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Intimidating and disruptive behaviours in surgical teams can damage patient care and cause significant and unnecessary distress to colleagues. This behaviour must be tackled. Our guidance, Managing disruptive behaviours in surgery, supports the surgical community to identify, prevent and address such problems, and sets out a list of expected behaviours of all surgeons. Read this guide and others in our suite of good practice guides: https://ow.ly/c2eS50RSK4g

Spine surgeons already carry a lot of risk, and private practice spine surgeons are facing another round of reimbursement cuts. Providing a surgery guarantee to your patients can help formalize some of that risk, turning it into financial assistance for patients when needed, and increasing surgeon reimbursement when patients avoid follow-up visits to the operating room. #PatientPromise #SurgeryGuarantee Marvel Group

Data from the Veterans Affairs Quality Improvement Project indicate that general surgery resident autonomy is declining, with the proportion of surgical procedures performed exclusively by general surgery residents decreasing from 12.5% in 2004 to 3.7% in 2019. In this JAMA Surgery Viewpoint, authors provide surgical educators strategies for preserving and enhancing resident autonomy. https://ow.ly/9Npb50Q682x

A great weekend giving the gynecologic keynote address for Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation National Sales meeting on operative hysteroscopic resectoscopy. I feel fortunate as a clinician and surgeon to partner with industry to bring the best surgical care to my patients and to educate others about the benefits of minimally invasive surgery. For my fellow physicians,: working with industry can often not only help your patients and your practice, but give you a creative outlet to explore new procedures or ideas around your work. If you have been looking for your next thing, try it out! #LifelongLearning #ILookLikeASurgeon

Quality deficiencies in sterile processing at a community-based hospital resulted in delays and cancellations in surgery, increased dissatisfaction among surgeons and patients, as well as citations from regulatory agencies. Learn how they turned things around within 6 months: https://hubs.li/Q02KQkxZ0 #focusonprocess #staffengagement #continuousimprovement #healthcare #sterileprocessing #patientsafety

Surgical experience makes all the difference. When undergoing a serious procedure like Artificial Disc Replacement, do you want a surgeon who has performed the surgery just once? Of course not! You want someone who performs several of these procedures each week. Dr. Lanman performs at least 4️⃣ ADR surgeries weekly, while many doctors do as little as one to two per month. Some surgeons have only done one in their professional career because it’s not taught as often as it should be in surgical training. In addition to performing ADR surgeries for his patients, Dr. Lanman trains other surgeons on the procedure's intricacies to ensure they have the knowledge to perform ADR expertly. Growing the surgical field’s experience in ADR is vital to expanding patient access to this life-changing procedure. We’re proud to be led by a surgeon moving the frontline forward. #spinehealth #spine #spinecare #spinesurgeon #beverlyhillsca

Have you ever considered the pivotal role medical assistants play in ensuring seamless surgical procedures in orthopaedics? Medical assistants provide invaluable contributions to the meticulous set-up before surgery, including precise positioning, and essential support during the procedure itself. During surgery, assistants help maintain optimal conditions, such as holding fractures in reduced positions, safeguarding vital structures, and managing instrument suction, all to ensure the surgeon's clarity and focus. The surgeon and a more senior and experienced assistant can even operate concurrently, enhancing efficiency and patient care. The value medical assistants provide is indispensable! #DrSekeitto #MedicalAssistants

Under training surgeons need an environment that closely mimics the real life-experience of operating on an actual patient.   Virtual Surgical Simulators employ lifelike replicas of devices and instruments in an authentic setting.   Customized for lifelike hands-on practice, these simulators can enable surgeons to efficiently learn Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) and other interventional techniques, all while ensuring no patient is put in harm's way in the name of training.   Please click here to know more: https://lnkd.in/dCqyzKT2   #SurgicalSimulation #FutureOfMedicalTraining #SurgicalTraining #VirtualSimulation #MedicalSimulation #MinimallyInvasiveSurgery #SurgicalSimulators #InterventionalTechniques #SurgeonTraining #MedicalInnovation

This review explores the factors affecting the provision of general surgery in rural Australia and discusses the evidence for improving access to general surgical care for rural Australians. Read more: https://ow.ly/8Jst50QKy2x

Surgeon success is paramount to Beacon's success.