This Week on ORLive: Live Anterior Supine Approach to Hip Arthroplasty and Updated Living Donor Liver Transplant Presentation

WEST HARTFORD, CT–(Marketwire – July 12, 2010) –  ORLive, the vision of improving health, presents a live hip replacement surgery featuring the Continuum Acetabular System and the Fitmore Hip Stem from Zimmer. Earlier in the week ORLive will premiere an update to the Hepatocellular Carcinoma program presented by NewYork-Presbyterian, including information on living donor liver transplant options.

This week ORLive also invites you take part in the latest installment of the Virtual Brain Tumor Board, and to watch and learn from this month’s featured channel of no-visible-scar surgeries.

NEW ON ORLIVE

NEW VIDEO: Program Update: Hepatocellular Carcinoma – Living Donor Liver Transplant

Premieres Tuesday July 13 – In March of this year the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation of NewYork-Presbyterian presented a special program that highlighted research findings on the diagnosis, treatment and survival rates of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), from. Now they’re updating this information with new segments on living donor kidney transplant.

HCC, the most common form of liver cancer, is diagnosed in about 24,100 people each year. Watch this webcast to learn more about the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer.

Viewers will be able to interact and ask questions via the ORLive website. Learn more about this live video broadcast on ORLive.com.

LIVE SURGERY – The Anterior Supine Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty

Live Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 7PM EDT

ORLive and Zimmer will present a live Total Hip Arthroplasty featuring the Continuum Acetabular System and the Fitmore Hip Stem. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Jonathan Yerasimides, University of Louisville Department of Orthopaedics, Louisville, KY and will be moderated by Dr. Hari Bezwada, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia, PA. The broadcast will last one hour and will show the entire surgical procedure. This opportunity allows for firsthand insight of the safe and effective implantation and surgical procedure involved with the Continuum Acetabular System and the Fitmore Hip Stem.

Viewers will be able to interact and ask questions via the ORLive website. Learn more about this program, and request a reminder on ORLive.com.

ORLIVE REFERRALS – Week of July 12, 2010

Each week ORLive highlights on-demand videos for our membership and visitors. 

No Visible Scar Surgery Referral: Advances in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Journey from HALS to NOTES from Covidien

CME Referral: Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Care from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Viewer’s Referral: Aortic Aneurysm Repair from Baptist Health Miami

HIGHLIGHTS

NOW ON-DEMAND – German Language Broadcast to Europe, Featuring ConforMIS iUni^® G2 Patient Specific Partial Knee Replacement System

Now Available On-Demand

Originally broadcast live from the University of Wuerzburg Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, this video features a partial knee replacement surgery using the ConforMIS iUni G2 system. The broadcast featured Dr. Wolfgang Fitz of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Ulrich Nöth and Dr. Maximilian Rudert, both of the University of Wuerzburg Orthopedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research, presenting and performing the surgery. Learn more about this broadcast, presented entirely in German, at http://www.orlive.com/conformis-inc-/videos/n-chste-generation-patienten-spezifischer-knieoberfl-chenersatz-mit-conformis-iuni-sup-/sup-g2-17-00-uhr-mez-1

Viewers are still able to interact and ask questions via the ORLive website. Learn more about this program, and request a reminder on ORLive.com.

NOW ON-DEMAND – Advances in Treating Pediatric Epilepsy

Now Available On-Demand

If a child’s seizures can’t be controlled with medications, surgery may be the solution. See how the Neurosurgical team at NewYork-Presbyterian Phyllis & David Komansky Center for Children’s Health is making advancements in epilepsy. Hosted by Philip Stieg, MD, PhD, and featuring Jeffrey Greenfield, MD, PhD, Samual Weinstein, MD, and Theodore Schwartz, MD, this program goes in depth into the latest surgical advancements and options for patients. 

Viewers of this video are invited to interact with the surgeons via the ORLive website, and to join the community and receive regular updates from the NewYork-Presbyterian Phyllis & David Komansky Center for Children’s Health on pediatric epilepsy.

SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT – VOX ORLive

Explore robotic assisted mitral valve surgery with cardiac surgeon Dr. Lynn Seto in the current episode of VOX ORLive, an audio podcast featuring the latest advancements in medicine, surgery, and medical technology.

About ORLive

ORLive is the leading provider of video communication channels to the healthcare community. Working collaboratively with hospitals and device manufacturers, ORLive produces and distributes customized, interactive, video programs that demonstrate the latest advances in medicine, surgical techniques and product innovations. The ORLive broadcasting network provides an intimate look at over 650 live and on-demand surgeries to a global audience, streaming over 50,000 hours of programming each month. The ORLive network can be found on-line at www.ORLive.com.

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