40th Anniversary Conversation with Kelly Lefaivre: Outlook for the Future
Release Date: 10/29/2024
Hospital Icon Series: Shock Trauma Part 2
The OTA Podcast
Listen in to this interesting concluding episode as co-hosts Drs. Michael Blankstein and Alexander Crespo speak with Drs. Andrew Burgess and Andrew Pollak speak about the formation and evolution of Shock Trauma Center in this new Hospital Icon Series. For additional educational resources visit
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Hospital Icon Series: Shock Trauma Part 1
The OTA Podcast
Join co-hosts Dr. Michael Blankstein and Dr. Alexander Crespo as they speak with Drs. Andrew Burgess and Andrew Pollak in Part 1 focused on the foundation of Shock Trauma in this new Hospital Icon Series. For additional educational resources visit
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Great Debates: Sutures vs. Staples
The OTA Podcast
Host Dr. Joe Patterson chats with guests Drs. Jonah Davies and Josh Gary as they debate the merits of alternative skin closure techniques in orthopaedic trauma. For additional educational resources visit
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Great Debates: Non-operative vs. Operative Treatment of Chest Wall Injuries
The OTA Podcast
Host Dr. Michael Blankstein has an engaging conversation with Dr. Niloofar Dehghan debating non-operative vs. operative treatment of flail chest injuries. For additional educational resources visit
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Great Debates: Induced Membrane Bone Grafting vs. Bone Transport for Critical-sized Bone Defects
The OTA Podcast
Join host Dr. Joe Patterson as he chats with Dr. Geoffrey Marecek about the debate in bone grafting compared to bone transport for the treatment of bone defects. For additional educational resources visit
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Optimizing the Business of Orthopedic Trauma
The OTA Podcast
Drs. Malcolm DeBaun and Richard Yoon discuss strategies to compliantly optimize your revenue. For additional educational resources visit
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An Interview with OTA President Douglas W. Lundy, MD
The OTA Podcast
Dr. Doug Lundy shares his story and discusses how the OTA focuses on developing future physician leaders with host Dr. Michael Blankstein. For additional educational resources visit
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How To Reduce SSIs: What Every Resident (and Attending) Should Know About the PREP-IT trials
The OTA Podcast
Join host Dr. Gerard Slobogean as he chats with Drs. Ashely Levack and Steve Canton about the importance of the PREP-IT Trial (and its subcomponents the A-PREP and PREPARE Trials) and the subsequent impact in reducing SSI's in your practice. They conclude with a review of the literature and multiple choice questions to help help prepare young surgeons for upcoming standardized testing. For additional educational resources visit
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Intimate Partner Violence: What Every Resident (and Attending) Should Know About the PRAISE Trial
The OTA Podcast
Listen in to this insightful conversation hosted by Dr. Joseph Patterson with guests Dr. Sheila Sprague and Natalie Fleming, MSW, RSW as they unpack the PRAISE trial and the prevalence of intimate partner violence within fracture clinics and discuss tools for managing these important patient conversations. For additional educational resources visit
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Gamechangers: Treatment of Medial Malleollar Fractures
The OTA Podcast
Jeremy Podolnick, MD chats with David Forsh about the paper entitled "Single Screw Fixation Compared with Double Screw Fixation for Medial Malleolar Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Trial" from JOT 2018 Buckley et al. Abstract link: For additional educational resources visit
info_outlineKelly Lefaivre, MD talks with host Gerard Slobogean, MD about her involvement in the OTA, her position on the Board, and exciting future strategic direction of the OTA.
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