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Project 6 Summit: SAGES telementoring initiative

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Abstract

Background

Advances in telecommunications technology have facilitated telementoring initiatives that virtually link a mentor and mentee in the operating room and have shown significant promise in conferring high rates of safe procedure adoption. Recognizing that telementoring has the potential to be one solution to the global demand for what is sure to be a constant need for surgical retraining and safe incorporation of new technologies, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) convened the Project 6 Summit.

Methods

Content experts in minimally invasive surgery, surgical mentoring and telementoring, surgical education, business development, healthcare innovation, and regulation were invited to attend a two-day summit to outline the current state of surgical telementoring and chart the challenges and opportunities going forward.

Results

Five opportunity buckets consisting of: Legal and Regulatory, Business Development and Proving Value, Effective Communication and Education Requirements, Technology Requirements and Logistics were the subject of focused working groups and subsequent review and consensus by summit attendees. The current state-of-the-art and guiding principles are presented herein.

Conclusion

Telementoring activities are poised for exponential growth but will require a coordinated effort by stakeholders working through and around a healthcare system not yet suited for this paradigm shift.

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Drs. Schlachta, Nguyen, Ponsky and Dunkin all contributed to the design, writing and review of this manuscript.

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  1. Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), University Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, N6A 5A5, Canada

    Christopher M. Schlachta

  2. University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA

    Ninh T. Nguyen

  3. Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, USA

    Todd Ponsky

  4. Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Brian Dunkin

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Dr. Schlachta has received support for education programming from Ethicon. Dr. Nguyen has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ponsky is owner of Globalcast MD. Dr. Dunkin has received speaking honoraria from Boston Scientific, Olympus, Ethicon, Medtronic and Gore. Dr. Dunkin is a consultant for Olympus, Ethicon and Gore.

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Schlachta, C.M., Nguyen, N.T., Ponsky, T. et al. Project 6 Summit: SAGES telementoring initiative. Surg Endosc 30, 3665–3672 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-016-4988-5

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