An environmental scan of limb loss rehabilitation centers across Canada.

Background: The clinical landscape of limb loss rehabilitation across Canada is poorly delineated, lacks standard rehabilitation guidelines, and is without a shared clinical database.

Objective: To address these gaps, the objective of the present study was to undertake an environmental scan of the rehabilitation centers across Canada that provide inpatient and/or outpatient services to the limb loss community.

Study Design: An environmental scan was conducted to describe the rehabilitation service structure, program services, and outcome measures of sites across Canada.

It's not that SIMPL-Identifying deficiencies in general surgery trainees' autonomy and competence performing parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy.

Background: Although many parathyroid and thyroid operations are performed by nonfellowship-trained general surgeons in the United States, there is growing uncertainty of whether graduating residents can perform these procedures competently. This study investigates trends in competency and autonomy among general surgery residents performing parathyroid and thyroid operations using a national survey-based dataset.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning database was performed.

Bridging the Gap: A Qualitative Assessment of General Surgery Resident Confidence and Knowledge Deficits in Managing Surgical Endocrinopathy.

Background: Most thyroid and parathyroid surgeries are performed by nonfellowship trained, low-volume surgeons with associated higher complication rates. Furthermore, the average number of endocrine procedures performed by general surgery residents is decreasing. While previous studies have documented a lack of general surgery resident confidence in performing these procedures, the specific knowledge gaps in endocrine surgery remain unexplored.

Management of Small Papillary Thyroid Cancers.

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. With increasing imaging utilization, there has been an increase in the recognition of small, indolent cancers that would otherwise go undiagnosed. Historically, the surgical recommendation for all patients with thyroid cancer was a total thyroidectomy.