The end of residency can be a difficult time, but mentorship, training and experience will lead the way to the next steps into the future. In this episode, Dr. Pena and Dr. González discuss how to navigate the end of the surgical residency program.

Burnout is a response to overwhelming job stressors, leading to exhaustion, dissatisfaction, depersonalization, and more serious issues (depression, suicidal ideation). In this first episode, Dr. Pena and Dr. Nogueira discuss burnout among surgeons and surgical trainees.

COVID-19: Surgeon Perspectives from Spain

In this podcast Dr. Tan Arulampalam interviews Dr. Jianxing He from Guangzhou.

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During the covid-19 response, workers from across the healthcare system (and beyond) will be called upon to fight the disease outbreak. Ensuring that staff are prepared and ready to work is important for being able to safely and successfully tackle the virus. Readiness is relevant to staff transitioning between home and work daily, those returning to work after self-isolating (potentially as a result of contracting the virus or showing symptoms), and those being drafted in to provide extra support.

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COVID-19 workers are likely to work in dynamic teams, often with people they do not know and in high demand, variable resource settings. Optimising team performance can result in improved decision making, increased efficiency, higher adherence to safety standards, and more satisfying work relationships, which will contribute to tackling the disease outbreak.

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COVID-19 workers are likely to witness a number of distressing scenes and be exposed to a range of potentially traumatic events. For some, this may contribute to the development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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Insufflation and smoke evacuation is one of the most hot topics in the surgical space during COVID-19 pandemic. Aerosol stability and dissemination depends on the surgical approach and the used devices. 

In this podcast Dr. Lacy  in this podcast Dr. Lacy summarizes the evidence published to date on the management of insufflation in laparoscopy and aerosols management in the surgical space gives some recommendations of surgical management during COVID-19 pandemic.

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In the line of duty, COVID-19 workers will encounter a number of extreme stressors or demands. These stressors/demands can impact upon an individual’s capacity to do their work. In highly interdependent teams, like those working in ICU, the impact of stressors/ demands at the individual level can have onward implications for the safety, performance, and health and wellbeing of others, including other staff members and patients.

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