TELEMENTORING USING GOOGLE GLASS Using a wearable computer, known as “Google Glass”, physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ,Drs Barry Uretsky, Abdul Hakeem, and Christian Assad-Kottner (Fig.1) performed an interventional patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedure with the assistance of a congenital heart expert, Dr Eudice Fontenot, of the Arkansas Children’s Hos...

We report on our experience in telementoring during laparoscopic adrenalectomy. An experienced laparoscopic surgeon supervised a less experienced surgeon from a control room about 100 meter away. Mentoring was accomplished over a fiber optic cable employing real-time video imaging, two-way audio communication, OES ImageTrac Video System used to control the laparoscopic image, and a telestrator....

The success of traditional email-based telementoring rests on the ability and inclination of students to maintain open channels of communication with mentors. Telementoring in learning environments (specifically, Knowledge Forum) may offer strategic advantages by making the day-to-day evolution of student investigations more accessible. This paper describes an experiment in which University of ...

TELEMENTORING USING GOOGLE GLASS Using a wearable computer, known as “Google Glass,” physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Drs. Barry Uretsky, Abdul Hakeem, and Christian Assad-Kottner (Fig.1) performed an interventional patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedure with the assistance of a congenital heart expert, Dr Eudice Fontenot, of the Arkansas Children’s Ho...

Abstract Aim To evaluate the use of telementoring in acquisition basic suturing skills medical students. Method This was a single blinded two- armed randomised control trial. Medical students undergoing clinical rotations their penultimate and final years were invited to participate this study. Informed consent obtained. The group underwent conventional training, with interventional tutorial re...

Objective This systematic review aims to provide a summary of the use real-time telementoring, telesurgical consultation and telesurgery in surgical procedures patients low/middle-income countries (LMICs). Design A was conducted accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses statement Cochrane Collaboration published guidelines. Data sources EMBASE, MEDLINE, Coch...

The telementoring of surgical procedures is currently achieved via a wired infrastructure that usually requires sophisticated videoconference systems. This project represents the first step in assessing the potential for using handheld computers as a mobile alternative to current telementoring systems. Specifically, this project compares a handheld computer to a standard CRT monitor regarding t...

OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic surgery in general is handicapped by the reduction of the range of motion from six to four degrees of freedom. This has a major impact on technically difficult procedures such as laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Solutions for this problems include the understanding of the geometry of laparoscopy with sophisticated training programs, but lie also in newly developed sur...

Laparoscopy, minimally invasive and minimal access surgery with more surgeons performing these advanced procedures. We highlight in the review several key emerging technologies such as the telementoring and virtual reality simulators, that provide a solid ground for delivering surgical education to rural area and allow young surgeons a safety net and confidence while operating on a newly learne...