E150 Hugh MacDonald on Surgeons as Lifelong Learners and Adopting New Techniques

How do surgeons incorporate new techniques, tools and approaches while in practice? Dr. Hugh MacDonald is a colorectal surgeon at Queen's University. He has been in practice for nearly 30 years and has been at the forefront of adopting new techniques into his practice, including laparoscopy and most recently robotic surgery.We talk to Hugh about how he approaches innovation and what drives him to constantly look for better ways to take care of patients.YouTube link: https://youtu.be/FAb2_gsXzAQLinks:1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35212820/2. IDEAL collaborative: https://www.ideal-collaboration.net/3. Interview with Sunil Patel: https://soundcloud.com/cjs-podcast/sunil-patel-on-robotic-colorectal-surgery-and-spin-in-surgical-research4. Interview with Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda: https://soundcloud.com/cjs-podcast/e143-masterclass-with-antonio-caycedo-marulanda-on-transanal-excision-of-rectal-lesions