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Tune in to an absolutely phenomenal conversation with Dr. Danny Goel, UBC-affiliated upper extremity orthopaedic surgeon and founder of PrecisionOS, a virtual reality software for surgical education. His pioneering innovation is set to revolutionize the traditional model of surgical training, and has been adopted by residency training programs across Canada just in time for the nationwide implementation of CBME. We talk about the germination and evolution of his idea, the non-linear process of innovation, receiving feedback to iteratively improve a project, and how to identify problems worth solving. 

Timestamps:

2:00 - Explanation of PrecisionOS software

4:00 - Limits and next steps for computing

6:15 - Germination and evolution of surgical education idea (2016-2017)

8:00 - Needs assessments with stakeholders

9:15 - Iterative improvement (2017-2021)

11:00 - Key to being an entrepreneur (seeking out negative feedback)

13:00 - Encouraging people to become competent past their stage of training

14:30 - Turning the apprenticeship model of surgical education upside down

17:10 - Next 5 years: worldwide surgical education through virtual ORs & remote collaboration

20:00 - RCTs to establish efficacy

22:00 - Advice to innovators (pursuit of problems, innovation =/= entrepreneurship, paying attention & self-auditing). Everyone is best positioned to solve the problems they face on a daily basis.

24:00 - Intent: improving patient care (intrinsic)

25:00 - Three next steps: 1) working with industry sponsors, 2) increasing computing power/tech, 3) expand outside Ortho. COVID has propelled VR to the forefront

27:00 - Final Messages: Keep the patient at the centre of the innovation

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