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Anatomy and surgery; inseparably linked
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A doctor in training for a surgical discipline may only perform surgery on a patient once they have attained a sound understanding of a procedure followed by practical exercises in a skills center.…
Employee close-up: Marian Scheer, MD/PhD and Chief Medical Officer
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Could you tell us a little bit about yourself? After finishing my surgical residency, I aspired to a function beyond the borders of the hospital in which my surgical knowledge could be useful. The…
Case Study: Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
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The LUMC is a well-known academic hospital in the Netherlands. They believe and invest in the interactive interplay between teaching, research and patient care. Doing so, they play a leading role in…
4 Reasons Why Surgical Outcomes Vary
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The chance that you require surgery at some point in your life is quite high (on average, people receive surgery about 9 times). Intense moments in the lives of patients, and an activity that…
Improving surgeons’ performance with AI
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I recently read an article about the concept of coaching in surgery that was published by Atul Gawande in 2011. In this article, Gawande, who is surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston,…
API for the OR, in 5 steps
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From a ‘Blackbox’ to ‘Best practice sharing’ The vast majority of surgeries is not standardised. For some procedures, guidelines or protocols are available. But mostly it’s up to the surgeon and its…