Patrick Varley

Surgical Oncologist @ UWisconsin. Long-time sufferer as a fan of Cleveland sports.

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@LenovoSupport You are making it incredibly difficult to buy one of your products. Place an order, I'm not home during the day to receive delivery (the only delivery windows). You've restricted changing delivery options. I call support, and they basically say "Out of Luck".

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@daviesbj Just because we can doesn't mean we should. I wonder how many screening colonoscopies and mammograms the total investment would get us.

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@USMNTroll_ @RatedR_NFL 👀

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@daviesbj @uroegg @DrLauraEsserman I'd argue that changing terminology may not be the root of the problem. The issue is how the information is related to the patient. We harm patients not necessarily by our word choice, but by not spending the time to help them understand what those words mean.

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@WiscSurgery's @DrDJawara from @lmfunk2's lab presenting a pilot RCT of the TOTAL intervention to improve outcomes for patients with obesity @VAsurgeons

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@BestBuy @SIMPLEMobile Just a terrible experience trying to activate a mobile hotspot while traveling. $70 and an hour wasted, and now I still have to go back to the store. Rest assured I will be returning and using another store/provider.

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@WiscSurgery @PittSurgery @UPMCnews @UPMC

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Frailty is a critical target for quality improvement in an aging surgical population. @pr_varley https://t.co/PfWIfMQHIh

[JAMA Surgery @JAMASurgery]

Frailty is a critical target for quality improvement in an aging surgical population. @pr_varley https://t.co/PfWIfMQHIh

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@Iocono_PedSurg @BrooketheOstomy Conversion rate is a different, though perhaps related, discussion. And there is more involved there than why the pathway exists.

[K Brooke Golisch, MD MS @BrooketheOstomy]

@pr_varley I think the # has increased (anecdotally, we now require it). Also they looked online which idk how clear that is. They also don't list the programs but if you go by Doximity rankings, I'd guess (from memory) the 30 are in the top ~50. Which goes back to your earlier point.

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@BrooketheOstomy I obviously don't have knowledge of all the other 212 programs, but I suspect many (most? all?) would allow you to become a very good clinician and/or teacher.

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@BrooketheOstomy But the flexibility is available when choosing your residency. For the sake of numbers, as of 2018 only 30 out of 242 GS programs required research (https://t.co/XdGlEY4BdA).

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@BrooketheOstomy No, the narrative is that research institutions seek to train/produce surgeons interested in research. And perhaps the mistake is a heuristic which equates "top" with [insert well-known University-affiliate].

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@BrooketheOstomy I think 18mo+ isn't uncommon for those programs. And the content area of your academic development time is not inextricably linked to your final destination. The goal should be developing the skills which can be transferrable into a wide array of content areas.

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@BrooketheOstomy If you look at other subspecialty fellowships, particularly those in the IM fields, there can be substantial portions which allow/require dedicated research. In GS, that has been shifted into residency...for those that are interested.

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@mickassaf

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@PFF_AndrewR Aged like milk.

https://t.co/DZFqLziXtm

[PFF CLE Browns @PFF_Browns]

Denzel Ward coverage stats vs. Bengals:

🔸41 snaps
🔸1 Catch Allowed (11 Yards)
🔸1 Pick Six
🔸0.0 Passer Rating When Targeted

🔒⬇️

[Patrick Varley @pr_varley]

@cchildersmd Of course this is right. The safety argument favors the resident in the case placing them, as they are the one who (hopefully) communicated directly with the attending surgeon. Avoiding an unnecessary "hand-off" almost certainly outweighs any other consideration.

[Angela Edwards MD FASA DFPM 🇺🇸 @afedwardMD]

More evidence to support preop frailty assessments can be implemented across all specialties, regardless of case-mix, to facilitate risk stratification & shared decision-making - join us @PeriopSummit in March @SPAQIedu to learn more!
#Frailty
https://t.co/q241eQpk9r