Podcast appearances and mentions of Barry Rubin

Send us a Text Message.Special guests Jeff Nemecek, Rod Edwards, and Barry Rubin  join Sam for a discussion of the one year anniversary of his sobriety. The panel has a deep discussion of alcoholism and how to get out of it.If you are struggling with alcohol and want to talk to any of the guests please contact cowboysnoteggheads@gmail.com  Support the Show.Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share. Contact us: cowboysnoteggheads@gmail.com Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30)

This week we're going back to 1960s Europe with The Man From UNCLE! Join us as we learn about black market weapons, kidnapped scientists, amphibious cars, CIA recruitment, and more! Sources: "Nazis and Axis Collaborators Were Used to Further US Anti-Communist Objectives in Europe; Some Immigrated to the United States," Report by the Comptroller of the United States, 1985. Available at https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP87M01152R000300410001-8.pdf CIA Tried to Get Mafia to Kill Castro: Documents. Reuters, available at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cia-secrets-idUSN2636255220070626 Kidnapping of Dr. Walter Linse: https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/openness-russia-and-eastern-europe-intelligence/2022-05-11/secret-war-germany-cias  ""Kidnapped" scientist is back at Soviet Embassy," The Times of India (19 September 1967): 7.  "West German Rocket Act Kidnapped," The Arizona Post (Tucson, AZ), 5 October 1962, 3. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82000867/1962-10-05/ed-1/seq-3/  "Israeli Held by Swiss; Claim Bid To 'Coerce' German Scientists," The Jerusalem Post (17 March 1963): 1.  Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz, Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East (Yale University Press, 2014). https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vkz54.15 TV Tropes: "Kidnapped Scientist," https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KidnappedScientist  "Remarks By President Barack Obama In Prague As Delivered," 5 April 2009, (Prague, Czech Republic), https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-barack-obama-prague-delivered  Sue Branford, "Nuclear secret is out," The Observer (28 June 1981): 11.  Siegfried Buschschluter, "Bonn denial on S. Africa arms," The Guardian (15 August 1977): 6.  Anthony Tucker, "Terrorist nuclear bombs 'feasible'," The Guardian (24 December 1973): 4.  "The Amphibious Car that Lyndon Johnson Used to Prank People," available at https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/amphicar-president-johnson-1960s/ "8 Amphibious Cars You Never Knew Existed," available at https://www.wilsonvilletoyota.com/blog/social/fun/8-amphibious-cars-you-never-knew-existed/ IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1638355/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt  Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E._(film)  Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_man_from_uncle  Glenn Kenny, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." Roger Ebert . com (11 August 2015), https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-man-from-uncle-2015  Peter Bradshaw, "The Man from UNCLE review: Style paired with deathly boring substance," The Guardian (11 August 2015). https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/11/the-man-from-uncle-review-style-paired-with-deathly-boring-substance  Julie Miller, "The Fall of Armie Hammer: A Family Saga of Sex, Money, Drugs, and Betrayal," Vanity Fair (11 March 2021). https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/the-fall-of-armie-hammer-a-family-saga-of-sex-money-drugs-and-betrayal  

Barry has been the head strength and conditioning coach in the NFL since 1995 working with the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and has been with the Chiefs since 2013.In this episode Barry breaks down what it takes to be a NFL strength and conditioning coach, and what it was like coaching legends like Brett Favre, Michael Vick, Patrick Mahomes & many more. Barry has won 3 super bowls during his career and has landed himself in the USA strength and conditioning coaches hall of fame

On this week of Totally Offensive - we meet the man behind the muscles. Chiefs Strength and Conditioning coach Barry Rubin joined the guys in studio as he talked about his experience in the NFL after finishing year 9 with the Chiefs. The three tell stories that happen within the Chiefs weight room and behind practice doorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabbi Barry Rubin continues his interview by sharing his transformative journey of faith – from Reform Judaism, to transcendental meditation, to realizing that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah! Rabbi Rubin is the author of several books, including "You Bring the Bagels I'll Bring the Gospel." He is also president and publisher of the largest Messianic Jewish publishing and distributing organization in the world and is the Rabbi of Emmanuel Messianic Jewish Congregation in Clarksville, Maryland.

