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one two three four five once I caught a

one two three four five once I caught a fish alive six seven eight nine ten then

fish alive six seven eight nine ten then

fish alive six seven eight nine ten then I think go again why did you let it go

I think go again why did you let it go

I think go again why did you let it go because it bit my finger so which finger

because it bit my finger so which finger

because it bit my finger so which finger did it bite is the finger on my right

did it bite is the finger on my right

did it bite is the finger on my right those are the famous words from an

those are the famous words from an

those are the famous words from an English Nursery Rhyme depicting

English Nursery Rhyme depicting

English Nursery Rhyme depicting numerical order and anatomical

numerical order and anatomical

numerical order and anatomical orientation but to me that’s my first

orientation but to me that’s my first

orientation but to me that’s my first learning experience as a child

learning experience as a child

learning experience as a child psychologists have told us in the first

psychologists have told us in the first

psychologists have told us in the first four years of life we have redditor

four years of life we have redditor

four years of life we have redditor memories but that’s my earliest memory I

memories but that’s my earliest memory I

memories but that’s my earliest memory I can remember Linux bills are very

can remember Linux bills are very

can remember Linux bills are very important in cultivating your future

important in cultivating your future

important in cultivating your future lives my mother this is our house in

lives my mother this is our house in

lives my mother this is our house in Bangladesh where I was born and nurtured

Bangladesh where I was born and nurtured

Bangladesh where I was born and nurtured the mother used to teach her young

the mother used to teach her young

the mother used to teach her young children she taught them basic English

children she taught them basic English

children she taught them basic English the fundamentals of learning a new

the fundamentals of learning a new

the fundamentals of learning a new language by sharing her knowledge she

language by sharing her knowledge she

language by sharing her knowledge she empowered these children she empowered

empowered these children she empowered

empowered these children she empowered them and filled their minds with

them and filled their minds with

them and filled their minds with aspiration so my thoughts to you is what

aspiration so my thoughts to you is what

aspiration so my thoughts to you is what was your first memory

was your first memory

was your first memory can you remember not yourself our facts

can you remember not yourself our facts

can you remember not yourself our facts information skills acquired by a mixture

information skills acquired by a mixture

information skills acquired by a mixture of experience and education they are

of experience and education they are

of experience and education they are concrete usually remember them also

concrete usually remember them also

concrete usually remember them also they’re quite practical they help us in

they’re quite practical they help us in

they’re quite practical they help us in the world that we live in today learning

the world that we live in today learning

the world that we live in today learning yourself requires prior knowledge

yourself requires prior knowledge

yourself requires prior knowledge knowledge base becomes the scaffold for

knowledge base becomes the scaffold for

knowledge base becomes the scaffold for future construction of learning I would

future construction of learning I would

future construction of learning I would suspect that everyone this room would

suspect that everyone this room would

suspect that everyone this room would agree with the following statement

agree with the following statement

agree with the following statement education is a fundamental human right

education is a fundamental human right

education is a fundamental human right for everybody in the world I’m sure we

for everybody in the world I’m sure we

for everybody in the world I’m sure we will agree with that I’m sure everyone

will agree with that I’m sure everyone

will agree with that I’m sure everyone the audience also agrees the fallacy of

the audience also agrees the fallacy of

the audience also agrees the fallacy of that statement because education isn’t

that statement because education isn’t

that statement because education isn’t free it’s not for all it ends on two

free it’s not for all it ends on two

free it’s not for all it ends on two things

things

things ends on location

ends on location

ends on location and results so my question to you all is

and results so my question to you all is

and results so my question to you all is how to change the paradigm of low

how to change the paradigm of low

how to change the paradigm of low education so that we all share knowledge

education so that we all share knowledge

education so that we all share knowledge to the many people as possible we have

to the many people as possible we have

to the many people as possible we have to think outside the box we have to

to think outside the box we have to

to think outside the box we have to think about teaching many people and

think about teaching many people and

think about teaching many people and showing a legacy long after we’ve passed

showing a legacy long after we’ve passed

showing a legacy long after we’ve passed the earth as a surgeon as a trainer as a

the earth as a surgeon as a trainer as a

the earth as a surgeon as a trainer as a teacher I assume while I think about how

