Courses with the Experts

Course 1: “Devices to collect Video Based Analytics, an algorithm to decide which device is best for “your” hospital”…Include variables such as size of the hospital, budget, make up of your surgical staff, how many robots do you have and what are your acquisition plans…etc.  

Intro

• Teodor Grantcharov  OR Black Box   7:30-7:37
• David Schummers  Apella  7:38-7:45
• Robery Schoy Leantaas   7:46-7:53
• Russ Yoshioka Ceevra  7:54-8:01
• Inderpal Sarkaria VADOR  8:02-8:09
• 8:10-8:29  Q and A

Course 2: “Analyzing your surgical Data” Connecting surgeon metrics to expense, and outcomes” are we measuring the right things?  Awarding CME to docs and CEU’s to nurses,? Include behavioral scientist to improve culture in the OR after analyzing the data.    

• Bruce Ramshaw Care Syntax 8:30-8:37
• Kate Masschelein  J and J  8:38-8:45
• Kenji Oka  Sony   8:46-8:53
• Anthony Fernando Asensus   8:54-9:01
• Caitlin Clark Stryker   9:02-9:09
• 9:10-9:29  Q and A

Course 3: “Educating the surgeon about their collected data” Designing a program teaching the docs and nurses how to improve their intra operative skills based on their videos and learning from their colleagues, Educating industry on how to improve their devices, Educating the OR staff to improve room turnover

• Tony Jarc Intuitive   9:30-9:37
• George Murgatroyd Medtronic  9:38-9:45
• Tamir Wolf  Theator   9:46-9:53
• Nadine Haram Proximie  9:54-10:01
• Ajit Sachdeva ACS   10:02-10:09
• Q and A 10:10-10:29

Course 4: “Insurance companies and Regulators…How is measuring your operative data going to impact your reimbursement and salary? Legal concerns (keep very to the point) Will Businesses/insurance companies only pay certain docs to do certain operations?  

• Disney Representative (Al Weiss or colleague) 10:30-10:39
• Doug Harcombe  10:40-10:49
• Steve Knych/Stacy Price   10:50-10:59
• Insurance Person, pending  11:00-11:09
• Q and A 11:10-11:29

Each Course will be one hour.  Talks will be 7-8 minutes (max) to allow for questions at the end of each course. 

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR HOSPITAL ADMIN, SURGEON LEADERS AND MED DEVICE EXECS TO UNDERSTAND THE CHANGING ENVIROMENT OF THE SURGICAL OPERATING ROOM.  NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND CONNECTIVITY HAS SHIFTED THE OPERATING ROOM INTO A FLUID STATE WITH SURGICAL DATA BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PART OF PATIENT AND OR EFFICIENCY.  THIS COUSE WILL LEAD. YOU THROUGHT THE VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO MANAGE SURGICAL DATA AND PROCESS IF TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AND SURGICAL OR EFFICIENCY

• Define a perfect operative procedure, what qualitative metrics can we use to measure a   “good” operation.
• What metrics can we tie to surgical outcomes and what are our outcome measures?
• Standardize operations and cost per case, how can AI “level the playing field”
• How to accommodate for trainees, learning a new procedure, learning a new robot, integrating telesurgery
• Privacy versus transparency; how can we improve surgeon metrics unless we can evaluate all surgeons’ surgical skills…we are dealing with human lives!!!!
• How do patients know who to go to for surgery? OR Nurses? Anesthesia Providers? Salespeople? What metrics to they use to judge?
• Machine Learning versus Surgeon teaching.  “Who” does it better, more objective, less emotion, shorter learning curve??…
• Surgeons Learning from YouTube, Facebook, social media in general…Is the information correct? Validated? Original, accurate?…

Society of Robotic Surgery (SRS) 2024 Annual Meeting

Orlando, Florida

Thursday, June 20th, 2024

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Hospital Executive & Administrator Session Plenary I:

Course Co-Directors:  

Martin Martino MD and Randy Fagin MD + Doug Harcombe MBA + Amanda Maggard  MBA

Session I:   1-2PM

1-1:15. State of the Art Lecture:  A new wave of diverse surgical robotics, what technologies hospital administrators need to be aware of:  Vipul Patel MD

1:15-2:00. Panel Discussion:  Current and Future Robots:  How Will Hospitals Decide Which Robots They Need ?

