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Liver, Bile Duct, Gallbladder and Pancreatic Surgeon in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Surgery as Cost Center vs Revenue Center: good or bad for our patients?

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The Affortable Care Act has brought significant change in the health care world including high deductibles, consolidation of health systems, innovative payment models. It is clear that these changes are impacting surgery and the surgeon practice but how will this impact our

Clancy Clark March 16, 2016August 13, 2020 Commentary, Personal Blog Read more

FOLFIRINOX and Pancreatic Cancer

FOLFIRINOX and Pancreatic Cancer

FOLFIRINOX has become the standard of care for metastatic pancreatic cancer. It has promising results and has improved survival for pancreatic cancer. FOLFIRINOX is a 4-drug treatment regimen, consisting of 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin. It’s producing the greatest prolonging

Clancy Clark March 15, 2015August 13, 2020 Health Updates, Pancreatic Cancer, Patient Education Read more

What is clinical effectiveness research?

What is clinical effectiveness research?

It is actually pretty simple to define clinical effectiveness research (CER) — any research that attempts to determine if something really works in health care. The Challenges of Studying CER To answer if something works can actually be very challenging.

Clancy Clark February 4, 2015August 13, 2020 Research Read more

Recent Posts

  • Pancreatic Cancer Month Radio Spotlight on WBFJ 89.3
  • Overall Amount of Cancer Matters for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (PNETs)
  • DecADES (Decisions Around Dementia and Surgery) — NIHRO1 Funded Study
  • Make the Call — how to reduce readmission after liver and pancreas surgery
  • Alliance A021806: A phase III trial of perioperative versus adjuvant chemotherapy for resectable pancreatic cancer

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