An Idiot. An A**hole. A Surgeon. A Father.

Here’s the first page of my #memoir

Would you keep reading?

#lessonsfromchaos #healthsystems #systemsthinking #globalhealth | Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS How can a logbook expose gaps in a health system? Sit in the desert for 2 months and the answer might come to you. Last Friday, I wrote about confident ignorance, theory without experience. Today, I...

A simple indicator to assess surgical capacity
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#lessonsfromchaos #shockindex | Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS | 18 comments I was an idiot. My confidence was dangerous. In my early years in the field, I was a risk to myself and others. Sure, I was well trained, but I lacked crucial local knowledge. This was confident ign...

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Cesarean Section Ratio: A Practical Tool to Assess Surgical Access and Resource Availability in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Access and availability of timely, quality surgical services remain a problem in low- and middle-income countries. Easily obtainable measures, such as…

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all while parenting in Alaska (and filling a freezer with salmon).

It’s a lot, but sometimes doesn’t quite feel that way.

Maybe this is the cocoon phase: “Just Adam” is there, but a newer version is forming.

I’m in that strange in-between phase again.

Recently, I:

- drafted a memoir and a kid’s adventure book,
- attended the Dubai Future Forum,
- created the Ten #LessonsFromChaos Primer, 
- developed the SHOCK Index to assess projects, 
- revisited ideas I hadn’t thought about in years,

Benin government says armed forces foil coup attempt Benin's government said on Sunday its armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the West African nation claimed on national television to have seized power.

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Hundreds showed up to say goodbye to Inlet View Elementary School @asdschools (they’re even giving away pieces of the gym!) #Anchorage

When Disaster Hits, the First Responders Aren’t Who You Think Every disaster I’ve ever worked taught me this: locals carry the heaviest load. Sri Lanka proves it again.

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#Anchorage

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From Chaos to Clarity

I’ve distilled twenty years in war zones and disaster areas into 10 Lessons from Chaos: practical, blunt takeaways for anyone operating in high-pressure, uncertain environments.

📄 Download the PDF to see the full list 👇
💬 Tell me which one resonates most

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Yikes. Roads in #Anchorage must be bad. ASD cancelled school for today 😱

And we’re not gonna be able to get home for a bit. #alaskathings

Eagles and moose in South Addition #Anchorage

Revised down to 6.0

6.3 earthquake in Anchorage

Something to keep an eye on.

Dubai Future Forum: Notes from Chaos I prepared hard for the Dubai Future Forum (DFF). Chaos didn't care.

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Don’t forget you can order free reflective tape from Safe Alaskans :)

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Curious how folks see development aid in the current new world order and as others look to the future how the gap of those left behind can/will be filled

6 am in #Dubai and getting ready for the start of the #DubaiFutureForum. Networking breakfast at 9, then workshop on future of #philanthropy

And another full request! That’s 3!! 😎🤞

Museum of the Future at sunrise #Dubai

Yep. In #Anchorage

Hoping to see northern lights tonight 🙏

Mostly complete. Had 9 beta readers and queried. Two agents requested full

Status update on my memoir, Lessons from Chaos:

A beta reader said:

“I got the manuscript, started reading… and suddenly I was 8 chapters in. Tight, brisk writing. Dramatic. Medical reality abroad. I’m hooked.”

😎

And, the full manuscript is now with literary agents.

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Alaska travelers have big questions. Here are a few answers and options while the shutdown continues Anchorage has a huge flight community with three busy airports and hundreds of air traffic controllers and TSA screeners who are working without pay.

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Alaska travelers have big questions. Here are a few answers and options while the shutdown continues