Best CMPA Podcasts (2025)

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Dairy-Free BLW | Parents discuss weaning with a cow's milk allergy (CMPA) 51:51

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21d ago51:51

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Baby-Led Weaning when your child has allergies. This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about their journey with Lola so far with solid foods. Specifically, around a soy allergy and cow's milk protein allergy. Discussing the difference with weaning a second child, top tips for allergies, the challenges, eating out, recommended dairy-free brands,…

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E185 - Teresa Purzner on Developing a Cure for Pediatric Brian Tumors, Entrepreneurship, and Design-Thinking in Healthcare 48:21

9d ago48:21

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Dr. Teresa Purzner MD PhD FRCSC is a clinician scientist neurosurgeon with a special interest in neuroncology and general neurosurgery. She completed her residency training at the University of Toronto, and her PhD training at Stanford University. Her lab, run jointly with her husband Dr. James Purzner, is focused on interdisciplinary approaches to…

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Cold & Flu Season | Parents discuss surviving sickness with young children 56:22

7d ago56:22

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Tips for coping with illness when you have babies or toddlers... This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat (mostly moan) about having colds and the family all coming down with a sickness bug. A surprisingly funny & silly episode, despite the lovely topic! The challenges of parenting through illness, all the extra washing, how it affects our kids, …

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Starting Primary School | Parents discuss the transition from nursery to reception 1:05:35

1M ago1:05:35

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How have the first weeks at school been for our 4-year-old and for us as parents? This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about adapting to the new routine of school, how it's different from nursery, the challenges and joys, tips and advice for a smooth transition, graduating pre-school, and stories from the first days and weeks of reception. In…

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E184 - Pat Murphy on Workforce Planning in Acute Care Surgery 36:03

1M ago36:03

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Dr. Patrick Murphy is a trauma and acute care surgeon at Medical College of Wisconsin. In this episode we discuss his recent paper, “Understaffed and overworked: The stark reality of acute care surgeon staffing in the United States, an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study.” This conversation turned into more than just a d…

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Parents chat with 4 year old daughter | What is your favourite...? (with special guest Lilly) 34:39

1M ago34:39

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A super special fun episode with the debut of Lilly on the podcast! This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat with their 4-year-old daughter, and she ends up taking over the conversation and interviewing us about all sorts of things - getting a bit carried away. Lots of laughing as she was in a silly mood! And so we have this conversation recorded…

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The Wiggles | Parents discuss taking toddlers to live shows 58:22

2M ago58:22

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Have you taken your children to the theatre, to see musicals, a concert, ballet, or a kids' show? This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about The Wiggles: what we enjoy as parents and taking a baby & toddler to various stage shows, inlcuding conversation about... The Bluey Live Show, Musicals at Disneyland Paris, a performance for children by …

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Coming soon: all new parenting stories on SERIES 5 of "Don't wake the baby!" 2:41

2M ago2:41

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Welcome back to the blanket fort! It's time to unwind on sleepless nights to a wholesome mix of parenting, humour, and crafting. All new content, same old us, and a few surprises! Make sure you've got notifications turned on to catch new episodes every other Thursday. We can't wait to share it with you all! Here's a taster and a reminder of what we…

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Working mums & dads | Parents discuss balancing full time jobs with raising kids 42:40

3M ago42:40

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Returning to work after a baby, our jobs, work-life balance, working from home... This is the one where Emma and Elliot discuss maternity and paternity leave, fitting in work around a baby and toddler, and failing at having a healthy work-life balance. Have things changed from the 90s? Are you a stay-at-home parent? How do you find time for the ful…

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Growing up as an identical quadruplet | Parents discuss pros & cons of having siblings 49:02

3M ago49:02

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Multibirth vs only child... sharing childhood stories of being an identical quadruplet! This is the one where Emma and Elliot discuss the differences in experience between being a quadruplet and being an only child - and how it affects our parenting today. What are some of the pros and cons of having a large family? And the pros and cons of not hav…

