My University of Michigan Experience
By: Ethel Osei-Tutu, medical student, University of Cape Coast, School of Medical Sciences, Ghana
Editor’s Note: For more information on the Ghana–Michigan medical student exchange program, see “Perceptions of Ghanaian Medical Students Completing a Clinical Elective at the University of Michigan Medical School” by Abedini, Danso-Bamfo, and colleagues, published in the July issue.
The University of Cape Coast, School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS) began a yearly exchange program with the University of Michigan (UMich) in 2012. Four final-year students from UCCSMS are selected each year based on merit ...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - August 28, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Trainee Perspective international exchange program international medical education patient centered care University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences University of Michigan Medical School Source Type: blogs
Business, as usual
A story in HealthLeaders Media by Marianne Aiello asks "Can University of Illinois Hospital Save Its Brand?"A decision by hospital leaders to participate in an advertising effort with an equipment vendor was intended to promote institutional expertise with robotic surgery. Instead it sparked an outcry among critics.Despite the countless blog posts, tweets, and articles published about the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System's da Vinci advertisement controversy, I'm still left with one resounding question: How did so many high-ranking officials think featuring several physicians and staff...
Source: Running a hospital - March 20, 2014 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
The next patent cliff
Much attention has focused on the "patent cliff" faced by pharmaceutical companies. As their proprietary drugs lose patent protect, the drug companies face competition from low-cost generic drugs. With an exceptionally high cost and long lead time for new drug development, the pharmaceutical companies face significant strategic problems.There is another patent cliff approaching that has not yet received much attention--the end of patent protection for many minimally invasive surgery devices. Whether the basic stapling devices or more complicated instruments, the 20-year protection period on much laparoscopic eq...
Source: Running a hospital - December 15, 2013 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
neoSurgical’s neoClose Laparoscopic Access Site Closure Device (VIDEO)
neoSurgical out of Galway, Ireland is introducing a new FDA approved neoClose device for suturing of port and trocar sites following laparoscopic procedures. Grappling with sutures and making knots that will prevent a hernia is its own challenge, and it also takes surgical time, but the neoClose device aims to make the process more intuitive, easier, and faster.
The system is used to slide two “AutoAnchors” into the abdomen that are anchors and sutures in one. They’re tied at the end of the procedure and help reduce the pressure around the site compared to the traditional closed loop approximation of the ...
Source: Medgadget - September 3, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Editors Tags: Ob/Gyn Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
How to get an effective second opinion
Patients are often confused when exploring their treatment options. This is not surprising , because there are now so many choices ! When they are confused , they turn to their doctor for medical advice. Patients understand that doctors don’t have all the answers , which is why they will often get a second opinion to confirm that the advise which the first doctor gave was reliable or not. For example, if a patient has endometriosis, she goes to a gynecologist who advises her to do a laparoscopy to make the diagnosis and to treat the disease. She is understandably uncomfortable about subjecting herself to surgery, which i...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - May 21, 2013 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, May 9, 2013
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1. Robotics No Help in Cystectomy. A randomized trial comparing robotic with open cystectomy ended early after an interim analysis showed the minimally invasive approach did not reduce complications.
2. Medicare Reveals Hospital Charge Information. The Obama administration made public on Wednesday previously unpublished hospital charges for the 100 most common inpatient treatments in 2011, saying a similar release of physician data is on the horizon.
3. Robotic Surgery: Safe but Costly. Laparoscopy for treatment of pelvic lesions was equally safe whether performed conventionally or with rob...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 9, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Medicare OB/GYN Surgery Source Type: blogs
Can we defeat cancer?
Are you afraid of dying from cancer? I am, because I have a family history of cancer. I also know how much one can suffer with cancer. And cancer is hitting people more and more now. The chance that you’ll die from cancer is about 20 to 25%. That’s a scary statistic. But is there anything we can do about it? Or is it our destiny?
Even though Richard Nixon declared a war on cancer a long time ago --in 1971-- we are still far away from defeating cancer. But what about some official medical sources that are declaring victory over cancer? They claim declining cancer death rates, but many doctors believe that the ...
Source: Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog - February 12, 2013 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: admin Source Type: blogs
Laparoscopic Surgery Not Better For Surgeons
While there are many benefits for patients of minimally invasive surgery, it is not at all ergonomic for the surgeon. I know some surgeons that argue that using the Davinci robot system is the safest way to avoid it. However, not all surgery will be done that way as that is a 2 million dollar device. In the meantime, the wrist can certainly be affected by the reptitive motion of laparoscopy.MoreMedicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page (Source: Doc To Doc)
Source: Doc To Doc - February 16, 2010 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: digitaldoc Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
