endocrine surgeon with specialized training in thyroi...

E35 Christian Finley On Quality In Cancer Care

July 28, 2020 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Dr. Christian Finley trained in General Surgery in at UBC in Vancouver, BC and thereafter completed his training in Thoracic Surgery in Toronto at UofT. After completing advanced training in Leuven, Belgium and England, he started working at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton in 2010. He completed his Masters of Public Health at Harvard University. Since joining the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Dr Finley has been awarded over $600 000 in research funding for his active research progr...

E34 Prism Schneider On Intimate Partner Violence

July 28, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

Dr. Prism Schneider is an orthopedic trauma surgeon and Assistant Professor at the University Calgary. Dr. Schneider is well known for her research on many topics, particularly on the use of thromboelastography in post operative and hospitalized patients. In this episode, we delve into Dr. Schneider’s research on intimate partner violence, and how surgeons might do a better job of recognizing it. Links: 1. Health care practitioners’ responsibility to address intimate partner violen...

E33 Chuck Vollmer On Peer Review And Productivity

July 21, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Dr. Charles Vollmer is the Director of Pancreatic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania where he holds the rank of Professor of Surgery. Dr. Vollmer began his career at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where he served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School before moving to Penn in 2011. He specializes in Pancreaticobiliary and other complex gastrointestinal surgery with a clinical research focus in outcomes assessment of high-acuity surg...

E32 Omar Farooq On International Medical Graduates

July 21, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

Dr. Omar Farooq is a general surgeon at Fort Saskatchewan Hospital in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. He did his MBBS in Punjab Medical College in Faisalabad, Pakistan. He then went on to do his internship at Case Western in Cleveland, general surgery resident at the University of Saskatchewan, and MIS fellowship at McMaster.  In this episode, we hear his experiences as an International Medical Graduate (IMG). Dr. Farooq shares his advice for IMG's on navigating the system, as well as ...

E31 Grace Rozycki On Trauma Ultrasound, Gender Equity, And Mentorship

July 14, 2020 13:30 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB

Grace Rozycki is a professor of surgery. Primarily practicing at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Dr. Rozycki specializes in trauma surgery and surgical critical care. Her research focuses on quality as it relates to emergent general surgery and injury. She received her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. In this episode we talk to her about her pioneering work in trauma ultrasound. We also get her thoughts about gender equity and...

E30 Alex Poole On Remote Surgery And Frostbite Injuries

July 07, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Dr. Alex Poole is a general surgeon in Whitehorse, Yukon, although his practice is not a typical general surgery practice. In this episode we talk about what it's like to be a remote surgeon, his advice for those interested in a career in remote and rural surgery, and his work on frostbite injuries. Links: 1. Treatment of severe frostbite with iloprost in northern Canada. CMAJ paper: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/17-18/1255/tab-article-info 2. Equestrian Injuries: Incidence, Injury Patte...

E30 Alex Poole with Masterclass On Frostbite Injuries and Remote Surgery

July 07, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Dr. Alex Poole is a general surgeon in Whitehorse, Yukon, although his practice is not a typical general surgery practice. In this episode we talk about what it's like to be a remote surgeon, his advice for those interested in a career in remote and rural surgery, and his work on frostbite injuries. Links: 1. Treatment of severe frostbite with iloprost in northern Canada. CMAJ paper: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/17-18/1255/tab-article-info 2. Equestrian Injuries: Incidence, In...

E29 Sean Gregg On Creativity, Entrepreneurship, And Advocacy In Surgery

June 30, 2020 15:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

Dr. Sean Gregg is a general surgeon in Red Deer, Alberta. He has a special focus on hepatobiliary surgery but practices a full range of general surgical operations.  Dr. Gregg completed medical school, residency and HPB training at the University of Calgary. In this episode we hear Dr. Gregg's fascinating life story, and how his experiences with a Thai street artist shaped his approach to surgical training. We also get his thoughts on how entrepreneurship and advocacy can unlock cr...

E28 Equity in Surgery with Julius Ebinu, Shahzeer Karmali, and Morad Hameed

June 26, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB

This was a special episode of Cold Steel. In light of the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests, there has been a renewed international desire to confront the racial inequities that plague our society today. This applies to healthcare and in particular to surgery. To talk about this we have three phenomenal guests.  Dr. Julius Ebinu is a neurosurgeon in Sacramento at UC Davis.  Bio: https://health.ucdavis.edu/team/search/32267/julius-ebinu---neurological-surgery---mini...

