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SUMMARY:“The Robot will see you now.” Has the time for surgical robots
  arrived? - Mr. Mark Slack\, CMR Surgical and University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20190429T183000Z
DTEND:20190429T200000Z
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CONTACT:John Cook
DESCRIPTION:*Robotic assisted surgery is poised to increase access to Mini
 mal Access Surgery for many patients.*\n\nMinimal access surgery (MAS) bri
 ngs many benefits to patients undergoing surgery: less pain\, quicker retu
 rn to normal activity\, reduction in surgical site infections amongst othe
 rs. There is now strong evidence that minimal invasive surgery has superio
 r outcomes for this type of surgery over traditional surgery for many comm
 on procedures. Surgical complications represent a substantial burden of ha
 rm to patients and in the United States alone are estimated to cost $25 bi
 llion annually. It is estimated that more than a million patients a year d
 ie within 30 days of surgery. Despite the obvious advantages of MAS the ch
 oice of surgery is often a matter of surgeon preference with more than 50%
  of patients still undergoing open surgery. It is hypothesized that this i
 s because of the difficulty in performing MAS. Robotic assisted surgery ma
 y make the acquisition of skills easier to obtain but despite this after 2
 0 years of availability the incidence of surgery being performed robotical
 ly is only 5%. We believe that the provision of a robotic platform that is
  cheaper and easier to use may increase access to MAS with all its attenda
 nt benefits.\n\nIntroduction of novel medical devices brings with it the c
 hallenge of doing this ethically and without risk to patients while at the
  same time managing to do it as quickly as possible and keeping it afforda
 ble. This talk will describe the development of a new surgical robotic pla
 tform and the steps undertaken to introduce it safely and ethically.\n\n\n
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 ership/
LOCATION:The Wolfson Hall\, Churchill College\, Storey's Way\, Cambridge\,
  CB3 0DS
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