Everyone involved should say only what they are willing to have quoted. Keep in mind that videotape footage can be cut or edited as can the sound track. Newspaper reporters can have a field day by taking your remarks out of context. Only rarely is it worth taking them to task. Everyone is there to learn about anesthesiology and not the virtuosity of the surgeon.
Many surgeons also love to teach.
However, joking aside, they have been, virtually without exception, very helpful in persuading their patients to be a part of our program. The simple answer is, find a story they can use. Unfortunately, this is not so simple to do. How the lack of funding for postgraduate education would impact inner-city medical care Medical direction of the nurse anesthetist. How the anesthesia care team works.