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Video Author: Schirmer B

SGNA standard of infection control

Presented by Cathy Bauer at the Session: OR Team – Duodenoscopes, Infections and Reprocessing. What have we learned? at the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting on 3/19/2016 Keyword(s): cholecystectomy, colon surgery, conversion rate, endometrial cancer, ERCI institute, general surgery, GYN oncologists, gynecologists, healthcare, inguinal hernia, Intuitive Surgical, laparoscopy, microrobot, pelvic surgery, resident training, residents, robot, robotic […]

Posted on
04/28/2017
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Oleynikov D, Schirmer B
Video Institutions
University of Nebraska Medical Center--Omaha NE, UVA Surgical Care--Charlottesville VA

Simultaneous conversion of gastric band to sleeve gastrectomy is associated with increased postop complications: An analysis of the ACS NSQIP

Presented by Zachary C Dietch, MD, MBA at the SS29: Bariatric surgery – Sleeves, Conversions and More held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Saturday, March 25, 2017 Keyword(s): ACS NSQIP, adverse events, analysis, ASA class, band failure, bariatric surgery, comorbidities, complication, conversion, CPT codes, device malfunction, diabetes, gastric band, gastric […]

Posted on
03/25/2017
Learning Themes
Bariatrics
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
100
Video Authors
Dietch Z, Hallowell P, Schirmer B
Video Institutions
UVA Health System--Charlottesville VA

Presented by Anna Z Fashandi, MD at the SS02: Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Keyword(s): adults, bariatric surgery, biliopancreatic diversion, BMD, BMI, body mass index, bone disease, bone fracture, bone health, bone mineral density, bone scan, BP diversion, Caucasian, CDR, CHF, […]

Posted on
03/22/2017
Learning Themes
Bariatrics
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Fashandi A, Hallowell P, Hawkins R, MeHaffey J, Schirmer B
Video Institutions
University of Virginia--Charlottesville VA

Declining operative experience for junior level residents: Unintended consequence of minimally invasive surgery?

Presented by Matthew G Mullen at the SS23: Resident and Fellow Scientific Session during the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
10/10/2016
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Friel C, He, Michaels A, Mullen M, Salerno E, Schirmer B, Smith P, Sohn M
Video Institutions
University of Virginia--Charlottesville VA

Bariatric Surgery

Presented by Bruce D Schirmer at the PG Course: Introduction to the SAGES University Masters Program – Assuring Competency From the Get-Go during the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
10/09/2016
Learning Themes
Bariatrics
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
300
Video Authors
Schirmer B
Video Institutions
UVA Surgical Care--Charlottesville VA

SAGES Magical Mystery Tour – SAGES 2015 Presidential Address

SAGES 2014-2015 President, L. Michael Brunt, MD gives the Presidential Address at the SAGES 2015 Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN Points of interest: Dr. Brunt begins his lecture–4:40 Acknowledgements–8:15 1989 SAGES board–9:35 Train the Trainer courses–11:16 sentinel evenT in the life of SAGES–14:11 another sentinel Keyword(s): 10,000 hour rule, 6 step program, aberrant anatomy, abstract, […]

Posted on
06/15/2015
Video Categories
SAGES 2015 Meeting, Solid Organ
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Adrenal, Flexible Endoscopy, HPB / Biliary, New Technologies / Skills Acquisitions, Professional / Economic, Solid Organ
Sources
2015 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Keynote Address, Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Asbun H, Awad M, Berci B, Berci G, Birkett D, Brunt L, Crawford C, Cuschieri A, Dunkin B, Fenelli R, Forde K, Greene R, Holzman M, Hunter J, Jones D, Lim R, Marks G, Matthews B, Matthews S, Perissat J, Petelin J, Ponsky J, Pryor A, Robinson T, Schirmer B, Schwaitzberg S, Soper N, Stiegmann G, Swanstrom L, Talamini M
Video Institutions
Barnes-Jewish Hospital--St Louis MO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center--Boston MA, Cambridge Health Alliance--Cambridge MA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA, City College of New York--New York NY, Cleveland Clinic--Cleveland OH, CMC Surgery--Charlotte NC, Guthrie General Surgery--Sayre PA, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP)--Boston MA, Harvard Medical School--Boston MA, Houston Methodist Hospital--Houston TX, Houston Methodist Institute for Technology Innovation and Education (MITIESM)--Houston TX, Johns Hopkins University--Baltimore MD, Marks Colorectal Surgical Associates--Wynnewood PA, Marshfield Clinic--Marshfield Clinic WI, Mayo Clinic--Rochester MN, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine--Chicago IL, Oregon Clinic--Portland OR, Shawnee Mission Medical Center--Shawnee Mission KS, St Louis Childrens Hospital--St Louis MO, Stony Brook University Hospital--Stony Brook NY, Tripler Army Medical Center--Honolulu HI, University at Buffalo--Buffalo NY, University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)--Aurora CO, University of Colorado--Denver CO, University of Dundee--Dundee United Kingdom, University of Mississippi--Oxford MS, University of Virginia Health System--Charlottesville VA, VA Medical Center--St Louis MO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center--Nashville TN, Wahington University--St Louis MO, Weill Cornell Medical College--New York NY

