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Video Institution: SIU School Of Medicine--Springfield IL

PEG: How I do it

Presented by John D Mellinger at the Panel: Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Enteral Access – How to Do It and How to Treat Complications held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Friday, March 24, 2017 Keyword(s): abdominal wall, acute care surgeon, aspiration, cervical approach, endoscope, enteral access, follow-up, gastric lumen, head and […]

Posted on
03/24/2017
Learning Themes
Flexible Endoscopy
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
200
Video Authors
Mellinger J
Video Institutions
SIU School of Medicine--Springfield IL

Presented by John Mellinger, MD, FACS at the Panel: Meeting the ABS Mandate – The Program Director’s Guide to the FEC Galaxy held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Keyword(s): ABS mandate, ABS recertification, academic, ACGME, ACLS, adenoma detection, advanced training, American Board of Surgery, ASGE, assessment, […]

Posted on
03/22/2017
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Flexible Endoscopy
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Mellinger J
Video Institutions
SIU School of Medicine--Springfield IL

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Beyond the Basics

SAGES Webinar on January 21 introductory review–3:04 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23355163 The difficult GB by Dr. James G Bittner IV–5:24 disclosures–5:45 objectives–5:50 predictors of difficult LC–6:19 pt Keyword(s): 12mm epigastric trocar, 4 Fr, ABD, aberrant anatomy, aberrant ducts, abnormal anatomy, abscess, absorbable sutures, ACS, active fistula, acute cholangitis, acute cholecystitis, acute inflammation, advanced MIS fellowship, adverse events, age, […]

Posted on
02/10/2014
Video Categories
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary, Liver
Sources
Resident Webinar
Presentation Types
Webinar
Video Authors
Berci G, Bittner J, Brunt L, Marks J, McCune W, Mellinger J, Perisatt J, Phillips M, Ponsky J, Soper N, Strasberg S
Video Institutions
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA, Cleveland Clinic--Cleveland OH, Feinberg School of Medicine--Chicago IL, SIU School of Medicine--Springfield IL, University Hospitals Case Medical Center--Cleveland OH, University of Tennessee Medical Center--Knoxville TN, VCU--Richmond VA, Washington University School of Medicine--St Louis MO

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

PG Course: Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) – Putting it all Together

John Mellinger, MD andragogy principles–27sec implications–1:55 skill acquisition–5:26 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=4929010 use of technology–11:16 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=9645783 Keyword(s): CME, computer-assisted learning, cross training, EMR, endoscopic skills, endoscopy, FES, FLS, GAGES, GME, innovation, minimal access surgery, precepting, program director, residency program, resident education, SSAT, surgical educator, surgical technical skills, surgical trainee, surgical training, technology

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
Mellinger J
Video Institutions
SIU School of Medicine--Springfield IL

PG Course: Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) – Credentialing Realities and Skill

Imran Hassan, MD endoscopy in practice–1:29 endoscopy credentialing–2:37 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=15942436 endoscopy training–4:24 endoscopic competency–5:27 citations–7:32 https://www.ncbi.nlm Keyword(s): AAFP, ACGME, ASGE, colonoscopy, competency, credentialing, endoscopic skills, FES, flex endo, gastroenterology fellowship, general surgery, resident training, RRC-S, surgical residency

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
Hassan I
Video Institutions
SIU School of Medicine--Springfield IL

Endoscopy for Surgeons PG: Practice Set Up

John Mellinger, M.D. fundamentals of privileging–1:07 competence–2:57 credentialing–5:26 ASGE guidelines–6:08 GI society position statement–6:40 https://www.asge.org/uploadedFiles/Pressroom/JointSocietyABSTraining Keyword(s): AASLD, ABS, ACG, AGA, ASGE, assessment, biliopancreatic endoscopy, colon screening, colonoscopy, credentialing, EGD, endoscopic practice, endoscopic skills, ERCP, esophagectomy, EUS, flex endo, GAGES, gastroenterologist, gastroenterology curriculum, Gastroenterology Leadership Council, GI fellows, learning curve, PEG, privileging, proficiency, program director, recertification, […]

Posted on
08/09/2011
Video Categories
Endoscopy for Surgeons PG Course, Flexible Endoscopy, SAGES 2011 Meeting
Learning Themes
Flexible Endoscopy
Sources
2011 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Podium Presentation
Video Authors
Mellinger J
Video Institutions
SIU School of Medicine--Springfield IL

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Critical View of Safety (CVS) Challenge QR Code

The SAGES Critical View of Safety Challenge – Donate Your Lap Chole Videos!

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons is hosting the first Artificial Intelligence Data Challenge conducted by surgeons. The aim of this challenge is to generate a large and diverse dataset of laparoscopic cholecystectomy videos, annotated with respect to the subcomponents of the Critical View of Safety (CVS). Computer scientists from all over the […]

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.

SAGES Response to NordICC Study Regarding Benefit of Screening Colonoscopies

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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