It was the 4th before I realized it was time for a new reading round up. How did August happen?!? And, of course, we’re back to business this month after last month’s not-so-light reading.
The “opidemic” is an issue getting plenty of press right now. And, of course, while patients deserve proper pain relief after we do things that hurt them (surgery, for example), we have an obligation to be responsible in our approach. Here’s more data about how often prescription opioids go unused after surgery. I’m proud of our group’s practice of carefully monitoring our prescribing practices, educating on safe storage, and providing lockboxes to patients.
There’s no question that Oregon Health Sciences is ahead of the curve in their development and implementation of the concept of the Academic RVU. Here’s their story on how this happened and what it means for faculty.
Intraoperative teaching is not easy, and we know less about it than we should. This systematic review synthesizes what we do know- particularly that there is often a disconnect between faculty and learner perceptions.
And a recent nonfiction read that definitely provides some good food for thought: A Selfish Plan to Change the World by Justin Dillon. Any book that instructs readers to “find their riot”? That’s good enough for me.