SAGES 2014 Presidential Address

Presented by Gerald Fried, MD, FACS at the SAGES 2014 Annual Meeting. The lecture will address the role of specialty societies and the value to those at various stages of their careers Dr. Gerald Fried is the Edward W. Archibald Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at McGill University, and Surgeon-in-Chief and Director of the […]

Posted on
10/09/2014
Video Categories
2014 Presidential Address, SAGES 2014 Meeting
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Professional / Economic
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery
Presentation Types
Keynote Address, Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Carey L, Cortese M, Derossis A, Ellison E, Feldman L, Ferri L, Fried G, Fried K, Guillemin R, Hampson L, Hayes W, Matthew S, Melvin W, Mulder D, Park A, Pellegrini C, Rattner D, Roslyn J, Schally A, Schirmer B, Soper N, Swanstrom L, Thompson J, Vassiliou M, Wexner S, Yalow R, Zollinger R
Video Institutions
Albert Einstein COM--Bronx NY, Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC)--Annapolis MD, Cleveland Clinic--Weston FL, Drexel University--Philadelphia PA, Duke University--Durham NC, Feinberg School of Medicine--Chicago IL, James A Haley Veterans Hospital--Tampa FL, Johns Hopkins University--Baltimore MD, McGill University Health Centre--Montreal QC Canada, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine--Philadelphia PA, MGH--Boston MA, Montefiore Medical Center--Bronx NY, Ohio State University--Columbus OH, Oregon Clinic--Portland OR, University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston TX, University of Virginia Health System--Charlottesville VA, UW School of Medicine--Seattle WA

Be it Resolved that Endolumenal Therapies, Including Full Thickness Recection, Will Make Segmental Resection Obsolete for Primary Treatment of Gastrointestinal Neoplasia

Presented by Lee Swanstrom, MD and Bruce Schirmer, MD at the SAGES 2014 Meeting; The Great Presidential Debates of 2014 Dr. Lee Swantsrom’s argument begins: Endoluminal therapies will be the future of early GI cx tx–1:55 disclosures–3:00 ESD–4:00 case 1 example–5:40 case 2 example–7:20 citation–12:17 https:// Keyword(s): abdominal cavity, adenocarcinoma, advanced cx, adverse histopathological findings, […]

Posted on
08/21/2014
Video Categories
SAGES 2014 Meeting
Learning Themes
Colorectal, Flexible Endoscopy, Foregut
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Franklin M, Peters J, Schirmer B, Soper N, Swanstrom L, Young-Fadok T
Video Institutions
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center--Portland OR, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center--Portland OR, Mayo Clinic--Phoenix AZ, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine--Chicago IL, Oregon Clinic--Portland OR, Southeast Surgical Associates--San Antonio TX, Texas Endosurgery Institute--San Antonio TX, University Hospitals--Cleveland OH, University of Virginia Health System--Charlottesville VA

Leaks/Stenosis after RYGBP | Postoperative Challenges

Presented by Bruce D. Schirmer MD | SAGES 2013 Bariatric Postgraduate Course: What Every Safe Surgeon Needs to Know About Bariatric Surgery disclosures–42 sec leaks–47 sec clinical presentation–1:40 highly concerning–2:08 also concerning–2:29 decision tree–2:58 concerning findings–3:14 leak sites–3:51 postop swallow studie Keyword(s): ABX, ACS BSCN, anastomotic stenosis, CS, CT, drain, dyspnea, EEA stapler, endoscopic balloon […]

Posted on
06/27/2013
Video Categories
Bariatric Postgraduate Course, SAGES 2013 Meeting
Learning Themes
Bariatrics
Sources
2013 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Postgraduate Course
Video Authors
Schirmer B
Video Institutions
UVA--Charlottesville VA

General Surgery in Obese Patients – Tips and Tricks: Discussion

Samer Mattar, M.D.; David Earle, M.D.; John Romanelli, M.D.; Dimitrios Stefanidis, M.D.; Bruce Schirmer, M.D. Keyword(s): abdominal wall reconstruction, bariatric surgery, beanbag, BMI, colon resection, colostomy, compartment syndrome, component separation, cruroplasty, diverticulitis, EWL, footboard, gastric pouch, GERD, Hartmanns procedure, hernia repair, HH, liquid diet, medical director, midline, Nissen fundoplication, optical trocar, Optifast, parasthesias, peritoneal lavage, […]