In 1929, the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce dubbed Wichita, Kan., the “Air Capital of the World.” Nearly a century later, with a world-leading total of aircraft manufactured, it could be argued that Wichita's busy-and-getting-busier airspace above six airports and McConnell Air Force Base makes it a strong candidate to keep that title. That presents clear situational awareness responsibilities and unique challenges for the air traffic controllers at Wichita ATCT (ICT). ICT sits on the western edge of the city. On the eastern side, there are three airports lined up in a row, north to south, including two - Colonel James Jabara Airport (AAO) and Beech Factory Airport (BEC) - that are only three miles from each other with similar runway layouts. McConnell AFB is only six miles south of BEC. ICT member Hunter Rubin grew up loving aviation as the son of retired controller Barry Rubin, who worked at Fairbanks ATCT (FAI), Albuquerque ATCT (ABQ), and Albuquerque Center (ZAB). Hunter said he found the perfect facility for him in ICT where each day brings the steady rhythm of traffic as volume rises and fills each radar scope. “Once you start seeing all the VFR targets tagging up, and traffic picking up here and there, we're like, ‘OK, here they come,'” said Rubin. He notes that they often open up a second and third radar position because “that east side of Jabara, Beech, and McConnell is just so congested. Everybody watches that area a little more carefully.” Midday on a Wednesday in January in 2020, Rubin saw something and immediately acted to prevent a wrong airport landing. He teamed with fellow ICT controller James Smart on a terrific flight assist. For their efforts, the two NATCA members have been recognized as the 2020 Archie League Medal of Safety Award Winners from the Central Region. Listen as Rubin discusses this event and what it's like to work the busy airspace above the Wichita area.

In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Barry Rubin about the causes and impacts of burnout on clinicians and the patients they care for, the difference in distress levels among Canadian and United States nurses, and his recent research featuring data from over 400 physician, nurse, and allied health staff wellness surveys.

Cara Zwibel of the Canadian Civil Libertes Association outlines some reservations about the need for jurisdictions to enact curfews to help control the pandemic; Trent University neuroscientist Neil Fournier how our brain responds to stress and how that might increase our tendency to indulge to excess; Dr. Barry Rubin of the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto's University Health Network was one of the authors of a study among health care workers. And it revealed that burnout was becoming a serious problem even before the onset of the pandemic; Susan Dunkley tells us how she came to start a new business at the age of 60 during a pandemic. Suzie HomeMaker helps with organizing, transitioning and downsizing homes; Rebecca Waldron, a mother of three school-age kids talks about the frustrations of attempting online learning with very slow internet service; On this week's Ottawa Report, Jordan Press looks at the government cabinet shuffle and the response to the rioting in Washington, D.C.; Our Queen's Park reporter Mike Crawley discusses what might further restrictions the provincial government might put in place to further combat the coronavirus; And Gwen Hope of the Peterborough Theatre Guild tells us about their upcoming auction of costumes.

This episode was recorded at an exclusive event called PodMAX / Propelify where founders had an opportunity to share their stories and knowledge. Special guest host Hoan Thai of "I Escaped My 9 to 5" leads the conversation down a path of insights, solutions, and collaboration. Join the us for our next event at www.podmax.co And grab your virtual seat for the next Propelify Innovation Festival on October 5-9 at www.propelify.com BARRY RUBIN Barry has been in sales and business development for over 25 years and since 2016 he has enjoyed the opportunity to expand his career in value based technology consulting and sales with customer centricity. Currently Barry is a Sr. Business Development Manager who loves to find new clients from start-ups, small to medium sized businesses that need help with anything from a software development and technology standpoint – whether outsourcing software development engagements, augmentation services, custom software development or selling Damco products. Barry is also heavily active in the community and the arts, he sits on both MCRCC Technology Committee and Ambassador Committee, Advisory Board to Elijah’s Promise, A Friend of Rotary New Brunswick chapter. He also has recorded, played and taught music for many years, private lessons and workshops and he currently works with a few projects and leads his own group Contact High Vibration “With One Hit of Music”. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erikecabral/support

