Upcoming Live Webcasts
Preventing Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage in Endonasal Surgery
November 19, 2008
On Wednesday, November 19, Professor Paolo Cappabianca from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II in Naples, Italy, and Dr. Michael Powell from National Hospital, Queen Square London, will present on endoscopic and microscopic pituitary tumor removal and CSF leak avoidance and repair techniques. During t...
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Unikompartimenteller Oberflächenersatz
November 20, 2008
Boston, MA – Am 20. November 2008, um 17 Uhr - Mitteleuropäischer Zeit - wird OR-Live aus der orthopädischen Universitätsklinik Regensburg im Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, eine Live-Operation über das Internet übertragen. Dabei wird ein neuartiges, personalisiertes Knieimplantat zum Einsatz kommen. Diese ne...
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Hip Replacement Using the Tri-Lock® Bone Preservation Stem
November 20, 2008
Join Bozeman Deaconess Hospital surgeon Dr. Dan Gannon as he presents a live hip replacement surgery using the Tri-Lock Bone Preservation Stem through the direct Anterior Approach....
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Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy
November 20, 2008
Join urologists from St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI, for a live webcast of a robot-assisted prostatectomy. During the one-hour webcast, surgeons will remove the prostate using the da Vinci® Surgical System.
Viewers may participate in the live program by emailing their questions directly to t...
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MAKOplasty® Robotic Arm Partial Knee Resurfacing
December 1, 2008
MAKOplasty® is a new, minimally invasive partial knee resurfacing procedure used to treat early to mid-stage knee osteoarthritis that offers a more precise and consistent result that can provide relief.
The opportunity for early intervention is important as osteoarthritis is the most common form of...
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Achalasia Treatment
December 2, 2008
Achalasia is a rare esophageal disease that effects thousands of people in the United States, most of whom are in their 20s to 50s, and often presents symptoms that mimic those of acid reflux, such as difficulty swallowing, heart burn and chest pain. Difficult to diagnose and often mismanaged, achalasia is the ...
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Minimally Invasive Inguinal Hernia Repair
December 3, 2008
Step inside the operating room at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and watch a laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair. This operation is referred to as "a total extraperitoneal repair" because the operating surgeon will actually be going through multiple layers of the...
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InterStim® Therapy for Bladder Control Problems
December 4, 2008
Join physicians Raviender Bukkapatnam, MD and Lennox Hoyte, MD, MSEE, FACOG as they present the implant of an InterStim® Therapy from Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL, live December 4 at 4pm ET.
InterStim® Therapy is indicated for the treatment of urinary retention and the symptoms of overactive ...
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Patient-Specific, Bicompartmental Knee Resurfacing Implant
December 4, 2008
Boston, MA - On October 9, 2008 at 6:00pm EDT, OR-Live will broadcast a live surgery from Brigham and Women's Hospital utilizing a novel, personalized knee implant. The new prosthetic, the ConforMIS iDuo, is a bicompartmental resurfacing implant designed for patients whose arthritic damage is limited ...
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Focus on Women: Osteoporosis and Bone Health
December 8, 2008
Join physicians and health experts from Bon Secours St. Francis Health System as the gather for a roundtable discussion on maintaining bone health and treatment options available to patients, including Kyphoplasty.
Osteoporosis affects over 44 million Americans, and more than 80% of those are women...
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Early Intervention in the Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease
December 10, 2008
The Cleveland Clinic and Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will present a live webcast featuring a roundtable discussion on the treatment of asymptomatic mitral valve disease. Moderator Julie Huang, M.D., staff cardiologist in the Section of Clinical Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Brian P. Gri...
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LVAD: Advancements in Technology and Outcomes
December 10, 2008
Many physicians still conceptualize Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) as they were back in the early 1990s, unaware of design innovations and broadened indications that can immediately benefit their patients.
The developmental lineage of LVADs goes back to early heart-lung bypass machines and exper...
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Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
December 18, 2008
On Thursday, December 18, watch a radiofrequency catheter ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation. The minimally invasive procedure will be performed by Mauricio Arruda, MD, Director of the Atrial Fibrillation Center, part of the Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute at University Hospitals Ca...
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20 Years Later . . . The Evolution of Lap Chole
January 8, 2009
Join surgeons, Drs. Joseph Amaral, Paul Curcillo, Santiago Horgan, and Barry McKernan, for a free one-hour live webcast highlighting minimally invasive techniques and advances in minimally invasive gallbladder surgery. The doctors will focus on the evolution of techniques from the introduction of laparoscopi...
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Diagnosing &Treating Digestive Tract Disorders
January 15, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Gastroenterologists from the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic (HBP) Disorders Service at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will perform Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) during a single procedure in a live webcast at noon on ...
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Craniofacial Procedure to Treat Encephalocele
January 28, 2009
BOSTON, Massachusetts–On Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 4 p.m. EST, during a LIVE Webcast, specialists at Children's Hospital Boston will show excerpts from a surgical procedure performed to repair frontal encephalocele (protruding brain tissue through an opening in the skull which also causes elongation of the...
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Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
January 28, 2009
Watch Baptist Hospital neurosurgeon Sergio Gonzalez-Arias, M.D.,
perform a minimally invasive lumbar discectomy. The procedure, to
correct a herniated disc in the lower back, involves delicate instrumentation
that allows the surgeon to operate through a small incision,
spreading muscles rather than cutting ...
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