The successful management of surgical facilities requires effort to keep pace with developments in a variety of products and technology. My years in both acute care hospitals and outpatient settings have provided a strong knowledge base about various specialties, but I work hard to build on it. Read your journals, surf the Web, watch the news, scan the dailies and case the conference exhibit halls. Surgeons will ask for the latest and greatest. You need to know why his request makes sense - or why it doesn't.