# Emerging Technologies in Healthcare Education — GCMD Library living collection

Updated: n/a · 20 episodes · 24 cited statements

## Episodes
### Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- [Artificial Intelligence - Transforming Healthcare, Episode 7, Part 1](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/artificial-intelligence-transforming-healthcare-episode-7-part-1-5872) — video · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/artificial-intelligence-transforming-healthcare-episode-7-part-1-5872.md)
- [Machine Learning - Transforming Healthcare, Episode 8 Part 1](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/machine-learning-transforming-healthcare-episode-8-part-1-5874) — video · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/machine-learning-transforming-healthcare-episode-8-part-1-5874.md)
- [Dr. Ramy Shaaban - Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery 2025](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/dr-ramy-shaaban-best-of-the-best-in-pediatric-surgery-2025-10052) — video · 9:23 · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/dr-ramy-shaaban-best-of-the-best-in-pediatric-surgery-2025-10052.md)
- [2025 Pediatric Surgery Update Course: Top 10 Key Takeaways #9](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589) — video · 2:14 · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589.md)
- [Update Course 2024 - AI: TOP 10 websites & tools for everyday usage](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-2024-ai-top-10-websites-tools-for-everyday-usage-13594) — podcast · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-2024-ai-top-10-websites-tools-for-everyday-usage-13594.md)
- [Protocol for a global electronic Delphi on integrating artificial intelligence into solid organ transplantation](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/article/protocol-for-a-global-electronic-delphi-on-integrating-artificial-intelligence-i-13581) — article · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/article/protocol-for-a-global-electronic-delphi-on-integrating-artificial-intelligence-i-13581.md)

### Immersive & Simulation Technologies
- [Digital Twinning - Transforming Healthcare, Episode 2, Part 1](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-transforming-healthcare-episode-2-part-1-5473) — video · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/digital-twinning-transforming-healthcare-episode-2-part-1-5473.md)
- [Technology : Digital Twinning](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13600) — podcast · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-digital-twinning-13600.md)
- [What is Metaverse? - Transforming Healthcare, Episode 1](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/what-is-metaverse-transforming-healthcare-episode-1-5474) — video · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/what-is-metaverse-transforming-healthcare-episode-1-5474.md)
- [Technology : Metaverse](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-metaverse-13604) — podcast · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-metaverse-13604.md)
- [3D Printing - Transforming Healthcare, Episode 3, Part 1](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-transforming-healthcare-episode-3-part-1-5477) — video · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/3d-printing-transforming-healthcare-episode-3-part-1-5477.md)
- [Technology : 3D Printing](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13602) — podcast · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/technology-3d-printing-13602.md)

### Annual Technology Reviews
- [Update Course Rewind: 2024 Top Ten Key Takeaways](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-13591) — podcast · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-13591.md)
- [Update Course Rewind: 2024 Top Ten Key Takeaways](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526) — video · 18:01 · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526.md)
- [Update Course 2023 - Top Disruptive Technologies in Healthcare](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-2023-top-disruptive-technologies-in-healthcare-7265) — video · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-2023-top-disruptive-technologies-in-healthcare-7265.md)
- [2022 Pediatric Surgery Update Course - Top disruptive technologies in medicine](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590) — video · 26:52 · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590.md)
- [Update Course 2022 - TOP DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN MEDICINE - Ramy Shaaban and Em Tombash](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-2022-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-ramy-shaaban-and-em-t-5825) — video · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-2022-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-ramy-shaaban-and-em-t-5825.md)
- [Update Course Rewind: Top Disruptive Technologies 2022](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-top-disruptive-technologies-2022-13597) — podcast · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-top-disruptive-technologies-2022-13597.md)

### Series Introduction
- [Trailer](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/trailer-13606) — podcast · [machine version](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/trailer-13606.md)

