28th October 2019
Best paper award in the AWS annual meeting
“Mastectomy Is No Longer an Indication For Postoperative Opioid Prescription at Discharge” was awarded best paper in the American Journal of Surgery during the Association of Women Surgeon’s annual meeting in San Francisco, CA.
By implementing similar opioid-sparing initiatives at your own hospital we can make a massive impact against the opioid crisis.
Access the full article here:
Rojas KE, Fortes TA, Flom P, Manasseh DM, Andaz C, Borgen PI.
Mastectomy Is No Longer an Indication for Postoperative Opioid Prescription at Discharge
American Journal of Surgery. October 2019 Issue. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.017
26th September 2019
ACOG Districts IV, VII, & XI Annual Meeting – NOLA 27-29 September 2019
Dr Patrick Borgen and I will be leading the Breast Cancer Workshop at the ACOG Districts IV, VII, & XI Annual Meeting in New Orleans. We will be discussing “Breast Cancer: Managing Collateral Damage in the Era of Improved Outcomes” on Friday 27th September from 8am to 10am.
Contact me if you will be joining us and want to meet to discuss any of the topics of our talk or any other details about breast cancer treatment or the MUSIC sexual health after cancer program.
Find all the information about the meeting here.
26th September 2019
#MaimoBreastTeam at Sunset Park Festival
Join us at our booth at the Sunset Park Festival, get your swag bag and learn about our breast surgery and breast imaging services. Hablamos español e falamos Portugues!
25th July 2019
Upcoming Presentation at OncLive Global Expo – October 2019
Join me on Sunday October 13 in Orlando, Florida where I will be presenting “Evidence-Based Strategies for Curbing Perioperative Opioid Prescribing”. I will discuss our experience treating pain after surgery using multimodal analgesia and regional block techniques to eliminate the need for the postoperative narcotic prescription. Spoiler alert: patients in the Maimonides Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol reported improved pain postoperatively and did not require postoperative narcotics!
22nd July 2019
Join me at the Battle for Brooklyn where our Maimonides All Stars players #StrikeOutCancer
On Wednesday, July 25 I will join my fellow Maimonides Physicians and our Guest All Stars at the MCU Park in Brooklyn where we will #StrikeOutCancer!
All ticket proceeds and donations will benefit our new Maimonides Prostate Center, which will serve our community with the most advanced technology including our new High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).
3rd July 2019
MBCC: Curbing the Opioid Epidemic: Improving Outcomes For Your Breast Cancer Patients
I will be presenting the practical aspects of implementing the opioid minimizing ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocols. Please join us at the Miami Breast Cancer Conference Satellite Symposium at the Fontaine/Fleur de Lis Room tonight March 7. Dinner and registration starts at 6:30PM and the program will run from 7:00 to 8:30PM.
Benefits of attending this symposium:
- Gain insights into surgical pain management approaches that may improve outcomes for your patients with breast cancer.
- Enhance your understanding of the latest evidence pertaining to multimodal pain management.
- Present your challenging surgical pain management cases to the faculty for consultation.
- Network with your colleagues and leading clinical experts in the management of breast cancer.
For more information visit www.gotoper.com/go/MBC19OP.
17th June 2019
Rudolph Nissen Research Award
My advice to other young surgeons is to start your career where your team supports you as a clinician AND investigator. It was such an honor to receive the Rudolph Nissen Research Award. Thanks to Dr Patrick Borgen and the Maimonides Breast Team at Maimonides Medical Center for supporting our work promoting opioid-sparing pain initiatives, sexual health aftercancer, and decreasing time to the OR for breast cancer patients!
22nd October 2019
CME Dinner Invitation
Join me and my fellow presenters Dr. Fleure Gallant, Dr. Ory Wiesel and Dr. Trishala Meghal on Thursday, November 8, for a CME dinner where we will discuss “Current and New Concepts in Cancer Treatment (Focus on Women’s Health)”.
Kindly RSVP to Michael Brincat: (718)765-2704 – mbrincat@maimonidesmed.org