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Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

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E76 Colin Schieman On Direct Entry Training And Intra...

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast ·

2021/05/25

This week we have a treat for our listeners – two episodes with Dr. Colin Schieman. Dr. Schieman is a thoracic surgeon at the University of Calgary and the current program director for the thoracic surgery program. We discuss a key issue in modern surgical training – are direct entry programs good or bad for training and trainees? Dr. Schieman also gives his approach for intra operative teaching. Don’t forget to check out our bonus episode this week, where Dr. Schieman gives us his approach to

01:05:29

E75 Peter Angelos On Surgical Ethics, Informed...

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2021/05/18

Dr. Peter Angelos (https://twitter.com/pangelos1?s=20) is an endocrine surgeon at the University of Chicago and is really one of the founders of the field of surgical ethics. We ask him to define for us the term “surgical ethics” and chat about a number of important ethical issues such as informed consent, paternalism, and the limits of disclosure. Links: 1. SOUTHWESTERN SURGICAL CONGRESS EDGAR J. POTH MEMORIAL LECTURE. Surgical ethics and the challenge of surgical innovation.

00:42:16

E74 Jessica Grossman On Life With A Stoma

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2021/05/11

Jessica Grossman is a digital marketer, actress and model. She also is a powerful advocate for patients with Crohns disease. She specifically has done so much to destigmatize what it’s like to live with a stoma, which is a surgically created opening that allows stool to exit the body into a bag. Her work with her website uncoverostomy.org has garnered widespread attention and is an incredible resource for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. In this episode, we explored what it’s like to live

00:55:22

E73 Lawrence Gillman On Coping With Loss

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2021/05/04

In this episode we interview Dr. Lawrence Gillman, a trauma surgeon at the University of Manitoba. We start off talking about the course that he and Dr. Sandy Widder developed, the Simulated Trauma and Resuscitation Team Training (STARTT course). We also get his thoughts on mentoring in point-of-care and trauma ultrasound. Finally, and most powerfully, Dr. Gillman shares his experience having to cope with the love of his beloved wife Kerry, and the impact that has had on his family and his

00:31:48

E72 Clay Cothren On Pelvic Packing And Blunt...

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2021/04/27

Dr. Clay Cothren Burlew is a trauma surgeon in Denver, Colorado. She is world-renowned for her work on pelvic packing as well blunt cerebrovascular injuries, among many other things. We caught up with her to find out how she manages stay so productive, and specifically to talk to us about pelvic packing and blunt cerebrovascular injury. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClayBurlew?s=20 Links: 1. Treatment for blunt cerebrovascular injuries: equivalence of anticoagulation and antiplatelet

00:55:32

E71 Mark Soliman On Robotic Colorectal Surgery And...

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2021/04/20

Dr. Mark Soliman (https://twitter.com/MarkSoliman?s=20) is a colorectal surgeon at Advent Health in Orlando, Florida. We got to talk to Dr. Soliman about his passion for robotic colorectal surgery and where he sees robotics going in the future. We then did a deep dive on the use of video in surgery, from how to edit surgical videos to how Dr. Soliman incorporates video into resident education! Links: 1. Dr. Soliman's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQEa8aXKsDLFA85in8YIUA 2. How

01:06:44

E70 Dan Vanhooren On Teams, Teamwork, And Coaching

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2021/04/07

This episode we had a special guest, Dan Van Hooren. Dan is the head coach for the University of Calgary Dinos basketball team and is a legend in Canadian university basketball history (see bio below). We asked Dan to tell us about what goes into creating great teams - the parallels to surgery were striking! Links: 1. Georges Laraque book: https://www.amazon.ca/Georges-Laraque-Story-Unlikeliest-Tough/dp/0143181017 2. Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations On and Off the Court:

01:11:04

E69 Masterclass With Marcus Burnstein On Perianal...

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2021/03/29

Dr. Marcus Burnstein is a colorectal surgeon at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. In this episode, we ask him to break down his approach to patients presenting with anal pain, perianal abscess, and perianal fistula. We also hear about the famous "circle of love"! Check out the CAGS seminar on perianal disease on April 1 at 7 pm ET! Register here: https://cags-accg.member365.ca/public/event/details/1c1d9fd96fc1866649258c9aee3cff283c4c2fe4/1 Also, check out the CAGS video library for all

00:55:12

E68 Melissa Red Hoffman On Writing And Surgical...

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2021/03/23

Dr. Melissa “Red” Hoffman is one of only 80 dual-boarded trauma surgeons and palliative care physicians in the US. She joined us on this episode to talk about surgical palliative care and how surgeons can potentially do this better. We also ask her about her life journey informs the work that she does today, including her outstanding writing. Links: 1. Dr. Melissa Red Hoffman: https://redhoffmanmd.com/ 2. The Sound of Silence – When there are no Words. JAMA.

