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Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

Canadian Journal of Surgery

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Bonus Episode from EBRS Webinar: "Structured Exercise...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2026/01/14

This Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS) webinar was filmed November 2025. This webinar was moderated by Dr. Alison Laws and Dr. Ameer Farooq, and featured panelists Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed, Dr. Christopher Booth and Dr. Bishal Gyawali.In this EBRS webinar, we discussed Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer (Courneya et al., 2025).Links:Courneya KS, Vardy JL, O’Callaghan CJ, et al. Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer. N Engl J Med

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Bonus Episode from EBRS Webinar: "The INSEMA Trial:...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2026/01/14

This Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS) webinar was filmed May 2025. This webinar was moderated by Dr. Alison Laws and Dr. Kerollos Wanis, and featured panelists Dr. Stephanie Wong, Dr. Sarah Knowles and Dr. Rebecca Warburton.In this EBRS webinar, we discussed Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer--Primary Results of the INSEMA Trial (Reimer et al., 2024) & Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs No Axillary Surgery in Patients With Small Breast Cancer and Negative Results on Ultrasonography of

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Bonus Episode from EBRS Webinar: "Getting out of the...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2026/01/14

This Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS) webinar was filmed July 2025. This webinar was moderated by Dr. Kelly Vogt and Dr. Chad Ball, and featured panelists Dr. Bourke Tillmann and Dr. Emilie Joos.In this EBRS webinar, we discussed Getting out of the bay faster: Assessing trauma team performance using trauma video review" (Maiga et al., 2024).Links:Maiga AW, Vella MA, Appelbaum RD, et al. Getting out of the bay faster: Assessing trauma team performance using trauma video review. J

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Bonus Episode from EBRS Webinar: "Restrictive...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2026/01/14

This Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS) webinar was filmed February 2025. This webinar was moderated by Dr. Kelly Vogt and Dr. Chad Ball, and featured panelists Dr. James Byrne, Dr. Kimberly Bertens and Dr. Sean Gregg.In this EBRS webinar, we discussed Restrictive Strategy vs Usual Care for Cholecystectomy in Patients with Abdominal Pain and Gallstones: 5-Year Follow-Up of the SECURE Randomized Clinical Trial (Comes et al., 2024).Links:Comes DJ, Wennmacker SZ, Latenstein CSS, et al

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Bonus Episode from EBRS Webinar: "Safe Laparoscopic...

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2026/01/14

This Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS) webinar was filmed January 2022, in collaboration with UNITAR. This webinar was moderated by Dr. Chad Ball and Dr. Neel Detta, and featured panelists Dr. Keith Lillemoe, Dr. Majella Doyle and Dr. Jeff Barkun. In this EBRS webinar, we discussed Safe Cholecystectomy Multi-society Practice Guideline and State of the Art Consensus Conference on Prevention of Bile Duct Injury During Cholecystectomy (Brunt et al., 2020).Links:Brunt LM, Deziel DJ,

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E187 - Krista Goulding on Pelvic Sarcomas, 3D...

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2025/12/23

The William Ersil Research day invited guest and moderator for 2025 was Dr. Krista Goulding. Dr. Goulding is an Orthopedic Surgeon at Mayo Clinic Arizona, where she specializes in caring for patients with sarcomas and other cancerous and non-cancerous tumors of the musculoskeletal system. Dr. Goulding’s expertise is in limb preservation surgery using innovative techniques (synthetic and bone transplants, 3D printed and patient-specific implants, joint replacement). Her goal is to cure

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E186 - Adnan Alseidi on Rethinking Surgical Education

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2025/11/18

Surgery has never been more complicated. The variety of surgical approaches and the complexity of treatment continue to grow exponentially, yet in many institutions, surgical training has not really changed. Dr. Adnan Alseidi, our guest for this episode, is trying to change that. Dr. Adnan Alseidi is a liver and pancreas surgeon at UCSF and is the associate dean of assessment, improvement, and accreditation. He recently gave the Langer lecture at the Canadian Surgical Forum in Montreal this

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E185 - Teresa Purzner on Developing a Cure for...

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2025/11/04

Dr. Teresa Purzner MD PhD FRCSC is a clinician scientist neurosurgeon with a special interest in neuroncology and general neurosurgery. She completed her residency training at the University of Toronto, and her PhD training at Stanford University. Her lab, run jointly with her husband Dr. James Purzner, is focused on interdisciplinary approaches to identifying novel drug targets for brain cancer as well as the translation of promising new drug targets into human-ready therapeutics. Her

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E184 - Pat Murphy on Workforce Planning in Acute Care...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2025/09/30

Dr. Patrick Murphy is a trauma and acute care surgeon at Medical College of Wisconsin. In this episode we discuss his recent paper, “Understaffed and overworked: The stark reality of acute care surgeon staffing in the United States, an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study.” This conversation turned into more than just a discussion around workforce planning, but also around how surgeons are compensated and surgical culture.Links:Murphy, Patrick B. MD, MPH, MSc;

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E183 - Brian Cameron on Ripples from Rupununi

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2025/08/12

Dr. Brian Cameron is a retired pediatric surgeon who has spent much of his life dedicated to global surgery. In this conversation, we discuss his new book Ripples from the Rupununi: Dr. Aidun’s Healing Journey. We talk about what it takes to write a book and also discuss the book itself. Let us know in the comments or via email: Have you ever thought about writing a book? Links:E78 Brian Cameron On Global Surgery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdetQSXBRMQRipples from the Rupununi

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E182 - Michael Leveridge on Creating Mental Models in...