Moderators: D Harcombe, R Fagin and M Martino

Panel:  JJ, Medtronic, Intuitive, Stryker, Microport, etc

• Intra-abdominal Soft tissue robots
• Orthopedic robots
• Neurosurgical robots
• Other: cardiology, plastic surgery, single port

Q and A Audience: 

Session II: – OR Efficiency – How to value OR TIME?

2:00-2:15 – Carrie Chan – Professor of Business, Columbia Business School

Moderator:  Randy Fagin + Amanda Maggard MBA

2:15-2:45 Panel Discussion:  Jay Redan MD, Martin Martino MD, Nadine Hachach-Haram, Hope Johnson RN, Carrie Chan PhD, David Schummers

• Q and A Audience:

Break 2:45 – 3:15 PM

Session III:  3:15-4PM The Economics of Robotic Surgery  

3:15-3:30 The economics of robotic surgery:  Can they increase Value or just cost?

Randy Fagin – HCA CMO 

3:30-3:45. New economic models for purchasing or trading robots, pay per click and leasing arrangements

TBA

3:45-4:15 PM Panel discussion:  

•  Amanda Maggard MBA – President, Advent Health Celebration
• Jim Miller CRNA, MBA – Senior Vice-President, Lehigh Valley Health Network Institute for Surgical Excellence
• Michael Pasquale MD – Chair of Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network
• Randy Fagin MD – Chief Medical Officer, HCA
• Vip Patel – MD – Executive Director, SRS. Chief, Urology – Advent Health

Session IV:  Hospital Administators Round Table

4:15PM – 5:00 PM. Key Issue in Hospital Robotics

Moderators:  R Fagin and D Harcombe

Panel:  TBA,  Frederik Medrano ( Hospital Nationale, Panama,  Theodoro Constantinou ( Panama clinic), Luis Cavalier ( Colombia) TBA. Baptist Hosptial.

• Advent Health Team Training – TBD

Title:  SRS Invention Course:  Taking an Idea All the Way to Market

Friday June 21^st 10:30am-12:30pm, Pearl room

Course Chair:  Scott Huennekens, Chris Thompson and Kurt Azarbarzin

Invited Course Faculty:  TBA

The goal of this course is to have leaders in surgical technology innovation chart a path for success from idea to the market.  This course will have leading experts speak about their experience and challenges, giving their suggestions on how best to create a team, raise capital, garner partnership and get through the regulatory hurdles and finally reach the market.   This is a one of a kind course that is vital for surgeons, innovators and medical device executives. 

Session Title: Robotic Telesurgery in Support of Military Missions and Other Extreme Environments

 Moderators:  CAPT(ret) Gordon Wisbach, MD,  Roger Smith, PhD  &  Antonia Novello, MD (former US Surgeon General)

Description: The intent is to solidify the vision and unite stakeholders in support of our military forces using robotic telesurgery and related advanced technology. (240 mins)

=> Welcome and Overview:    CAPT(ret) Gordon Wisbach, MD (5 mins)

=> The Present and Future of Robotic Telesurgery (45 mins)

• LTC(ret) Steven Hong, MD – TBD (15 mins)
• COL(ret) Rick Satava, MD – The Telesurgery “Ecosystem”: Has the time come? (15 mins)
• Roger Smith, PhD – TBD (15 mins)

=> Distinguished Speaker Lecture:

• Dave Williams, MD – An Astronaut Surgeon’s Perspective of Telesurgery (30 mins)

=>: Robotic Telesurgery in Extreme Environments – Current Status, Gaps & Training (30 mins)

• COL George Barbee, USSOCOM – Force Innovation & Modernization (15 min)
• Ajit Sachdeva, MD, ACS Director of Education – Surgical training for telesurgery (15 min)

**BREAK** (10 min)

=> Enabling Technology and Services (30 mins)

• Dr. Jonathan Woodson, MD President, USUHS – Military Telehealth (15 mins)
• Nikhil Huprikar, MD – Dir of DHA Joint Telecritical Care – The VMC Network (15 mins)

