Recent Webcasts
Cosmetic Patients: Are We Meeting Their Needs?
November 17, 2008
Join a 70-minute demonstration on the evaluation and cosmetic treatment of the face. The session will be hosted by dermatologists Susan H. Weinkle, MD, FAAD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida; Ashish C. Bhatia, MD, FAAD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Feinbe...
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BIRMINGHAM HIP™ Resurfacing
November 17, 2008
More than 70,000 people across the world with osteoarthritis have undergone a hip resurfacing procedure with the BIRMINGHAM HIP™ resurfacing system. Using a specialized instrument, the surgeon will remove the damaged surface of the socket to tightly support a highly-polished metal cup. The femur is similarly pr...
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New Options for Advanced Heart Disease
November 13, 2008
"Because of the scarcity of available organs, the Cardiology Department at Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center is looking at new ways for heart disease patients to go on living with their own hearts. This is a paradigm shift in the way we approach the failing heart," says Daniel Goldstein, MD, Director of the Hea...
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IntraBeam®: Intraoperative Radiation
November 13, 2008
Join surgical oncologist Dr. Richard C. Hoefer and radiation oncologists Dr. Michael Miller and Dr. Song Kang for a live lumpectomy surgery to remove early stage breast cancer and prepare the surgical site for IntraBeam®, intraoperative radiation
therapy that occurs right in the operating room.
IntraBeam...
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Freestyle® Aortic Root Replacement
November 6, 2008
On Thursday, November 6, watch surgeons from University Hospitals Case Medical Center perform a Freestyle® Aortic Root Replacement with replacement of the ascending aorta and hemi-arch under circulatory arrest.
During the program, cardiac surgeon Alan Markowitz, MD, will provide a detailed narratio...
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Brain Tumor Board Webcast Series
November 5, 2008
Memphis, TN -- Methodist University Hospital, home to one of the busiest neuroscience institutes in the country, is making an innovative breakthrough in medicine by presenting the Virtual Brain Tumor Board Webcast series, beginning Wednesday, July 2, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
The Virtua...
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Latest Developments in Autism: Research to Therapy
November 3, 2008
Educational discussion featuring Dr's Peterson and Casey discussing Developments in Autism....
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Adjustable Gastric Band Surgery
October 30, 2008
For morbidly obese patients who have unsuccessfully tried to lose weight, Adjustable Gastric Banding may offer new hope.
On Thursday, October 30th, at 3 p-m Central time, you can see the procedure for yourself, in a live webcast from Unity Hospital in Fridley, Minnesota.
During the program, you'll l...
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Endoscopic Sympathectomy
October 30, 2008
Baton Rouge, LA – Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center will broadcast an endoscopic sympathectomy to decrease excessive sweating in the hands, feet, under arms or face. This technique is minimally invasive with a small incision made in each side of the chest. Patients typically go home two to three hour...
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Focus on Women: Advances in Breast Health
October 28, 2008
Greenville, SC – On Tuesday, October 28, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, physicians and health experts from Bon Secours St. Francis Health System will discuss the importance of detection, treatment, and management of breast disease. Physicians will be available during this webcast to answer any viewer...
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Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation Symposium
October 24, 2008
The presentations were part of a three-day course that focused on new discoveries and developments concerning the etiology, pathophysiology, surgical and nonsurgical therapies and outcomes-based research for short bowel syndrome (SBS). The format of the program includes a combination of didactic sessions and i...
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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
October 23, 2008
Join Vanderbilt Medical Center bariatric surgeons Bill Richards, Brandon Williams and Willie Melvin for a live webcast on laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy on October 23, 2008, at 6:00 PM CDT.
This procedure has been proven to reduce the production of ghrelin which reduces appetite and provides fo...
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Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy
October 15, 2008
Watch gynecological oncologists Ricardo Estape, M.D., and Nicholas Lambrou, M.D., perform a hysterectomy using the da Vinci robot, which is a less invasive procedure and requires less recovery time than traditional surgical techniques. Viewers will have the choice of watching the web cast in English or Spanish....
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Total Knee Replacement
October 14, 2008
MERRIAM, Kan. – Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC) will host a Total Knee Replacement (TKR) Live Surgery Webcast on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The Webcast will feature Robert Sharpe, MD, of Midwest Orthopaedics, PA, as he surgically reconstructs a patient's knee. Burrel Gaddy, MD, who is also with Midwest Or...
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Evolution in Head and Neck Surgery:
October 10, 2008
Head and neck surgery is a diverse regional subspecialty, whose central focus is treatment of oncologic disorders of the neck. "Neck dissection is relevant to treatment of such disorders as squamous cell cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract, tongue cancer, laryngeal cancer, thyroid cancer, salivary gland ca...
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