00:38:36

E67 Paul Duffy On Sabbaticals

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2021/03/16

It’s not uncommon for surgeons to think about taking a break at various points in their career, but for many of us, it might seem daunting to think about how to make that happen. Dr. Paul Duffy is an orthopedic surgeon, Clinical Assistant Professor and Division Chief of Orthopedia Trauma at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta. He recently gave a fantastic grand rounds for the Department of Surgery in Calgary about his experience taking a 6 month sabbatical. In this episode, we asked him

01:05:37

E66 Vahagn Nikolian On Telehealth

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2021/03/09

Dr. Vahagn Nikolian (https://twitter.com/VNikolian?s=20) has been thinking about the way we can adopt virtual care far before the COVID19 pandemic. Dr. Nikolian is a surgeon at Oregon Health & Science University and specializes in abdominal wall reconstruction. In this episode, we talk to him about how he got interested in telehealth, how we can streamline telehealth consults, and where he sees telemedicine going in the future. 1. Pilot study on eClinics:

01:01:23

E65 Masterclass With Jesse Pasternak On Parathyroid...

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2021/03/02

It is astonishing how a pea-sized gland in one’s neck could be so troublesome. Dr. Jesse Pasternak is an endocrine surgeon at Toronto General Hospital. In this episode, we delve into the workup of hyperparathyroidism, Dr. Pasternak’s approach to parathyroid surgery, and his thoughts on the introduction of new surgical techniques. Links: 1. Charles Martell (first successful parathyroidectomy): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135504/ 2. Differences in long-term quality of life between

01:04:20

E64 Ahmer Karimuddin On The "Struggling" Trainee,...

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2021/02/23

What do you do if you are a "struggling" trainee or trying to help a struggling trainee? We were lucky enough to have Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin join us on this episode to try to answer those questions. He might even change your mind on the way you think about the word "struggling". Dr. Karimuddin is a colorectal surgeon at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. Along with Dr. Tracy Scott, Dr. Karimuddin is the co-program director for the UBC general surgery program. We talk to him about how

00:51:15

E63 Shane DiNapoli On Physician Finances,...

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2021/02/16

In this episode, we interview Shane DiNapoli, a chartered accountant based in Calgary, Alberta. We talk to him about some of the common mistakes he sees physicians make with their finances, physician corporations, and the advice that he has for physicians starting out in their practice. Links: 1. https://shanedinapoli.com/

00:42:02

E62 Andrea MacNeill On Planetary Health In The...

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2021/02/09

Have you ever stared at the garbage bags in the operating room and thought – that’s a lot of trash! Dr. Andrea MacNeill (https://twitter.com/Ecosurgeon?s=20) took that thought and decided to do something about it. Dr. MacNeill is a surgical oncologist at Vancouver General Hospital and is on a mission to improve planetary health, inside and outside the operating room. We ask her in this episode to walk us through how the operating room impacts the environment, what we can do to lessen that impact,

00:57:10

E61 Masterclass with Michael D'Angelica on Colorectal...

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2021/02/02

Dr. Michael D’Angelica (https://twitter.com/MichaelDAngeli2?s=20)is a surgical oncologist and hepatobiliary surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre. He is world-renowned for both his research and clinical expertise in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases. We got to pick his brain on his approach to colorectal liver mets, as well as some of his broader advice for prospective fellows and his experience living in New York City though the COVID19 pandemic. Transcript:

00:47:45

E60 Andrew Ibrahim On Architecture, Visual Abstracts,...

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2021/01/26

Dr. Andrew Ibrahim (https://twitter.com/AndrewMIbrahim) is a general surgeon at the University of Michigan and an architect at the firm HOK. In this episode, we talk about his path and how he combined his passion for surgery and architecture. We get his thoughts on visual abstracts, the concept of design, his vision for hospitals of the future and what architects might learn from surgeons. Links: Links: 1. WIRED story about Dr. Ibrahim:

00:46:41

E59 Officer Of The Order Of Canada Vivian McAlister...

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2021/01/19

Our guest for this episode doesn’t believe in comfort zones. Dr. Vivian McAlister is a transplant surgeon, a professor of surgery in London, Ontario, and a former Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Surgery. At the age of 52, Dr. McAlister decided to enlist with the Canadian Forces Health Services as a combat surgeon. For all his contributions to Canada as a surgeon and researcher, he was recently named an Office of the Order of Canada. In this episode, we talk about why chose to become a

00:59:22

E58 Karen Norris On Conferences

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2021/01/12

We are absolutely delighted to have Karen Norris (@freckleface23 on twitter) join us on the podcast today. Karen Norris is the conference manager at the Canadian Association of General Surgeons and manages the Canadian Surgery Forum, the largest annual meeting for Canadian general surgeons. In this episode we talk about what the future holds for conferences in a COVID world, including how organizations can optimize their virtual conferences and what hybrid conferences might look like.

00:57:41

E57 Sean Langenfeld On Social Media

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2021/01/05

It’s our pleasure to start off the new year with an episode on social media and surgery! In this episode, we were joined by Dr. Sean Langenfeld (https://twitter.com/seanlangenfeld). Dr. Langenfeld is a colorectal surgeon at the University of Nebraska and has spent a long time doing research and thinking about social media and surgery. We talk about the concept of “professionalism” on social media, the infamous “medbikini” incident, and online reputation management. Links: 1. An assessment of

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