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Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

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E116 Bill Kent on Minimally Invasive Techniques in...

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2022/03/03

This week we were joined by Dr. Bill Kent, a cardiac surgeon at the University of Calgary, to talk about minimally invasive techniques in cardiac surgery. We were curious to learn from him where MIS techniques fit in an era of rapid evolution in cardiac surgery and particularly with the advent of new catheter based techniques. Dr. Kent had a number of important insights into the introduction of new technologies in surgery and the challenges associated with trying something new. Links: 1. Minimally

00:46:13

E115 Wesley Francis, Don Major, and Greg Padmore on...

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2022/02/27

In this episode, we chatted with Drs. Wesley Francis, Don Major, and Greg Padmore. These fantastic surgeons came from the Carribean to train in North America, and we were curious to explore what their experience was like and how they used their training to improve surgical care when they returned home. Links: 1. https://www.ahpba.org/ 2. Cancer Surgery Centre Bahamas - https://cancersurgerybahamas.com/ 3.

01:11:02

E114 Tarek Razek on Global Surgery

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2022/02/19

We were delighted this week to have Dr. Tarek Razek (https://twitter.com/Trazek) on the podcast with us. Dr. Razek is a trauma surgeon at McGill University and really a major figure in global surgery in Canada, and he pondered with us the questions with us of how we can best make an impact in global surgery without repeating the colonialism of the past. His approach is beautifully summarized in his piece published in the Lancet in 2015, where he wrote, “However, now that increasing attention is

00:45:09

E113 Su-Yin MacDonell on Noise in the Operating Room

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2022/02/11

Dr. Su-Yin MacDonell (https://twitter.com/MacdonellSu?s=20&t=x_rOcGb83XcxYyWjb0ow2g) is an anesthetist specializing in periop medicine at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. She is particularly interested in the concept of noise in the OR, and how that can affect decision-making and focus in the OR. We were privileged to hear about her research around noise in the OR, and her thoughts around how we can improve the OR environment and communication across the drapes. Links: 1. Noise in the operating

00:48:57

E112 Masterclass with Colin Schieman on...

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2022/02/02

This week we were joined again by Dr. Colin Schieman for a masterclass on paraesophageal hernias! Dr. Schieman is a previous guest on the podcast and is a thoracic surgeon in Calgary. In this episode we discuss types of paraesophageal hernia, the management of gastric volvulus, as well as operative approaches to repair. Links: 1. Colin Schieman on Direct Entry Training: https://soundcloud.com/cjs-podcast/e76-colin-schieman-on-direct-entry-training-and-intra-operative-teaching 2. Colin Schieman

00:39:52

E111 Sam Minor on Trauma Simulation and Practicing in...

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2022/01/25

In this episode we had a great conversation with Dr. Sam Minor. Dr. Minor is a general surgeon in Halifax, Nova Scotia at Dalhousie. Dr. Minor has helped develop in situ trauma simulations that help not just residents but also staff surgeons prepare for major traumatic injuries. Dr. Minor also tells us about what it’s like to practice in Halifax and about some of his other research interests. 1. Prospective study of single-stage repair of contaminated hernias with the novel use of calcium sulphate

00:58:37

E110 Chris Hicks and Andrew Petrosoniak on...

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2022/01/18

We’ve all experienced the frustration of working in clinical environments that just don’t seem to be set up intuitively. But what if there were ways to improve the design of the places and processes where clinicians practice? In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak and Dr. Chris Hicks, both ER docs at St. Mike’s Hospital in downtown Toronto. They have done extensive work on human-centred design, particularly in the emergency department, and have done amazing work redesigning the St

01:49:00

E109 CaRMS General Surgery Residency Program Highlights!

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2022/01/07

We are delighted to bring you our CaRMS 2022 general surgery residency highlights! We invited all the English-speaking general surgery programs across the country on to the podcast to talk about what makes their program unique. We were able to get most of the programs across country. Our hope is that this episode will be helpful for prospective applicants to learn a bit about the programs as we head into the interview cycle. We have no affiliation with CaRMS. Links: 1. Canadian Resident

00:53:50

E108 Black Surgeons in Canada with Don Nakayama,...

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2022/01/02

Happy new year to all our listeners! We hope you all have a fulfilling and healthy 2022! We are very excited this week to bring you this episode on Black Surgeons in North America. This initiative lead by Dr. Don Nakayama is an amazing collection of the contributions of black surgeons across North America. We were lucky to sit down with Dr. Vivian McAllister, a longtime friend of the podcast and one of the authors of the chapter on black surgeons in Canada, to tell us about the contributions of

00:46:07

E107 Masterclass with Francis Sutherland on Common...

