Trying to avoid opioid related AEs in surgery by using NSAIDS may cause more leaks-CERTAIN planning the big RCT Annals of Surgery

#saveAHRQ is the only federal research funder here to improve the healthcare system for both Reds and Blues-safer care not a partisan issue

How low does failure rate of antibiotics for appendicitis need to be before patients say it's worth try #butshouldwe @pcori BehindTheKnife

Great debate-need to get the patient's voice on this #butshouldwe Andrew Wright MD BehindTheKnife JAMA

Another The New York Times story on appendicitis
For the patient is it worth it?
#butshouldwe #pcori study needed
CERTAIN
mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/hea…

How to change a community of surgeons-Varghese describes the lessons learned Strong for Surgery #SCOAP2015

Tom Varghese celebrating 3 years of success Strong for Surgery Spread checklists beyond the OR to clinic #SCOAP2015

Great example of SCOAP data in action published today in JAMA Surgery
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#SCOAP2015

#VTE incidence low, largely unchanged despite more pre-, post-op prophylaxis. Audio: ja.ma/1GssCrX Study: ja.ma/1GssCIf

Rick Thirlby-SCOAPs new medical director-kicking off the 10th year with a great vision for grassroots change

Surgery vs antibiotics for appendicitis? Would you do it...Take the survey becertain.org/patients/patie…

Thurston Drake used SCOAP:CERTAIN to show oral contrast not needed to dx an appy on CT-“Annals of Surgery:bit.ly/1lH7HDv”

Thank you to participating hospitals & clinics. Over 2,000 patients Strong for Surgery check-listed to date!

I voted for Meera Kotagal to win a resident H.E.R.O. award! You should too. medelita.com/therightfit/no… via medelita

RT“CERTAIN: CERTAIN is kicking off #research prioritization in #spine care. Tell us the important Qs: becertain.ideascale.com

Very useful link MT Berci Meskó, MD, PhD: pApp lets doctors create mobile apps for their patients bit.ly/15I9C1Y

Surgeons in WA use checklists to stop cigs prior to elective surgery-see how Strong for Surgery MT@AnnalsofSurgery bit.ly/19r3rH9”

Sprint debuts two secure healthcare texting products flip.it/Wv5xW

Great Medicare study Atul Gawande @CERTAINWA and @strong4surgery uses these findings to change hospital performance bit.ly/14Ua802

Surgery could use a dose of this MT Participatory Medicine: Call for medical myth-busting-site fb.me/1P4Z3HFyc”