American College of Surgeons/Society of Thoracic Surgeons Verification Program in General Thoracic Surgery

Dr. Farhood Farjah

Tuesday, August 17, 2021 The University of Washington (UW) Section of Thoracic Surgery is the second program in the nation to participate in the American College of Surgeons/Society of Thoracic Surgeons Verification Program in General Thoracic Surgery. This new program is a quality improvement initiative modelled from similar programs for trauma and bariatric surgery. A…

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Dr. Barclay Stewart & HIPRC Team Awarded Department Of Defense Funds To Study Enteral Resuscitation For Major Burn Injuries

Dr. Barclay Stewart

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 The findings of this new study may have important implications for the military, early burn care, and resuscitation of people burned in the rural U.S. and in low- and middle-income countries, where 90% of all burn injuries occur. Patients with major burns require fluid to prevent dehydration, organ failure and death.…

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Surgery Synopsis – Summer/Fall 2020 – In the Media

SURGERY SYNOPSIS FALL 2020 PAGE 33 dep artm en t of surg ery in th e media D r. Eileen Bulger , Professor & Chief, Trauma, Division of Trauma, Burn & Critical Care Surgery How the State With the First Major Outbreak Contained Coronavirus With National Data Lacking, Harborview Medical Center Joins New Study On […]

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Surgery Synopsis – Summer/Fall 2020 – Harkins Corner

SURGERY SYNOPSIS FALL 2020 PAGE 33 dep artm en t of surg ery in th e media D r. Eileen Bulger , Professor & Chief, Trauma, Division of Trauma, Burn & Critical Care Surgery How the State With the First Major Outbreak Contained Coronavirus With National Data Lacking, Harborview Medical Center Joins New Study On […]

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SURGERY SYNOPSIS FALL 2020 PAGE 29 SS: How is the continuation of CV19 impacting your life? KC: Have you got a couple of hours? [laughs] Remote learning for my chil – dren has been a juggling act. I have a three—year—old who was supposed to begin preschool and a 7—year—old who was in kindergarten last […]

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RAMP for US flyer 8.5.20

RAMP for US Regional Academic Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Minorities in Surgery Are you a medical student interested in applying for surgery residency? Come learn from faculty, residents and fellows about surgery as a career, how to be a competitive applicant and tools to address barriers you may face during residency training and beyond. When: […]

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SURGERY SYNOPSIS SPRING 2020 PAGE 16 1. How has COVID–19 personally affected you? NC: The biggest ef fect it has had on me is limiting my abilit y to regularly take care of my patients. I’m for tunate in that I don’t know anyone personally who has gotten extremely ill or hospi – talized, but […]

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[…] have helped to create an environment that allows us to ef fectively deliver qualit y care while protecting the safet y of both our patients and our providers. (continued on page 8) SURGERY SYNOPSIS SPRING 2020 PAGE 8 As the COVID–19 pandemic grew world- wide and reached Seat tle, we suspected it was only […]

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SURGERY SYNOPSIS • WINTER 2019/20 • PAGE 19 I n this issue, we had the pleasure to interview Dr. Catherine Kling . D r. Kling joined the deparment in August 2018 and is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Transplant Surgery. SS: What do you consider to be the best decision you’ve ever made? […]

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