Digital Media
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Digital Media
Principles of Needle Selection
In this course you will learn how to match the closure needs of a wound with needle characteristics to optimize performance outcomes.
Links to http://www.ethiconprofed.com. Course requires registration/login.
Principles of Suture Selection eModule
This course covers suture closure techniques, suture classification, and suture selection to provide you with the opportunity to select sutures based on relevant clinical criteria.
Links to http://www.ethiconprofed.com. Course requires registration/login.
Principles of Wound Healing/Closure eModule
Define the critical wound healing period; match tissue types to appropriate suture characteristics; list the systemic, localized and surgical/mechanical factors that can affect wound healing; and assess a wound for optimal suture selection.
Links to: http://www.ethiconprofed.com. Course requires registration/login.
PROCEED™ Ventral Patch (PVP) eModule
This course covers an overview of abdominal anatomy, hernia disease states, and epidemiology. Then, a summary of conventional surgical treatments is followed by a description of the characteristics of the PROCEED™ Ventral Patch. The course will finish with a section on the proper use of the PROCEED™ Ventral Patch for ventral hernia repairs.
Links to http://www.ethiconprofed.com. Course requires registration/login.
ULTRAPRO* PLUG (UPP) eModule
This course covers an overview of abdominal anatomy, hernia disease states, and epidemiology. Then, a summary of conventional surgical treatments is followed by a description of the characteristics of the ULTRAPRO Plug The course will finish with a section on the proper use of the ULTRAPRO Plug for inguinal hernia repairs.
Links to http://www.ethiconprofed.com. Course requires registration/login.
*Trademark
Adhesion Formation
Demonstration by ETHICON, INC.
Adhesions form when the breakdown of fibrin is suppressed, allowing for its infiltration by fibroblasts and organization into adhesions.
11 Year Prospective Follow-up of the GYNECARE TVT™ Tension-free Support for Incontinence Procedure for Treatment of SUI
Demonstration by Prof. Carl G. Nilsson, MD
An interview with Prof. Carl G. Nilsson, MD, lead investigator of an 11-year follow up study on the safety and effectiveness of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) as a treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women.
Scroll Technique of Mesh Implantation in LVHR
Demonstration by Dr. Carl R. Boyd
Laparoscopic Inguinal TEP Repair
Demonstration by Dr. Carl R. Boyd
Spigelian Hernia Repair
Demonstration by Dr. Carl R. Boyd
The Hernia Discourse
Demonstration by Dr. Arthur Gilbert
The Hernia Discourse is a hernia repair podcast for surgeons. This educational series is hosted by Dr. Arthur Gilbert, the founding President of the American Hernia Society. Included in this series are interviews in which Dr. Gilbert discusses topics presented at Annual Scientific Meetings with some of the leading names in hernia surgery. This podcast series is a must for all surgeons interested in hernia repair.