E27 David Feliciano On Trauma And Culture Building

June 23, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MB

It’s not an understatement to say that Dr. David Feliciano is a true giant in trauma surgery. Dr. David V. Feliciano received his medical degree in 1970 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He completed his general surgery training at Mayo Clinic, in trauma at Wayne State University, and vascular surgery at Baylor College of Medicine (where he trained under Dr. DeBakey). He was Professor of Surgery at Emory University and Surgeon-in-Chief at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atla...

E26 Tim Pawlik On Surgical Regret, Leadership, And Academic Success

June 16, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB

Tim Pawlik (@https://twitter.com/timpawlik) is an academic surgeon focused on hepatobiliary diseases. He serves as the surgeon-in-chief of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Chair of the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine. He has an MPH, PhD, and a Masters of Theology from Harvard Divinity School. We talk to him about his unique training pathway, academic productivity and surgical“regret”. Finally, he gives us his thoughts on passion and leadership, s...

E25 Fellows On Fellowship

June 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

The transition from surgical residency to fellowship is a landmark step. Two fantastic surgery fellows offer us their advice on everything fellowship! Salila Hashmi and Greg Knapp are fellows in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and surgical oncology respectively. We talk about applying to a fellowship, obtaining personal letters, the importance of resident electivesfor setting up fellowship opportunities, and how to get the most out of your time as a fellow. Good luck to all fellows starti...

E24 Richard Reznick On Competency - Based Medical Education

June 02, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

Dr. Reznick currently serves as dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University and as chief executive officer of the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization (SEAMO). His passion for medical education contributed to the founding of the Wilson Centre, a renowned health profession education research institute based in Toronto. In addition to ushering in competency-based medical education at Queen’s University, Dr. Reznick pioneered the objective structured cli...

E22 David Notrica On Pediatric Trauma

May 26, 2020 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB

Dr. David Notrica (@surgery4kids on Twitter: https://twitter.com/surgery4kids) is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated Cum Laude from Duke University in 1988 and Emory University School of Medicine in 1992 where he was class president and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. He completed his General Surgery residency training at Emory University in 1997 and his Pediatric Surgery Fellowship training at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston in 1999. H...

E23 Rebecca Auer On Being A Surgeon - Scientist, COVID19 Vaccines, & Work - Life Harmony

May 26, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

Dr. Rebecca Auer (@auer_r on twitter: https://twitter.com/auer_r?lang=en) is a Surgical Oncologist and translational researcher studying the impact of surgery on the immune system and subsequent cancer recurrence. In her laboratory the focus is to develop innovative cancer therapeutics that can be administered during the perioperative period and to translate these therapies to the clinic.  With three active clinical studies of perioperative cancer therapies, Dr. Auer aims to improve...

E21 Keith Lillemoe on Equity in Surgery, Annals, and Bile Duct Injuries

May 19, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

Dr. Keith D. Lillemoe received his undergraduate education at the University of South Dakota and his MD from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1978. He served his surgical training at Hopkins and joined the faculty there in 1985, rising to the rank of Professor of Surgery in 1996.  He served as Associate Program Director for the Hopkins Surgical Residency from 1993 to 2003 and Vice-Chairman of the department from 1997 to 2003.  He was recognized with the Hopkins Dep...

E20 Mohit Bhandari On Surgical Trials, Productivity And Presentations

May 12, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Dr. Mohit Bhandari is a orthopaedic surgeon and trialist at McMaster University. To say he is productive is an understatement; he is in the top 10 most cited orthopedic surgeons in the world. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Order of Canada. In our conversation, we discuss everything from his career track to productivity to social media to the characteristics of "hyper-performers". Links: 1. Dr. Bhandari's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobhandari/?hl...

E19 Jane Lemaire on Burnout, Resiliency and Coping during COVID

May 04, 2020 11:16 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB

Dr. Jane Lemaire in an internist at the University of Calgary and is national expert on the topic of physician wellness. In our conversation we talked about physician burnout, resiliency, and some strategies to help us cope during these incredibly challenging times. 1. Dr. Lemaire's interview with Canadian Society of Internal Medicine: https://cjgim.ca/index.php/csim/article/view/388/1004 2. Well Doc Alberta: https://www.welldocalberta.org/ 3. Physician and Family Support Program...

