I used to believe surgical facilities should operate just like the airline industry. Can you blame me? Flight crews rely on safety checklists, built-in redundancies and meticulous protocols to make sure planes take off...

How did you wind up hosting The Ortho Show? Just before the pandemic, I went on as a guest and it was one of the show’s more popular segments. Then COVID-19 happened,...

In 2019, my then 75-year-old mother fell down a steep flight of stairs while visiting friends at a New York City apartment. It was a violent trauma that left her with multiple...

The Paula Awards are back, arguably the most prestigious satirical awards presentation in all the trades. It’s fitting, isn’t it? After all, the bulk of this magazine’s September issue is always dedicated...

How did you wind up in Ukraine providing medical services and training? I went over there as part of a non-governmental organization called Global Surgical and Medical Support Group (GSMSG),...

Anesthesia providers often make everything look easy — perhaps too easy. When staff walk into an OR during a surgical case, it can appear like we’re not doing much at all. But anyone who has ever worked in this field will tell you...

Nurses are leaving the OR and while there are numerous external factors to blame — industrywide staffing shortages, unrealistic time pressures and a sense of bone-deep burnout from a stubborn, unyielding pandemic...

One of the quintessential symbols of summer is the All-American cookout. From the smokey grill to the endless supply of ice cold drinks partygoers down to beat the heat, the sights,...

The sound of the OR during surgery is truly something to behold. No, I’m not talking about the whirring of drills, the sloshing of fluids or the teeth of perioperative nursing staff shivering their way through another long...

What is the biggest difference between inpatient and outpatient infection prevention? Generally, there isn’t a playbook for the outpatient setting. If you become an infection preventionist for the inpatient world, there’s online...

For the past two-plus years, the world has constantly turned to infection preventionists and epidemiologists looking for answers on how to combat an insidious and...

Everyone is talking about the RaDonda Vaught criminal conviction, so you know I’d have to chip in my two cents. Like so many of my fellow nurses, I haven’t been able to stop...

You run UConn Health’s Bioskills Lab. How does the program advance the skills of surgeons in training? It’s a fully operational, six-station lab that allows residents...

It’s been more than two years since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic. Well, technically, when this issue went to print, it has been two years, 18 days and four hours,...

Whenever it comes time to invest in new technology at our facility, surgeons are generally divided into two groups: Those who use the latest equipment and devices whenever and wherever they can, and those who...

How has the medical community’s understanding of pain evolved in recent years? We’ve learned from good scientific research that chronic pain is a disease in and of itself, not just a symptom of another disease...

In many ways, being a pain physician is like being a detective. Patients hope you can help them get to the bottom of what’s causing their suffering, and it’s your job to not only listen to everything they’re telling you...

How might an operating room look and behave five, 10, 15 years down the road? As a hip and knee surgeon, when you're performing a joint replacement procedure...

Working in health care is a noble profession of the utmost importance, but some say you need a slightly sick sense of humor to make it in the OR. They might be onto...

How does the structure and design of a healthcare facility impact the performance of the surgeon and the outcome of the surgery?...