teacher I assume while I think about how

teacher I assume while I think about how do I get the best out of my students

do I get the best out of my students

do I get the best out of my students this picture comes to mind is the

this picture comes to mind is the

this picture comes to mind is the picture showing teaching in the

picture showing teaching in the

picture showing teaching in the operating theatre it’s called a theater

operating theatre it’s called a theater

operating theatre it’s called a theater for reason you’re unsure we haven’t

for reason you’re unsure we haven’t

for reason you’re unsure we haven’t changed this were learning not for

changed this were learning not for

changed this were learning not for decades probably for centuries we’ll

decades probably for centuries we’ll

decades probably for centuries we’ll accept you the dogma and tradition of

accept you the dogma and tradition of

accept you the dogma and tradition of health care for a long time without

health care for a long time without

health care for a long time without challenging it microchip Corps says if

challenging it microchip Corps says if

challenging it microchip Corps says if we don’t challenge the government

we don’t challenge the government

we don’t challenge the government tradition of health care and training we

tradition of health care and training we

tradition of health care and training we accept my definition mediocrity

accept my definition mediocrity

accept my definition mediocrity therefore if you look at this picture it

therefore if you look at this picture it

therefore if you look at this picture it shows people the surgeon center of

shows people the surgeon center of

shows people the surgeon center of attention and as a surgeon that’s what I

attention and as a surgeon that’s what I

attention and as a surgeon that’s what I want to be like I want to be their main

want to be like I want to be their main

want to be like I want to be their main person everyone was surrounding sadly it

person everyone was surrounding sadly it

person everyone was surrounding sadly it never happened however if you look at

never happened however if you look at

never happened however if you look at learning example it’s not great the

learning example it’s not great the

learning example it’s not great the person in back of the room is trying to

person in back of the room is trying to

person in back of the room is trying to peer over many shoulders and being

peer over many shoulders and being

peer over many shoulders and being taught by someone center of stage he’s

taught by someone center of stage he’s

taught by someone center of stage he’s learning by osmosis and diffusion this

learning by osmosis and diffusion this

learning by osmosis and diffusion this is not active learning as passive early

is not active learning as passive early

is not active learning as passive early it’s terrible but we’ve accepted this

it’s terrible but we’ve accepted this

it’s terrible but we’ve accepted this for many years now a challenge the idea

for many years now a challenge the idea

for many years now a challenge the idea medical students around the world was a

medical students around the world was a

medical students around the world was a class picture understand medic students

class picture understand medic students

class picture understand medic students would come to my theater for the song

would come to my theater for the song

would come to my theater for the song but often you see them we have five six

but often you see them we have five six

but often you see them we have five six at a time we’ll sit the back of the room

at a time we’ll sit the back of the room

at a time we’ll sit the back of the room we have operation that go on for all day

