E85 Ed Harvey on Innovation

In this episode, repeat guest and co-editor in chief of CJS Dr. Ed Harvey joins us to discuss “innovation”. Innovation is one of those buzzwords that everyone loves to throw around and use, but rarely do we actually think about what it means to do innovative work and how we might be more innovative. Dr. Harvey is an orthopedic surgeon at McGill University in Montreal, and is involved in several startups developing new devices. We’d love to hear your thoughts – what makes someone “innovative”? What can we do to create environments that encourage innovation? Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet at us @canjsurg. Check out our previous interview with Dr. Harvey here: https://soundcloud.com/cjs-podcast/e49-ed-harvey-on-the-canadian-journal-of-surgery-and-ebm-in-surgeryLinks:1. Parodi and development of vascular graft: https://vascularnews.com/endovascular-revolution-in-the-aorta-25-years-of-a-landmark-case/2. Crossing the Chasm: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/crossing-the-chasm-3rd-edition-geoffrey-a-moore?variant=321304440668503. The Pitch podcast: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/the-pitch4. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-hard-thing-about-hard/9780062273208-item.htmlBio (adapted from https://rimuhc.ca/-/edward-harvey-md): Dr. Harvey is a Professor of Surgery and Senior Scientist at Centre for Translational Biology at McGill University. His research focuses on the repair and recovery of the orthopaedic trauma patient. Encompassing fundamental and clinical aspects of healing, his interests include implant and fracture optimization, stem cells and neovascularization, biosensors and evaluation of novel hardware and surgical approaches to expedite fracture repair, and innovation and business models in surgical discovery. He actively collaborates with basic scientists, clinicians and others to drive mutual research goals.