Safety in ambulatory surgery is not a certificate on the wall - it is a living philosophy built into every decision from consultation through recovery.
In this jointly delivered keynote, Dr. Lorne Rosenfield, a plastic surgeon of 38 years, QUAD A board member, and ABPS Senior Examiner, and Dr. Bruce Bainton, an anesthesiologist of over 30 years, former Chief of Staff, and Dr. Rosenfield’s anesthesia partner for more than 25 years, present a unified framework for achieving safer surgery and superior outcomes in ambulatory facilities. Together they cover the full arc - from preoperative screening through intraoperative vigilance to postoperative recovery - demonstrating what becomes possible when surgeon and anesthesiologist share an equal obsession with safety.
This is a talk for surgeons willing to look honestly at their practices and ask: how can we be even safer?
Speakers: Dr Lrorne King Rosenfield (USA) & Dr. Bruce Bainton (USA)
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Embrace the “Cirque du Soleil” principle - balancing aesthetic excellence with surgical safety, without compromise - and learn how to operationalize this philosophy in daily practice.
2. “Remembering to do right, forgetting to do wrong” - Harness the power of the perioperative checklist - and learn how to build, evolve, and sustain one from consultation through final postoperative visit.
3. Recognize the pitfalls of the conventional “uninformed consent” - and replace generic complication recitals with transparent disclosure of your outcomes, your technique, your patients.
4. Adopt the “Fabergé Egg” strategy of perioperative patient care - cultivating an attentiveness across every touchpoint that transforms your practice into a genuine “safe space.”
5. Build your reputation as “Dr. Safety” by systematically lowering your complication “boiling point” - learning to choose your complications before they choose you.
6. Appreciate the indispensable value of a “Cockpit Crew” anesthesia partner - and how a shared obsession with safety from preop through recovery transforms ambulatory care into a seamless system of protection.