This episode was recorded at an exclusive event called PodMAX / Propelify where founders had an opportunity to share their stories and knowledge.  Special guest host Kristen Olsen of Turmeric and Tequila leads the conversation down a path of insights, solutions, and collaboration.  Join the us for our next event at www.podmax.co And grab your virtual seat for the next Propelify Innovation Festival on October 5-9 at http://www.propelify.com (www.propelify.com) BARRY RUBIN Barry has been in sales and business development for over 25 years and since 2016 he has enjoyed the opportunity to expand his career in value based technology consulting and sales with customer centricity. Currently Barry is a Sr. Business Development Manager who loves to find new clients from start-ups, small to medium sized businesses that need help with anything from a software development and technology standpoint – whether outsourcing software development engagements, augmentation services, custom software development or selling Damco products.  Barry is also heavily active in the community and the arts, he sits on both MCRCC Technology Committee and Ambassador Committee, Advisory Board to Elijah's Promise, A Friend of Rotary New Brunswick chapter. He also has recorded, played and taught music for many years, private lessons and workshops and he currently works with a few projects and leads his own group Contact High Vibration “With One Hit of Music”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices (megaphone.fm/adchoices)

Coach Barry Rubin joins me on this episode of Toes On The Line and chats it up about how keeping everything basic has been his bread and butter to his athletes’ success in the NFL, helping his teams very successfully win Division Titles, Conference Titles, and Super Bowl Titles. Coach Rubin highlights the rookie season shock experienced by incoming players and the major difference between playing in college and playing in the pros. The NFL is a very long season and Coach Rubin’s programming style shifts gears to keep his players motivated as the playoffs approach. We spend some time talking about off season, in season, and post season athlete development programs and Coach Rubin sheds some light on how he progresses his conditioning as well as continues to manipulate his strength program to keep his players motivated. However the biggest factor that motivates the players the most: WINNING. Strong leadership can do big things for any organization, and Coach Rubin talks about some those qualities he sees in his players, which overall help drive the culture. Personally, I believe a team with strong leadership culture brings home more success. Outside of strength and conditioning, we touched on topics such as how the game has changed from when Coach Rubin first got to the NFL to now. Overall, it was a fun and interesting conversation from an NFL veteran. Please don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review!

Dr. Thomas Forbes is a professor of surgery and RJ Elliot Chair and Division Head of Vascular Surgery at the University of Toronto (@UofTVascular), and the program director of the Advanced Aortic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Toronto. He is also an associate editor of the Journal of Vascular Surgery and the chair of the Document Oversight Committee of the Society for Vascular Surgery. He joins us to discuss the application of new technologies in vascularsurgery, insight into Canadian vascular surgery, vascular surgical training, subspecialization and regionalization, personalized medicine, and the personality of the vascular surgeon.(0:20) Full biography: https://surgery.utoronto.ca/content/thomas-forbes (5:57) Dr. Wayne Johnson - Founding Chair in the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Toronto Division, founder of the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery: https://www.uhn.ca/PMCC/media/Globe_Mail/Pages/forefather_vascular_surgery_Canada_globe-2016.aspx (7:28) Dr. Jim May of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia, one of the early pioneers of endovascular surgery: http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/people/academics/profiles/james.may.php (8:27) “Iliac on a stick”; terminology for removing devices of the time: https://bit.ly/2SvtXaW (10:08) A model approach that allows Canadian surgeons to implement new technologies in practice: The PMCC Innovation Committee, co-founded by a vascular surgeon, Dr. Barry Rubin: https://www.uhn.ca/PMCC/media/Globe_Mail/Pages/Peter-Munk-Cardiac-Centre-Innovation-Committee-2017.aspx (11:28) Recent FDA proposed changes to device approval process spark fears of dangers of rapid device adoption: https://vascularnews.com/us-fda-plan-shakeup-of-its-510k-clearance-programme/ (13:44) Regionalization of fenestrated endovascular device practice patterns: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29843567 (19:08) Advanced Aortic Surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto: https://surgery.utoronto.ca/fellowships-division-vascular-surgery (29:55) Centers of Excellence: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5516836/pdf/12913_2017_Article_2340.pdf (31:26) SVS Clinical Practice Guideline: https://vascular.org/research-quality/guidelines-and-reporting-standards/clinical-practice-guidelines (33:18) Leapfrog initiative: http://www.leapfroggroup.org/about (33:23) The Volume Pledge: https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/clinical-care/surgical-specialization-may-trump-volume-measure-quality (35:31) “Personalized vascular surgery”: https://www.mdedge.com/vascularspecialistonline/article/106142/vascular-surgery-its-personal (38:43) Dr. Forbes on heart health: “Let’s be more active”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhhW_E9cAr4 (40:28) Vascular surgeons are the firefighters of the surgery world: https://bit.ly/2G7UFF5 (42:51) MEGS: The Montefiore endovascular grafting system: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1421179/figure/f1-2/?report=objectonly

