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Video Author: Vassiliou M

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

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

Fundamentals Of Endoscopic Surgery: Creation And Validation Of The Hands-On Test

S103 – M C Vassiliou, MD, MEd, P Kaneva, MSc, B J Dunkin, MD, G M Fried, MD, J D Mellinger, MD, T Trus, MD, K I Hoffman, PhD, C Lyons, MD, J R Korndorffer, MD, M Ujiki, MD, V Velanovich, MD, G Korus, MD, D J Scott, MD, J Martinez, MD, S Tsuda, MD, […]

Posted on
11/12/2013
Video Categories
SAGES 2013 Meeting, SS15: Plenary II, Testing
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational
Sources
2013 Annual Meeting, Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Adrales G, Bryant C, Dunkin B, Fried G, Hoffman K, Kaneva P, Korndorffer J, Korus G, Lyons C, Martinez J, Mellinger J, Mischna J, Park A, Rose M, Scott D, Seagu J, Seagull J, Trus T, Tsuda S, Ujiki M, Vassiliou M, Velanovich V
Video Institutions
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine--Hanover NH, Houston Methodist Hospital--Houston TX, Houston Methodist Research Institute--Houston TX, NorthShore Medical Group--Evanston IL, SIU School of Medicine--Springfield IL, Tulane University School of Medicine--New Orleans LA, University of Miami Health System--Miami FL, University of Nevada School of Medicine--Las Vegas NV, University of Pennsylvania--Philadelphia PA, University of South Florida--Tampa FL

Ioana Antonescu, MD, Amy Neville, MD, FRCSC, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MED, FRCSC, Liane S Feldman, MD, FRCSC, FACS video is non-existant

Posted on
10/09/2013
Video Categories
Bonus Videos, Hernia and Abdomen, SAGES 2013 Meeting
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2013 Annual Meeting, Surgeon Submitted
Video Authors
Antonescu I, Feldman L, Neville A, Vassiliou M

You dont know what youve got till its gone: Improving pneumoperitoneum with relaxing incisions

Nicoleta Kolozsvari, MD, Carmen L Mueller, MD, Lucie Lessard, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD, Melina C Vassiliou, MD, MEd Keyword(s): escharotomy, GERD, Hasson trocar, Nissen fundoplication, plastic surgeons, pneumoperitoneum, porcelain ABD, STSG

Posted on
09/20/2013
Video Categories
Bonus Videos, Other, SAGES 2013 Meeting
Learning Themes
Foregut
Sources
2013 Annual Meeting, Surgeon Submitted
Presentation Types
Procedure
Video Authors
Feldman L, Kolozsvari N, Labelle J, Lebedeva E, Lessard L, Mueller C, Vassiliou M
Video Institutions
Henry KM deKuyper Education Centre--Canada, MUHC Multimedia Department-- Montreal QC Canada

PG Course: Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) – Transference of Skill

Melina Vassiliou, MD disclosures–1:24 overview–1:34 body of evidence to support simulation–2:08 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=18650625 making the “link” is hard to do–2:54 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub Keyword(s): bedside training, colonoscopy, GAGES, GI Mentor II, PRT, sigmoidoscopy, simulation training, simulator, skills transfer, TASSL, transferability, upper endoscopy, VR

Posted on
08/02/2012
Video Categories
FES PG Course, NOTES, SAGES 2012 Meeting
Learning Themes
Flexible Endoscopy
Sources
2012 Annual Meeting, Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Vassiliou M
Video Institutions
McGill University--Montreal QC Canada

Starting Your Career: Setting Goals and Developing a Plan: The First Five Years in Practice

Melina Vassiliou, MD; Q and A – All participants disclosures–1:53 burnout–3:34 success–7:11 expertise & mastery–7:53 mentors–10:07 motivation–12:47 survival skills–14:34 summary–15:38 Q&A session–16:45 Keyword(s): burnout, career, mentor, RVU

Posted on
07/30/2012
Video Categories
NOTES, SAGES 2012 Meeting, Starting Your Career Symposium
Learning Themes
Professional / Economic
Sources
2012 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Vassiliou M
Video Institutions
McGill University--Montreal QC Canada

Becoming an Expert: A novel way to use video for surgical education

SAGES 2012 Bonus Video – Yo Kurashima, MD PhD</u>, Pepa Kaneva, Msc, Anders Ericsson, PhD, Liane Feldman, MD, Gerald Fried, MD, Melina Vassiliou, MD MEd Keyword(s): cystic duct, expert, GB, surgical education

Posted on
03/26/2012
Video Categories
Bonus Videos, Other, SAGES 2012 Meeting
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, HPB / Biliary
Sources
2012 Annual Meeting, Surgeon Submitted
Video Authors
Ericsson A, Feldman L, Fried G, Kaneva P, Kurashima Y, Vassiliou M
Video Institutions
Florida State University--Tallahassee FL, McGill University--Montreal QC Canada

SAGES Webinar : Advanced Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery: Tips and Tricks-February 2012

This webinar on foregut surgery has been developed specifically for residents and features four expert panelists: Michael Awad, MD (Chair); Brent Matthews, MD; Michael Ujiki, MD; Melina Vassiliou, MD GERD, hiatal & PEH by Dr. Brent Matthews–5:37 HH classification–8:04 pre-op eval–11:11 Bravo pH monitoring system–15:46 esophageal impedance–17:05 trocar placement for antireflux surgery–25 Keyword(s): acellular dermis, […]

Posted on
02/27/2012
Video Categories
Foregut, SAGES Resident Webinars
Learning Themes
Foregut
Sources
Resident Webinar
Presentation Types
How-To, Webinar
Video Authors
Awad M, Matthews B, Ujiki M, Vassiliou M
Video Institutions
McGill University--Montreal QC Canada, NorthShore University HealthSystem--Chicago IL, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine--Chicago IL, Washington University School of Medicine--St Louis MO

SAGES Poster Rounds: P005 EFFECT OF INCREASING CASE COMPLEXITY ON FUNDAMENTAL LAPAROSCOPIC

Presented by Marilou Vaillancourt, MD Keyword(s): advanced laparoscopy, FLS, surgical training

Posted on
11/18/2011
Video Categories
SAGES 2011 Meeting, SAGES Poster Rounds, Techniques and Research
Learning Themes
New Technologies / Skills Acquisitions
Sources
2011 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Bergman S, Demyttenaere S, Feldman L, Fried G, Kaneva P, Vaillancourt M, Vassiliou M
Video Institutions
McGill University Health Centre--Montreal QC Canada

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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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