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Born during COVID-19 | Parents discuss lockdown pregnancy and baby 41:43

3M ago41:43

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We had a baby during the pandemic... This is the one where Emma and Elliot discuss getting married, pregnancy, and having a newborn during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how the UK lockdown affected those with preschool-age children. How did you find parenting in lockdown? Did it have some positives for toddlers and parents? This is part of our …

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E183 - Brian Cameron on Ripples from Rupununi 28:53

3M ago28:53

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Dr. Brian Cameron is a retired pediatric surgeon who has spent much of his life dedicated to global surgery. In this conversation, we discuss his new book Ripples from the Rupununi: Dr. Aidun’s Healing Journey. We talk about what it takes to write a book and also discuss the book itself. Let us know in the comments or via email: Have you ever thoug…

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Picky Eaters | Parents discuss toddler food preferences 42:17

3M ago42:17

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What's your little ones' favourite food? This is the one where Emma and Elliot talk all things tasty! Yum yum... Meal times, beige food, eating habits, setting a good example, failing to eat healthily, and sharing our experience. Have you given in to sugar? Are you a sweet or a savoury person? We just share our story, and have a good moan about the…

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Involved Dads | Parents discuss navigating the modern gender split 43:50

4M ago43:50

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Gender roles: Does society want fathers to be involved in parenting? This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about mum & dad roles in parenting today, the challenges, and bucking gender stereotypes. How things have changed from the 90s, pet peeves, and sharing our story of trying to share responsibilities 50/50 - Do you follow typical gender rol…

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E182 - Michael Leveridge on Creating Mental Models in Your Practice 18:54

4M ago18:54

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Dr. Michael Leveridge is a urologist at Queen’s University. He specializes in urologic oncology and is the editor in chief of the Canadian Urological Association Journal. We spoke to him about his career, his role as editor in chief, and how he creates mental models in his practice. In addition, Dr. Leveridge did a masterclass with us on ureteric i…

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Sleepless Nights | Parents discuss managing extreme tiredness 34:49

4M ago34:49

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Surviving on a lack of sleep with babies and toddlers... The one where Emma and Elliot chat about funny sleep-deprivation stories, hallucinations, grumpy husbands, differences between a first child and having two children; will you ever sleep again? Let's grumble together about our collective lack of sleep... How much sleep do you get with your bab…

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Behind the Scenes | Parenting fails, ramblings, baby interruptions, bonus stories, outtakes & more 44:43

4M ago44:43

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It's another fan-favourite "tangents" episode with bonus baby & toddler stories - Join Emma and Elliot for this special episode, full of all the bits and bobs that got cut out, and a peek behind the scenes at all the bloopers and interruptions. Plus interesting tangents and expanded stories about parenthood that we couldn't fit into the main episod…

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Microplastics and Babies: A Mum-preneur's story 31:49

4M ago31:49

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Send us a text Mum Jenna Horner was unhappy about giving her baby plastic teethers, and decided to do somthing about it! In this episode we discuss the recent research into microplastics and their relationship to babies, and discuss some simple switches / choices you can make to start to reduce your baby's exposure to microplastics. www.cloudandcuc…

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Identity Shift | Parents discuss rediscovering yourself after having children 38:18

4M ago38:18

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Is being a mum or a dad your only identity? Exploring how we change as people in parenthood. This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about past hobbies, things we've lost along the way, adapting to struggles & the relentless busy stress of life, finding time for ourselves, taking up new hobbies, accepting things are different, and the spirituali…

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E181 - Campbell Roxburgh at Queen's University 55:57

4M ago55:57

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Campbell Roxburgh is a consultant colorectal surgeon and Professor of Colorectal Surgical Oncology at University of Glasgow in Scotland. Mr. Roxburgh is a multi-faceted researcher, surgeon and academic. He has a large body of research in systemic inflammation and tumor response, as well as clinical trials. We were lucky enough to have him join us a…

