Monthly Work-In-Progress Session

Presented by:
Sofia C. Zambrano, PhD
Psychologist & Postdoctoral Researcher
University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland

Title: “Talking about death and caring for dying patients: A qualitative perspective on physicians’ and surgeons’ experiences and needs.”

Short Bio

Sofia C. Zambrano is a Colombian psychologist and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University Hospital of Bern, Switzerland. She is also a Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide in Australia. Sofia obtained her PhD from The University of Adelaide, Australia and her dissertation on how physicians experience the death of their patients was awarded the Dean’s commendation for Research Excellence.  Her main research interests lie in understanding the psychological impact that communicating about death and dying has on healthcare professionals, patients, and families.  She is the principal investigator of an international project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation that aims to understand how and when physicians decide to communicate with patients and their significant others about the end of life. Together with her Australian husband, she spends her free time in either the Swiss mountains or at opposite ends of the earth, where their friends and family are.

Work-In-Progress Session

Presented by:
Miquell Miller, MD; General Surgery Resident
Department of Surgery
Stanford University, School of Medicine

Title: “Inequities in Cancer Care and the Impact on Survival: A SEER Analysis”

Work In Progress Session

Presented by:
James Korndorffer, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, General Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center

Title: “Establishing Performance Benchmarks of Practicing Surgeons Using Simulator-based Assessments and Demonstrating their Relationship to Clinical Performance and Patient Outcomes”

Work In Progress Session

Holman Practice Presentation Run
Presented by General Surgery Residents
Department of Surgery
Stanford University

1. Lindsay Sceats “Cost-Sharing and Biologic Therapies: Association with Medication Habits and Clinical Outcomes in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.” 8 mins.

2. Laura Graham “Association Between Timing and Costs of Postoperative Wound Complications.” 8 mins.

3. Ashley Titan: “Reducing Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Through Education: A Multicenter Survey of Surgical Residents”; 8 mins.

4. Lizzy George: “Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair Compared to Open Surgical Repair for Patients with Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms”

Work In Progress Session

Holman Practice Presentation Run
Presented by General Surgery Residents
Department of Surgery
Stanford University

1. Lindsay Sceats “Cost-Sharing and Biologic Therapies: Association with Medication Habits and Clinical Outcomes in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.” 8 mins.

2. Laura Graham “Association Between Timing and Costs of Postoperative Wound Complications.” 8 mins.

3. Ashley Titan: “Reducing Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Through Education: A Multicenter Survey of Surgical Residents”; 8 mins.

4. Lizzy George: “Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair Compared to Open Surgical Repair for Patients with Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms”

Work-In-Progress Session

Presented by:
Carolyn Dacey Seib, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor, General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Stanford University

Title: “The Impact of Treatment Choice on Long-Term Outcomes in Older Adults with Primary Hyperparathyroidism”

Margaret Lee Schwarze M.D., M.P.P., F.A.C.S. will present: “What We Talk about When We Talk About Surgery”