we have operation that go on for all day

we have operation that go on for all day eight nine ten hours a day in that room

eight nine ten hours a day in that room

eight nine ten hours a day in that room at the back so what they’re doing on

at the back so what they’re doing on

at the back so what they’re doing on their smartphones on social media on

their smartphones on social media on

their smartphones on social media on Instagram on Facebook on snapchat on

Instagram on Facebook on snapchat on

Instagram on Facebook on snapchat on Twitter the learning itself needs to

Twitter the learning itself needs to

Twitter the learning itself needs to change they’re more part of that whole

change they’re more part of that whole

change they’re more part of that whole equation we have a global problem about

equation we have a global problem about

equation we have a global problem about two years ago The Lancet Commission

two years ago The Lancet Commission

two years ago The Lancet Commission produced its report on global surgery

produced its report on global surgery

produced its report on global surgery the first time is been quantified in the

the first time is been quantified in the

the first time is been quantified in the world

world

world it’s estimated that five billion people

it’s estimated that five billion people

it’s estimated that five billion people that’s two-thirds the population do not

that’s two-thirds the population do not

that’s two-thirds the population do not have access to safe and affordable

have access to safe and affordable

have access to safe and affordable surgery to overcome the some of this and

surgery to overcome the some of this and

surgery to overcome the some of this and make health care more equitable we need

make health care more equitable we need

make health care more equitable we need Train 2 million surgeons today just so

Train 2 million surgeons today just so

Train 2 million surgeons today just so they get the right sort of treatment

they get the right sort of treatment

they get the right sort of treatment that we take for granted here sitting

that we take for granted here sitting

that we take for granted here sitting here in this audience we need to create

here in this audience we need to create

here in this audience we need to create the resource to perform 115 million

the resource to perform 115 million

the resource to perform 115 million operations per year to make that

operations per year to make that

operations per year to make that equitable so my question to you is how

equitable so my question to you is how

equitable so my question to you is how do we overcome this the world is

do we overcome this the world is

do we overcome this the world is becoming connected they’re helping us a

becoming connected they’re helping us a

becoming connected they’re helping us a blip your big global companies and now

blip your big global companies and now

blip your big global companies and now creating balloons into the cloud they’re

creating balloons into the cloud they’re

creating balloons into the cloud they’re putting drones into the air and bring

putting drones into the air and bring

putting drones into the air and bring tables under the sea to help us create

tables under the sea to help us create

tables under the sea to help us create high-speed Wi-Fi access the unquenchable

high-speed Wi-Fi access the unquenchable

high-speed Wi-Fi access the unquenchable thirst for the internet connections is

thirst for the internet connections is

thirst for the internet connections is now hopefully being solved in the next

now hopefully being solved in the next

now hopefully being solved in the next five or ten years imagine you’re a

five or ten years imagine you’re a

five or ten years imagine you’re a surgeon in Tanzania that man this

surgeon in Tanzania that man this

surgeon in Tanzania that man this picture you have aspiration to the best

picture you have aspiration to the best

picture you have aspiration to the best surgeon that you can be you want to

surgeon that you can be you want to

surgeon that you can be you want to improve the standards of your local

improve the standards of your local

improve the standards of your local rural population

rural population

rural population we can’t leave because of resource and

we can’t leave because of resource and

we can’t leave because of resource and geography if every right to offer your

geography if every right to offer your

geography if every right to offer your patients the very best treatment using

patients the very best treatment using

patients the very best treatment using what those knowledge is then two years

what those knowledge is then two years

what those knowledge is then two years ago I decided to livestream operation

ago I decided to livestream operation

ago I decided to livestream operation using Google glass simple wearable

using Google glass simple wearable

using Google glass simple wearable technology Spitzer is like smartphone on

technology Spitzer is like smartphone on

technology Spitzer is like smartphone on your head with one click you can stream

your head with one click you can stream

your head with one click you can stream live across the globe also what we did

live across the globe also what we did

live across the globe also what we did on that day will allow the Google glass

on that day will allow the Google glass

on that day will allow the Google glass to be projected around the globe and

to be projected around the globe and

to be projected around the globe and students around the globe could actually

students around the globe could actually

students around the globe could actually watch the operation through my eyes

watch the operation through my eyes

watch the operation through my eyes points of view approved text messages

points of view approved text messages

points of view approved text messages which would then come onto my glass I

which would then come onto my glass I

which would then come onto my glass I could talk to that same time mounts them

could talk to that same time mounts them

could talk to that same time mounts them on that day

on that day

on that day I trained 14,000 people across the globe

I trained 14,000 people across the globe

I trained 14,000 people across the globe in 118 countries just showing you a

in 118 countries just showing you a

in 118 countries just showing you a power of simple connectivity simple

power of simple connectivity simple

power of simple connectivity simple wearable device can change the lives of

wearable device can change the lives of

wearable device can change the lives of many people

many people

many people weduc eight many it’s not at one to one

weduc eight many it’s not at one to one

weduc eight many it’s not at one to one not wanted to think about one to many

not wanted to think about one to many

not wanted to think about one to many think actually that knowledge that many

think actually that knowledge that many

think actually that knowledge that many people as possible

people as possible

people as possible I’ve impact in life virtuality is

I’ve impact in life virtuality is

I’ve impact in life virtuality is discussed already a year ago I was I

discussed already a year ago I was I

discussed already a year ago I was I performed the world’s first operation

performed the world’s first operation

performed the world’s first operation using virtual reality technology we talk

using virtual reality technology we talk

using virtual reality technology we talk about television what about earlier

about television what about earlier

about television what about earlier that’s about telemedicine

that’s about telemedicine

that’s about telemedicine it’s about remote teaching the person in

it’s about remote teaching the person in

it’s about remote teaching the person in Tanzania is still there and connecting

Tanzania is still there and connecting

Tanzania is still there and connecting why the net what about if we bring them

why the net what about if we bring them

why the net what about if we bring them to you into your operating theatre be

to you into your operating theatre be

to you into your operating theatre be close to you they can learn from you in

close to you they can learn from you in

close to you they can learn from you in a different way

a different way

a different way virtually so last year we use a a camera

virtually so last year we use a a camera

virtually so last year we use a a camera rig Faliszek the camera rig we record a

rig Faliszek the camera rig we record a

rig Faliszek the camera rig we record a live operation which we sent out to the

live operation which we sent out to the

live operation which we sent out to the world people around the world can access

world people around the world can access

world people around the world can access the feed using essentially a smartphone

the feed using essentially a smartphone

the feed using essentially a smartphone which is ubiquitous around the world a

which is ubiquitous around the world a

which is ubiquitous around the world a free app and a Google cardboard headset

free app and a Google cardboard headset

free app and a Google cardboard headset goo carbon headset costs $5 suddenly

goo carbon headset costs $5 suddenly

goo carbon headset costs $5 suddenly high fidelity low cost seems a way we

high fidelity low cost seems a way we

high fidelity low cost seems a way we can penetrate those markets our

can penetrate those markets our

can penetrate those markets our operations watched by 55,000 people in

operations watched by 55,000 people in

operations watched by 55,000 people in 140 countries and 4,000 cities I can’t

140 countries and 4,000 cities I can’t

140 countries and 4,000 cities I can’t name them 4,000 cities if they’re tried

name them 4,000 cities if they’re tried

name them 4,000 cities if they’re tried but clearly the interest around the

but clearly the interest around the

but clearly the interest around the world was unique it’s about connecting a

world was unique it’s about connecting a

world was unique it’s about connecting a human mind I have a confession to make I

