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ReviewSurgical endoscopy2024

Leaning in and moving forward: a call to action and review of diversity initiatives in SAGES.

A P Qureshi, S M Johnson, P Sylla, A D Pryor, D Telem, D B Jones, J Bingener-Casey, L S Feldman, J Mellinger, SAGES DLPD Committee

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Review in Surgical endoscopy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

A P QureshiOregon Health Science University, Portland, USA. Alia.qureshi@me.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0353-9066
S M JohnsonMorehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
P SyllaMount Sinai Medical Center, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, USA.
A D PryorNorthwell Health, New Hyde Park, USA.
D TelemUniversity of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, USA.
D B JonesRutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
J Bingener-CaseyMayo School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Rochester, USA.
L S FeldmanMcGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
J MellingerThe American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, USA.
SAGES DLPD Committee

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiversity, equity, and inclusion have been an intentional focus for SAGES well before the COVID-19 pandemic and the coincident societal recognition of social injustices and racism. Longstanding inequities within our society, healthcare, and the surgery profession have come to light in the aftermath of events that rose to attention around the time of Covid. In so doing, they have brought into focus disparities, injustices, and inequalities that have long been present in the field of surgery, selectively affecting the most vulnerable.

methodsThis White paper examines the current state of diversity within the field of surgery and SAGES (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons) approach and effort to pave the way forward to meaningful change. We delineate the imperative for diversity, equity, and inclusion for all. By all, we mean to be inclusive of the diversity of gender and sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, geography, sex, and disability in the field of surgery.

resultsSAGES is an organization that lives at the intersection of education and innovation. It has a vital role in assisting the surgical profession in addressing these issues and needs and being a force alongside others for sustained and necessary change. SAGES can only realize these goals through a commitment across all aspects of the organization to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into our very fabric.

conclusionTrue diversity, equity, and inclusion within a surgical organization is vital for its longevity, growth, relevance, and impact. Unfortunately, the absence of DEI limits opportunity, robs the organization of collective intelligence in an environment in which its presence is critical, contributes to health inequities, and impoverishes all within the society and its value to all with whom it interfaces. SAGES is an organization that lives at the intersection of education and innovation. It has a vital role in assisting the surgical profession in addressing these issues and needs and being a force alongside others for sustained and necessary change. SAGES can only realize these goals through a commitment across all aspects of the organization to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into our very fabric. Strategies like those highlighted in this White Paper, may be within our grasp and we can learn yet more if we remain in a place of humility and teachability in the future.

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COVID-19Cultural DiversitySocieties, MedicalHealthcare DisparitiesHumansRacismSARS-CoV-2United StatesDEIDiveristyEndoscopic surgeonsEquityInclusionSAGESSociety of American Gastrointestinal

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