The human side of clinical development and re-inspiring curiosity in science with Leah Elson

<p>Compassion in healthcare is about operating with respect in more ways than one. We've spoken previously about the cultural side of medicine and the program Operating With Respect, but today I speak with Leah Elson about developing technology and procedures that can create psychologically and physiologically better patient outcomes, and also about getting people excited about science again.</p><p><strong>About Leah Elson</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Leah Elson is an academically-published clinical development scientist, public science communicator, and non-fiction author. Her research career in human medicine has included the fields of orthopedics, oncology, and neuroscience.</p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong>&nbsp;(<a href="https://steampoweredshow.com/shows/leah-elson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">link</a>)</p><p>(00:01:06) Sportscasting in college.</p><p>(00:02:24) Adventures in pre-med.</p><p>(00:03:01) Leah's early interest in surgery, but realising she could do more upstream.</p><p>(00:04:43) Research is playing the long game.</p><p>(00:05:44) Leah's current work with peripheral nerve repair and its compassionate applications.</p><p>(00:08:43) Taking a more holistic view of patient outcomes.</p><p>(00:10:28) Allowing researchers to actually see the impact of their work.</p><p>(00:11:18) STEMM can be a social equaliser because you're working towards the same goal of humanity.</p><p>(00:12:30) How Leah determines the direction of her research focus.</p><p>(00:14:59) The beauty of research rabbitholes. The best discoveries are accidental.</p><p>(00:15:51) The importance of maintaining connections and networks. You never know where you'll find convergence across fields.</p><p>(00:18:15) Hyperspecialisation and the globaliser that was COVID.</p><p>(00:20:45) The future is in unpacking genetics.</p><p>(00:24:58) The science that divides advances us.</p><p>(00:26:01) The impact of market (and climate) forces and the reminder that humans are creative and resilient.</p><p>(00:29:27) '60 Seconds of Science' and