Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

Bonus Episode from CANUCS Surgical Fellows Course: Ameer Farooq on Culture in Surgery

Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast

Show Notes

We’re really excited to bring you talks that we recorded as part of the CANUCS Surgical Fellows course. CANUCS is a national organization that stands for Canadian collaborative on urgent care surgery. Dr. Chad Ball and Kelly Vogt were instrumental in bringing together some really fantastic speakers to talk about the critical knowledge and skills that surround obtaining a staff job, as well as being successful both personally and professionally in a demanding career. I was really honoured to be asked to talk about culture in surgery. It was great to reflect on many of the discussions we’ve had through the years on the podcast and think about what we can continue to improve the culture of surgery. As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback, so please email us at [email protected]. Links: Treatment of Ongoing Hemorrhage: The Art and Craft of Stopping Severe Bleeding. https://www.amazon.ca/Treatment-Ongoing-Hemorrhage-Stopping-Bleeding/dp/3319634941 https://canucs.ca/ Rhea Liang and Simon Fleming on Culture Change in Surgery: https://www.canjsurg.ca/cold-steel-episode-81-rhea-liang-and-simon-fleming Effects of Hierarchy in the OR: https://academic.oup.com/bja/article-abstract/110/3/463/249144 Elaine Bromiley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qKYRDxwQf8 Haytham Kaafarani : https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MiYBhgt2k7qDMCxUZt537

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