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The Laparoscopic Surgery Revolution - finding a capable surgeon in a rapidly advancing field 3/6/2017 4:23:20 AM
My new book is now available. It summarizes where we are now with surgical expertise. If you or a loved one may need surgery you need to know where the expertise exists in your area and in the country. I've spelled out basic ideas about how to obtain a safe operation with proper informed consent. FROM THE PREFACE: Writing about patient safety, like performing intricate surgery, has moral
consequences. Readers and patients must be able to trust the practitioner
to do the right thing.
The practice of surgery has always carried with it
the freighted obligation to do only that with which the surgeon has extensive
experience. True informed consent requires that the individual surgeon’s
actual
expertise—as contrasted with the profession’s overall claim
of mastery—be shared with the patient. In today’s
cluttered practice of general
surgery, the obligation to be transparent about personal training and
experience stands out as the biggest challenge for practicing surgeons.
Thus, the topics I have chosen to discuss regarding surgeon capability, such
as surgical innovation and learning curves, hinge on the deeper meaning
of our moral obligation as surgeons to communicate honestly with our
patients.
