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Video Author: Varban O

Identifying optimal techniques for LSG based on outcomes of surgeons ranked by safety & efficacy

Presented by Oliver Varban at the SS04: Bariatrics 1 Session during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/18/2018
Learning Themes
Bariatrics
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
100
Video Authors
Carlin A, Dimick J, Finks J, Ghaferi A, Thumma J, Varban O
Video Institutions
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI

New persistent opioid use & outcomes following bariatric surgery

Presented by Margaret E Smith at the SS31: Plenary 2 Session during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/18/2018
Learning Themes
Bariatrics
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Bonham A, Carlin A, Finks J, Ghaferi A, Smith M, Varban O
Video Institutions
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI

Economic impact of emergency department use following bariatric surgery

Presented by Margaret E Smith at the SS02: Outcomes/Quality Session during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/18/2018
Learning Themes
Bariatrics, Professional / Economic
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Bonham A, Carlin A, Finks J, Ghaferi A, Smith M, Varban O
Video Institutions
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI

Understanding the effect of the Critical View of Safety criteria

Presented by Adam Niemann at the SS20: MIS Education Session during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/17/2018
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, HPB / Biliary
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Matusko N, Niemann A, Sandhu G, Varban O
Video Institutions
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI

Presented by Oliver A Varban at the Masters Series: Surgical Coaching – Tips to Enhance Skills of Trainees and Peers held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Friday, March 24, 2017 Keyword(s): coach, coachee, collaborative, expert, O.R., operating room, peers, skills, sleeve gastrectomy, surgical coaching, tips, trainees

Posted on
03/24/2017
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Varban O
Video Institutions
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI

Presented by Benjamin Carr, MD at the SS01: Biliary held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Keyword(s): ACS, acute care surgery, bile duct injury, biliary, chief resident, consensus, critical view of safety, CVS, cystic artery division, cystic duct division, cystic plate, dictate, dissection, doublet view, faculty, gallbladder, […]

Posted on
03/22/2017
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
100
Video Authors
Carr B, Matusko N, Sandhu G, Varban O
Video Institutions
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI

Don\’t rush to convert – cost outcomes and legal implications

Presented by Oliver Varban, MD at the SAGES 2014 Annual Meeting; Panel: Why Haven’t Conversion Rates Improved cultural change–37 sec definitions–2:00 open access technique–3:12 conversion distinctions–3:28 preventing/avoiding conversion–4:19 conversion rates by operation–5:10 https://www.ncbi.nlm.ni Keyword(s): abdomen, abscess, ACS, acute cholecystitis, adhesions, advanced skills, adverse pathology, air leak, American Journal of Surgery, anastomosis, Annals of Surgery, appendectomy, […]

Posted on
07/03/2014
Video Categories
SAGES 2014 Meeting
Learning Themes
Liver, Professional / Economic
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Varban O
Video Institutions
Cleveland Clinic--Cleveland OH, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI

You should convert early cost outcomes and legal implications

Presented by Alfons Pomp, MD at the SAGES 2014 Annual Meeting; Panel: Why Haven’t Conversion Rates Improved disclosures–20 sec general surgery conversions–55 sec citation–2:40 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=21938579 comments on access & conversion–5:43 myths about bariatric surgeons–6 Keyword(s): 5mm trocar, ABD, access, ACS surgery principles & practice, acute cholecystitis, ancillary equipment, Archives of Surgery, bariatric surgeon, bariatric surgery, […]

Posted on
07/03/2014
Video Categories
SAGES 2014 Meeting
Learning Themes
Bariatrics, Colorectal, Foregut, Hernia, HPB / Biliary, Professional / Economic
Sources
2014 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Fried G, Pomp A, Varban O
Video Institutions
Harvard Medical School--Boston MA, McGill University--Montreal QC Canada, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI, Weill Cornell Medical College--New York NY

SS06 Plenary Session I: LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY AFTER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY

Presented by Balazs I Lengyel, MD intro–1:27 objective #1–3:16 methods–3:36 results–4:19 conclusion–5:53 objective #2–6:09 method–6:23 results–7:00 conclusion–9:55 future goals–10:31 Q&A session–10:59 Keyword(s): CBDI, LC, MIS surgeons, NSQIP

Posted on
03/07/2012
Video Categories
Meeting Content
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary
Sources
2011 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Plenary Session, Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Ashley S, Azagury D, Brooks D, Lengyel B, Panizales T, Steinberg J, Tavakkolizadeh A, Varban O
Video Institutions
Harvard Medical School--Boston MA

P007: Oliver A Varban, MD

Scientific Session Concurrent Sessions: Posters of Distinction Keyword(s): comorbidities, high volume centers, lap Nissen, low volume centers, post-op outcomes

Posted on
08/16/2010
Video Categories
Meeting Content, SAGES 2010 Meeting, Scientific Session Concurrent Sessions
Learning Themes
Foregut, Liver
Sources
2010 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
McCoy T, Varban O, Westcott C
Video Institutions
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor MI

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