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Parastomal hernias are some of the toughest cases in abdominal wall reconstruction. Join Drs. Ajita Prabhu, Lucas Beffa, Sara Maskal and Ryan Ellis as they talk through their approach to these difficult cases. Hosts: - Ajita Prabhu, MD, Cleveland Clinic, @aprabhumd1 - Lucas Beffa, MD, Cleveland Clinic, @BeffaLukeMD - Ryan Ellis, MD, Cleveland Clinic, @EllisMD2020 - Sara Maskal, MD, Cleveland Clinic Learning Objectives: - Review anatomy of parastomal abdominal wall hernias - Review perioperative ...
A patient with a large TBSA burn injury is transferred to a regional burn center. You are faced with some difficult clinical decisions as the resuscitation proves to be challenging. Join Drs. Tam Pham, Rob Cartotto, Julie Rizzo, Alex Morzycki and Jamie Oh as they discuss the clinical challenges in titrating and troubleshooting during acute burn resuscitation. Hosts: · Dr. Tam Pham: UW Medicine Regional Burn Center · Dr. Robert Cartotto: University of Toronto, Ross Tilley Burn Centre · Dr. Julie ...
Are you ready to DOMINATE surgery? Well let's go! Perform at the highest level on day one of your rotation using our easy to navigate text, tables, flashcards, podcasts, and videos. Go beyond rote memorization and learn what really matters. We are talking practical, high-yield, and engaging content all available at your fingertips. Get the information you need to know FAST. Whether it's learning how to two-hand tie, work up a patient with a colon mass, or organizing yourself for rounds, Behind t...
Are you ready to DOMINATE surgery? Well let's go! Perform at the highest level on day one of your rotation using our easy to navigate text, tables, flashcards, podcasts, and videos. Go beyond rote memorization and learn what really matters. We are talking practical, high-yield, and engaging content all available at your fingertips. Get the information you need to know FAST. Whether it's learning how to two-hand tie, work up a patient with a colon mass, or organizing yourself for rounds, Behind t...
Join for the fifth episode in the Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA) series for a comprehensive discussion of what the general surgeon needs to know prior to operating on a patient who has previously undergone gender affirming surgery. Host: Dan Scheese, MD Andrew Schlussel, DO, Colorectal and General Surgeon, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Guests: Dr. Megan Lane (She/her) megalane@med.umich.edu Dr. Lane is a plastic surgery resident at the University of Michigan who is planning on...
Have you ever been confused about the concept of brain death, or struggled to explain brain death to a patient’s family or your fellow clinicians? Join the Behind the Knife Surgical Palliative Care team and our special guest, neurologist & neurointensivist Dr. Sarah Wahlster, as we explore the 2023 Pediatric & Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Practice Guideline and what this updated guideline means for our practice in surgical palliative care! Hosts: Dr. Katie O’C...
Our oral board review course includes 100 scenarios that meticulously cover 115 SCORE core topics. Each scenario includes two parts. The first part is a perfectly executed oral board scenario that mimics the real thing. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This c...
Need a dose of inspiration? You found it here. This interview with Dr. Ammar Darwish will have you in awe. Dr. Darwish is a general and trauma surgery at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Medical Director at The David Nott Foundation ( https://davidnottfoundation.com/ ). Dr. Darwish volunteers for intensely dangerous but highly impactful surgical humanitarian missions in conflict zones around the world. In fact, he has been deployed to over 50 global humanitarian missions in the las...
Join our Emergency General Surgery team as we talk about the dreaded difficult duodenum. We discuss two cases on a common disease that has now become a rarity in surgical management. We cover principles of combined assessment and resuscitation, diagnosis and helpful adjuncts, and multidisciplinary and surgical management. Hosts: Drs. Ashlie Nadler, Jordan Nantais and Graham Skelhorne-Gross We have come a long way from managing duodenal emergencies with vagotomies since the widespread use of prot...
