Patients come second. Like any business, in surgery you can't take care of your customers if you don't take care of your employees.

Are you fully supporting your infection preventionist? The incredibly challenging role is only going to get tougher. It's up to you to lend a helping hand.

Schedule at a glance: 2017 OR Excellence Conference Schedule

Outpatient Spine is surgery's next big thing. Choosing the right patients and controlling costs are key.

Batteries not included. In life, you've got to bring your own juice and create your own joy.

Become a Dauntless Nurse. Build the confidence you need to stick up for yourself and your patients.

Nominate your facility for a 2017 OR Excellence Award. We'll host 7 winners at the conference and celebrate their achievements during a special ceremony.

A manager for all seasons. Connect with staff members of all ages: Millennials, Gen X-ers and Boomers.

Beyond the Basics in Outpatient Total Joints - ORX Session Previews -

Yes, you can do accurate case costing. Determine the true cost of care to boost your facility's profit potential.

Satisfaction guaranteed: Take a team-based approach to ratcheting up your patient-satisfaction scores.

You're going to love this meeting. ORX is an investment in yourself worth making.

Anesthesiologist: Overlapping surgeries led to safety issues and medicare fraud. Former employee says Massachusetts General Hospital endangered patients and inflated anesthesia charges.

Surgeons will be obsolete in a few years (And they're not the only ones). Artificial intelligence experts say our jobs are about to start disappearing fast.

Massive plastic surgery center data theft may expose celebrities. A disgruntled former employee of a Beverly Hills plastic surgery center is also accused of taking photos of unconscious patients.

Morcellator Opponent Amy Reed, MD, Succumbs to Cancer. Dr. Reed and her husband, Hooman Noorchashm, MD, led a years-long campaign to expose the hazards posed by power morcellators.

Judge awards $88K to surgeon "forced out" for double-booking complaints. Neurosurgeon James Holsapple, MD, alleged he was pressured to leave his job at Upstate University Hospital because he voiced safety concerns over a spine surgeon being permitted

Doctor and 2 nurses jailed without bail after child sex videos emerge. Police say 7 boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 13 were victimized.

Inspiration of informed consent Dead at 78. Jerry Canterbury's paralysis after routine back surgery forever changed how doctors discuss the risks of care.

Watch: Surgeon and nurse duke it out inside Chinese hospital. A viral video shows a surgeon and his nurse-girlfriend brawling in an operating room.