A new survey found that sexual misconduct across the surgical profession is widely experienced in the United Kingdom. Nearly 90 percent of women and 80 percent of men reported having personally witnessed sexual harassment. Nearly 29 percent of woman reported having been victims of assault in the workplace.
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Ethics
June 8, 2023
A study in the United States found that disparities regarding race, socioeconomic status, and rural location result in lack of access to a thoracic surgeon for an esophagectomy. Patients in the study underwent elective esophagectomy for esophageal or gastric cardia cancer, Barrett esophagus, or achalasia.
January 27, 2023
According to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the pandemic negatively influenced outcomes of cardiac surgery for people of all socioeconomic statuses.
June 30, 2022
Australian cardiothoracic surgeon Nikki Stamp recalls instances where she faced explicit discrimination for being a woman in the surgical field. She mentions the mistreatment of women in terms of job placement, work culture, and bullying. After years of dealing with pervasive sexism, she became an industry whistleblower.
June 23, 2022
A Columbia University cardiologist calls out a lack of diversity in respected medical journal editorial boards. His analysis demonstrates that as of October 2020, of fifty-one editorial board members at the New England Journal of Medicine, just one was Black and one was Hispanic, four were East Asian, and two were South Asian.
October 8, 2020
An unprecedented position piece signed by all editors of the NEJM condemning US political leadership for their response to the pandemic.
May 7, 2020
Access to pacemakers and defibrillators is problematic in places with limited resources. A multinational program was initiated in 1983 to provide tested and resterilized pacemakers and defibrillators to underserved nations; a prospective registry was established in 2003.
May 6, 2020
This article describes recommendations from the North American leadership in regards to the safe reintroduction of cardiovascular services during the COVID-19 pandemic including, but not limited to, ethical considerations, the importance of collaboration amongst public health officials and cardiovascular specialties, and protection of healthcare work
April 14, 2020
Guidance document for the triage of operations for thoracic malignancies produced by the Thoracic Outcomes Research Network. Their recommendations emphasize the importance of shared decision making, transparency and adherence to ethical principals.
April 14, 2020
Guidance document to assist in decision making and triage of congenital cardiac surgical patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.