Search Tag: surgeons

Executive Health Management

Hospitals-create-recovery-programmes-for-surgeons

2023 16 Jan

The well-being of doctors may be severely affected if they experience a complication during care of a patient.A traumatic patient care event can lead to significant mental stress on the provider and this burden is known as the second victim syndrome.   When a patient experiences an intraoperative adverse event (iAE), and if this iAE was left unexamined...Read more

ICU Management

6th-international-trauma-congress-itc-2022

2022 17 Feb

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Executive Health Management

American-college-of-surgeons-acs-clinical-congress-2019

2019 27 Oct

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Executive Health Management

Zoom-on-dr-jannicke-mellin-olsen

2019 22 Aug

  Dr Jannicke Mellin-Olsen was the first female doctor in Norway to complete her (voluntary) military services, serving for the UNIFIL Forces in South Lebanon and has worked for the Red Cross in several counties. For ten years, she was the medical director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for MedAire , Inc., and got involved in patient safety...Read more

Executive Health Management

Ifad-2019

2019 29 May

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IT Management

Robots-to-train-surgeons-for-intricate-procedures

2018 29 Aug

A "new age of surgery" is coming to Australia with the establishment of a robot academy that will train surgeons to perform certain cancer procedures on hard-to-reach and small spaces in the body. Robotics surgery is already being used in the treatment of prostate cancer but has also been harnessed for gynaecological procedures, as well as ear,...Read more

Executive Health Management

How-to-reduce-surgery-times-stick-to-the-same-op

2018 27 Mar

A new study of trained surgeons in the UK shows a strong relationship between the order of surgical procedures and duration of operation. Repeating the same procedure in a list resulted in shorter operating times, while switching between different procedures resulted in increased operating times, according to the findings published in the British Journal...Read more

IMAGING Management

Augmented-reality-helps-surgeons-reconnect-blood-vessels

2018 27 Feb

New research shows that using augmented reality in the operating theatre could help surgeons to improve the outcome of reconstructive surgery for patients.   In a series of procedures carried out by a team at Imperial College London at St Mary’s Hospital, researchers have shown for the first time how surgeons can use Microsoft HoloLens...Read more

Executive Health Management

Disruptive-docs-and-bad-surgical-outcomes

2017 21 Feb

A Vanderbilt-led study published in JAMA Surgery indicates that surgeons who are rude and disrespectful to patients are more likely to make mistakes in the operating room. Researchers found that patients treated by misbehaving doctors had 14 percent more complications in the 30 days after their surgeries than patients who were treated by surgeons who...Read more

Executive Health Management

Aaos-2016-annual-meeting

2016 01 Mar

The AAOS 2016 Annual Meeting is Focused on You. Only here can you customize a unique educational experience, selected from an unparalleled array of topics, learning styles, and expert viewpoints. Annual Meeting Committee Chair Paul Tornetta III, MD, and his team have created an exceptional program. Along with their respective committees, Central Program...Read more

Executive Health Management

Arab-paediatric-orthopaedic-congress

2016 26 Feb

The  Arab Paediatric Orthopaedic Congress  has been developed to provide an innovative and comprehensive overview of the latest developments in musoskeletal disorders in children. This year’s conference theme will focus on the practical management and latest evidence-based clinical data that will highlight the most advanced strategies in detection,...Read more

Executive Health Management

Survey-duty-hours-impact-on-smoking-habits

2015 25 Oct

According to a survey conducted by researchers from the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center in Manila, Philippines, there may be a link between the number of hours physicians are on duty and the prevalance of smoking. The findings will be presented at CHEST 2015 on October 26 at Palais des congrès de Montréal. The survey was conducted to investigate...Read more

Executive Health Management

Multi-source-feedback-improves-surgeon-performance

2015 30 Aug

A performance evaluation tool widely used in industry is effective in assessing surgeons' adherence to standards of excellence and promoting changes in behaviour to improve surgical practice and teamwork, according to a new study published online by the Journal of the American College of Surgeons . Researchers at Ariadne Labs, Boston, applied multi-source...Read more

Cardiology Management

Donor-hearts-being-rejected-while-need-for-transplants-increase

2015 15 Feb

According to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, despite a growing need for donor hearts, surgeons and transplant centres nationwide have been rejecting hearts donated for transplantation. The rejection is due to the hearts being marginal i.e. with undesirable qualities such as the wrong size, an older donor...Read more