Medical Education Opportunities from SAGES
SAGES (The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons), aware of the vital role of endoscopy and minimal access surgery to patient care, has developed and implemented an educational program to help surgeons improve outcomes for patients who require these procedures. The expected results of the program are that surgeons will: 1) improve their knowledge and understanding of gastrointestinal and related diseases 2) learn or develop strategies to identify effective current and emerging technologies and techniques in endoscopic and minimal access surgery; 3) become competent to perform and teach the appropriate surgical techniques and new technologies; and 4) measure the effectiveness of their use of new techniques and technologies by documenting patient outcomes.
Short presentations of interesting cases from SAGES Members.
The SAGES Continuing Education Committee reviews individual courses and institutional offerings to guarantee that these courses meet our standards. If you are looking for additional education between the SAGES Annual Meetings, then these courses are perfect for you.
Surgical procedures broken down into core steps. Each step will reveal one or more methods as performed by the masters of laparoscopic surgery. Specially prepared commentaries are included to enhance your understanding of each Pearl, and to help you develop your own unique set of surgical skills. Currently available:
- Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Right Hemi-Colectomy
- Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy
How is Pearls different from other laparoscopic surgery videos?
A standard narrated surgical video is generally one author presenting one case, or a particular technique, and is edited for time. SAGES Pearls offers multiple examples of the salient points for a technique, from the perspective of multiple expert operators.
SAGES partners with Ciné-Med to produce the highest quality multimedia education products.
SAGES Grand Rounds is an innovative, new concept designed to deliver to you current information on topics in the field of minimally invasive surgery. Each episode in this series is dedicated to a specific disease or disorder and is filled with the latest information from leading experts on treatments, techniques, and complications, culminating in case discussions.
This Collection contains the most common minimally invasive procedures performed by general surgeons, as determined by the SAGES Educational Resources Committee.
- Flexible Endoscopy
- Diagnostic Laparoscopy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
- Laparoscopic Appendectomy
- Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
- Laparoscopic Right Hemi-Colectomy
- Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Placement
These videos were submitted to or presented at recent SAGES Annual Meetings. There are two ways to enjoy:
These Postgraduate Courses were recorded live during the SAGE Annual Meeting and edited and enhanced for home viewing. CME credits are available.
- GERD Controversies and Laparoscopic Complications
- Complications in Bariatric Surgery and How to Manage Them
- Top to Bottom: Gerd Video Course
- Surgeon in the Digital Age: PDA Workshop for Surgeons
- Surgeon in the Digital Age: Understanding Your Video System
- Hands-on Laparoscopic Colon Course & Modern Management of Colon Cancer