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Creating innovative departments

von Segesser, Ludwig K.

In: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2004, vol. 26, no. Supplement_1, p. S78-S81

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    Titre
    • Creating innovative departments
    Auteur
    • von Segesser, Ludwig K.. Department of Cardio-vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2004, vol. 26, no. Supplement_1, p. S78-S81. Elsevier Science B.V.
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    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:292812
    Summary
    ‘Creating an innovative department' as an objective implies further improvements in organization, function, and progression of a surgical unit active in patient care, research, and education. It is of prime importance to stress here the mutual benefits of patient care, research (the basis for future patient care) and education (the channel for training health care professionals in future patient care). Neither innovation (from latin innovare: to renew, revive) nor creation (from latin creare: to make, produce) is something that will fall from heaven without effort any time soon. Hence, a pro-active attitude towards progress is indicated. This requires searching for new ideas, allocation of resources, finding allies, getting focussed, and being persistent. One word says it all: WORK!