Julie Freischlag, MD: The new 80-hour work week surgery residency
The Surgeon-in-Chief of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Julie Freischlag, discusses how they adapted the surgery residency training from ultra-long abusive work hours down to the mandated 80-hour maximums....
View ArticleSee one. Do one. Harm one? by Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD
July 11, 2012 By Peter Pronovost, MD PhD I recently cared for Ms. K, an elderly black woman who had been sitting in the intensive care unit for more than a month. She was, frail, weak and...
View ArticleA cheap alternative to Lap-Band
The FDA recently approved the Lap-Band for less obese patients. However, it is costly and few insurance companies cover it. There is an ultra-cheap alternative....
View ArticleJulie Freischlag, MD: The general surgeon and female surgeon shortages
(In full screen 1080i HD) Surgeon-in-Chief of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Julie Freischlag, explains how their program dramatically increased the percentage of female residents in the general surgery...
View ArticleHow social media and smartphones are threatening surgeons
February 20, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD Every surgeon knows that the “informed consent” process is far too often a farce. Obtaining consent from a patient is a perfunctory step required in the American...
View ArticleThomas Brott, MD: Review of the CREST trial of carotid stenting
The CREST trial, published earlier this year, was the latest large-scale, randomized, controlled trial to test the safety and efficacy of carotid artery stenting versus standard open CEA surgery....
View ArticleSteven E. Lipshultz, M.D.: Treating pediatric obesity
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYpFX3TpKVA Produced and interviewed by Steven Greer, MD Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D.: Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine,...
View ArticleThe stages of wound healing in time lapse
(Best viewed in full screen 1080iHD) Surgery residents might find it interesting to watch this time lapse video of wound healing and correlate it with the basic science chapters in all text books. Note...
View ArticleMark G. McKenney, M.D.: Advances in trauma care
Tremendous advances have been made over the last two decades in the way that trauma patients are handled in the OR and ICU. The ongoing wars have contributed much. Survival rates in the theater are now...
View ArticlePeter Pronovost, MD, PhD: The medical checklist concept to reduce adverse events
By Steven Greer, MD (Viewable in full screen 1080iHD) Dr. Peter Pronovost, Professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, discusses his paradigm changing medical checklist...
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