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Host Cara King, DO, MS, gynecologic surgeon from the Cleveland Clinic, focuses on surgical and medical education, featuring interviews providing expert pearls, patient perspective, and practice-changing discussion. This serial podcast is created in collaboration with the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons. The information is provided for informational and educational purposes only.
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Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19: Staying safe in the minimally invasive operating room
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
On March 27, 2020, Dr. Cara King (@drcaraking) hosts Jonathan Dort, MD (@JonathanDort1), Vice Chairman for Education in the Department of Surgery; Program Director, General Surgery Residency; and Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery at Inova Medical Group, Falls Church, Virginia
They discuss:
- SAGES’ COVID-19 resources
- Assumptions being made about viral transmission during laparoscopic surgery
- Should surgical patients be tested pre-surgery for COVID-19?
- PPE for the surgical and anesthesia team in the operating room
- Reducing operating teams to required personnel
- Optimizing filtration systems
- Which surgical cases are nonessential
- Use of masks in the OR
- COVIDsurg: Conoravirus global collaboration on surgical experience with COVID-19
- Safety for residents and INOVA’s educational shift
- A new way of conducting grand rounds
- Working out virtual visit kinks for attendings and residents
- GME start date of July 1: Should it be pushed?
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