SurgeXperiences 214 is Up!

I spent too much time on it, but it was fun!


SurgeXperiences is a collection of surgically-related blog posts and internet articles that is published every two weeks. I was given the opportunity to compile the "blog carnival" this week.

Blog compilations such as SurgeXperiences and Grand Rounds tend to have a theme. I had been thinking about Joyce Kilmer's poem, "Trees" for several days and decided to build off of that. Happily, the use of verse runs in the family. My mother always seemed to come up with a rhyme when the occasion called for it. I always thought the poems were silly, but, in keeping with the "tree" theme, I guess the apple did not fall far away, did it?

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Call for Submissions: SurgeXperiences 214

I am honored to be the host of the next edition (214) of SurgeXperiences! This is a “Blog Carnival” of blog postings that are related, however tangentially, to surgery and the surgical experience. The post will go live on January 4, 2009.

Everyone is welcome to submit, whether you are a physician, nurse, technologist, videographer, quilter, llama lover, patient, or friend of any of the above.

I will host SurgeXperiences on Reflections in a Head Mirror.

I will try to be a clever host, but, given the holidays and the need to recover from all of the potential meals and celebration, we will just have to wait and see what happens. If you want to submit, click on this link to go to the submission page.

Submission deadline: Saturday, January 3, 2009

I will put this message on my main blog next week, but wanted to give my three readers a heads up.