The HCPLive surgery page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on invasive medicine. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments for surgery, and more.
April 25th 2024
A retrospective study challenges preoperative withholding of GLP-1 RAs in diabetes patients undergoing surgery, citing no increased risk of postoperative respiratory complications.
Revolutionizing Early-Stage NSCLC Treatment: Pathologists’ Key Insights into Predicting Pathologic Responses to Immunotherapies
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23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® West
July 12-13, 2024
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25th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-27, 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: Which Patients with Hematologic Malignancies are at Risk for Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID)… and How Can We Leverage Evidence to Improve Their Outcomes?
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Community Practice Connections™: Controversies and Conversations About HER2- Expressing Breast Cancer…Advances in Management of HER2-Low to -Positive Disease
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Engaging the Multidisciplinary Care Team to Optimize Care of Patients With EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC: A Lung Cancer Tumor Board
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Community Practice Connections™: 19th Annual International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies®
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 24th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates in Melanoma from Philadelphia
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Communication to Optimize Immunotherapy in Stage I-III NSCLC
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Clinical Vignettes™: The Experts Explain How They Integrate PET Imaging into Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancer Care Settings
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School of Breast Oncology® Live Video Webcast: Clinical Updates from San Antonio
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GU Tumor Board®: Real World Strategies to Inform Individualized Care in Renal Cell Carcinoma
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Dialogues With the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: Looking at EGFR, ALK, IO, and Beyond…
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Empowering Breast Cancer Patients with Non-Opioid Pain Management Innovations
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Community Practice Connections™: The 2nd Annual Hawaii Lung Cancers Conference®
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Charting the Path to Precision Diagnosis: Detection and Treatment Approaches for Oncogenic Mutations in NSCLC
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Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy Advances Into Melanoma
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Opioid Dependence After Surgery Is Even Worse Than Physicians Thought
October 12th 2016Scott Sigman, MD, discusses recent study results that show more people become dependent on prescription drugs following surgery than previously thought – which is why his involvement in the Choices Matter program is so important.
Thomas Kosten from Baylor College of Medicine: Developing Vaccines for Drug Abuse No Easy Task
For close to two decades researchers have been working to develop vaccines to prevent people from health hazards like smoking and drug use. Despite these efforts work remains to find ways to make these effective for a large number of people at risk.
Ryan C. W. Hall: Star Wars as a Teaching and Diagnostic Tool
As one of the most popular movie franchises in history, Star Wars has reached a wide range of people across the globe. Some have seen ways to apply lessons from the movies to help in the diagnosis of mental health patients.
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Older Adults
October 3rd 2016Recent research from the Duquesne University School of Nursing has shown that a relatively low-intensity intervention delivered in community settings led to significant improvements in diet, activity and general health among participants. This type of intervention approach can play a key role in promoting aging in place and preventing transition to a higher level of care.
Mark Komrad: Progressing from Scholarship to Activism for a Cause
The issue of physician assisted suicide can cause people to fervently pick one side or another. For some, their belief is so strong that they are moved to do things they may not have done in their career beforehand.
Mark Komrad: Physician Assisted Suicide a Difficult Topic for Psychiatrists
For many psychiatrists one of their biggest challenges in their daily practice is working to show patients that suicide is not the solution to their problems. Changes in the criteria for physician assisted suicide in Europe which include allowing mental illness as a criteria can fly in the face of that mission.
Improving the Future of Care for Heart Disease
There have been great strides made in recent years to help treat patients diagnosed with heart disease. As technology improves and new medications are developed it will be important to ensure they can get to the patients who need them most.
Jean Cacciabaudo: Prevention and Treatment in Cardiac Disease for Women
While lifestyle modifications and changes in diet can help prevent heart disease in men and women alike there are some distinct differences when it comes to treating these patients once a diagnosis is made.
Jean Cacciabaudo, MD, from Northwell Health: Diagnostic Differences in Heart Disease for Women
As more has been learned over the years about heart disease there is also a greater awareness of the impact it can have on women. Because of this increased awareness a greater effort is underway to help catch these conditions before they become fatal.
Omecamtiv Mecarbil Improves Symptoms in Patients with Moderate to Severe Heart Failure
September 19th 2016Study results presented at the 2016 Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Meeting show that treatment with omecantiv mecarbil improved cardiac function and quality of life in patients with heart failure.
Larry Allen, MD: Benefits of Shared Decision Making in Heart Failure Patients
With many new drug discoveries and medical devices int he field of advanced heart failure, Larry Allen, MD, MHS and his team are working to create patient decision support tools to help them navigate any challenges.
Manuel Delgado, 9/11 Paramedic and Survivor, Reflects 15 Years Later
September 15th 2016On 9/11/01 Manuel Delgado was a paramedic caring for patients at the base of the south tower. Delgado shares his first hand account of the attack on the building, patient care, survival, and the implications of events of the day on paramedic practice in New York City.
Michael Palese: When Robotic Surgery May Not Be Best and What Comes Next
Even while robotic surgery becomes more popular in urology, there are still conditions where open or laparoscopic procedures may still produce the best results, even while newer technology continues to be developed at a rapid pace.
Michael Palese: Looking at the Current State of Robotic Surgery
As the field of robotic surgery becomes more specialized the number of locations where the procedures is also showing signs of decreasing. Even as technology continues to improve there are still concerns that not all patients who would benefit have it readily available.
Kathleen Tong: Looking at the Future of Heart Failure Treatment
From the ventricular assist device and beyond the treatment of heart failure has made a considerable number of advancements. Even small steps like longer battery life and smaller devices can make a big difference in a patient's daily life going
Kathleen Tong from UC Davis Health System: Defining Heart Failure and Looking at Treatment Today
Patients diagnosed with heart failure are living longer and with a higher quality of life than ever before. These advancements have come as a result of a considerable amount of work with much more work to be done going forward.