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Video Author: Schwaitzberg S

Steven Schwaitzberg, MD is a Professor and Chairman Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo This talk was recorded at the SAGES Leadership Development and Health Care Policy Program For Surgeons held at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts on November 18, 2017

Posted on
12/15/2017
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Professional / Economic
Sources
Leadership and Health Policy Program Nov 2017
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Altman S, Chilingerian J, Marcus L, Schwaitzberg S

Approaching the difficult gallbladder: Preoperative decision-making

Presented by Steven D Schwaitzberg at the PG Course: Preventing Bile Duct Injuries; Creating a Culture of Safety in Cholecystectomy at the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting on 3/17/2016 Keyword(s): ABD, abdomen, abdominal pain, ABX, AC, access, ACS, acute care surgery, acute cholecystitis, air, anatomy, antibiotics, aspiration, bile duct obstruction, biliary tree, cardiac heart failure, cardiac […]

Posted on
05/01/2017
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
University at Buffalo--Buffalo NY

Infection control perspective

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): 3D visualization, anastomoses, box trainer, camera, colon, colon resection, complications, conversion, da Vinici robot, daVinci Surgical System, EFTR, endoluminal surgery, ergonomics, ESD, feedback, flex endo, gallbladder, general surgery, […]

Posted on
04/28/2017
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Santos B, Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine--Hanover NH, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center--Lebanon NH, VA Medical Center--White River Junction VT

Presented by Arun Nemani, PhD at the SS27: MIS – Cool Stuff held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Friday, March 24, 2017 Keyword(s): endpoint, expert, FLS simulator, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery, laparoscopic motor skills learning, laparoscopic surgery, medical student, metrics, minimally invasive surgery, MIS, motor skill assessment, near infrared spectroscopy, […]

Posted on
03/24/2017
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Cooper C, De S, Nemani A, Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
CeMISM at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute--Troy NY

Presented by Steven D Schwaitzberg at the SSAT Joint Panel: Incidental GI Findings during Surgery held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Friday, March 24, 2017 Keyword(s): abscess, adrenal lesion, algorithm, appendix, appy, autonomy, beneficence, bleeding, cancer, CBDI, chest x-ray, common bile duct injury, consent, CXR, diarrhea, electronic medical record, EMR, […]

Posted on
03/24/2017
Learning Themes
Adrenal, Professional / Economic
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at Buffalo University--Buffalo 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

Advances in Simulator Training

Presented by Steven D Schwaitzberg at the Panel: Hot Topics in Japan as Compared with the United States (joint panel with JSES) during the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
10/09/2016
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, New Technologies / Skills Acquisitions
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
University at Buffalo--Buffalo NY

Hernia

Presented by Steven D Schwaitzberg 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
Hernia
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
200
Video Authors
Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
University at Buffalo--Buffalo NY

Approaching The Difficult Gallbladder: Preoperative Decision-Making

Dr. Steven Schwaitzberg, MD disclosures–43 sec are you a master at CCX?–1:50 optimizing the difficult case–4:05 anticipating problems–4:33 acute cholecystitis–13:35 chronic cholecystitis–14:20 cirrhosis–15:10 know when to call for help–15:55 optimizing outcomes–16:09 Keyword(s): ABS, acute cholecystitis, chronic cholecystitis, cirrhosis, conversion rate, CT, CVS, dilated CBD, ERCP, GB, GB disease, GBP, hydrox, imaging, informed consent, IOCs, jaundice, […]

Posted on
10/26/2015
Video Categories
SAGES 2015 Meeting
Learning Themes
Acute Care / Trauma, HPB / Biliary
Sources
2015 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
Harvard Medical School--Boston MA

Transition from Military to Civilian Practice

Transition from Military to Civilian Practice MAJ USAR (ret) Steven Schwaitzberg, MD options for transition to civilian practice–2:22 fellowship–4:22 issues–5:07 employment model–10:00 payment reform–13:36 evolution vs revolution–13:54 follow the $ & fee for service–14:52 incentives–15:05 Medicare–16:00 healthcare reform–16:32 financing reform–16:41 payment model–17:58 death of private practice surgeon–18:13 FFS–19:05 priorities–19:45 reorganization–20:22 ACO–22:07 technology access–23:00 what about […]

Posted on
09/30/2015
Video Categories
SAGES 2015 Meeting
Learning Themes
Professional / Economic
Sources
2015 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
Cambridge Health Alliance--Cambridge MA, Harvard Medical School--Boston MA

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