Join Drs. Galandiuk, Bolshinsky, Kavalukas, and Simon as they discuss the controversial management of colon cancer of the splenic flexure. What procedure do you perform? Does it matter? Tune in to hear the discussion! Hosts: - Susan Galandiuk MD, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @DCREdInChief - Vladimir Bolshinsky MD, Peninsula Health, Victoria, Australia, @bolshinskyv - Sandy Kavalukas MD, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, @sandykava - Hillary Simon DO, University o...
Our Colorectal Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 51 high-yield scenarios designed for Colorectal Surgeons by Colorectal Surgeons. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help you dominate the most challenging scenar...
Our Surgical Oncology Oral Board Audio Review includes 46 high-yield scenarios that cover all of the SCORE CGSO topics designed for Surgical Oncology Surgeons by Surgical Oncology Surgeons. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tr...
Our Vascular Surgery Oral Board Audio Review includes 72 high-yield scenarios that cover the majority of the VSCORE topics designed for Vascular Surgeons by Vascular Surgeons. Scenarios are 5 to 7 minutes long and include a variety of tactics and styles. If you are able to achieve this level of performance in your preparation you are sure to pass the oral exam with flying colors. The second part introduces high-yield commentary to each scenario. This commentary includes tips and tricks to help y...
Pregnancy leads to many physiologic changes, and thyroid and parathyroid disorders alter that physiology even more leading to complex laboratory interpretation and decision-making impacting both mother and fetus. In this episode, join endocrine surgeons Drs. Barb Miller, John Phay, Priya Dedhia, and Surgical Oncology Fellow Dr. Vennila Padmanaban from The Ohio State University. Hear about normal and abnormal thyroid and parathyroid physiology and treatment of patients with thyroid cancer. The gr...
Does the adult thymus have a purpose and function? Are there any long-term health effects of thymectomy? Tune in to another Swedish Thoracic surgery journal review where we discuss the recent paper out of the NEJM which reports on the health consequences of thymus removal in adults. This paper has been widely picked up by the media and our patients frequently bring it into the office. Listen as we discuss the study population, methods, and potential applications of this paper. Learning Objective...
Did you know that 13% of trauma patients who go home with an opioid prescription will develop opioid dependence? Multimodal pain regimens not only reduce opioid consumption, but also improve pain control. On this episode of the BIG T TRAUMA series, we explore a multimodal approach to pain management...and tackle some surgical dogma along the way. Hosts: Patrick Georgoff, MD, Trauma Surgeon, Duke University, @georgoff Teddy Puzio, MD, Trauma Surgeon, University of Texas Houston Gabby Hatton, MD, ...
A 70 year old healthy female is referred to you with a 5.7 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. As an astute clinician you are aware that current guidelines support surgical repair for her AAA. What if there was new data to suggest this patient may not benefit from repair? What would be the optimal size threshold that she would benefit from AAA repair? Tune into this episode of Behind the Knife, where the vascular surgery subspecialty team discusses a paper that challenges current size threshold guidel...
Take a listen into the wild and fascinating world of lung transplantation! One of the biggest challenges for any transplant is organ preservation to provide the best possible recovery and outcome for recipients. That’s especially important for lung transplant, which remains one of the most complex and challenging areas in the field of transplantation. This episode takes a deep dive into the lung transplant landscape and discusses new technologies and innovations that are revolutionizing the fiel...
As we move towards a model of Competency-Based Surgical Education, individualization of training may be needed. How can we get the right education to the right trainee at the right time? How can we link education to actual patient outcomes? Precision education aims to do just that, while leveraging technology, data, and analytics to decrease burden on assessors. While this approach offers a lot of promise to advance surgical education, it can be difficult to conceptualize how this would be imple...
In this Journal Review episode, the Hernia Content Team from Carolinas Medical Center reviews the definition and meaning of a hernia center. In a subspecialty field that is in its relative infancy, the specialization of care at hernia centers is a relatively new concept. The team reviews two relevant publications on hernia centers that help to provide guidance on this topic for the hernia community. Hosts: - Dr. Sullivan “Sully” Ayuso, Chief Resident, Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, NC), @S...
