Advice for the Surgical Specialist – Polish your elective case presentation skills. You may need little or no finesse to close need-based cases. However, when recommending procedures that patients may decide to postpone or forgo altogether, being able to explain the case in simple, understandable and persuasive, benefit-based terms will increase your acceptance rate significantly.

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