'80s dance party in the operating room

On Treatment
Written By Liz Salmi

I just finished a pre-op appointment with Dr. Z, orthopedic surgeon and all-around good guy.

After going through the details of the surgery he asked me if I had questions. I asked all the usual things one in my situation should ask ("What if I start seizing during surgery?" etc.) and then asked if he listens to music in the OR.

"Oh, yes," he said. "My tastes range, but mainly I listen to a lot of cheesey '80s music--"

"Say no more! That's perfect." I said. "I can't imagine anything more fitting."

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Liz Salmi

Liz Salmi is Communications & Patient Initiatives Director for OpenNotes at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Over the last 15 years Liz has been: a research subject; an advisor in patient stakeholder groups; a leader in “patient engagement” research initiatives; and an innovator, educator and investigator in national educational and research projects. Today her work focuses on involving patients and care partners in the co-design of research and research dissemination. It is rumored Liz was the drummer in a punk rock band.

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