Richard Vanderburg

Hey, @RickyPonting just finished your autobiography and loved it. Your story is entwined with cultural references from growing up in Oz. Although I am far away now, here is a tribute you…

Thank you @Nick_Offerman. Just finished your most recent book. What a treasure and vacation for the mind during these times of restricted travel.

@1a @JGHorn @TashaRobinson @HolocaustMuseum John Banner who played Sergent Schulz in Hogans Heroes was an Austrian Jew

further musings on discovery in the context of penicillin @ apogeegroup.info/in-orbit/

how much should we trust in science that can't be replicated

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Sharing some reflections on discovery and "pushing the outside of the envelope" @ apogeegroup.info/blog/ #apogee #discovery #wayfinding

See what is inspiring us this week apogeegroup.info/volunteer/

It is incredibly bittersweet for me to announce that after 11 wonderful years I've made the difficult decision to move on from Operation Smile. It has been a challenging and rewarding journey for which I am incredibly grateful. I've built such amazing rel…lnkd.in/dbpYFzA

"When moving from #MDGs to #SDGs, we noticed that, unlike other goals, #MaternalHealth & #ChildHealth were lagging - we needed accountability." @AE_Yamin Learning from #Zambia's success and overall numbers: we need #SafeSurgery and proper obstetric care. #GHIC #GlobalSurgery

Operative #trauma course STARTLE 2018 wrapped up in Mbarara, Uganda. Thanks to all surgical residents who took part, and to Drs Deepika Nehra, @kayimapeter22 Kat Albutt @Katmysta for arranging and @Drevinho for supporting. #globalsurgery #HR4surgery #surgicalskillset twitter.com/Drevinho/statu…

This is great. Truly innovative trauma training to stop bleeding and save lives in resource limited settings. We must find the way to scale this course@ - it will save countless lives. @CSPH_BWH @BWHSurgery #BWHSteppingStrong twitter.com/harvardpgssc/s…

"As a profession we issue guidelines, as a public we issue laws" - but how do you move people from *should* to *must* to *better*? #Lifebox chair @Atul_Gawande talks about "a formula for driving towards safety" - and the power of the @WHO Surgical Safety Checklist #SAFETSummit

"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well." - Robert Louis Stevenson

Innovation is necessary to control affordability of surgery. sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/…

"In hospitals lacking extra labor rooms...staff may be more likely to perform C-Sections in high traffic times." @neel_shah in @Cosmopolitan on how new delivery room "dashboards" may improve decision-making & help reduce unnecessary C-Sections: fal.cn/4Zcb

"The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive." - Indira Gandhi

On #IntlMHDay, @k_semrau & @Atul_Gawande discuss steps for preventing 99% of maternal deaths in childbirth, including more respectful relationships between clinical providers & the families they serve. In @ProSyn: fal.cn/4ZuV #WhatWomenWant #everywomaneverywhere

#Lifebox trustees ​@Atul_Gawande​, Alan Merry and​ @TGWeiser ​shoulder to shoulder with some incredible global #anaesthesia and #globalsurgery colleagues at the @RoySocMed this Friday, for the first ever #SAFETSummit. Come stand with us! bit.ly/2v2cXlS