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2021/12/21

This week we had a masterclass on common bile duct injuries by Dr. Francis Sutherland. Dr. Sutherland is a hepatobiliary surgeon at the University of Calgary. Dr. Sutherland talks about not just how CBD injuries happen, but why they happen, and the cognitive biases that lead up to them. Please check out the show notes for videos and papers that supplement our discussion. Links: 1. The importance of cognitive map placement in bile duct injuries. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29173261/ 2. Is an

00:52:03

E106 John Kortbeek On Gun Control

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2021/12/16

This week on the podcast we talked about a topic that we have heard about all too frequently on the news lately: gun violence. We were joined by Dr. John Kortbeek, a trauma and critical care surgeon at the University of Calgary. We asked Dr. Kortbeek about the topic of gun control in general and specifically on gun control policies in Canada. 1. Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns. https://www.doctorsforprotectionfromguns.ca/ 2. Najma Ahmed - Award from CMA for gun control work.

00:41:19

E105 Death, Dying, and MAID in Surgery with Kelly...

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2021/12/07

Welcome back to another episode of our “Companion” series on the important topic of death and dying in surgery. Dr. Kelly Vogt lead our discussion, and we were lucky enough to also be joined again by Dr. Morad Hameed. We focused on the topic of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), but branched out to explore how we can better prepare surgeons and patients for discussions around end of life care. We’d love to hear your thoughts – how does MAID get operationalized in your hospital, and how does that

00:51:26

E104 John Neary on Royal College Exams in 2020,...

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2021/12/01

This week on the podcast we spoke with Dr. John Neary, an internist at McMaster University. Dr. Neary was instrumental in submitting a motion in 2020 that asked that Royal College Exam waive the requirements to write the royal college exam for trainees graduating in 2020, given the challenges that COVID19 were presenting for the administration of the exam. We also talked about the decision of the Medical Council of Canada to eliminate the MCQE Part II. Beyond these two very controversial topics, we

01:00:38

E103 Teodor Grantcharov on the OR Blackbox

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2021/11/25

Dr. Teodor Grantcharov (https://twitter.com/TGrantcharovMD?s=20) is a bariatric surgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Dr. Grantcharov is world renowned for his work on the OR blackbox, a platform that allows for immense data capture (video, audio, physiologic) as well as advanced analytics. We asked Dr. Grantcharov about what it took to develop the OR blackbox, not just technologically, but culturally and institutionally. You can find out more about the OR blackbox at

00:52:01

E102 Sunil Patel on Robotic Colorectal Surgery and...

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2021/11/19

This week we were joined by Dr. Sunil Patel (https://twitter.com/epipatelmd?s=20). Dr. Patel is a colorectal surgeon in Kingston, Ontario. The group in Kinston is one of the few general surgery groups in Canada that has really utilized robotics in their practice, and we wanted to understand both why and how they introduced robotics into their group. Dr. Patel has also done fascinating research into the topic of spin in surgical research, and he walks us through the concept of spin and how the astute

00:55:45

E101 Masterclass with Helen Macrae on Approach to...

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2021/11/10

This week we were lucky enough to have a masterclass with Dr. Helen Macrae, a colorectal surgeon at Mount Sinai in Toronto. We talked about her career in surgical education. We then leveraged Dr. Macrae's considerable expertise and got her approach to the acute colitic, laparoscopic total colectomy, and pelvic pouch reconstruction. Links: 1. Teaching Surgical Skills — Changes in the Wind. https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/nejmra054785 2. E24 Richard Reznick On Competency - Based Medical

00:33:30

E100 The Advice Episode

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2021/11/04

This is a special episode for us! We celebrate our 100th episode by presenting a mix of some of our favourite "advices" from our guests. We have to thank all of our many guests who have shared their time, expertise, and passion with us. We look forward to bringing you many more episodes! As always, would love to hear your thoughts and feedback at podcast.cjs@gmail.com or @canjsurg on twitter.

01:12:53

E99 Neel Datta on Surgical Workforce Planning

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2021/10/27

We were lucky to have Dr. Neel Datta on the podcast this week! Dr. Datta is a colorectal surgeon in Calgary. He did a Masters of Health Economics at the London School of Economics, and has used that expertise to model some of the issues around surgical workforce planning in Canada. We really dug into some of the issues around unemployment and underemployment of surgeons in Canada, and perhaps some solutions to that very real problem. Links: 1. The current state of resident trauma training: Are we

00:51:25

E98 Martin Schreiber on Trauma Research and...

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2021/10/19

Dr. Martin Schreiber is a trauma and critical care surgeon at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. He has had a major impact on our understanding of resuscitation in trauma, among many other topics. We talked to Dr. Schreiber about his experience with the military, his advocacy around trauma research, and trauma resuscitation. Links: 1. Trauma Center Association of America calls for NIH Trauma Institute.

01:17:48

E97 Masterclass with Daryl Gray on Neuroendocrine...

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2021/10/14

On this episode we had a masterclass on gastrointestinal neuroendorine tumors by endocrine and trauma surgeon Dr. Daryl Gray. Dr. Gray is an associate professor Western in London, Ontario, and is possibly one of the most interesting people in the world. We explore his life, his experience being the father of a teen TV star, and of course his passion, neuroendocrine tumors. Links: 1. The surgeons: https://www.amazon.com/The-Surgeons/dp/B01J2P4QEE 2. Max & shred:

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