Social Media for Surgical Education: The Debate of Speed Versus Safety

Dr. E. Lawrence Felix challenges Dr. Brian Jacob, founder of the International Hernia Collaboration, to defend the role of social media in disseminating new techniques in surgery. ‘Don’t we need data,' Dr. Felix asks? Dr. Jacob’s response was overheard by passer-by Jon Gould, MD, chief of general surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, who then adds his take on the best way to introduce innovations in surgical technique in the fast-changing health care world.