## Chapters
- [0:01](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=1) Introduction and Topic 10: Collaboration of Surgery and Interventional Radiology (Ep 15)
- [2:03](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=123) Topic 9: Top AI Tools of 2024 (Ep 15)
- [4:17](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=257) Topic 8: Cryoanalgesia in Pectus Procedures (Ep 15)
- [5:39](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=339) Topic 7: ECMO in Severe Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (Ep 15)
- [7:59](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=479) Topic 6: CO2 Laser in Surgical Procedures (Ep 15)
- [9:12](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=552) Topic 5: Autofluorescence and ICG in Thyroid Surgery (Ep 15)
- [11:09](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=669) Topic 4: Surgery-First Mindset for Pediatric Biliary Stones (Ep 15)
- [12:48](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=768) Topic 3: MMP-7 as Diagnostic Tool in Biliary Atresia (Ep 15)
- [14:45](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=885) Topic 2: REBOA in Pediatric Trauma (Ep 15)
- [16:07](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=967) Topic 1: Non-Surgical Management of Pilonidal Disease (Ep 15)
- [0:01](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=1) ChatGPT for Systematic Review Article Screening (Ep 4)
- [1:00](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=60) Jeni AI for Research Paper Development (Ep 4)
- [1:38](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=98) ChatGPT as Personal Clinical Trainer (Ep 4)
- [0:10](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=10) Medical Escape Rooms for Team Training and Knowledge Reinforcement (Ep 17)
- [6:58](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=418) Virtual Reality and Metaverse Applications in Healthcare (Ep 17)
- [12:04](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=724) Digital Twins and VR Surgical Planning (Ep 17)
- [18:06](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1086) RFID Patient Identification Innovation (Ep 17)
- [22:59](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1379) Q&A and Technology Adoption Timeline (Ep 17)