E18 Matt Kaminsky On Cook County, Trauma Simulations, and Finding Your Path

April 30, 2020 16:51 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

Dr. Matt Kaminsky is a trauma and critical care surgeon at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He talks about what it is like to be at a high volume trauma centre like Cook County, and shares with us his pathway to getting there. Links: -Next generation simulation: https://youtu.be/9ZM63l2fiEc

E18 Matt Kaminsky On Cook County, Trauma Simulations, And Finding Your Path

April 30, 2020 16:51 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

Dr. Matt Kaminsky is a trauma and critical care surgeon at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He talks about what it is like to be at a high volume trauma centre like Cook County, and shares with us his pathway to getting there. Links: -Next generation simulation: https://youtu.be/9ZM63l2fiEc

E18 Matt Kaminsky On Cook Country, Trauma Simulations, And Finding Your Path

April 30, 2020 16:51 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MB

Dr. Matt Kaminsky is a trauma and critical care surgeon at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He talks about what it is like to be at a high volume trauma centre like Cook County, and shares with us his pathway to getting there. Links: -Next generation simulation: https://youtu.be/9ZM63l2fiEc

E17 David Urbach On Checklists, Wait Times In The Time Of COVID, And Medical Devices

April 26, 2020 19:34 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB

David Urbach is a bariatric surgeon and health services research at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. We had a wide ranging discussion with him where we talked checklist, the impact of the word "cancer" on patient decision-making, wait-times in Canada in the face of COVID, and medical devices in surgery. 1. David Urbach and colleagues on "Introduction of Surgical Safety Checklists in Ontario, Canada": https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1308261 2. Is WHO’s surg...

E16 Mary Brindle On Art, Ariadne Labs, And Pediatric ERAS

April 26, 2020 19:20 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MB

Dr. Mary Brindle is a pediatric surgeon at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Alberta. We had a unique discussion about the relationship between art and surgery, and how those two disciplines interact with each other. We also heard from Dr. Brindle about her work on updating the safe surgery checklist and her work on ERAS in pediatrics. Links: 1. ROSCOE magazine. "Art and Surgery: A conversation between Mary Brindle and Andrew Seal: https://cags-accg.ca/wp-content/uploads...

E15 Shahzeer Karmali On Bariatrics And Dealing With Industry

April 15, 2020 02:48 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MB

In this episode, we had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Shahzeer Karmali. Dr. Karmali is a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon in Edmonton, Alberta. He gave us a masterclass on the common types of bariatric operations, post-op care, and gives an overview of bariatric complications. He also discusses his fascinating research of the impact of bariatric surgery on intra-cranial hypertension. Finally, he talks about how to navigate a relationship with industry. Links: 1. Complicati...

E14 COVID19 with Neil Parry And Morad Hameed

April 01, 2020 21:07 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

In this episode, we are joined by repeat guests Dr. Morad Hameed (@moradhameed) and Dr. Neil Parry to talk about how surgeons across the country have adapted to COVID. We also talk about the impact COVID has had on final year residents across the country. Finally, we discuss the basics of COVID management. Dr. Morad Hameed is a trauma surgeon and intensivist at the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He...

E13 Emilie Joos On Global Surgery

March 31, 2020 12:40 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Dr. Emilie Joos (@EmilieJoos) is a trauma surgeon at the Vancouver General Hospital.  She is also a Canadian leader in global surgery. We talked about the global response to the Haiti earthquake, challenges in global surgery, and advice to trainees interested in global surgery. Links: 1. Surgical Response to Humanitarian Crisis in ROSCOE magazine: https://cags-accg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Roscoe_II_2018_FINAL_pages.pdf 2. Dr. Joos's global surgery projects: https://internat...

E12 Philip Dawe On Leadership And Military Surgery

March 28, 2020 18:27 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Dr. Philip Dawe is a trauma surgeon at the Vancouver General Hospital. He has a truly unique perspective having been both a military and civilian trauma surgeon. We talked to him about leadership, what we can learn from the military, and his path to becoming a trauma surgeon. Links: -A descriptive study of US Special Operations Command fatalities, 2001 to 2018: https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Abstract/2019/09000/A_descriptive_study_of_US_Special_Operations.24.aspx -"Are morbidit...

E11 Neil Parry On Trauma Resuscitation, REBOA And Mentorship

March 25, 2020 12:01 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

Neil Parry breaks down trauma resuscitation, whole blood in Canada, REBOA, and pelvic packing. We even delve into duodenal and pancreatic trauma! Neil Parry is a practicing trauma surgeon in London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario. Link: -Five Things They Don't Teach in You Medical School: https://canjsurg.ca/vol59-issue5/59-5-296/ -Trauma surgery associations and societies: which organizations match your goals?: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065540/

E11 Masterclass with Neil Parry on Trauma Resuscitation, REBOA And Mentorship

March 25, 2020 12:01 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

Neil Parry breaks down trauma resuscitation, whole blood in Canada, REBOA, and pelvic packing. We even delve into duodenal and pancreatic trauma!  Neil Parry is a practicing trauma surgeon in London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario. Link: -Five Things They Don't Teach in You Medical School: https://canjsurg.ca/vol59-issue5/59-5-296/ -Trauma surgery associations and societies: which organizations match your goals?: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065540/ ...

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