This was shaping up to be another great year for eye surgery centers until COVID-19 closed OR doors on elective cases. Not only did we lose business, but we also were deprived of the annual American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) meeting, at least in person. The quickly assembled virtual conference was as good as could be...

As a clinical educator, I focus on three major components of airway management competency: knowledge, skill and attitude. We've added validation and verifications of hands-on skills and attitude through simulation training to make sure staff grasp the basics of this critical aspect of patient care. Here's how it works: Knowledge. Staff...

When it became clear there was a severe shortage of COVID-19 testing kits in our area, we decided to build our own with a team of volunteers at our newly opened outpatient surgery center. Each kit consisted of a swab, a 10 or 15 milliliter test tube to hold the swab sample, the chemical solution that preserves the sample until it can be...