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E180 - Andrea Merrill on Writing, Creativity, and Pursuing your Passions as a Surgeon 28:33

5M ago28:33

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Andrea Merrill is a surgical oncologist in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is the creator of Scrubbed Out, a website dedicated to highlighting the talents and passions of surgeons and trainees outside of the operating room. As listeners will know, Chad and I have been obsessed with exploring how to be the best surgeons we can be without losing our h…

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Mum Chat | Identical Quadruplet sisters discuss parenting (feat. Becky & Kirsty) 49:54

5M ago49:54

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What's your parenting style? Bonus holiday episode! This is the one where two of Emma's sisters join the conversation, and the three mums chat about being parents and share funny toddler stories. Big thanks to our special guests this week: Rebecca Bani and Kirsty Small. The three sisters discuss: who is the strictest mum? What's the weirdest thing …

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E179 - Mohamed Belal on Being Britain's First Paralyzed Surgeon and Designing the ORs of the Future 44:00

5M ago44:00

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Dr. Mohammed Bellal is a consultant urologist based out of Birmingham, UK. He specializes in complex functional reconstructive surgery. He’s also the UK’s first paralyzed surgeon. Dr. Bellal has probably one of the most powerful talks we’ve ever heard called “The Gift of Adversity”. During our conversation with him, we explore the power of fate, an…

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Pass the Parcel | Parents discuss children's birthday parties 54:08

6M ago54:08

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What's your ideal party? This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about birthdays, from babies to toddlers—a fun topic fresh on their minds with Lilly just turning 4. They discuss games, party bags, cakes, different approaches, cost, presents, and what we did at ages 1, 2, 3, and 4. Plus, we share a poo fail story, birthday anecdotes from our chi…

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E178 - CMPA x Cold Steel Part 2 - Anatomy of a Lawsuit 30:28

6M ago30:28

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In this second episode of our mini-series with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), Richard Mimeault and Liisa Honey talk about the “Anatomy of a Lawsuit”. They talk about what you can expect if you are served with a College complaint or a lawsuit, what the process looks like, and how you can psychologically survive through it all. L…

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Baby Phase Survival | Parents discuss the journey to 6 months 53:26

6M ago53:26

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Getting through the first 6 months with a baby - we made it! This is the one where Emma and Elliot look back at how daily life has been in this phase of parenthood... How it is different this time around with a second child: sleep, feeding, mental health, schedules, funny stories, messy house, challenges, teething, relationships, work/life balance.…

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E177 - Stephen Foster on Global Surgery in Angola 1:04:53

6M ago1:04:53

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It’s hard to describe exactly what Dr. Stephen Foster is. Dr. Foster is a general surgeon, urologist, infectious disease doctor, entrepreneur, and missionary who has spent his career working in Angola. We caught up with Dr. Foster to talk about his life working in Angola and really to explore his thoughts on empowering non-MD providers to provide l…

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First Words | Parents discuss speech development from babies to pre-school 56:16

7M ago56:16

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Learning to talk and sharing our experience with our chatting little human. This is the one where Emma (professional linguist) and Elliot chat about chatting... Encouraging first words, mimicking, tips for speech development, nursery rhymes, reading, funny stories, clips of Lilly talking, challenges when your toddler can understand words, speech mi…

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E176 - Journal Club with David Maslove on Cash Incentives for Peer Review 46:51

7M ago46:51

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Clip of Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. That was a clip from a Senate hearing with Robert F Kennedy Jr, who, as many listeners will know, is the current US Secretary of Health and Human Services. In 2025, many folks around the world have become interested in the way that science currently works, particularly around the process of peer rev…

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Low PAPP-A | What you need to know about PAPP-A during pregnancy 49:53

7M ago49:53

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What is Low PAPP-A (Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A) and how does it affect pregnancy? Slightly different episode this week. This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about their journey with a high-risk pregnancy and Emma details the specifics of Low PAPP-A for those with low levels and are worried about what it means. There's a lack of cle…

