M.E.G.A.: Make Evidence Great Again -- Domenico Pagano, MD, FRCS(C-Th), FETCS

The Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 56th Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, was delivered by Dr. Domenico Pagano, Secretary General of the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. In his lecture, M.E.G.A.: Make Evidence Great Again, Dr. Pagano explored how cardiothoracic surgeons can challenge the soundness of data that support the practice of evidence-based medicine.

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WAY too long for me - it'd be great if you could please make a shorter summary in transcript? I've got a brain injury. Very interested in evidence - especially in medicine because medics don't admit bad outcomes (& exaggerate benefits) so nobody can count them (& risks) so REAL evidence can't be collected or learned from = maybe what you say here? Plus when presented with 'info' in order to decide whether to consent or not and to weigh up our options = we can't because it's never complete and true; actually none of us can or ever have consented to any medical treatment and will never be able to until medics+ stop denying and hiding uncomfortable truths. Thank you.