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Harpers Bazaar: How to Help Your Community During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Harpers Bazaar references Asaf Bitton’s social distancing guidance.

CNN: Parents: Take social distancing seriously and limit playdates, other activities, experts say

Executive Director, Dr. Asaf Bitton, speaks to CNN about how parents should be implementing social distancing.

CBS Boston: South Boston Bars Crowded Saturday Despite Calls For Social Distancing

Asaf Bitton speaks with CBS Boston about the need for young people to take social distancing seriously.

Social Distancing: This is Not a Snow Day

Originally published by Ariadne Labs on March 13, 2020 | Updated March 17, 2020 By Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH I know there is some confusion about what to do next in the midst of this unprecedented time of a pandemic, school closures, and widespread social disruption. As a primary care physician and public health leader,… Continue reading Social Distancing: This is Not a Snow Day

How a global, surgical checklist can help shape OR culture

By Ian Solsky, MD, MPH Illustrated by Courtney Staples Attending medical school more than 30 years ago, my father claims he worked with a surgeon who gave trainees feedback while brandishing a pistol and stomping on the eyeglasses of a student that had slipped into the surgical field. As a general surgery resident, I can… Continue reading How a global, surgical checklist can help shape OR culture

Overcoming resistance to a surgical safety checklist

By Bill Berry, MD, MPA, MPH This is the second post in a series on implementation efforts at Ariadne Labs. Read the first installment by Sue Gullo, our director of Implementation. Humans resist change. Maybe it’s a survival mechanism from our evolutionary past. When the world was uncertain, we stuck to what seemed to work.… Continue reading Overcoming resistance to a surgical safety checklist