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Surgical Theater Presents SynchronizAR™ – The First Synchronized, Comprehensive, Real-time AR Experience for Neurosurgery
Surgical Theater Presents SynchronizAR™ – The First Synchronized, Comprehensive, Real-time AR Experience for Neurosurgery
Pacific Coast Magazine – Summer/Fall 2018: VR in the OR
Event: 5K walk/run at 5 PM
Date: Saturday May 5, 2018
Location: OC Fairgrounds
To donate and participate more information can be found on the flyer or by going to the website here: https://donate.johnwayne.org/team/152618
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Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute Annual Report: January 2017 – December 2017
Using 3-D Virtual Reality Guidance for Pituitary Surgery
Presented by: Robert G. Louis, MD
Program Director, Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program
Date: Monday, May 22, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Webinar Objectives:
- Understand the latest developements in imaging and navigation technology as they relate to pituitary and skull base surgery.
- Describe the differences between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality as it pertains to neurosurgery.
- Understand the integration of these advanced technologies throughout the continuum of care.
As they peer through the lenses, Dr. Robert Louis, program director of the Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program at Hoag Neurosciences Institute, guides them through the type of virtual reality “fly-through” he views prior to performing brain surgery on patients at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach.
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*Article and Photos courtesy of Tech Insider.
*Article and Photos courtesy of The Current.
Dr. Robert Louis, a neurosurgeon who performed Barnes’ surgery, said he’d planned to access the tumor through Barnes’ eyebrow. But when he looked at the tumor using the 3D model, Louis realized that … Read More »
*Article and Photos courtesy of Orange County Register.
*Article and Photos courtesy of Orange County Business Journal.
Nueroscience Nursing Conference
Brain Tumors and Gliomas: Surgical Management in 2016
Robert G. Louis, MD
Program Director, Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program
Date: Friday, November 4, 2016
Time: 9:15 – 10:00 am
Venue: Hoag Hospital Conference Center in Newport Beach, California
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Monday, September 26, 2016 – Virtual Reality: Clinical Applications & Value in Neurosurgery
- Sunday, Sept 25
- 11AM – Practice/Run-Through – Live Planning Session (Hardrock Hotel, RM TBD)
- I understand you won’t be coming into San Diego until later in afternoon. Do you have an hour time period you can meet with myself and Michael to run through the event?
- Monday, Sept 26
- 9AM-10AM – VR Voyage (ST Booth #715)
- Presentation will begin between 915-930AM, please arrive at 9AM to obtain your microphone.
- Link to your 360 video VR Fly-Through Case
- Link to the 360 video montage that follows each case presentation (you may choose to narrate or not, your choosing)
- Promo handout attached.
- 1PM-145PM – Live Planning Session (Live Surgery Stage, Main Exhibition Floor)
- Presentation will begin 1:15PM, please arrive at 1PM to obtain your microphone.
- We will be setting up starting at 11:45AM.
- Presentation slides provided by Michael Conditt, feedback/edits appreciated.
- Promo handout attached.
- 5PM-8PM – VR Ambassador Reception (VR VIP Suite, Hardrock Hotel, Rm 1101)
- Six ambassadors (including yourself) are confirmed: UCLA, Hoag, NYU, Stanford, University Hospitals, Spectrum Health
- We may ask of you at some point in the evening to share a thought or two about the clinical utilization and value the ST technology has brought to your patients/practice.
- A SNAP, EndoSNAP, Vive, and a few future VR/AR prototypes will be available to demo
- Confirmed attendees include representatives from Boston Children’s, Barrow, Texas Children’s, Northshore Hospital, Northwest Community, Spectrum Health, and more to come.
- VR VIP SUITE invitation attached.
- 9AM-10AM – VR Voyage (ST Booth #715)
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 – Outcome-Driven Pituitary Surgery and Brain Tumor
What: Talks on the valuable interplay of technology, technique and experience in pituitary and brain tumor surgeries. Sponsored by the Hoag Neurosciences Institute & Hoag Family Cancer Institute.
Course Director: Robert Louis, MD (Program Director, Hoag Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program) and Christopher Duma, MD (Program Director, Hoag Brain Tumor Program)
Target Audience: Primary Care, Endocrinology, and Neurology
Credits Offered: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ – 1.00
Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Time: 6:30 PM for Presentation, 7:00 PM for Dinner Presentation
Venue: Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, 26772 Avery Prkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
*Registration is required. For RSVP, please log on to www.hoag.org/events.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 – Outcome-Driven Pituitary Surgery and Brain Tumor
What: Talks on the valuable interplay of technology, technique and experience in pituitary and brain tumor surgeries. Sponsored by the Hoag Neurosciences Institute & Hoag Family Cancer Institute
Course Director: Robert Louis, MD (Program Director, Hoag Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program) and Christopher Duma, MD (Program Director, Hoag Brain Tumor Program)
Target Audience: Primary Care, Endocrinology, and Neurology
Credits Offered: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ – 1.00
Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Time: 6:30 PM for Presentation, 7:00 PM for Dinner Presentation
Venue: 2100 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA, 92806
*Registration is required. For RSVP, please log on to www.hoag.org/events.