From Paper to Practice: What Every Surgeon Should Know About Guidelines

Ever wonder how a mountain of clinical data transforms into a clinical practice guideline, or whether deviating from one puts you at legal risk? Join us as we pull back the curtain on guidelines methodology, decode the fine print, and put the evidence into practice.

Hosts:

Scott Steele, MD, MBA – Colon and Rectal Surgeon at Cleveland Clinic

Nicole L. Petcka, MD, MHPE – General Surgery Resident at Emory University

Guests:

Bethany Slater, MD – Pediatric Surgeon at Mount Siani, SAGES Guidelines Committee Chair

Francesco Palazzo, MD – Minimally Invasive Surgeon at Jefferson Health, SAGES Guidelines Committee Co-chair

Elisa Calabrese, MD – General Surgery Resident at UCSF-East Bay, SAGES/RACS Guidelines Fellow

Resources:

Kumar, S. S., Collings, A. T., Wunker, C., Athanasiadis, D. I., DeLong, C. G., Hong, J. S., Ansari, M. T., Abou-Setta, A., Oliver, E., Berghella, V., Alli, V., Hassan, I., Hollands, C., Sylla, P., Slater, B. J., & Palazzo, F. (2024). SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopy during pregnancy. Surgical endoscopy, 38(6), 2947–2963. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-10810-1

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