The Sports Docs Podcast
Sports medicine is a constantly evolving field, with hundreds of new articles published each month on the topic. This ever-growing wealth of information can make it challenging to stay updated on the newest approaches and techniques, and to know which data should actually change your practice. Join orthopedic surgeons, Dr. Catherine Logan and Dr. Ashley Bassett, as they chat about the most recent developments in sports medicine and dissect through all the noise.
On each episode of The Sports Docs podcast, the hosts will tackle a specific injury – from ACL tears to shoulder instability – and review the top research from various high-impact journals that month, including The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Sports Health, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, and more. The Sports Docs will also be joined by experts in the field of sports medicine – orthopedic surgeons, nonoperative sports medicine specialists, athletes, physical therapists, athletic trainers and others – to provide a fresh and well-rounded perspective based on their unique experiences.
The Sports Docs – Dr. Logan & Dr. Bassett – are friends & former co-residents from the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, who went onto esteemed sports medicine fellowships at The Steadman Clinic and The Rothman Institute, respectively. Dr. Logan practices in Denver, CO, and serves as Team Physician for Men's USA Lacrosse & as a Team Physician for U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Dr. Bassett is the director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Center at the Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey and practices across northern NJ, primarily in Morris and Sussex Counties.
Together, they will bring monthly conversations on how to care for athletes of all ages and levels of play, with a healthy mix of cutting-edge science and real-world application.
The Sports Docs Podcast
15. Dr. Jo Hannafin: Building Teams in Medicine - Part II
We’re going to continue our discussion with Dr. Jo Hannafin and focus on building teams within clinical research as well as within the OR.
We start off this episode with an article from the April 2021 edition of General Orthopaedics entitled Orthopaedic Clinical Research: Building a Team that Lasts by Laura Stiegel and her team. The authors discuss the importance of having a diverse team, paying attention to time management and flexibility, as well as the need to establish a culture that promotes team member longevity and commitment to productivity. Dr. Hannafin was the first Clinician-Scientist at the Hospital for Special Surgery and maintained an active research program in the area of ligament physiology for over 20 years. We are grateful to hear her perspective on building programs with sustainability.
Finally, we dive into the topic of surgical teams. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery published the article Effective Leadership of Surgical Teams: A Mixed Methods Study of Surgeon Behaviors and Functions. Dr. Sara Singer, of the Harvard School of Public Health, and her colleagues observed, surveyed, and interviewed cardiac surgical teams including 7 surgeons and 116 team members. Among survey responses, surgical staff evaluated the performance of surgeons as team leaders as 5.4 of 7, ranging from 4.2 for the lowest rated surgeon to 6.2 for the highest rated surgeon. The authors provide concrete behavioral strategies that surgeons can use to improve team performance, in particular increasing engagement of team members in perioperative tasks.