Surgery 101

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Transposition of the Great Arteries.

Today’s episode will be the second of a pediatric cardiovascular surgery podcast series overviewing cyanotic congenital heart defects, brought to you by Luckshi Rajendran, a visiting medical student from the University of British Columbia. The topic of today’s podcast is transposition of the great arteries.

By the end of the podcast you should be able to:

Today's episode will be the second of a pediatric cardiovascular surgery podcast series overviewing cyanotic congenital heart defects, brought to you by Luckshi Rajendran, a visiting medical student from the University of British Columbia. The topic of today's podcast is transposition of the great arteries.

By the end of the podcast you should be able to:

• define transposition of the great arteries as a cause of cyanotic heart disease
• Understand the embryology and pathophysiology of the disease
• Outline the clinical presentation
• Describe currently available management strategies

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Truncus Arteriosus.

Today’s episode will be the first of a pediatric cardiovascular surgery podcast series overviewing cyanotic congenital heart defects, brought to you by Luckshi Rajendran, a visiting medical student from the University of British Columbia.

By the end of the podcast you should be able to:

Today's episode will be the first of a pediatric cardiovascular surgery podcast series overviewing cyanotic congenital heart defects, brought to you by Luckshi Rajendran, a visiting medical student from the University of British Columbia.

By the end of the podcast you should be able to:

• Define truncus arteriosus as a cause of cyanotic heart disease
• Understand the embryology and pathophysiology of truncus arteriosus
• Outline the clinical presentation
• Describe currently available management strategies

In this episode Cindy Gilmore, a Physician Assistant (PA) from the General Surgery service at the Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton will give an overview of what Physician Assistants are and how they assist with not only the General Surgery department but various other subspecialties.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

In this episode Cindy Gilmore, a Physician Assistant (PA) from the General Surgery service at the Misericordia Community Hospital in Edmonton will give an overview of what Physician Assistants are and how they assist with not only the General Surgery department but various other subspecialties.

After listening to this podcast you should be able to:

• Define what a Physician Assistant (PA) is
• Review the roles of a PA
• Explain how PAs are trained and where they are employed
• Discuss how many PAs are in Canada
• Describe how PAs are regulate in Canada

PDF Notes for Surgery 101 episode on Physician Assistants.

This video takes you through a patient’s journey in the healthcare system on their way to surgery. Including pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care; highlighting all the people they meet on their journey.