Reproductive care in select populations
Sex and Gender 101 webinar https://vimeo.com/514076976?fl=pl&fe=sh%20 (54:49 min.) Do’s and don’ts https://vimeo.com/490937266?fl=pl&fe=sh%20 (3:40 min.) Language and impact https://vimeo.com/489815790?fl=pl&fe=sh%20 (4:12 min.) Spectrums of identity https://vimeo.com/490755676?fl=pl&fe=sh%20 (3:45 min.) Understanding identity: The gender opossum https://vimeo.com/489216045?fl=pl&fe=sh%20 (5:11 min.) Gender beyond the binary https://vimeo.com/490942709?fl=pl&fe=sh%20 (3:50 min.) Sex and gender https://vimeo.com/488929239?fl=pl&fe=sh%20 (4:52 min.) Clinical care of the transgender patient https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a6HZ6TdhkA (15:28 […]
Contraception
Contraception 101 https://vimeo.com/328494464?fl=pl&fe=sh (9:25 min.) Williams Gynecology Chapter 5: Contraception and sterilization Prescribing emergency contraception https://vimeo.com/328578800?fl=pl&fe=sh (8:58 min.) This is how I teach: SDM with LARC methods https://vimeo.com/188913147?fl=pl&fe=sh (4:18 min.) FAB module 1: Role in patient-centered care https://vimeo.com/365637415?fl=pl&fe=sh (10:09 min.) FAB module 2: Terminology, efficacy, and research https://vimeo.com/365637425?fl=pl&fe=sh (9:00 min.) FAB module 3: Fertility awareness–based […]
OBG reproductive health cases (Virtual): Medclin 642
MED CLIN 642 will engage students in a self-directed virtual course in topics pertaining to reproductive health. Topics covered include contraception, family planning, spontaneous abortion/pregnancy loss, induced abortion care, and health equity. Content is largely from Innovating Education in Reproductive Health (IERH) as well as Williams Gynecology textbook, APGO Basic Science Videos, the Global Health […]
Be helpful in the OR
Introductions Introduce yourself to room staff (especially the circulator and scrub tech). Chat with anesthesia if circumstances allow! They are very friendly and will often involve you in their process as the patient is settled. the board Put your name up on the board. You can also put your glove size next to your name. […]
Intraoperative flow
Surgical timeout Timeouts will happen before every surgery or procedure. When this happens, pause what you are doing and turn to the team. The flow will vary by site, but typically includes introducing the patient, case, safety factors, and any additional considerations. This is typically handled by the surgeon, anesthesiologist, circulator, and scrub. Your job […]
Prepare for cases
How to Prepare for Cases https://youtu.be/XvrGah7bpQQ (6:30 min.) Read the last note by your team/attending. The preop note by your attending is like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It likely contains all the relevant information for the patient, surgery, indications, and so on. When available, read this! Read up on […]
Scrubbing in
What is the sterile field? The sterile field exists to reduce microbes present to as few as possible. It is used in many situations outside the operating room, as well as for performing surgical cases. Sterile fields should be used outside the operating room when performing any procedure that could introduce microbes into a patient, […]
Surgical skills to practice
Knot tying Single-hand ties (4:12 min.) Two hand ties (4:08 min.) Instrument ties (1:50 min.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfdq-h1WMghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUEh_pf3Ipchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVZhJKB8RL0 Bonus I would take some extra silk ties from the suture carts, keep it in your pocket and practice hand ties. Great knot tying is a great way to prove your skills to your team! Additionally, develop proficiency tying […]
Interdisciplinary team members
Treat everyone with respect. You can learn from every single team member in the room. Treating them with kindness and respect can make or break your surgical rotation and the other learning opportunities you will have. Attending surgeon The primary for the case. In complex cases, multiple attendings will work on the same operation. Surgical […]
Rounding on surgical specialties
https://youtu.be/yhae_Xep0q4 (10:29 min.) Priority one Read the latest post-op note. Progress note templates You can ask your team members for the progress note templates they prefer. Jargon Familiarize yourself with the jargon used by the service/team you are working on. For example, well appearing incisions are often described as: “clean, dry, and intact” and normal […]