If you’re having surgery, there are things you can do to make sure it’s successful; topic of online discussion Wednesday, Jan. 20

Will you be having surgery soon? Did you know that you can help make sure it is completely successful?

“How Patients Can Make Their Surgery Safer” is the topic of the next Health Watch USA meeting, which can be watched online at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20. The speaker will be Dr. Mark Davis, author of Irresponsible: What Surgeons Won’t Tell You and How to Protect Yourself.

To watch the meeting, go to http://healthwatchusa.adobeconnect.com/jan2016 and enter your name. If you do not have a password, log in as a guest.

The session will also include a discussion of the group’s annual conference, held in November, and goals for 2016. For more information on Health Watch USA, call Kevin Kavanagh
at 606-875-3642. The Somerset-based group is a designated “community leader” for value-driven health care by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.