VTE prophylaxis is more than just some squeezy leg socks and a one-size fits all dose of enoxaparin! Ever wonder how VTE prophylaxis is similar to constipation? Have you or a loved one been hurt by a hospital administrator telling you that VTE is a never event? Come with us, and our special guest Dr. Bryan Cotton, on this journey to the frontier of research attempting to debunk this myth and improve patient care by reducing VTE rates in trauma patients. Hosts: - Michael Cobler-Lichter, MD, PGY4/...
Most surgeons know about malpractice lawsuits, but did you know that residents and even medical students can be involved in them? Join us for a discussion of what happens when patients sue their treatment teams -- and what happens when those teams involve trainees. Host: Nina Clark, MD, MS Guests: Cindy Hamra, JD, MA is an associate dean in the GME Office at the University of Washington School of Medicine, where she leads the operational, administrative and finance functions. UW School of Medici...
Drs. Steele, Scheese, and Valente discuss the diagnosis and management of appendiceal masses using case studies. They cover terminology updates, diagnostic approaches like imaging and colonoscopy, and surgical and chemotherapeutic management strategies. The discussion emphasizes the importance of accurate pathology and individualized treatment plans for conditions like carcinoid tumors, adenocarcinomas, and mucinous neoplasms, including cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC.
M&M - we all do it, but what is its purpose? Join Jason and Nina as they talk to two experts about why we present at all, and what we can do to better reach the educational and quality improvement goals of morbidity and mortality conference. Hosts: Jason Bingham, Nina Clark Panelists Keith Lillemoe, MD Chief of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School Luise Pernar, MD, MHPE Bariatric Surgeon Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University C...
It’s that time of year (again!)- when medical students- both US and International- are preparing their residency applications. This year, we have been focusing on the special challenges International Medical Graduates face when applying to US surgical residency positions. In our previous episode, we discussed how residents can make their applications stand out to program directors. Today, we will explore the unique challenges, experiences, and the future of IMGs with special guest Dr. Hasan Alam...
It’s that time of year (again!)- when medical students- both US and International- are preparing their residency applications. In this episode, we will focus on the special challenges International Medical Graduates face when applying to US surgical residency positions and discuss tips and tricks for making IMG residency applicants standout to program directors in the US. Guests: David Hughes, MD - Clinical Associate Professor of Endocrine Surgery and General Surgery Residency Program Director- ...
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was introduced approximately 30 years ago and quickly became the gold standard due to multiple benefits over open cholecystectomy. It ushered in the laparoscopic revolution but also increased the number of bile duct injuries. Through the dedicated efforts of many the rate of bile duct injury has been reduced, now mirroring open cholecystectomy. The robotic surgery revolution is well underway and unsurprisingly this technology has been applied to cholecystectomy. Give...
Join for the forth episode in the Association of Out Surgeons & Allies (AOSA) series for a discussion on gender affirming care and gender affirming surgery. Host: Dan Scheese, MD Andrew Schlussel, DO, Colorectal and General Surgeon, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Guests: 1. Dr. Megan Lane (She/her) megalane@med.umich.edu Dr. Lane is a Plastic Surgery resident at the University of Michigan who is planning on going into Gender Affirming Surgery and general reconstruction, she completed a re...
Interested in cardiac surgery? The training paradigm for cardiac surgery has changed significantly over the past decade and we know may students often struggle when deciding what pathway is best for them. For this episode, we assembled a robust team of attendings, fellows, and residents to discuss their journey as well as some of the research that has been conducted about these different pathways to help guide students navigating this decision. Hosts: - Jessica Millar, MD- PGY-5 General Surgery ...
Bariatric surgery is an evolving field with new procedures, or variations of old ones, being developed to meet the needs of patients with obesity. The single anastomosis duodenoileal bypass (SADI) and one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) are two such procedures which have recently entered the mainstream conversation. In this episode we will give a brief overview of the SADI and OAGB, go over some short and long term studies evaluating safety and efficacy, and discuss current sentiments about th...
