{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast","title":"E120 Officer of the Order of Canada Jonathan Meakins on Art and Surgery","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3065,"description":"Dr. Jonathan Meakins is former Chair of the Department of Surgery at McGill and is an Officer of the Order of Canada for his outstanding work in immunobiology, laparoscopic surgery, and transplantation. Among his many interests is his love of art, and at the age of 73 Dr. Meakins has gone back to school to obtain his Masters in Fine Arts.\nCheck out the links to see some of the fascinating work Dr. Meakins has done to demonstrate how the critical viewing of art can perhaps make us better clinicians. \nLinks:\n1. Wide-ranging textbook of surgical research. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673610614717/fulltext?rss=yes\n2. Surgical Infection in Art. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/596694\n3. Reflective of the physician’s eye. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/183/10/1176.full.pdf\n4. Renowned surgeon Jonathan Meakins goes for master’s in art history. http://www.theseniortimes.com/renowned-surgeon-jonathan-meakins-goes-for-masters-in-art-history/\n5. Art at the McGill University Health Centre. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/190/49/E1457\nBio (from https://muhc.ca/news-and-patient-stories/news/dr-jonathan-l-meakins-inducted-canadian-medical-hall-fame#:~:text=For%20his%20contributions%2C%20he%20was,of%20the%20McGill%20University%2C%20Dr.):\nDr. Jonathan L. Meakins is an expert in immunobiology and surgical infections. Former Chair of the Department of Surgery at McGill University (1989-1993, 1998-2002) and former Surgeon-in-Chief of the Royal Victoria Hospital (1988-1998), he has safely and effectively advanced surgical technologies and demonstrated a relationship between compromised immune responses and poor surgical outcomes, leading to significant improvements in clinical assessments and nutritional supports for surgical patients.\nOver the course of his career, he has published over 225 articles and edited or co-edited 6 books. He was co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Surgery for 10 years. For his contributions, he was...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/oyvpQFDz9LsIXBWiTQnBaf-TEq_0jeSP2KI52Z2VDVg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZTNh/MWI2MDcwZTcwMGVk/ZjIxM2M4N2VjMWFj/NTdlNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}