Thursday, October 27th, 2022

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 7, NB: Not in the usual room!

We will be discussing anatomy, anorectal pathologies, and oncology with hometown hero, Dr. Joseph Mack. There is pre-reading, including:

• Surgical treatment of fistula, a five minute video
• Review anorectal anatomy
• SCORE anorectal neoplasm overview, a longer video, about 30 minutes, which includes some anatomy

The associated SCORE modules are below:

• Anal Fissue
• Anorectal abscess and fistula
• Pilonidal
• Hemorrhoids

Oncology:

• Rectal cancer
• Anal Cancer

8:00a | Morbidity & Mortality | Dana Auditorium

Trauma complication, Dr. Benjamin Caesar.

Iliac arteriotomy secondary to IR pigtail catheter cannula placement, Dr. Obieze Nwanna-Nzewunwa.

9:00a | Grand Rounds | Dana Auditorium

Orthopedic foot wounds and infections, with Dr. Josh Vaughn, Orthopedic Surgery.

Dr. Vaughn's talk will help us identify common foot ulcerations/infections amenable to non-amputation interventions and identify and differentiate urgent vs non-urgent foot and ankle infections/ulcerations.

10:00a | Chair Conference | Dana 2

We will be discussing a podcast, "Surgeon Atul Gawande wants everyone to have a coach." Per Dr. Nolan, below are some themes we will explore:

• The notion of investing in primary care v. surgery in the future state of health care
• "Detaching ego and outcomes" to deal with adversity
• Contributing to something "bigger" than surgery
• "Empathy distress" and burnout
• The value of a coach
• "Say yes to everything before you are 40"