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Free SAGES Webinar: Rapid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 14, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

The current public health crisis has exposed a gap in physicians’ knowledge, skills and performance. Because the SARS-Cov-2 virus is novel, there are new patient and team safety issues relating to surgery. SAGES has drafted and released a number of … [Read more...] about Free SAGES Webinar: Rapid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19

The Surgical Guidelines During COVID-19 Webinar is now on SAGES TV

April 14, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

Please visit https://www.sages.org/video/surgical-guidelines-during-covid-19/ to watch the webinar and claim CME credits. … [Read more...] about The Surgical Guidelines During COVID-19 Webinar is now on SAGES TV

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19

Management of Endoscopes, Endoscope Reprocessing, and Storage Areas during the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 13, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

This document provides best practice recommendations with respect to endoscope handling, endoscope reprocessing, and storage area management during the COVID-19 pandemic. As more evidence becomes available, some of these suggestions may require … [Read more...] about Management of Endoscopes, Endoscope Reprocessing, and Storage Areas during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19 Tagged With: ACG, AGA, ASCRS, ASGE, cleaning, coronavirus, covid-19, endoscopes, endoscopy, recommendations, SGNA, sterilization

SAGES Recommendations Regarding Surgical Management of Gastric Cancer Patients During the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

April 11, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

coronavirus

Note: these recommendations are subject to change and update. Introduction The care for all patients with cancer requires multidisciplinary review and decision-making, and entails the consideration of many factors in order to develop a sound plan … [Read more...] about SAGES Recommendations Regarding Surgical Management of Gastric Cancer Patients During the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19 Tagged With: Cancer, coronavirus, covid-19, gastric

SAGES – AHPBA Recommendations Regarding Surgical Management of HPB Cancer Patients During the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

April 11, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

coronavirus

Note: these recommendations are subject to change and update. Introduction The care for all patients with cancer requires multidisciplinary review and decision-making, and entails the consideration of many factors in order to develop a sound plan … [Read more...] about SAGES – AHPBA Recommendations Regarding Surgical Management of HPB Cancer Patients During the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19 Tagged With: ahpba, biliary, Cancer, coronavirus, covid-19, hpb, liver, pancreas

SAGES Recommendations Regarding Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer Patients During the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

April 11, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

coronavirus

Note: these recommendations are subject to change and update. Introduction The care for all patients with cancer requires multidisciplinary review and decision-making, and entails the consideration of many factors in order to develop a sound plan … [Read more...] about SAGES Recommendations Regarding Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer Patients During the Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19 Tagged With: Cancer, Colorectal, coronavirus, covid-19

Notes from the Battlefield – April 6, 2020

April 6, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

N95 masks

Coronavirus Global Surgical Collaborative (CVGSC)* An initiative sponsored by SAGES in collaboration with EAES, AEC, KSELS, and ELSA Re-sterilization of N-95 masks Given the shortage of PPE around the globe, much effort has been placed in … [Read more...] about Notes from the Battlefield – April 6, 2020

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, Notes from the Battlefield Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, N95, ppe, sop, standard operating procedure, sterilization

Free Webinar – Surgical Guidelines During COVID-19

April 5, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

COVID-19 Webinar

The current public health crisis has exposed a gap in physicians' knowledge, skills and performance. Because the SARS-Cov-2 virus is novel, there are new patient and team safety issues relating to surgery. SAGES has drafted and released a number of … [Read more...] about Free Webinar – Surgical Guidelines During COVID-19

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19 Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, education, guidelines, recommendations, standards, webinar

SAGES Endorses the ACS Statement on PPE Shortages

April 2, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

SAGES endorses the ACS' Statement on PPE Shortages during the COVID-19 Pandemic, released April 1, 2020: https://www.facs.org/covid-19/ppe/acs-statement Did you find this information helpful? Please consider joining SAGES or making a … [Read more...] about SAGES Endorses the ACS Statement on PPE Shortages

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19

Notes From the Battlefield March 30, 2020

March 30, 2020 by SAGES Webmaster

SAGES-EAES COVID-19 Infographic

A group of surgical leaders from affected countries have joined to discuss what they are learning during this Covid-19 Global crisis. The following is a brief summary of what they feel may be useful information to disseminate to the surgical community … [Read more...] about Notes From the Battlefield March 30, 2020

Filed Under: Blog, COVID-19, Notes from the Battlefield Tagged With: covid-19, endoscopy, laparoscopy, plasma therapy, recommendations, surgery, testing

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