Surgery 101

In this podcast, 4th-year medical student Mandy Litt from the University of Saskatchewan will review maternal physiology. After listening to this podcast, you should be able to: • Understand the basic physiology that occurs during pregnancy and the postpartum period • Be able to recognize medical issues that can arise during these periods of time

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode Acute Limb Ischemia

 Rebecca Afford is a 4 th year medical student from the Northern Medical Program at UBC. This podcast has been created with help from Dr. Jonathan Misskey, vascular surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital.  The topic of today's podcast will be acute limb ischemia.  By the end of this podcast, the listener should be able to: #1. Define the importance of recognizing and treating acute limb ischemia #2...

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode Congenital Neck Masses

Alice Liu is a fourth year student at the University of British Columbia.  Sarah Zahabi is a fourth year medical student at McGill University.   By the end of this podcast, listeners should be able to: describe an approach to common congenital neck masses in children explain how the clinical presentation of common congenital neck masses relates to their embryologic origins outline the treatment of...

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Pulmonary Embolisms and Deep Vein Thrombosis

In this podcast Gaurang Joshi, a first year surgical resident at the University of Illinois in Chicago Metropolitian Group Hospitals, discusses Pulmonary Embolisms and Deep Vein Thrombosis. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: ●  Understand why the detection of PE is important ●  Explain the pathophysiology of a PE ●  Describe the clinical signs and presentation of a PE ●  Recogn...

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Acute Abdomen.

This week's episode is brought to you by medical student, Megan Spafford from the University of Saskatchewan, who will be discussing how to approach and acute abdomen. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: Define the term "acute abdomen " Review the clinical presentation and diagnostic approach to patients presenting with acute abdominal pain Discuss critical aspects that may infl...

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Trauma- Assessment and Resuscitation.

This weeks episode is brought to us by Jeyanth Inkaran a medical student at McMaster's medical school. Jeyanth will discuss the neurosurgical wonder of intracranial vascular malformations  Learning objectives are as follows: What are the categories of vascular malformations and how do they typically present? What are the treatment options and potential consequences? How do you choose an ideal trea...

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Trauma- Assessment and Resuscitation.

This is the 2nd episode in a 2-part series on dealing with trauma.  This episode is brought to you by Tiffany Paradis, a 4th year medical student at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Today we will discuss how to manage a patient who has undergone a trauma.  In the last episode, we looked at initial assessment and resuscitation, and in this episode we'll look at the management of hemorrhage. B...

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Trauma- Assessment and Resuscitation.

This is the 1st episode in a 2-part series on dealing with trauma.  This episode is brought to you by Tiffany Paradis, a 4th year medical student at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Today we will discuss how to manage a patient who has undergone a trauma.  In this episode, we'll look at initial assessment and resuscitation, and in next week's episode we'll look at the management of hemorrhag...

Will Dr. Anderson choose the blue soup? Join the Surgery 101 team as we start our adventure examining health systems. Can you handle the truth? What is Dr. Anderson willing to risk to take a closer look at the system? Interested in what happens next? Please leave us a comment.

PDF notes for Surgery 101 episode on Trainee Involvement and Ethics in Global Surgery.

This is the 3rd and final episode in a 3-part series on global surgery, brought to you by Betty Yibrehu, a 3rd year medical student at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. Today we will discuss how medical students can get involved in global surgery and some ethical considerations. By the end of this podcast you should be able to: Identify global surgery opportunities for Canadian...

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on How Global Surgery Works.

This episode of Surgery 101 is the 2nd in a 3-part series about global surgery, and is brought to you by Betty Yibrehu, a 3rd year medical student at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. By the end of this podcast you should be able to: Understand what a National Surgical Obstetric and Anesthesia Plan (NSOAP) is. Describe the process of developing a NSOAP. Understand the importanc...

PDF notes for surgery 101 episode on Introduction to Global Surgery.

In this episode of Surgery 101 Betty Yibrehu, a 3rd year medical student at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., will discuss global surgery.  By the end of this podcast you should be able to:  Define what global surgery is. Describe the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery. Define the 2030 global surgery goals. 

In this video University of Saskatchewan medical student, Kate Elliott, discusses the complication associated with catheters and useful catheter skills.