Don't Slouch on Surgeon Comfort
Ergonomic solutions paired with physical preparation reduce the risks of debilitating and career-threatening repetitive strain injuries.
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CURRENT ISSUE: April 2021
Staying Ahead of SSIs
Identify gaps in care and act quickly to implement protocols that improve infection prevention practices.
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Top-Notch Total Joints
Finely tuned clinical protocols and patient-centered care are the keys to taking your program to the next level.
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SPECIAL EDITION: HOT TECHNOLOGY
Advances in Abdominal Surgery Robots
The prospect of new platforms coming online could lead to an increased use of robotics in outpatient facilities.
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Technology Gives Patients Hope
Q&A with Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD, FAANS, FACS, world-renowned Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and star of Netflix’s The Surgeon’s Cut.
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NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Cardiovascular Care Is the Next Big Thing
CMS keeps approving more cardiac diagnostic and interventional procedures at ASCs, but adding this line isn’t a simple task.
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IT’S BEEN A YEAR…
COVID Diary: Love, Loss and Hope
AUA Surgical Center lost a beloved nurse to the virus. Find out how (and why) its devastated staff carried on in her memory.
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Featured Photo
Coloring Brings Concentration
Tara Buck, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM, of St. David’s South Austin (Texas) Medical Center hands out colored pencils and intricate adult coloring book pages to colleagues at in-services she teaches. She says that instead of being distracted by coloring, attendees become more engaged in the education she ultimately presents.
PHOTO CREDIT: Lisa York
Breakroom Q&A
New AAOS President Discusses What’s Next in Orthopedics
Daniel K. Guy, MD, FAAOS, discusses the continuing migration of procedures to outpatient settings, challenges facing the specialty, and more.
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FOCUS ON INFECTION PREVENTION
Standalone Sterile Processing Centers
Learn why a growing number of facilities are taking their reprocessing offsite.
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