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Screen Time | Parents discuss the positive influence of Bluey 43:08

8M ago43:08

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Our big Bluey episode! A one-sided rebuttal to the common criticism of screens with under 5s... This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about their favourite Australian TV show with their toddler, top Bluey characters & episodes, and stories of how Bluey has had a positive impact on parenting with a 3 year old. Bandit being a great dad role mode…

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E175 - Global Surgery and the Power of Purpose with Mark Shrime 57:08

8M ago57:08

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The only thing that can save us from our irascibly self-centered existence is to make sure that our existence is in the service of others Mark Shrime, ENT surgeon, global surgery researcher and now career coach is our guest on this episode. The quote I read was from his wonderful book, “Solving for Why: A Surgeon’s Journey to Discover the Transform…

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Midnight Snack Diet | Parents discuss the challenges of staying healthy 44:40

8M ago44:40

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Running on snacks and regret... How do you navigate health & fitness as a parent? This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about staying physically active, losing weight, motivation, junk food, dietary restrictions, the pressure to slim down after having a baby, how impossible it all feels when you have a newborn or toddler - and how to model goo…

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E174 - Bridging East and West on colorectal cancer, with Tsuyoshi Konishi 57:08

9M ago57:08

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Tsuyoshi Konishi Dr. Tsuyoshi Konishi is an associate professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, USA. We again got a chance to hear several of his talks at the COLOSOS conference in Toronto in Oct 2024. Dr. Konishi is really helping to bridge the gap between “Eastern” and “Western” appr…

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Medical Drama | Parents share their struggles with a poorly baby 57:34

9M ago57:34

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How are we navigating reflux and Cow's Milk Allergy in our newborn? Emma and Elliot kick off series 4 with an honest catch-up of what's been happening since the last recording - sickness, teething, bad reflux, a possible CMPA diagnosis, coughing up blood, frustration with NHS doctors, going to a private paediatrician, experience of A&E, and hospita…

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Parenting Podcast Series 4 Trailer | Don't wake the baby! 2:41

9M ago2:41

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Welcome back to the blanket fort! Join Emma and Elliot to unwind on sleepless nights with a wholesome mix of parenting stories, quirky humour, and cosy conversation—an amateur PodCraft by parents, for parents; with babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers. We're back with all-new content, the same old us, and a few surprises! Make sure you've turned on …

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E173 - The Leading Edge of Colon Cancer Treatments, with Jenny Seligmann 37:50

9M ago37:50

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This week we were joined by Dr. Jenny Seligmann. Dr. Seligmann is a Professor of Gastrointestinal and Translational Oncology and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at the University of Leeds. Dr. Seligmann is one of the authors of the seminal FOxTROT trial, which investigated the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced colon cancers. Dr. S…

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E172 - Joy of Surgery 8:16

10M ago8:16

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This episode is an edited version of a talk I gave to our first years during their Surgical Foundations course. It’s mainly a reminder to myself: this too shall pass. Links: Steven Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://www.amazon.ca/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519 “Memento Mori”: https://dailystoic.com/memento-mor…

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Bonus Episode | Parenting paraphernalia, nesting, meltdowns, baby names, routines, outtakes & more 43:08

10M ago43:08

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Bloopers, tangents and more parenting stories - Join Emma and Elliot in the editing room of the Podcraft for a special, extra, bonus, silly episode, full of all the bits and bobs that got cut out. Plus interesting tangents that we physically couldn't fit into the main episodes. A little compilation to tide you over until we're back with Series 4 Th…

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E171 - Selwyn Rogers on Violence Prevention & Creating a Trauma Centre in Chicago 41:39

10M ago41:39

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Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., MD, MPH, FACS, is a widely respected surgeon and public health expert. As founding director of the University of Chicago Medicine Trauma Center, Dr. Rogers is building an interdisciplinary team of specialists to treat patients who suffer injury from life-threatening events, such as car crashes, serious falls and gun violence. …