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2025/07/29

Dr. Michael Leveridge is a urologist at Queen’s University. He specializes in urologic oncology and is the editor in chief of the Canadian Urological Association Journal. We spoke to him about his career, his role as editor in chief, and how he creates mental models in his practice. In addition, Dr. Leveridge did a masterclass with us on ureteric injuries. We also watch videos together and get his thoughts on how to avoid these injuries. Check out the YouTube masterclass here:

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E181 - Campbell Roxburgh at Queen's University

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2025/07/01

Campbell Roxburgh is a consultant colorectal surgeon and Professor of Colorectal Surgical Oncology at University of Glasgow in Scotland. Mr. Roxburgh is a multi-faceted researcher, surgeon and academic. He has a large body of research in systemic inflammation and tumor response, as well as clinical trials. We were lucky enough to have him join us at Queen’s University for a week. In this talk he gave to the general surgery division, he talked about the development of robotic surgery in

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E180 - Andrea Merrill on Writing, Creativity, and...

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2025/06/17

Andrea Merrill is a surgical oncologist in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is the creator of Scrubbed Out, a website dedicated to highlighting the talents and passions of surgeons and trainees outside of the operating room. As listeners will know, Chad and I have been obsessed with exploring how to be the best surgeons we can be without losing our humanity in the process. Dr. Merrill had some really important insights on how we might walk the line between being completely immersed in

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E179 - Mohamed Belal on Being Britain's First...

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2025/06/03

Dr. Mohammed Bellal is a consultant urologist based out of Birmingham, UK. He specializes in complex functional reconstructive surgery. He’s also the UK’s first paralyzed surgeon. Dr. Bellal has probably one of the most powerful talks we’ve ever heard called “The Gift of Adversity”. During our conversation with him, we explore the power of fate, and how letting go of the outcomes is such a difficult but powerful life lesson we all need to learn. We also delved deeply into how Dr. Bellal has

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E178 - CMPA x Cold Steel Part 2 - Anatomy of a Lawsuit

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2025/05/20

In this second episode of our mini-series with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), Richard Mimeault and Liisa Honey talk about the “Anatomy of a Lawsuit”. They talk about what you can expect if you are served with a College complaint or a lawsuit, what the process looks like, and how you can psychologically survive through it all.Links:https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/en/education-events/elearning/anatomy-of-a-lawsuit

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E177 - Stephen Foster on Global Surgery in Angola

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2025/05/06

It’s hard to describe exactly what Dr. Stephen Foster is. Dr. Foster is a general surgeon, urologist, infectious disease doctor, entrepreneur, and missionary who has spent his career working in Angola. We caught up with Dr. Foster to talk about his life working in Angola and really to explore his thoughts on empowering non-MD providers to provide life-saving care. Dr. Foster has a fascinating biography called “The Benefit of Steel: The Life and Times of Steve Foster.” For us, the

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E176 - Journal Club with David Maslove on Cash...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2025/04/08

Clip of Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.That was a clip from a Senate hearing with Robert F Kennedy Jr, who, as many listeners will know, is the current US Secretary of Health and Human Services. In 2025, many folks around the world have become interested in the way that science currently works, particularly around the process of peer review. Peer review is a process where scientific journals ask experts in the field to evaluate the validity and accuracy of articles that are

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E175 - Global Surgery and the Power of Purpose with...

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2025/03/11

The only thing that can save us from our irascibly self-centered existence is to make sure that our existence is in the service of othersMark Shrime, ENT surgeon, global surgery researcher and now career coach is our guest on this episode. The quote I read was from his wonderful book, “Solving for Why: A Surgeon’s Journey to Discover the Transformative Power of Purpose”. It’s important to understand just how much of a fascinating person Mark Shrime is to get a context for this conversation

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E174 - Bridging East and West on colorectal cancer,...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2025/02/25

Tsuyoshi Konishi Dr. Tsuyoshi Konishi is an associate professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, USA. We again got a chance to hear several of his talks at the COLOSOS conference in Toronto in Oct 2024. Dr. Konishi is really helping to bridge the gap between “Eastern” and “Western” approaches to colorectal cancer. In this episode, Dr. Konishi really broke down the sometimes nebulous concept of complete mesocolic excision in

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E173 - The Leading Edge of Colon Cancer Treatments,...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2025/02/11

This week we were joined by Dr. Jenny Seligmann. Dr. Seligmann is a Professor of Gastrointestinal and Translational Oncology and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at the University of Leeds. Dr. Seligmann is one of the authors of the seminal FOxTROT trial, which investigated the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced colon cancers. Dr. Seligmann is the lead investigator on the FOxTROT platform, the ARIEL trial, and continues to be on the leading edge of trials for colorectal

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