  Welcome to another episode of Biotechnology focus radio! I am your host – Michelle Currie – here to give you the rundown on what is happening in the life sciences sector from coast to coast. This week brought new collaborations, new cohorts, and new research. Keep listening to find out more!  +++++  As regenerative medicine grows around the world, topping a whopping $36-billion annually and only expected to rise, it comes as no surprise that more and more international collaborations are happening – especially within Canada.  CCRM and the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine (JSRM) liaise to advance the field of regenerative medicine (RM) and cell and gene therapies in Canada and Japan, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week at the Annual Meeting of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) in Kyoto, Japan.  Michael May, president and CEO, CCRM says that CCRM’s mission is to generate sustainable health and economic benefits through global collaboration in cell and gene therapy, and regenerative medicine. CCRM is catalyzing a global network of highly integrated commercialization centres working together to enable viable and cost-effective patient access to revolutionary new treatments. The Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine, through its vast research network and industry-enabling activities, is a positive step in that direction.”  The Memorandum of Understanding has been put in place to promote academic and industry partnership in Japan, Canada and internationally to advance the field of regenerative medicine and cell and gene therapies. This will include supporting knowledge translation about technologies, policies (e.g., regulatory and health economics), legal and ethical issues.  Prof. Sawa, president of Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine.  Says that “There are many obstacles to establish a sustainable business model for regenerative medicine in Japan, as it requires a whole new value chain. Canada’s CCRM has been fostering and promoting a successful commercialization model since its launch. JSRM is proud to announce that we have entered into a partnership with CCRM to develop sound industrialization pathways, learning from CCRM’s excellent model to make regenerative medicine an available treatment worldwide.”  Regenerative medicine – that can be a bit of an umbrella term – includes cell and gene therapy, stem cells, biomaterials, molecules and genetic modification to repair, regenerate or replace diseased cells, tissues and organs. This approach is disrupting the traditional biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries with the promise of revolutionary new cures for devastating and costly conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.  This sector represents so many potential untapped possibilities. Forecasted to grow to US$49.41-billion by 2021, there were 977 clinical trials in cell, gene and tissue therapy underway worldwide at the close of the second quarter of 2018. The sector achieved the first global approvals and reimbursements for major cellular immunotherapies and gene therapies in 2017, that resulted in record-breaking investment and acquisitions in the sector. This field encapsulates the phrase “the world is truly their oyster”.  +++++  The Centre for Drug Research and Development, Canada’s national life sciences venture, announces the first cohort of the CDRD Academy’s Executive Institute.  Earlier this year, CDRD and Pfizer Canada announced the launch of the Executive Institute under the umbrella of The CDRD Academy. The Institute is a 10-month, focused executive development program open to a limited number of senior-level life sciences professionals annually. It was made possible by a $1M contribution by Pfizer Canada.  After reviewing dozens of applications from across Canada, the Adjudication Committee has selected a cohort of diverse, talented, and forward-thinking individuals that is gender balanced, and represents a variety of personal and professional backgrounds. The following individuals have been accepted into the inaugural 2018-2019 class:  Naveed Aziz, Chief Administrative and Scientific Officer, CGEN – Canada’s Genomic Enterprise, Toronto, ON  Deanna Dryhurst, Chief Scientific Officer, ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd., Victoria, BC  Alexander Graves, Chief Executive Officer, Symvivo Corporation, Vancouver, BC  Allison Gaw, Senior Director, Corporate Development and Intellectual Property, Sierra Oncology, Vancouver, BC  Nataša Jovic, Senior Director, Personal Health, Microbiome Insights, Vancouver, BC  Andrew Knowles, Senior Vice President, Operations, STEMCELL Technologies, Vancouver, BC  Frédéric Leduc, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Immune Biosolutions, Sherbrooke, QC  Stephanie Michaud, President and Chief Executive Officer, BioCanRx, Ottawa, ON  Carolyn Nalder, Director of Business Operations, Tevosol, Edmonton, AB  Frederic Ors, Chief Executive Officer, IMV, Quebec City, QC  Chris Sinclair, Vice President, Global Commercial Operations, Emergent BioSolutions, Winnipeg, MB  Kimberly Stephens, Chief Financial Officer, Appili Therapeutics Inc., Halifax, NS  Carol Stiff, Senior Director, Sales and Marketing, Santen Canada, Toronto, ON  Jefferson Tea, Vice President, Medical and Scientific Affairs, Takeda Canada Inc., Oakville, ON.  