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Video Author: Okrainec A

Adaptation of the FLS box for endoscopic simulation

Presented by Ilay Habaz at the SS20: MIS Education Session during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/18/2018
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Crespin O, Guerriero L, Habaz I, Jackson T, Kwong A, Liu L, Longo F, Mascagni P, Okrainec A, Perretta S, Shlomovitz E, Swanstrom L, van der Velden E, Weiss E
Video Institutions
University Health Network--Toronto ON Canada

Always Lap! Small bowel obstruction

Presented by Allan E Okrainec at the Small Bowel Obstruction/Common Bile Duct Exploration/Incarcerated Hernia: Always or Never Lap during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/17/2018
Learning Themes
Colorectal
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Okrainec A
Video Institutions
University Health Network--Toronto ON Canada

Presented by Ninh T Nguyen at the SS26: Education Technology, Teaching and Learning held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Friday, March 24, 2017 Keyword(s): algorithm, app, Argentina, ASMBS, bariatric surgery, bowel, complication, cost, didactics, evaluation, expert, FAME grant, Foundation of American Medical Education, Guatemala, hands on course, HD, high definition, […]

Posted on
03/24/2017
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Bariatrics
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Anvari M, Camacho D, Gee D, Meireles O, Moran-Atkin E, Nguyen N, Okrainec A, Scharf K, Smith B
Video Institutions
Montefiore Medical Center--Bronx NY

Presented by Elif Bilgic at the SS08: Education, Simulation and Assessment held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Thursday, March 23, 2017 Keyword(s): analysis, assessment, attending surgeons, benchmark, cognitive exam, cognitive skills, education, endoloop, evaluation, failure rate, fellows, FLS certification exam, general surgery, GYN, gynecology, high stakes exam, intracorporeal knot tying, […]

Posted on
03/23/2017
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Kaneva P, Okrainec A, Ritter E, Schwaitzberg S, Vassiliou M

Presented by Allan E Okrainec at the Symposium: Coaching and Telementoring in the Global Arena – Project 6 held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Keyword(s): coaching, North America, SAGES Telementoring Task Force, surgical skills, symposium, teaching, telementoring, training

Posted on
03/22/2017
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Chen D, Okrainec A
Video Institutions
UCLA--Los Angeles CA, University of Toronto--Toronto ON Canada

Is Patient Satisfaction Associated with 30-day Postoperative Outcomes in a Population Primarily Undergoing Laparoscopic Procedures?

Presented by Kristel Lobo Prabhu at the SS30: Value/Outcomes Session during the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
10/10/2016
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Professional / Economic
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Cleghorn M, Elnahas A, Jackson T, Okrainec A, Prabhu K, Quereshy F, Tse A
Video Institutions
University Health Network--Toronto ON Canada, University of Toronto--Toronto ON Canada

Should Surgeons Perform More Diagnostic and Screening Colonoscopies? A comparison of Endoscopic Localization Error Rate Between Operating Surgeons and Referring Endoscopists in Colorectal Cancer

Presented by Arash Azin at the SS08: Flexible Endoscopy Session during the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
10/09/2016
Learning Themes
Colorectal, Flexible Endoscopy
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
100
Video Authors
Azin A, Cleghorn M, Jackson T, Okrainec A, Quereshy F, Saleh F, Yuen A
Video Institutions
UHN--Toronto ON Canada, University of Toronto--Toronto ON Canada

Qualitative Assessment of ERP Implementation

Title: Qualitative Assessment of ERP Implementation Presenter: Allan Okrainec, MD Session: Postgraduate Course: SAGES SMART – Incorporating the Latest in Enhanced Recovery into your Gastrointestinal Surgery Program SAGES 2016 Keyword(s): bowel prep, BPIGS, ERAS program, ERP, fast track surgery, fasting, GI surgery program, guideline, mobilization, nursing ed, pt ed, qualitative assessment, SMART

Posted on
08/12/2016
Video Categories
SAGES 2016 Meeting
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, New Technologies / Skills Acquisitions, Professional / Economic
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Postgraduate Course
Video Authors
Aarts M, McLeod R, Meghij Z, Okrainec A, Pearsall E
Video Institutions
University Health Network--Toronto ON Canada, University of Toronto--Toronto ON Canada

Is Laparoscopic Repair of Incarcerated Abdominal Hernias Safe?

IS LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF INCARCERATED ABDOMINAL HERNIAS SAFE Ahmad Elnahas, MD Song Hon H Kim, MD, FRCSC, Allan Okrainec, MD, MHPE, FRCSC, FACS, Fayez Quereshy, MD, MBA, FRCSC, Timothy D Jackson, MD background–33 sec objective–57 sec data source–1:15 criteria–1:32 results–2:51 limitations–3:37 conclusion–4:21 Q&A session–4:50 Keyword(s): CPT, incarcerated abdominal hernias, inguinal hernia, lap repair, NSQIP, ventral […]

Posted on
09/23/2015
Video Categories
SAGES 2015 Meeting
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2015 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Elnahas A, Jackson T, Kim S, Okrainec A, Quereshy F
Video Institutions
University Health Network--Toronto ON Canada, University of Toronto--Toronto ON Canada

Simulation – The Next Generation: Discussion

Presented by Allan Okrainec, MD and Meilna Vassiliou, MD at the SAGES 2013 Annual Meeting; Simulation – The Next Generation Keyword(s): colonoscopy, credentialing, dictate, flex endo, FLS, gaming, immediate feedback, infrastructural costs, LC, metrics & measures, motion analysis, MR, op note, proficiency, robot, sim, sim lab, trainee

Posted on
01/13/2014
Video Categories
SAGES 2013 Meeting, Simulation, Simulation - The Next Generation
Learning Themes
New Technologies / Skills Acquisitions
Sources
2013 Annual Meeting, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Okrainec A, Vassiliou M
Video Institutions
University Health Network Toronto Western Hospital--Toronto ONCanada

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Addressing Religious Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccine

This may be a difficult subject matter for you and your patient to talk about.  Be assured, all major organized religious groups encourage and recommend the COVID-19 vaccine. Listed below are references and websites you can direct your patient towards to help them make an informed decision with regards to their religious concerns against the […]

SAGES Statement on AAPI Violence

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. In the summer of 2020, SAGES released a statement condemning the violence, racism, and hatred toward the Black community in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders. It is with great sorrow […]

Free SAGES Webinar: Lessons from COVID on Living and Thriving as Surgeons

SAGES recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on surgical practice and in surgeon wellness. SAGES’ Reimagining the Practice of Surgery Taskforce will present “Finding the Opportunities: Lessons from COVID and How We Live and Thrive as Surgeons”  to look at ways in which innovative leadership at various levels may help transform […]

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