Reallocating Ventilators During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is it Ethical?
Published in Surgery
Commentary
Published in Surgery
Small bowel ischemia and SARS-CoV-2 infection: an underdiagnosed distinct clinical entity
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Teaching technical surgery.
Published in Surgery
Surgical educators face many challenges on the path toward ensuring surgical trainee technical-skill acquisition. We present effective intraoperative teaching techniques and discuss the utilization of simulation to improve technical skills outside of the operating room. Adjuncts, including coaching, mental skills, and nontechnical-skill assessments...
Is it Ethically Appropriate to Continue Surgical Clinical Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic? EDITED BY DR SARR
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COVID-19 has greatly impacted surgical care and decision-making. The status of surgical clinical trials during this pandemic has not been addressed. We provide a framework and recommendations for the management of patients involved in surgical clinical trials.
Competency-based resident education-The Canadian perspective.
Published in Surgery
Canada has been a leader in competency-based medical education for some years. Postgraduate training programs are typically 5 years in duration with opportunities to pursue 2-year subspecialty training after certification in a primary specialty. The introduction of competency-based models in Canada has progressed from a single orthopedic surgery tr...
Developing teaching materials for learners in surgery.
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Engaging learners in didactic education requires content expertise augmented by effective and well-designed teaching materials. Preparation of ideal teaching materials to optimize learner engagement and transfer of knowledge is based upon understanding the learner needs, instructional design and hierarchy, and multimedia learning theory. Teaching m...
New persistent opioid use among older patients following surgery: A Medicare claims analysis.
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Although new persistent opioid use and high-risk prescribing have been recognized as important postoperative complications among younger patients (18-64 years of age), little is known about the incidence for postoperative opioid use among older patients (>65 years of age). We analyzed a 20% national sample of Medicare Part D claims among beneficiar...
Re: Emergent groin hernia repair: A single center 10-year experience.
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Toward effective feedback: From concept to practice.
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Feedback is the building block of assessment and an essential component of effective teaching. In this article, we will provide a comprehensive definition of feedback and a relevant conceptual framework for learning to explain how feedback can be used to improve performance. We will discuss the process of providing feedback, and the role teacher an...