Gordon C. McCauley, president and CEO of CDRD  says that “The core of any business is people and supporting and growing our pool of highly-qualified personnel is critical to drive Canada’s health sciences sector. Through the CDRD Academy’s Post-Graduate and Undergraduate Institutes, we have seen tremendous success over the past 10 years in helping high-potential scientists be more commercially minded. But, with the addition of the Executive Institute to the CDRD Academy, we are now extending our work to also help high-potential business people lead Canada’s science-based businesses of tomorrow; and ensure Canada has the management talent it needs to lead the life sciences world.”  The CDRD Executive Institute program is delivered in collaboration with the not-for-profit Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). The program has been custom-designed and aims to combine researched and proven best practices/principles with targeted industry topics to take participants on a leadership journey. It will blend in-depth assessments, workshops, simulations, challenging assignments and executive coaching.  John Helou, president, Pfizer Canada says that ‘’The CDRD Executive Institute is off to a very strong start. The first cohort of life science executives exemplifies the type of leaders needed for the industry to reach its full potential. We are pleased to help meet the development needs expressed by life sciences industry stakeholders across the country, and to be able to count on the leadership of CDRD to implement concrete measures that will increase the innovative skill level of this vital industry. We are confident that the tailored training and coaching will contribute to the success of many life science organizations in Canada, which is critical for the development of new treatments for unmet medical needs’’.  This course offers a unique opportunity that will further the life sciences community within Canada and potentially bring the sector and consequently, the economy to new heights. The first face-to-face session will happen in Vancouver September 12-13, 2018, with additional workshops to be held in Montreal and Toronto throughout the Winter and Spring 2019.  +++++  Concordia synthetic biology researchers develop a method to fight disease at a genetic level that may revolutionize patient care.  Steve Shih, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in Concordia University’s Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science and with a cross-appointment in biology, is also the founder of the Shih Microfluidics Laboratory.  His team created a system that integrates the automation of complex biology experiments in order to find genes that are related to cancer and kill them before they develop into a potentially fatal disease.  The system is described in a paper published last July by the journal Lab on a Chip.  Shih says that “Finding genes related to cancer is already very difficult. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack, especially with current methods. But hopefully, with this new method, we can expedite the whole process and rapidly find the culprit genes.”  However, finding the genes is one thing. Preventing them from causing cancer is another.  To do that, Shih’s team uses CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) a genetic engineering technique that uses a Cas9 protein (essentially a pair of ‘programmed genetic scissors’) to find a cancer-causing gene and essentially snip it out of the DNA and replace it with a healthier one.  Shih says that “Once both ends of the gene are snipped, it degrades to the point where we won’t have it anymore. Now that gene won’t be able to go through pathways that cause cancer. To be able to do that on a typical platform is very difficult, because we’re dealing with very static, very manual techniques.  “By doing this in an automated way, and by also miniaturizing the scale which we’re working on, we’re able to expedite the whole process. Instead of looking at this process as a matter of weeks, we can look at it in a matter of days.”  The paper’s authors — Hugo Sinha, Angela Quach, Philippe Vo and Shih, all affiliated with Concordia’s Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology — created the first digital microfluidic method that automated arrayed gene editing in mammalian cells.  This involves using tiny amounts of fluid to culture lung cancer cells for up to six days, while at the same time automating gene transfection and knockout procedures.  The whole automation and miniaturization process that they have developed has not only saved them heaps of time, but it has also slightly augmented the efficiency of the knockout procedure itself.  The mission to eradicate cancer has been a personal aspect for Shih, and he believes his work will have direct material benefits for people diagnosed with cancer.  He hopes his project will contribute to the development of personalized platforms for treatment based on their genetic makeup. That platform would be easily transferable and can be set up in any kind of lab or hospital.  In fact, Sinha started a company called DropGenie that will create gene-editing platforms that can bring this idea to realisation.  Despite CRISPR being controversial, Shih believes that only now researchers are reaping its benefits.  He adds that “There still isn’t a killer application for microfluidics, but I think we’ve found it. I think we found that we can use these miniaturized platforms for something that can really save people’s lives down the line. That’s why I say it can be a killer app because hopefully, we’ll be able to eventually kill all cancer cells.”  +++++   Researchers from the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) at UHN suggest that the model used by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) significantly underestimates mortality in specialized heart surgery centres. The study’s findings show that CIHI’s model does not encapsulate all the medical problems that patients have when at elevated risk for surgery.  The study, looked at the outcomes of 1,635 cardiac operations performed at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre between 2013 and 2016. It compared the observed mortality within 30 days of surgery to the predicted mortality rates estimated with either the CIHI administrative data model or the clinical data model used by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).  Of the 1,635 patients that had heart surgery at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, 32 died within 30 days of surgery. These results were in line with the 1.96 per cent mortality predicted by Society of Thoracic Surgeons model – which uses comprehensive data to describe how sick patients are before surgery – for this group of patients. In contrast, the CIHI Cardiac Care Quality Indicator estimated that the mortality rate for these 1,635 patients would be 1.03 per cent.  Peter Munk Cardiac Centre researchers noted that the Society of Thoracic Surgeons model captures seven medical conditions that predict worse outcomes after heart surgery that are not captured in the CIHI model.  These risk factors include whether the patient had heart failure, an abnormal heart rhythm, a recent heart attack, very low blood pressure (shock), needed recent CPR or a mechanical heart pump to live, or had kidney failure. These serious conditions forecast a worse outcome after heart surgery, and are not included in the CIHI database.  Dr. Barry Rubin, medical director of the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and one of the authors of the study  says that “The predicted mortality of patients undergoing heart surgery based on the Society of Thoracic Surgeons model is similar to what we actually observed,” says. “The failure to include these seven medical conditions causes the CIHI database to underestimate predicted mortality after heart surgery in high risk patients.”  According to Dr. Douglas Lee, senior scientist at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and lead author of the study, mortality prediction models – either based on clinical or administrative data – use risk adjustment to account for how sick patients are before surgery at different hospitals. This is necessary as outcomes may vary if leading academic institutions such as the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre operate on sicker patients.  Dr. Lee says that “The CIHI and Society of Thoracic Surgeons models aim to predict outcomes based on the medical complexity and acuity of the patient. In general, academic hospitals take on higher risk cases compared to community hospitals, and good risk adjustment models should factor that in when predicting mortality rates,” explains Dr. Lee.  Incorrect data may lend the impression that there is a higher level of mortality then there should be at the PMCC or other academic centres. This could have the inadvertent effect of causing the highest risk surgery patients to defer potentially-life saving heart surgeries.  CIHI has a legislative mandate to publicly release Cardiac Care Quality Indicator data and has done so since October 2017. Clinicians and researchers have been concerned that the CIHI model may underestimate how sick cardiovascular surgery patients are at Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.  Incorrect data may lend the impression that there is a higher level of mortality then there should be at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre or other academic centres. This could have the inadvertent effect of causing the highest risk surgery patients to defer potentially-life saving heart surgeries.  The Society of Thoracic Surgeons model considers vital medical conditions to accurately predict how high-risk patients will do after surgery. The CIHI model does not accurately account for complexity of patients, which is recorded in databases specifically designed for the measurement of surgical quality, such as Society of Thoracic Surgeons.  Dr Rubin says that “Clinical data-based models like the Society of Thoracic Surgeons collect much more detailed patient information, but are also more costly to maintain. “Administrative models like CIHI’s continue to play a very important role in assessing quality of care across Canada. We will continue to work in collaboration with CIHI to improve the accuracy of quality report cards that can be used as valid evaluation tools for Canadian hospitals.”  The authors caution that there are limitations to the study, as it was completed in a single centre during a three-year period, observing 1,341 isolated coronary bypass grafts, 143 isolated aortic valve replacements and 151 combined procedures. PMCC researchers declared there were no conflict of interests but would suggest validation of these findings in other academic centres over a longer time interval that would include a larger subset of cardiac operations. This study was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  +++++  Well that wraps up another episode of Biotechnology Focus radio. Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, please email us at press@promotivemedia.ca . From my desk to yours – this is Michelle Currie.

