Overview

Surgical Robotics is a rapidly growing area in medical treatment, enabling superior outcomes and the ability to tackle procedures that might otherwise be unviable. The aim of this webinar is to understand surgical robots through exploration of the Da Vinci robot, manufactured by Intuitive Surgical Inc. In addition, the challenges, solutions and benefits of surgical robots in three surgical specialities, urological, colorectal and thoracic, as well anaesthesia for these procedures will be presented and discussed. After our presentations, there will be time for questions, comments and discussion as these specific examples may offer an insight into other procedures where surgical robots could be gainfully employed.

Topics and Speakers

Da Vinci surgical robot 

Mr Daniel Musker, Marketing Director, UK and Ireland, Intuitive Surgical Inc.

Challenges, solutions and benefits of robots in surgical specialties 

Mr Omar Al Kadhi, Consultant Urologist*

Professor Irshad Shaikh, Consultant General and Colorectal surgeon*

Mr Vasileios Kouritas, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon*

Challenges, solutions and benefits of robots in anaesthesia

Dr. Henry O’Connor, Consultant, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine*

* Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom

Co-chairs

Professor Stephen O’Connor FREng

Visiting Professor, Royal Academy of Engineering and City St George’s University of London, Senior Warden at WCSIM

Mr Simon Flower BSc (Hons)

Founder & Managing Director, STL Ethos and Liveryman and court member at WCSIM