We make decisions every day both for ourselves and our patients, yet we seldom think about how we make these decisions. In medicine, we consider data and evidence, leaving aside emotion and influence in favor of rationality. Cognitive bias, a systematic error in thinking, can sneak in and influence us. Cognitive bias is relatively unstudied […]
Publications Committee – Reviewers of the Year!
Each year the AAS Publications Committee reviews hundreds of manuscripts submitted to be considered for presentation at the Academic Surgical Congress. The review work is detailed and very time consuming – we are grateful for the tremendous amount of work our committee members accomplish, and it is with great pleasure that we present and congratulate […]
Modern Applications of Causal Attribution in Medicine
Bernard Weiner’s theory of social behavior posits that we respond to events by judging its cause, leading to the assignment of responsibility, emotional reaction, and the ultimate response (Weiner, 2006). When Dr. Ernest Codman, a graduate of Harvard Medical School in 1895 and an advocate for improved patient outcomes, presented the concept of morbidity and […]
The Urgent Need For Compassion in the Healthcare Workplace
I recently learned a valuable lesson while dropping my daughter off at school about the importance of treating one another with compassion. As I entered the daycare, I realized that I had forgotten the code to sign her in for the day. When I write it, the forgetting looks small and insignificant. In the moment, […]
Final Reminder! Applications close on 8/15th for 2019 Young Investigators Award
Tomorrow, Thursday, August 15th is the deadline for the 2019 Young Investigators Award. Please submit your application by Tomorrow, Thursday, August 15th, 2019 at 12:00pm EST. Attention surgery RESIDENTS or FELLOWS in Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Orthopedics, Urology, Plastics and Otolaryngology: Funding Available for Registration for the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Fall Courses, immediately preceding the American College of […]
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