SurgeXperiences 308

Welcome to this fortnight’s SurgeXperiences. This is edition 308.

Without further ado, let’s check out the best in surgical blogging!

Regulars

Buckeye Surgeon take a (painful) trip down memory lane as he came across some survey published in the Archives of Surgery talking about public vs health professionals’ viewpoints on end-of-life interventions. [READ HERE]

Dr Chris Oliver, a UK orthopod, who chronicles his amazing journey from obesity to trialthons, shares 2 articles on his blog about lap-band and battling the obesity epidemic. [READ HERE] [AND HERE]

Marianas Eye, an ophthalmologist working in Saipan, shares his column contribution to the Saipan Tribune about healthcare reform. [READ HERE]

Dr Bruce Campbell shares another piece of his great literary writing in “The Save”. [READ HERE]

Just so we don’t forget, even though he’s been off the radar a bit, Surgeonsblog still has many fantastic posts worth reading. [READ HERE]

The Independent Urologist has some tips on how to quickly capture a patient encounter in the EMR within 5 minutes. [READ HERE]

IntraopOrate replies to an email from a “surgery addict” and sheds some light on how to get to be in the OR more often! [READ HERE]

Aggravated DocSurg rants about how doctors (really) think. [READ HERE]

Blogging about research

This is gaining popularity at the moment all over the medical blogosphere. I guess medical bloggers are realising it is much easier to provide an opinion via a blog than to write a letter to the editor or comment about it formally in the journals.

Are mastectomies overly used for breast cancer treatment? The latest JAMA issue, which focuses on surgical care, has a study that reports otherwise.. [READ HERE]

Plastic Surgery 101, penned by Dr Rob Oliver a board certified plastic surgeon, shares his thoughts on this as well [READ HERE]

In the same JAMA issue, comparison is made between prostate cancer surgeries done the old fashioned way, or the new sexy way with minimally invasive techniques – often with the assistance of Da Vinci robotic system. WSJ Blogs give you the low-down. [READ HERE]

Military-related

The work which supports the healthcare of the military or those hurt in war zones are indeed commendable.

Military pediatric surgeon Dr Coppola has recently published his 2nd book about this time in Iraq. His book is now available for pre-order. Reviews from many notable authors have been fantastic! [READ HERE]
Dr. Donn Chatham, who heads the American Academy of Facial, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, has announced a new program to help soldiers who sustain serious facial wounds. The program, called Faces of Honor, aims to provide more expert care in surgically repairing soldiers and veterans who may not have access to cutting edge treatments in their veterans administration hospitals. [READ HERE]

Professional misconduct

It is sad that increasingly surgeons are dominating the medico-legal scene.

2 plastic surgeons in Singapore are fined S$2000 and S$5000 by the Singapore Medical Council for professional misconduct: one failed to provide supervision for a laser lipolysis procedure performed by a nurse, one performed cell therapy involving the injection of animal foetal cells into patients for anti—ageing and rejuvenation purposes. [READ HERE]

A Pennsylvania plastic surgeon is being investigated for possible bribery. [READ HERE]

Special events

Over at the Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, a trauma surgeon paints a bleak picture of the U.S. trauma system — 38% of the U.S. population may not be covered by a statewide trauma system. [READ HERE]

Many bloggers were off this weekend to the BlogWorld Expo at Las Vegas, including Bongi all the way from South Africa. Ramona who blogs at Suture for a Living, shares a little poem about her trip and provide links to all other similar posts about the great time they had. [READ HERE]

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