=> Invested Stakeholders (45 mins)

• ARPA-H – Director, Dr. Renee Wegrzyn (former DARPA Director) (15 mins)
• TATRC – Commander, COL Jeremy Pamplin, MD (15 mins)
• NASA – Chief Health and Medical Officer, Dr. JD Polk, MD (15 mins)

=> Keynote address: General Lester Martinez, MD (35 mins)

• Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

*BREAK** (10 mins)

=> Panel Discussion (30 mins)

• Moderator – Antonia Novello, MD former US Surgeon General
• Panelists
  • General Lester Martinez, MD
  • Congress Members (2-3)
  • President Jonathan Woodson, MD
  • ACS Education Director Ajit Sachdeva, MD
  • Others

SRS NEW INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES COURSE

COURSE CHAIR:  AMIT HAZAN and VIPUL PATEL

COURSE FACULTY:  TBA

THE GOAL OF THIS COURSE IS TO HIGHLIGHT AND INTRODUCE NEW COMPANIES IN THE ROBOTICS, MIS AND DIGITAL SURGERY SPACE.  THE TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTED WOULD BE NEW INNOVATIONS THAT HAVE POTENTIAL TO DISRUPT THE SURGERY MARKET.  THESE COMPANIES WILL PRESENT THEIR TECHNOLOGY AND WILL HAVE DISCUSSION WITH FACULTY CONSISTING OF SURGEONS, INVESTORS AND MEDICAL DEVICE EXPERTS.

SRS SURGICAL TRAINING CENTERS COURSE

COURSE DIRECTOR:  DR SCOTT MAGNUSON

COURSE FACULTY:  ALEX MOTTRIE MD ( ORSI) , TONY COSTELLO MD ( IMRA), ARMANDO MELANI (IRCAD) MD, WAYNE HUANG MD ( IRCAD TAIWAN) AND ERIK WILSON MD (MITIE)

INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES:  JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, MEDTRONIC, INTUTITVE SURGICAL, MICROPORT AND STRYKER

THIS COUSE IS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER TOP LEVEL SURGICAL TRAINING CENTER FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO COLLABORATE AND DISCUSS IMPORTANT TOPICS IN SURGICAL EDUCATION.  EACH OF THE CENTERS HAVE A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION AND TRAIN SURGEONS IN VARIOUS SURGICAL SKILLS.  THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO DISCUSS CURRICULA, IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW DEVICE TRAINING AND THE CHALLENGES THAT LAY AHEAD.

TITLE:  SRS SURGICAL EDUCATION COURSE

COURSE CHAIRS:  AJIT SACHDEVA MD,  RICK SATAVA MD AND VIPUL PATEL MD

COURSE FACULTY:  TBA

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR ACADEMIC PHYSICANS.  IT IS AN UPDATE ON THE CURRENT AND FUTURE PATHWAYS FOR SURGICAL EDUCATION.  THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON LAPAROSCOPIC, ROBOTIC AND TELESURGERY AND THE NEEDS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.  THE COURE IS DEISGNED TO BE INTERACTIVE AND TO HARNESS THE EXPERIENCE OF THE FACULTY IN SURGICAL EDUCATION.    THIS COURSE IS HELPFUL FOR ACADEMICS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS, MEDICAL DEVICE EDUCATORS AND TRAINEES.

SRS TELESURGERY CONSENSUS CONFERENCE #2

COURSE CHAIRS:  VIPUL PATEL MD, RICK SATAVA AND MISCHA DOHLER

COURSE FACULTY:  TBA

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE FIRST CONSENSUS MEETING IN FEBRUARY 2024.  DURING THE ORIGINAL MEETING THE GROUND WORK WAS LAID FOR THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF TELESURGERY, THE CHALLENGES AND THE TASKS FOR THE FUTURE.  THIS MEETING IS TO ADVANCE KEY TOPICS AND BRING TOGETHER THOUGHT LEADERS.  THE COURSE WILL FEATURE LEADING SURGEONS, TELECOM, MED DEVICE, FDA, POLICY MAKERS, USA MILITARY AND PATIENT ADVOCATES