Neurosurgery, Technology and Motivation to Change with Dr. Wouter van Furth

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Dr. Wouter van Furth is a neurosurgeon at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands who is interested in better clinical results with the help of evolving surgical techniques and technological advancements. In this episode he shares information on the education and healthcare systems in the Netherlands, medical technology breakthroughs and challenges in neurosurgery, breaking habits and the difficulty of change, why education when any change to a device is critical, and a burning question he asked the Mastering Medical Device community to explore.
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• Leiden University Medical Center

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Why medicine and neurosurgery (00:03:28)

3. Becoming a physician in the Netherlands (00:05:33)

4. The Dutch healthcare system (00:11:47)

5. The practice of neurosurgery (00:17:28)

6. The evolution of technology (00:21:30)

7. SutureAid (00:29:33)

8. Wouter's question (00:36:20)

9. Habits and reasons for changing (00:38:29)

10. Wouter's message for industry (00:48:16)

11. Key take-aways (00:52:46)