Download the SAGES 2013 Program
SAGES 2013 Abstracts and Posters
View all SAGES 2013 Abstracts and Posters
Using Social Media for Surgical Education: Distraction Or Opportunity?
Tanya M Santella, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Andrea Petrucci, MD, Ekaterina Lebedeva, MLIS, Liane S Feldman, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Gerald M Fried, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MEd, FRCSC McGill University Health Centre INTRODUCTIONSocial media (SM) has drastically changed the way society communicates and accesses information. The popularity of sessions on SM at surgical… Continue Reading
An International Perspective on Simulation-Based Training for Robot-Assisted Surgery.
A. Aboumohamed, K. Ahmed, S. Raza, Y. Shi, G. Wilding, I. Aloraifi, T. Kesavadas, A. Chowriappa, J. Peabody, C. Rochat, K. Guru Roswell Park Cancer Institute; King's College London; Henry Ford Hospital; Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Purpose: Surgical training is rapidly evolving due to work hour limitations, safety concerns and need… Continue Reading
Endoscopic Component Separation Simulator Project
Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Gregory J Mancini, MD, Melissa S Phillips, MD, Judy A Roark University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville BACKGROUND: Reconstruction of the abdominal wall to repair ventral hernias with loss of domain remains challenging. The traditional technique of component separation by creating wide skin flaps has become an acceptable method, but… Continue Reading