🔓To operate or not? Uncertainty, regret and the art of conversation. This great new editorial from John berNerd Carlisle is now #FreeForAWeek to read and download! 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…

The amazing sunset Kelvin Helmholtz clouds that were spotted over Colorado on November 2015 [read more: abcn.ws/1MihMYv] [📷 brentover: buff.ly/3IbyoV5]

I love learning about the creative sides of surgeons outside the OR so I created a new website called “Scrubbed Out” to highlight the amazing humans of surgery! andreamerrill.wixsite.com/scrubbedout?fb…

Pluto !!

#HPM #specialty #diversity #takesALLforBESTcare 👏👏👏 Great and IMPORTANT article Natasha L Coleman, MD LSpoozak Susan Mccammon Zara Cooper TArnell ABerlin Promoting Specialty Diversity in Hospice and Palliative Medicine: A Call to Action jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-…

‼️Dr. Elizabeth Wick & Dr. Rebecca Sudore and their mentee Surgical resident Dr. Alexis Colley study ways of integrating Advance Care Planning (ACP) into surgery to work toward high-value, goal-concordant surgical care while working to understand and eliminate disparities👇

Troubling Discovery Because the MRI contrast agent is expelled through urine, it released into sewer systems, but wastewater treatment plants aren’t equipped to remove it. #gadolinium hsc.unm.edu/news/2023/02/r…

Cognitive load in OR matters - Tara Cohen at #AHPBA2023: each time a surgeon interacts w flow disruptions 👉🏻 error spaces. Disruptions come from systemic organization & influenced by bias. Solutions? Build resilience in system/team, not only individuals.

Another week, another blog! This one addresses the need for physical fitness among surgeons. 🔑 takeaway - need stretching 🧘🏽‍♂️& strength training 🏋️‍♂️ in addition to cardiovascular workouts Geeta Lal @SurgErgoGroup Surg Ergo India Amy Vertrees Cdn General Surgeons surgicalergonomics.com/2023/03/19/phy…

Nice article on the history of the Bovie, including a description of how William T. Bovie ultimately died in poverty, having signed over the patent to the manufacturing company for $1. lib.ajaums.ac.ir/booklist/1-s2.…

Taking 1.5 minute breaks in the OR every 40min improves physical performance and decreases musculoskeletal pain for surgeons. OR stretch app that can help you in practice: orstretch.mayoclinic.org Amy Park, MD Susan Hallbeck #SGS2023

The scale of the universe [source 📹: buff.ly/3yxfpih]

What if great scientists had logos [credits: Kapil Bhagat & Prateek Lala: buff.ly/2LVacpC]

vaww.insider.va.gov/for-the-love-o… 🎗️🐶🐕‍🦺🇺🇸

Today we honor those who served. Those who answered our nation’s call. Those who defended our families, our neighbors and the American way of life. #VeteransDay

Who’s that??? #whodey #mrredlegs 🐯⚾️ spotted at CincinnatiVAMC today to say #thanks to our Veterans on #VeteransDay 2023 #allgavesomesomegaveall 🇺🇸🎗️ #cincinnatiBengals #cincinnatiReds

great post “all about Prolene” —the vascular workhorse suture

Flex to members Dr. LeAnn Chavez and Dr. Rachel Dancyzk on their NMVSS presentations: The Financial Value of the Vascular Surgeon: What is Specialty Worth in a Healthcare System? & Applying Inclusion Principles in Surgical Education...HUGE VALUE!

Art by Angie Livingstone Bye