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E170 - Dr. Thomas Forbes speaks at William Ersil Research Day 42:44

11M ago42:44

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This episode is a recording of the Queen’s Department of Surgery William Ersil Research Day. This year our invited speaker was Dr. Thomas Forbes, chief of surgery at University Health Network in Toronto and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. In this “How I Built This” style episode in front of a live audience, we explored Dr. Forbe…

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Christmas & Faith | Parents discuss navigating the festive season with under 5s 43:59

11M ago43:59

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Ho Ho Ho it's our Christmas Special 2024! This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about the challenges at Christmas when you have a baby, toddler, or pre-schooler. Discussing everything from chocolates, Christmas films, presents, Father Christmas, traditions, Church, the Nativity story and more. We have a good laugh, have some serious conversati…

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E169 - The Canadian Medical Protective Association & Cold Steel on Medico-legal Risks for the Surgeon (part 1) 43:55

11M ago43:55

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We are delighted to release our new collaborative mini-series on “Medico-legal Risks for the Surgeon”. The Canadian Medical Protective Association and the Cold Steel podcast have teamed up to release this mini-series exploring some common legal issues that might arise for surgeons. In this first episode, we explore some basic legal issues that surg…

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Fed is Best | Parents discuss breastfeeding, pumping and bottles 52:56

11M ago52:56

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Pros and Cons of our mixed feeding experience with our babies... The BOOBS episode! This is the one where Emma and Elliot chat about their feeding journey, the positives and the challenges - now having experience with our two daughters of all possible options: breastfeeding, formula, expressing milk, bottle feeding, and mixed feeding! We rant abou…

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E168 - Caprice Greenberg on Coaching 35:25

11M ago35:25

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Thank you for joining us on Cold Steel! Dr. Caprice Greenberg is a surgical oncologist at UNC School of Medicine in North Carolina. She is a preeminent health services researcher and also the founder of the Academy for Surgical Coaching. We caught up with her to do a deep dive on surgical coaching and the work that she’s done on a state-wide level …

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Postpartum | Parents discuss first weeks with a newborn and toddler 58:55

12M ago58:55

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How are we coping with our second baby? This is the one where Emma and Elliot share some updates on how things are going two weeks into having a new baby and how our 3 year old is managing the transition. Full of funny stories, parenting fails, and general ramblings interrupted now and then by a crying newborn! Topics include: birth overview, becom…

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E167 - Adom Bondzi Simpson on Diversity in Surgery 42:47

12M ago42:47

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Dr. Adom Bondzi-Simpson is a general surgery resident and PhD student at the University of Toronto. He’s been nationally recognized for his advocacy work and research work on social justice and social determinants of health. He is a winner of the Canadian Medical Association for Young Leaders, the 2023 winner of the Mikhael Award for Medical Educat…

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Toddler Emotions | Parents discuss strategies for avoiding tantrums (w/ guests Sue & Nigel Pimlott) 51:31

12M ago51:31

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How to say no; Gentle parenting tips; Language with children; Navigating challenging behaviour, tantrums & boundaries; Understanding the brain... Find out how to preempt squabbles with simple techniques that don't use demands, shame or punishment, but lay the foundation for good mental health. Embedding a whole way of being that encourages particip…

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E166 - Lilli Cooper on Tremors and Performance Anxiety 38:42

1y ago38:42

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Thank you so much for joining us on Cold Steel! The tremulous surgeon seems like such an oxymoron, an impossible paradox. The reality of course, is that many surgeons have a tremor. Our discussion on this episode with Lilli Cooper on tremors was a wonderful exploration of performance anxiety in surgery. Lilli Cooper is a plastic surgeon in the UK, …

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Our Story | Parents discuss their relationship journey 59:21

1y ago59:21

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How did we meet? How has our relationship changed since having children? This is the one where Emma and Elliot share some of their joint story and have lots of laughs looking back and reminiscing about the past, before we start on this next stage of our parenting journey with a new baby and toddler. We chat about what we first thought of each other…