Surgery /medsimcentre/taxonomy/term/45/all en How to run with a clinical idea /medsimcentre/article/how-run-clinical-idea <p>Dr. Rafael Galli is a craniofacial surgeon from Brazil who has a strong interest in clinical innovation and cutting-edge research. He originally came to ƻԺ in 2015 to complete a two-year fellowship in Craniofacial Surgery, went on to complete a two-year fellowship in Surgical Innovation, and is currently in the process of completing his thesis for the <a href="/experimentalsurgery/prospective-students/programs/master-programs/master-science-thesis-core-stream">Master of Science Degree in Experimental Surgery</a>.</p> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:58:54 +0000 diane.weidner@mcgill.ca 1653 at /medsimcentre Practicing advanced airway techniques with residents and faculty from across Canada /medsimcentre/article/practicing-advanced-airway-techniques-residents-and-faculty-across-canada <p>“There are many people who manage patient airways in the hospital—respirologists, anesthesiologists, emergency physicians—but in certain cases, the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeon (OTL-HNS) is called in when all other alternatives have been exhausted.</p><div class="image-caption-container lt"><figure class=" "><img height="231" width="320" style="width: 320px; height: 231px; float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" class="file-large lt" src="/medsimcentre/files/medsimcentre/styles/wysiwyg_large/public/lily_nguyen2_0.jpg?itok=GmTOzHHa" alt="" /></figure></div> Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:12:17 +0000 diane.weidner@mcgill.ca 1636 at /medsimcentre Drilling down for safety with surgical residents /medsimcentre/article/drilling-down-safety-surgical-residents <p>“I was always interested in a surgical path within medicine because we get to intervene on patients in a meaningful way,” says Dr. Marco Mascarella, a third-year resident in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at ƻԺ.  He recently participated in a two-day ƻԺ Temporal Bone Course at the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning, working with cadaveric specimens under close supervision to augment his knowledge and skills in microscopic ear surgery.  </p> Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:18:57 +0000 Diane Weidner 1562 at /medsimcentre OSCEs for real-world responsibilities /medsimcentre/article/osces-real-world-responsibilities <p><figure class=" "><img height="263" width="500" style="font-size: 13.008px; width: 600px; height: 316px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="file-extra-large " src="/medsimcentre/files/medsimcentre/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/2018-01-18_sf_osce_pgy1_vassiliou_title_0.jpg?itok=yszY61NC" alt="" /> <figcaption title="Image by Diane Weidner." class=" ">Image by Diane Weidner.</figcaption></figure></p> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:51:05 +0000 Diane Weidner 1556 at /medsimcentre Closing the loop on team communications /medsimcentre/article/closing-loop-team-communications <p>Health care professionals make their way to the block amphitheatre at the Jewish General Hospital for the combined Surgical and Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds on this cold December morning, grabbing a hot cup of coffee before taking their seats. Dr. Shannon Fraser, Associate Professor of Minimally Invasive Surgery at ƻԺ, stands ready at the front of the room in her festive scrub cap, working with the multimedia team to make sure that the audiovisual connections are up and running for the simulation broadcast.</p> Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:16:47 +0000 Diane Weidner 1558 at /medsimcentre Organ Donor Surgery Course, Canadian Society of Transplantation /medsimcentre/channels/event/organ-donor-surgery-course-canadian-society-transplantation-264334 <p>The objective of this course is to train junior surgeons and surgical fellows in the logistics, anatomy and surgical techniques of abdominal donor organ retrieval.</p> Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:05:26 +0000 terrie.quilatan@mcgill.ca 1492 at /medsimcentre