This was a special episode of Cold Steel. In light of the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests, there has been a renewed international desire to confront the racial inequities that plague our society today. This applies to healthcare and in particular to surgery. To talk about this we have three phenomenal guests.
Dr. Julius Ebinu is a neurosurgeon in Sacramento at UC Davis.
Bio: https://health.ucdavis.edu/team/search/32267/julius-ebinu---neurological-surgery---minimally-invasive-surgery---spine-surgery---neuro-oncology-sacramento
Dr. Shahzeer Karmali is a previous guest on the show and is a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon at the University of Alberta.
Bio: https://www.longdom.org/editor/shahzeer-karmali-13704
Dr. Morad Hameed is a recurrent guest on our show! He is a trauma and critical surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital and section head at UBC.
Bio: https://surgery.med.ubc.ca/people/s-m-hameed/
Links:
1. .Moneeza Walji - Diversity in medical education: data drought and socioeconomic barriers. Editorial in CMAJ. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/187/1/11
2.#blackintheivory : https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01741-7
3. Langenfeld paper on social media and professionalism "An Assessment of Unprofessional Behavior Among Surgical Residents on Facebook: A Warning of the Dangers of Social Media": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931720414001597
4.Daniel Coyle - The Culture Code: http://danielcoyle.com/the-culture-code/
5. Scott Page: https://www.amazon.ca/Difference-Diversity-Creates-Schools-Societies/dp/0691138540/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_0/144-1177497-3882233?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0691138540&pd_rd_r=a51d0320-1d9c-414a-9693-8da0daa33eee&pd_rd_w=LxHKq&pd_rd_wg=Rp9r9&pf_rd_p=256a14b6-93bc-4bcd-9f68-aea60d2878b9&pf_rd_r=AP8HAG2NYQ2REKA89MSJ&psc=1&refRID=AP8HAG2NYQ2REKA89MSJ
6. CJS edtorial. Gender (and other) equity, diversity and inclusion
in surgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7006353/pdf/0620292.pdf
7. Annals of Surgery commitment to rapid peer review for articles on equity and social justice: https://twitter.com/AnnalsofSurgery/status/1271532880716427265
8. All-Blacks rugby team "Legacy": https://www.amazon.ca/Legacy-James-Kerr/dp/849450648X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwltH3BRB6EiwAhj0IUN4vp5-TumaPXOrj6O3Jkq0vT6pIaQDwYGRyR6gi251DieBvmmIUdBoCLPMQAvD_BwE&hvadid=208296459563&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9001332&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15113677967642998583&hvtargid=kwd-300495912229&hydadcr=22431_9261611&keywords=legacy+all+blacks&qid=1593068639&s=books&sr=1-2&tag=googcana-20
9. "A physician and father asks if things will be different for his boys" CBC article. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/racism-black-doctor-growing-up-name-calling-medical-school-impact-career-1.5603251
10. United World Colleges Swaziland: https://www.uwc.org/news/?pid=159&nid=8&storyid=19
What is Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast?
The official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery