Telesurgery Educates International Group of Physicians

November 1, 2004

In November, 2004, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists hosted the 33rd annual meeting, “World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy,” at the San Francisco Hilton & Towers in San Francisco, California.

The AAGL’s mission is to develop and promote the safe, practical, and skilled application of endoscopic techniques in treating gynecologic conditions through the establishment of standards, education, research and dialogue.

The 4-day conference concludes with a series of eight live telesurgeries from locales within the country and also from sites as far-reaching as Germany.

Dr. Vincent Lucente performed a live telesurgery for an audience of over 1,500 physicians on the use of a new mesh in pelvic reconstructive surgery (currently in clinical trial) and Transvaginal Tape Obturator for stress incontinence (just released in 2004)

WHAT THE PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING
“The value of viewing telesurgery is that it lets me see the use of different instrumentation and exposes me to different physicians approaches to operative spaces.”
Phil Miller, MD
Los Gatos, CA

“The new minimally invasive techniques that we now use in our surgeries allow better visualization for patient safety and result in much shorter recovery time for our patients.”
Antonio Opazo, MD Barcelona, Spain

“Telesurgery is amazing. It allows us to watch world class experts perform surgeries as we get the opportunity to ask questions as the surgery is happening. It is a valuable learning experience.”
Laura Shower, MD
Maysville, KY