ד"ר דני אורבך הוא היסטוריון צבאי שמתעניין גם במה שהולך מאחורי הקלעים – התנקשויות פוליטיות, הפיכות, פרשיות ריגול ושאר מרעין בישין מאירופה עד יפן. הבאנו אותו לפודקאסט שלנו כדי לדבר על הנאצים שברחו למזרח התיכון אחרי מלחמת העולם הראשונה, כולל כמה קשרים מפתיעים במיוחד למוסד. הקלטה זו תשמיד את עצמה בעוד כשעה ועשר דקות. בהצלחה! על מה דיברנו? 00:40 – "אינדיאנה ג'ונס, סרט דוקומנטרי?" 02:20 – היחס הנאצי לציונות, לערבים, ליפנים ולכל העמים הלא-גרמנים 12:00 – היטלר והמופתי 19:25 – נאצים לשעבר במלחמה הקרה 24:10 – הערביסטים הנאצים שחברו לעולם השלישי 29:10 – המרגלים הנאצים שעשו פרילנסינג בדמשק וקהיר 33:50 – אוטו סקורצני והמרגלים הנאצים של המוסד 38:30 – הקשר הנאצי של לכידת אלי כהן 44:15 – אלויס ברונר, הנאצי האחרון בסוריה 55:20 – דעיכת רשתות הריגול הנאציות במצרים 1:00:00 – מקורות 1:01:45 – שאלות מאזינים 1:08:00 – קידום עצמי חסר בושה הספרים של דני אורבך: https://amzn.to/2p1YLU0 https://amzn.to/2Qm9swZ ראיון עם נעם נחמן על אלי כהן: http://www.ch10.co.il/news/438382/#.W5j3HOgza00 ספרים מעניינים להמשך קריאה: Andrew Nagorski, The Nazi Hunters (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2016) Barry Rubin, Wolfgang G. Schwanitz, Nazis, Islamists and the Making of the Middle East (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014) Guy Walters, Hunting Evil: How the Nazi War Criminals escaped and the Hunt to bring them to Justice (London: Bantam Press, 2009) Ronen Bergman, Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations (New York: Random House, 2018) היסטוריה גדולה, בקטנה בפייסבוק: www.facebook.com/Diggstory סמסונג נקסט: samsungnext.com/tel-aviv/ מוזיקת פתיחה וסיום: Scott Holmes / Corporate Innovative www.scottholmesmusic.com

This book tells a remarkable and–to me at least–little known but very important story. In Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East(Yale UP, 2014), Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz trace the many connections between Germany–Imperial and Nazi–and the Arab world. Their particular focus is on a fellow named Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem between from 1921 to 1948. Both Al-Husseini and, a bit later, Hitler inherited a project hatched by the German officials in World War I, namely, to start an Islamist Jihad against the Western Powers in the Middle East. The two found common cause in this project: al Husseini wanted the French and British out and Hitler wanted to Germany to dominate the region. But they were also united by another cause: eliminationist Jew-hatred. Al-Husseini and Hitler worked together throughout the war to murder and plan the murder of as many Jews as they could get their hands on. After the war al-Husseini denied any connection with Hitler, yet he continued their common anti-Western, anti-Jewish project. Al-Husseini enlisted many former Nazis for just this purpose. In the late 1940s al-Husseini remained influential, not only among Palestinian Arabs, but widely in the Middle East. That influence, so Rubin and Schwanitz show, can be seen in the actions of many post-war Arab nationalist and Islamist leader–right down to today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This book tells a remarkable and–to me at least–little known but very important story. In Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East(Yale UP, 2014), Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz trace the many connections between Germany–Imperial and Nazi–and the Arab world. Their particular focus is on a fellow named Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem between from 1921 to 1948. Both Al-Husseini and, a bit later, Hitler inherited a project hatched by the German officials in World War I, namely, to start an Islamist Jihad against the Western Powers in the Middle East. The two found common cause in this project: al Husseini wanted the French and British out and Hitler wanted to Germany to dominate the region. But they were also united by another cause: eliminationist Jew-hatred. Al-Husseini and Hitler worked together throughout the war to murder and plan the murder of as many Jews as they could get their hands on. After the war al-Husseini denied any connection with Hitler, yet he continued their common anti-Western, anti-Jewish project. Al-Husseini enlisted many former Nazis for just this purpose. In the late 1940s al-Husseini remained influential, not only among Palestinian Arabs, but widely in the Middle East. That influence, so Rubin and Schwanitz show, can be seen in the actions of many post-war Arab nationalist and Islamist leader–right down to today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This book tells a remarkable and–to me at least–little known but very important story. In Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East(Yale UP, 2014), Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz trace the many connections between Germany–Imperial and Nazi–and the Arab world. Their particular focus is on a fellow named Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem between from 1921 to 1948. Both Al-Husseini and, a bit later, Hitler inherited a project hatched by the German officials in World War I, namely, to start an Islamist Jihad against the Western Powers in the Middle East. The two found common cause in this project: al Husseini wanted the French and British out and