2015 Annual Meeting attendees identified management of complications during laparoscopic surgery as one of the top five areas where increased knowledge and skills are needed. 2015 Annual Meeting attendees identified ventral hernia repair as one of the top five areas where increased knowledge and skills are needed. 2015 Annual Meeting attendees identified difficult cholecystectomy as […]
16.7% (n=1) of attendees at Minimal Access Tricks and Techniques Hands-On Course reported no reduced port or mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomies over prior 3 months of practice, and another 50% (n=3) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for reduced port or mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomies was 4.2/5 among attendees at the Minimal Access Tricks and Techniques Hands-On Course […]
73.7% (n=14) of attendees at the All Things Hernia Hands-On Course reported no use of anterior component separation for ventral hernia repair over prior 3 months of practice, and another 15.8% (n=3) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for use of anterior component separation for ventral hernia repair was 3.7/5 among attendees at the […]
34.3% (n=12) of attendees at the FUSE-Preparation/Refresher PG Course reported no use of radiofrequency electrosurgery over prior 3 months of practice, and another 5.7% (n=2) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for use of radiofrequency electrosurgery was 3.6/5 among attendees at the FUSE-Preparation/Refresher PG Course at 2015 post-meeting analysis. 8.3% (n=3) of attendees at […]
4.2% (n=9) of attendees at the Updates in Abdominal Wall Management-Mesh Theory, Tissue Use, Complex Locations PG Course reported no hernia repairs with mesh over prior 3 months of practice, and another 9.4% (n=20) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for hernia repairs with mesh was 4.5/5 among attendees at the Updates in Abdominal […]
61.5% (n=8) of attendees at the Endoscopic Management of Complications Hands-On Course reported no management of complications of endoscopic polypectomy over prior 3 months of practice, and another 38.5% (n=5) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for management of complications of endoscopic polypectomy was 4.1/5 among attendees at the Endoscopic Management of Complications Hands-On […]
27% (n=37) of attendees of the Bariatric Revisions from Historical Operations PG Course reported no bariatric revisional operations over prior 3 months of practice, and another 30.7% (n=42) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for bariatric revisional operations among attendees of the Bariatric Revisions from Historical Operations PG Course was 3.6/5 at 2015 post-meeting […]
54.2% (n=32) of attendees of the Endolumenal Management of Complications PG Course reported management of complications of bariatric surgery with endolumenal techniques over prior 3 months of practice, and another 33.9% (n=20) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level was 3.3/5 for management of complications of bariatric surgery with endolumenal techniques among attendees of the […]
8.1% (n=15) of attendees of the Recurrent Hernia-Strategies for Success PG Course reported no patients with recurrent hernia managed over prior 3 months of practice, and another 40.9% (n=76) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for managing patients with recurrent hernia among attendees of the Recurrent Hernia-Strategies for Success PG Course was 4.1/5 at […]
48.6% (n=101) of attendees of the Advances in Foregut Surgery PG Course reported no management of gastric or esophageal lesions endoscopically over prior 3 months of practice, and another 30.3% (n=63) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for management of gastric or esophageal lesions endoscopically among attendees of the Advances in Foregut Surgery PG […]