human mind I have a confession to make I

human mind I have a confession to make I have an addiction or some would call

have an addiction or some would call

have an addiction or some would call affliction to social media I think we

affliction to social media I think we

affliction to social media I think we will share some of those afflictions

will share some of those afflictions

will share some of those afflictions social medias interesting I look at

social medias interesting I look at

social medias interesting I look at social media it complete different like

social media it complete different like

social media it complete different like so I think it’s about empowering people

so I think it’s about empowering people

so I think it’s about empowering people because it connects huge amounts of

because it connects huge amounts of

because it connects huge amounts of people around the globe let’s think

people around the globe let’s think

people around the globe let’s think about it if Facebook gives you all the

about it if Facebook gives you all the

about it if Facebook gives you all the time it’s got 2 billion active users 2/3

time it’s got 2 billion active users 2/3

time it’s got 2 billion active users 2/3 of the population

of the population

of the population instagram has 300 million users on a

instagram has 300 million users on a

instagram has 300 million users on a daily basis twitter again 300 users

daily basis twitter again 300 users

daily basis twitter again 300 users snapchat

snapchat

snapchat and 50 million users so what about

and 50 million users so what about

and 50 million users so what about social media a different way

social media a different way

social media a different way have empowered people with social media

have empowered people with social media

have empowered people with social media only the shade this in January I was in

only the shade this in January I was in

only the shade this in January I was in Bangladesh doing some operations on some

Bangladesh doing some operations on some

Bangladesh doing some operations on some patients for what they do flown

patients for what they do flown

patients for what they do flown tropically I thought let’s connect me

tropically I thought let’s connect me

tropically I thought let’s connect me for the Facebook live one click on

for the Facebook live one click on

for the Facebook live one click on Facebook live suddenly I was trading

Facebook live suddenly I was trading

Facebook live suddenly I was trading 10,000 surgeons or communicating one

10,000 surgeons or communicating one

10,000 surgeons or communicating one clip of Facebook live first time we’ve

clip of Facebook live first time we’ve

clip of Facebook live first time we’ve got a live operation in that way why not

got a live operation in that way why not

got a live operation in that way why not because it’s there it’s free already if

because it’s there it’s free already if

because it’s there it’s free already if people to learn in that manner what

people to learn in that manner what

people to learn in that manner what about Twitter about two or three months

about Twitter about two or three months

about Twitter about two or three months ago I was given the honor to curate the

ago I was given the honor to curate the

ago I was given the honor to curate the app and a chess account yes I ran the

app and a chess account yes I ran the

app and a chess account yes I ran the account the whole night NHS I tweets

account the whole night NHS I tweets

account the whole night NHS I tweets about my life in surgeon that my family

about my life in surgeon that my family

about my life in surgeon that my family but when I do for a living

but when I do for a living

but when I do for a living also I thought I might treat an

also I thought I might treat an

also I thought I might treat an operation you have an opportunity why

operation you have an opportunity why

operation you have an opportunity why not then they drew sounds right so I

not then they drew sounds right so I

not then they drew sounds right so I actually tweeted the world’s life first

actually tweeted the world’s life first

actually tweeted the world’s life first live operation using tweets of 140

live operation using tweets of 140

live operation using tweets of 140 characters or less using videos and

characters or less using videos and

characters or less using videos and images it went viral

images it went viral

images it went viral what operation was followed by 1 million

what operation was followed by 1 million

what operation was followed by 1 million people in the UK and we’re trying to

people in the UK and we’re trying to

people in the UK and we’re trying to demystify the process of operations of

demystify the process of operations of

demystify the process of operations of surgery and medicine as a whole you’ll

surgery and medicine as a whole you’ll

surgery and medicine as a whole you’ll understand that we need to be open and

understand that we need to be open and

understand that we need to be open and transparent on what we do why not use

transparent on what we do why not use

transparent on what we do why not use social media in that regard

social media in that regard

social media in that regard what about snapchat interesting snapchat

what about snapchat interesting snapchat

what about snapchat interesting snapchat it’s the most powerful of mental as a

it’s the most powerful of mental as a

it’s the most powerful of mental as a platform at the moment but don’t realise

platform at the moment but don’t realise

platform at the moment but don’t realise it’s really powerful it has those

