Monday 24 June 2013

Vattikuti Invitational 2013

June 17, 2013 was the 12th year of the Vattikuti Invitational, a premier charity event that benefits the cancer programs at Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System. The event celebrates and builds upon the extraordinary generosity of Raj and Padma Vattikuti, whose exceptional gifts to each institution are funding cancer education, treatment and research programs at Beaumont's Vattikuti Digital Breast Diagnostic Center and Henry Ford's Vattikuti Urology Institute. Over the past eleven years, the Invitational has netted over $4.2 million for cancer care.

The 2013 Vattikuti Invitational featured a round of golf at the world-class championship course of Oakland Hills Country Club, site of the 2004 Ryder Cup Matches, 2008 PGA Championship and the 2016 US Amateur. The day's activities also included a tee-off breakfast, lunch, cocktails, strolling dinner and entertainment.

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Friday 21 June 2013

Practical Robotics Series: The Importance of a Robotic Team

Here is the FINAL video from the Vattikuti Foundation's new series: Practical Robotics. The series includes video coverage from the The Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Multispecialty Global Robotics Conference in New Delhi. 

The Importance of a Robotic Team video includes footage from several presenters.  They share some of their strongest reasons for supporting the need for a dedicated Robotic Operating Room Team.




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We hope you enjoyed our compilation of the VGR 2012 conference. To view all of the videos from the series, be sure to check out our Practical Robotics Playlist on YouTube. For more videos regarding robotic surgery, check out the video repository on the VFRSI website!

Thursday 20 June 2013

Practical Robotics Series: Making Choices - Ideas from the Experts

Here is the next video from the Vattikuti Foundation's new series: Practical Robotics. The series includes video coverage from the The Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Multispecialty Global Robotics Conference in New Delhi. 

Robotic surgeons face choices about the number of robotic arms to use for some procedures. Sometimes, it can also be a difficult decision whether to open up a patient when complications occur. In Making Choices: Ideas from the Experts, we take different opinions from some of the top surgeons in the world to help you understand what the choices are.



Check back for the FINAL video in this series!

Wednesday 19 June 2013

VFRSI: Who We Are


The VFRSI portal is dedicated to bringing together the institutions, professionals and patients with the objective of educating and mentoring the community in the field of minimally invasive surgery. The members of this network consisting of Institutions and Doctors contribute frequently to the portal making it a unique place for receiving and sharing a wealth of knowledge in the area of robotic surgery. The VFRSI portal gives doctors opportunity to view, participate and also contribute.


The mission of the Vattikuti Foundation is to develop worldwide centers of excellence dedicated to the practice of state-of-the-art robotic surgery and to innovate through collaboration with its global network of multispecialty institutes. These institutes will leverage their collective wisdom to provide a positive surgical experience that is affordable to patients from all of society.


Tuesday 18 June 2013

Practical Robotics Series: Tips for Training

Here is another video from the Vattikuti Foundation's new series: Practical Robotics. The series includes video coverage from the The Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Multispecialty Global Robotics Conference in New Delhi. 

Dr. Mani Menon, Dr. Ronney Abaza, Dr. Jack Elder, Dr. James Peabody, Dr. Savitha Desai and more  share their thoughts on making the most for robotic surgery training in Tips for Training. The video contains great advice for surgeons and assistants interested in robotic surgery!




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Monday 17 June 2013

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Wednesday 12 June 2013

Practical Robotics Series: The Vattikuti Foundation's Focus on India

Here is continued footage from the Vattikuti Foundation's new series: Practical Robotics. The series includes video coverage from the The Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Multispecialty Global Robotics Conference in New Delhi. 

VGR 2012 opened with speakers outlining what some of the goals are for bringing robotic surgery to India. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the Deputy Minister of the Planning Commission of India, several leaders in the field of medicine and Raj Vattikuti shared their thoughts in the following video.


We still have many more videos to share! Keep checking back!

Monday 10 June 2013

Practical Robotics Series: The Benefits of Robotic Surgery

Here is the next installment from the Vattikuti Foundation's new series: Practical Robotics. The series includes video coverage from the The Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Multispecialty Global Robotics Conference in New Delhi. 

The Benefits of Robotic Surgery is for surgeons who are considering robotic surgery. We hear from over a dozen men and women who rely on the da Vinci surgical robot regularly to perform procedures. In addition, the coverage includes remarks by some surgeons who once were opposed to using surgical robotics. 



We have more VGR footage to come!

Wednesday 5 June 2013

Robotic Surgery News: Intuitive Surgical Beats Claims of Negligent Training Practices

Intuitive Surgical has won the first legal battle regarding the training of surgeons who use it's da Vinci surgical robot to perform minimally invasive surgery.  A jury in the state of Washington ruled that Intuitive was not negligent in the case of Fred Taylor, who was 67 when he underwent a radical prostatectomy, and died four years after. His estate was seeking $8.5 million dollars.  Scott Bildsten, the surgeon, was performing his first unassisted case robotically and decided that he had to convert to open due to complications.  Taylor's estate claimed that the surgeon had not been trained properly by Intuitive, and the results of the converted procedure caused severe blood loss, kidney failure, incontinence and impaired brain function.  The company pointed out that it warns surgeons not to operate on patients who are obese like Taylor, and that they are not responsible for the actions of surgeons who use their products.  The company is pleased with the trial results.  The surgeon, according to reports, has settled with the family confidentially.  There are 25 other cases pending across the United States.  At least one firm is actively trying to recruit new clients claiming the results from this case will have little effect on other lawsuits.

For more information about robotic surgery training and safety, please refer the Knowledge Repository Videos section and see all that the Vattikuti Foundation Robotic Surgery Institute has to offer.  We have dozens of robotic surgery videos from the pioneers and best in the world, all free to use.

Reports from Robotic Trends, QMed, Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg contributed to this story.  




Published by: RoboticTrends

Tuesday 4 June 2013

Practical Robotics Series: Advice for Surgeons & Team Members

Here is the next video from the Vattikuti Foundation's new series: Practical Robotics. The series includes video coverage from the The Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Multispecialty Global Robotics Conference in New Delhi. 

Advice for Surgeons & Team Members is one of the first videos in the series.  It features comments and ideas from the presenters and participants. Included are: reasons for choosing the robot, safety and checklist ideas, anesthesia, communication, ideas for when complications occur and several other topics are addressed.



Keep checking the blog for more from this series!

Monday 3 June 2013

Practical Robotics Series: Keeping Expenses Down

Here is the second installment from the Vattikuti Foundation's new series: Practical Robotics. The series includes video coverage from the The Vattikuti Global Robotics 2012 Multispecialty Global Robotics Conference in New Delhi. 

Keeping Expenses Down examines the financial aspect of robotic surgery. Making efficient use of the surgical robot can make the difference in a robotic surgery program being financially sound - or becoming a financial drain on a hospital. We have taken a few tips from leaders in the field and put them in this short video.


We have more videos to come from this series! Stay tuned!