ROBOTIC DISCLOSURE

Learn How to Manage a Non-Dedicated Robotic OR, with Dr. Rick Feins, former Medical Director of Peri-Operative Services at the University of North Carolina.

Dr. Rick Feins, a retired thoracic surgeon and former Director of Surgery at UNC Healthcare in Chapel Hill, NC, discusses the advantages of simulation training in robotic surgeon skill and safety enhancement. Dr. Feins is co-founder and CMO of KindHeart, Inc. and a Medical Advisor to CAVA Robotics.

Dr. Russ Martin, Robotic General Surgeon and cost-effectiveness specialist, shares his extensive insights in the turn-around and management of a mid-sized regional robotic program. Dr. Martin also serves as Medical Director of CAVA Robotics.

Robotic surgery expert Dr. Herb Coussons explores the keys to achieving the Triple Aim in robotic surgery and discusses the critical elements to achieving a best practice robotic program.  Dr. Coussons also serves as Medical Director of CAVA Robotics.

CEO Emily Holliman describes her hospital’s decision to acquire and launch a robotic program using the Senhance Surgical System.

Dr. Amit Trivedi continues sharing his real-world case experience using the Senhance surgical robotic system from TransEnterix. Reference Video Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88707anQvTQ This 4-minute hiatal hernia repair case video from Dr. Trivedi shows how the rotation wheels on the Senhance make robotic suturing easier than traditional laparoscopy.

Dr. Trivedi, a bariatric surgeon board certified in general surgery, discusses his real-world case experience using the Senhance surgical robotic system from TransEnterix. 

Launching a Robotic Program in a rural hospital with 50 beds and only three ORs?  Join Munson Healthcare’s Otsego Memorial Hospital’s Jim Flickema in this information-packed episode to learn how they did it…including performing more than 200 robotic cases in their first year while achieve top 10% performance.  An incredible case study indeed!

“If Robotics went away, I would not go back to Laparoscopy,” says Dr. Ali Ghomi, a nationally recognized minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgeon. Dr. Ghomi shares his views on the significant advantages of robotic surgery in this must-hear interview.

Anthony Fernando, CEO at TransEnterix, describes the Senhence Surgical System and how it aids in the transition to a new era of digital laparoscopic surgery in the US, Europe and Japan.

Chris Elfner, a national leader in advanced data analytics, serves as Data Management senior advisor to CAVA Robotics. Chris provides insight into best practice robotic program data management and analytics to optimize performance and outcomes.

Mike Osborne helps administer a best practice robotic program at 4 hospitals in the Buffalo / Niagara region, and discusses his program’s commitment to achieving highest quality, cost-effective operation.

Jayne Byrd, RN, MBA, is an incredible source of real-world robotic program experience. At UNC, Jayne managed 500 FTEs in nursing, outcomes, operations, and quality, covering 50 ORs and tens of thousands of surgical cases annually.  Listen and learn how the pros run a best practice robotic program.

Tom Lubotsky, former Chief Supply Chain officer at Advocate Health Care (now Advocate Aurora Health), one of the largest ACOs in the US, shares his vast experience in the management and oversight of the Advocate robotic program and its fleet of robots.