Hitler wanted to Germany to dominate the region. But they were also united by another cause: eliminationist Jew-hatred. Al-Husseini and Hitler worked together throughout the war to murder and plan the murder of as many Jews as they could get their hands on. After the war al-Husseini denied any connection with Hitler, yet he continued their common anti-Western, anti-Jewish project. Al-Husseini enlisted many former Nazis for just this purpose. In the late 1940s al-Husseini remained influential, not only among Palestinian Arabs, but widely in the Middle East. That influence, so Rubin and Schwanitz show, can be seen in the actions of many post-war Arab nationalist and Islamist leader–right down to today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This book tells a remarkable and–to me at least–little known but very important story. In Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East(Yale UP, 2014), Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz trace the many connections between Germany–Imperial and Nazi–and the Arab world. Their particular focus is on a fellow named Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem between from 1921 to 1948. Both Al-Husseini and, a bit later, Hitler inherited a project hatched by the German officials in World War I, namely, to start an Islamist Jihad against the Western Powers in the Middle East. The two found common cause in this project: al Husseini wanted the French and British out and Hitler wanted to Germany to dominate the region. But they were also united by another cause: eliminationist Jew-hatred. Al-Husseini and Hitler worked together throughout the war to murder and plan the murder of as many Jews as they could get their hands on. After the war al-Husseini denied any connection with Hitler, yet he continued their common anti-Western, anti-Jewish project. Al-Husseini enlisted many former Nazis for just this purpose. In the late 1940s al-Husseini remained influential, not only among Palestinian Arabs, but widely in the Middle East. That influence, so Rubin and Schwanitz show, can be seen in the actions of many post-war Arab nationalist and Islamist leader–right down to today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This book tells a remarkable and–to me at least–little known but very important story. In Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East(Yale UP, 2014), Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz trace the many connections between Germany–Imperial and Nazi–and the Arab world. Their particular focus is on a fellow named Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem between from 1921 to 1948. Both Al-Husseini and, a bit later, Hitler inherited a project hatched by the German officials in World War I, namely, to start an Islamist Jihad against the Western Powers in the Middle East. The two found common cause in this project: al Husseini wanted the French and British out and Hitler wanted to Germany to dominate the region. But they were also united by another cause: eliminationist Jew-hatred. Al-Husseini and Hitler worked together throughout the war to murder and plan the murder of as many Jews as they could get their hands on. After the war al-Husseini denied any connection with Hitler, yet he continued their common anti-Western, anti-Jewish project. Al-Husseini enlisted many former Nazis for just this purpose. In the late 1940s al-Husseini remained influential, not only among Palestinian Arabs, but widely in the Middle East. That influence, so Rubin and Schwanitz show, can be seen in the actions of many post-war Arab nationalist and Islamist leader–right down to today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This book tells a remarkable and–to me at least–little known but very important story. In Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East(Yale UP, 2014), Barry Rubin and Wolfgang G. Schwanitz trace the many connections between Germany–Imperial and Nazi–and the Arab world. Their particular focus is on a fellow named Amin al-Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem between from 1921 to 1948. Both Al-Husseini and, a bit later, Hitler inherited a project hatched by the German officials in World War I, namely, to start an Islamist Jihad against the Western Powers in the Middle East. The two found common cause in this project: al Husseini wanted the French and British out and Hitler wanted to Germany to dominate the region. But they were also united by another cause: eliminationist Jew-hatred. Al-Husseini and Hitler worked together throughout the war to murder and plan the murder of as many Jews as they could get their hands on. After the war al-Husseini denied any connection with Hitler, yet he continued their common anti-Western, anti-Jewish project. Al-Husseini enlisted many former Nazis for just this purpose. In the late 1940s al-Husseini remained influential, not only among Palestinian Arabs, but widely in the Middle East. That influence, so Rubin and Schwanitz show, can be seen in the actions of many post-war Arab nationalist and Islamist leader–right down to today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Barry Rubin gave a primer on the entire Middle East, discussing Syria, Turkey, Egypt and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.