Challenges affecting surgeons today and in the near future are examined in this presidential address before the American College of Surgeons. Here are the challenges:
- The pace of innovation and change will become even more frenetic
- The boundaries between surgical and medical specialties will continue to blur
- Issues of providing high quality care while controlling cost will continue
Source: Pellegrini, C.A. The surgeon of the future: anchoring innovation and science with moral values. Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons;98(12):9-14, Dec. 2013. Click here for full text: http://bulletin.facs.org/2013/12/presidential-address-the-surgeon-of-the-future-anchoring-innovation-and-science-with-moral-values/ Posted by AHA Resource Center (312) 422-2050, rc@aha.org
Filed under: Future trends, Medical staff, Physician specialties, Physicians, Posted by Kim Garber, Surgery | Tagged: Surgeon of the future |
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