Posted on
10/10/2011
Video Categories
General Surgery in Obese Patients, NOTES, SAGES 2011 Meeting
Learning Themes
Bariatrics, Hernia
Sources
2011 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
How-To
Video Authors
Earle D, Mattar S, Romanelli J, Schirmer B, Stefanidis D
Video Institutions
Baystate Medical Center--Springfield MA, Carolinas HealthCare System--Charlotte NC, UVA Health System--Charlottesville VA

General Surgery in Obese Patients – Tips and Tricks: Management of Perforated Viscus in the Obese

Bruce Schirmer, M.D. perf duodenal ulcer–38 sec outline–1:23 obese pt population–1:39 general operating principles–3:19 small bowel gangrene–4:57 massive enterolysis–6:05 IBS–6:47 C. diff–7:13 colonic neop Keyword(s): ABXs, bowel resection, C. diff, CD, colonic neoplasms, diverticulitis, enterolysis, Flagyl, frozen ABD, IBS, ileocecal valve, incisional hernias, internal hernia, lap approach, laparoscopy, loop ileostomy, megacolon, mesh, necrotizing fasciitis, obese, […]

Posted on
10/10/2011
Video Categories
General Surgery in Obese Patients, NOTES, SAGES 2011 Meeting
Learning Themes
Colorectal
Sources
2011 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
How-To, Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Schirmer B
Video Institutions
UVA Health System--Charlottesville VA

SS13 Hernia: S072 OUTCOMES OF VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR IN THE NON OBESE AND THE OBESE

Mohamed Dahman, MD background–1:20 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12852397 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=20071471 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih Keyword(s): biologic mesh, incisional hernia repair, morbidly obese, NSQIP, super obese, VHR, WHO

Posted on
09/06/2011
Video Categories
Hernia and Abdomen, Hernia Session (SS13), SAGES 2011 Meeting
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2011 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Dahman M, Dietrich-Covington A, Graw C, Hallowell P, Schirmer B
Video Institutions
University of Virginia Health System--Charlottesville VA

SS12 Bariatric: S064 LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS IS SAFE

Jayme B Stokes, MD purpose–34 sec liver disease in the morbidly obese–1:25 NAFLD–2:26 citation–3:40 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16545157 method–3:52 conclusion–7:18 Q&A session–7:48 Keyword(s): bariatric surgery, BPD, cirrhosis, dietary modifications, liver disease, liver transplantation, LRGB, LRGBP, morbidly obese, NAFLD, NASH, portal HTN, Roux limb, RYGB, weight-reduction surgery

Posted on
09/02/2011
Video Categories
Bariatric Session (SS12), SAGES 2011 Meeting, Stomach
Learning Themes
Bariatrics, Liver
Sources
2011 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Dahman M, Hallowell P, Kumer S, Pope N, Schirmer B, Schmitt T, Stokes J
Video Institutions
University of Virginia--Charlottesville VA

Laparoscopic Resection: Internal Duodenal Diverticulectomy

Authors: H. L. Evans; J. C. Bennett; B. D. Schirmer; Christopher J. Northup Keyword(s): abdominal pain, ampulla of Vater, balloon dilation, duodenal diverticulectomy, endoscopy, ERCP, Kocher maneuver, lap resection, UGI, windsock sign

Posted on
02/23/2010
Video Categories
Small Intestine, Video Library 1994-2008
Learning Themes
Colorectal
Sources
Surgeon Submitted
Presentation Types
Procedure
Video Authors
Bennett J, Evans H, Northup C, Schirmer B
Video Institutions
University of Virginia--Charlottesville VA

Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

Authors: B Schirmer; L Rosenberg; J Dix indications for VBG–10 sec advantages of lap VBG–24 sec pt hx–43 sec port placement–57 sec procedural video–1:05 post-op course–10:30 gastrograffin swallow–10:41 Keyword(s): gastrograffin swallow, incisional hernia, iron deficiency anemia, Maloney dilators, obesity, Prolene mesh, VBG

Posted on
12/12/2009
Video Categories
Video Library 1994-2008
Learning Themes
Bariatrics
Sources
Surgeon Submitted
Presentation Types
Procedure
Video Authors
Dix J, Rosenberg L, Schirmer B
Video Institutions
UVA Health System--Charlottesville VA

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Respuesta de SAGES al Estudio NordICC sobre el beneficio de las colonoscopias de detección

SAGES desea aclarar los resultados del estudio NordICC y colocarlos en contexto de los esfuerzos de varias agencias nacionales para reducir el riesgo de cáncer colorrectal – la segunda causa de muerte por cáncer más frecuente en los Estados Unidos-, mediante la promoción de la detección y tratamiento oportuno de las lesiones.

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The NordICC Study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine and widely reported on by media outlets has raised questions regarding the benefit of screening colonoscopy in lowering the risk of colorectal cancer and cancer-related deaths among otherwise healthy and symptom-free men and women aged 55 to 64. Provocative headlines and commentaries have […]

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