it’s really powerful it has those

it’s really powerful it has those filters right and actually you think

filters right and actually you think

filters right and actually you think about the usage of snapchat 75 percent

about the usage of snapchat 75 percent

about the usage of snapchat 75 percent of those 100 million users to the ages

of those 100 million users to the ages

of those 100 million users to the ages of 17 and 25 the same age my medical

of 17 and 25 the same age my medical

of 17 and 25 the same age my medical students same age my trainees they

students same age my trainees they

students same age my trainees they understand different way of learning so

understand different way of learning so

understand different way of learning so in November I form the world’s first

in November I form the world’s first

in November I form the world’s first snapped operation across the globe what

snapped operation across the globe what

snapped operation across the globe what we did I use the spectacles they just

we did I use the spectacles they just

we did I use the spectacles they just come out and I you could click on the

come out and I you could click on the

come out and I you could click on the button it records ten-second Clips so I

button it records ten-second Clips so I

button it records ten-second Clips so I thought can I train people in ten-second

thought can I train people in ten-second

thought can I train people in ten-second bites

bites

bites condense it make it relevant I think

condense it make it relevant I think

condense it make it relevant I think about strategy of teaching so we did

about strategy of teaching so we did

about strategy of teaching so we did that and ear went viral in 24 hours it

that and ear went viral in 24 hours it

that and ear went viral in 24 hours it had 100,000 downloads on YouTube

had 100,000 downloads on YouTube

had 100,000 downloads on YouTube is watched by 2 million people within a

is watched by 2 million people within a

is watched by 2 million people within a month it in retweeted tweet it or

month it in retweeted tweet it or

month it in retweeted tweet it or favorited by 54 million people so it

favorited by 54 million people so it

favorited by 54 million people so it showed you the power of collecting

showed you the power of collecting

showed you the power of collecting people using platforms is far reaching

people using platforms is far reaching

people using platforms is far reaching or perhaps away we can do better let’s

or perhaps away we can do better let’s

or perhaps away we can do better let’s take it further this is of course the

take it further this is of course the

take it further this is of course the ultimate selfie I know you’re thinking

ultimate selfie I know you’re thinking

ultimate selfie I know you’re thinking you see we’ve talked about remote

you see we’ve talked about remote

you see we’ve talked about remote teaching using Google glass we’ll talk

teaching using Google glass we’ll talk

teaching using Google glass we’ll talk about virtual reality bring people

about virtual reality bring people

about virtual reality bring people towards you what about if you could

towards you what about if you could

towards you what about if you could transport yourself laugh about the globe

transport yourself laugh about the globe

transport yourself laugh about the globe using teleportation holla portation

using teleportation holla portation

using teleportation holla portation so we captured my avatar they call me

so we captured my avatar they call me

so we captured my avatar they call me the virtual surgeon I really did become

the virtual surgeon I really did become

the virtual surgeon I really did become virtual surgeon two months ago with this

virtual surgeon two months ago with this

virtual surgeon two months ago with this image because we can create photo real

image because we can create photo real

image because we can create photo real images with whadya volumetric depth we

images with whadya volumetric depth we

images with whadya volumetric depth we can then place that and hopefully

can then place that and hopefully

can then place that and hopefully transported so I partly glow these 104

transported so I partly glow these 104

transported so I partly glow these 104 cameras each camera has a resolution of

cameras each camera has a resolution of

cameras each camera has a resolution of 36 megapixels so you can recreate a

36 megapixels so you can recreate a

36 megapixels so you can recreate a human being what about if you had

human being what about if you had

human being what about if you had artists intelligence into the face they

artists intelligence into the face they

artists intelligence into the face they speak to people suddenly you can

speak to people suddenly you can

speak to people suddenly you can transport yourself into another world

transport yourself into another world

transport yourself into another world and actually remote and be there

and actually remote and be there

and actually remote and be there teaching training people it’s by being

teaching training people it’s by being

teaching training people it’s by being in London let’s go the next solution for

in London let’s go the next solution for

in London let’s go the next solution for us to help a billion people in this

us to help a billion people in this

us to help a billion people in this world we need to connect a million minds

world we need to connect a million minds

world we need to connect a million minds thank you

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