Gabrielle Parkinson, Executive Coach Being mindful of what you are doing right now and/or what you are focused on at the moment is perhaps that first step in making minor shifts and changes that can have a significant impact on reducing your level of stress. And it all starts with pulling yourself into the present […]
By Deb McClanahan Principal, BroadBand HR Consulting It used to be that you were the master of your domain as a surgeon. You got to make all of the decisions about how, why, what, and where surgery was practiced. Now, there are lots of new rules implemented that impact the how and why – and […]
By Hilliard Jason, MD, EdD (as interviewed by Sarah Sherwood, M.A.) SS: Thanks for agreeing to this interview, Dr. Jason. To begin, are there some generalities you want to share with us? What aspects of communication are important for having a clinical practice that achieves high standards? HJ: Thanks, Sarah. Please call me Hill. Since […]
A Summary of the Good, the Bad and the Useless in Social Media for Surgeons by Sarah Sherwood, Publicist Social media can be a powerful tool for surgeons: it can provide medical information to patients and help you connect. It can also deliver the kind of visibility that helps with career advancement, third party relationships […]
The Launch of “JSLS Anywhere” will Affect Its 5,000 Members Worldwide Miami, FL (November 14, 2016)–The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) will now provide its members who have Apple or Android technology with its journal research in minimally invasive surgery via a new app called JSLS Anywhere. Smartphones have been shown to offer significant benefits […]
By Christina Frangou Michael Kavic, MD, a hernia surgeon and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, is calling on practicing surgeons, surgical educators and medical device manufacturers to re-evaluate their approach to inguinal hernia repair, recommending less reliance on synthetic mesh repair as the go-to method for repairing inguinal hernias. In […]
In the current healthcare environment, demands on surgeons increase with every new regulatory directive and budget-tightening measure. Maybe more than ever before, surgeons are faced with a need to balance a multitude of considerations beyond learning and mastering procedures. Since such topics are often touched on lightly, if at all, during formal training, finding a […]
By Daniel Kuhn, MD This article presents a simple, coherent approach and technique that can release traumatic fixations and associated negative states of mind. It can help an individual return to his/her pre-traumatic level of function and pre-traumatic personality. Mental traumas and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are universal phenomena, which are not unique to […]
A lecture and workshop by Daniel Kuhn, MD Dr. Kuhn’s approach is a simple technique which has been effectively used by athletes, executives, opera singers and high performers in general. Its purpose is to eliminate the fixation of traumatic experiences and post traumatic stress. Its benefits are a revitalize career; improved performance and recovering one’s sense of well […]
By: Daniel Kuhn, M.D. This article addresses what it takes to protect, rehabilitate, and enhance the career of surgeons from the point of view of wellbeing, satisfaction and productivity. Surgeons are challenged by the need to maintain a steady level of peak performance through long hours of surgery. Very often surgeons who were exposed to negative and traumatic […]