## Statements
Every statement is attributed, typed, and timestamped; the link is the citation.
- Cone beam CT is performed on a C-arm fluoroscopy unit that rotates around the patient collecting multiple images which are stacked together to create a CT. (clinical) [Ep 15 · 1:25](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=85)
- With autofluorescence, parathyroids naturally autofluoresce at a specific wavelength without injecting anything. (clinical) [Ep 15 · 9:53](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=593)
- Hypocalcemia rates were about 50% lower with autofluorescence use versus not using it. (epidemiological) [Ep 15 · 10:07](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=607)
- A surgery-first pathway for pediatric biliary stones reduces resource utilization, including MRCP, according to recently published work. (epidemiological) [Ep 15 · 11:32](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=692)
- With ERCP, you're going to get pancreatitis 10% of the time no matter how good you are. (epidemiological) [Ep 15 · 12:02](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=722)
- If you just did flushing or got the catheter a little more into the common bile duct or reamed the sphincter, the success rate was in the 90s. (epidemiological) [Ep 15 · 12:25](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=745)
- ChatGPT can be used in the systematic review and meta-analysis research process — Ramy Shaaban (clinical) [Ep 4 · 0:17](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=17)
- When conducting systematic reviews, researchers screen thousands of articles, which is an intimidating process — Ramy Shaaban (clinical) [Ep 4 · 0:17](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=17)
- Adding a column in ChatGPT output to explain screening decisions provides better understanding of the data and produces excellent results — Ramy Shaaban (clinical) [Ep 4 · 0:45](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=45)
- Jeni AI is an academic model trained with research papers that provides research suggestions based on user input — Carlos Colunga (clinical) [Ep 4 · 1:06](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=66)
- Jeni AI allows users to modify AI-generated suggestions, maintaining the surgeon's control over the research direction — Carlos Colunga (clinical) [Ep 4 · 1:17](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=77)
- ChatGPT can function as a personal trainer by creating interactive training sessions from uploaded clinical guidelines — Ramy Shaaban (clinical) [Ep 4 · 1:38](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=98)
- AI tools are here to stay and clinicians must learn to use them because everyone is using them to increase efficiency and improve day-to-day management — Carlos Colunga (opinion) [Ep 4 · 1:59](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=119)
- Multiple institutions including Texas Children's Hospital, University of Kansas health system, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and University of Minnesota have built medical escape rooms to improve education among trainees — Ramy Shaaban (clinical) [Ep 17 · 4:26](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=266)
- Virtual reality can be used to ease anxiety before procedures or during imaging, help with postoperative pain, and in some cases reduce the need for sedation or general anesthesia during minor surgical procedures — Ramy Shaaban (clinical) [Ep 17 · 10:02](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=602)
- Surgeons used VR to separate twins with conjoined heads in a 27-hour surgery, spending hours training using VR projection with PrecisionOS Vision while wearing an Oculus VR headset — Ramy Shaaban (clinical) [Ep 17 · 16:55](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1015)
- The wristband loss rate is 12% in the NICU, newborn, and pediatric population — Ramy Shaaban (epidemiological) [Ep 17 · 21:08](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1268)
- Northwell Health System used the IdentityShield badge on over 30,000 patients between October 2019 and November 2020, mostly at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City during the pandemic — Ramy Shaaban (epidemiological) [Ep 17 · 21:12](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1272)
- NFC (near field communication) interaction is limited to an extremely short range of 4 centimeters or 1.5 inches or less — Ramy Shaaban (clinical) [Ep 17 · 22:04](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1324)
- Technology progression in healthcare is now exponential rather than linear, with innovations moving from concept to reality in months rather than the 15 years it would have taken previously — Todd Ponsky (opinion) [Ep 17 · 25:26](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1526)
- Most hospitals will likely have LiDAR scanning technology at their fingertips within 2 years — Todd Ponsky (opinion) [Ep 17 · 25:43](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1543)
- Tellaview is a company offering glasses that allow remote viewers to see what the wearer sees and telestrate onto their view, with the ability to turn the overlay on or off during surgery — Todd Ponsky (clinical) [Ep 17 · 12:21](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=741)
- Overlaying CT scans during surgery to visualize tumor anatomy with on/off capability is an upcoming augmented reality application for surgeons — Todd Ponsky (opinion) [Ep 17 · 12:38](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=758)
- Apple is developing glasses that are literally just glasses (not bulky goggles), which will make augmented reality overlays more applicable for surgeons — Todd Ponsky (opinion) [Ep 17 · 12:53](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=773)

## Host summaries
Recaps by a host of what the experts said — not the host's own clinical position.
- At Cincinnati Children's, interventional radiologists teach pediatric surgery fellows how to use ultrasound guidance for vascular access. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 0:53](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=53)
- You don't have to have a hybrid OR to do image-guided surgery collaboration; it can occur in a regular OR by bringing in an ultrasound machine. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 1:02](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=62)
- ChatGPT can screen thousands of articles in systematic reviews by analyzing Excel sheets and screening included articles based on title and abstract. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 2:20](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=140)
- In cryoanalgesia for pectus procedures, a double lumen endotracheal tube is used in all patients to deflate the lung on the side of cryoablation. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 4:35](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=275)
- Cryoanalgesia targets nerves from T3 to T8 with a 2-minute freeze cycle starting at the third rib and working down. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 4:46](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=286)
- Subpleural injection with 0.25% marcaine with epinephrine works immediately, as opposed to the 8 to 10 hour delay with cryo nerve block. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 4:56](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=296)
- Cryoanalgesia blocks fail when surgeons use a single lumen tube and perform the block too far anteriorly. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 5:13](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=313)
- The SER Protocol from Michigan used prenatal criteria to guide decisions on offering ECMO versus comfort care for severe unilateral CDH, and outcomes showed survival was equivalent between groups. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 6:43](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=403)
- Every unilateral isolated CDH should be pursued with ECMO if there was good prenatal counseling with the parents. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 6:58](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=418)
- With bivalrudin, you can operate after 8 hours of putting patients on ECMO as long as levels are stable, and it's a much easier surgical repair. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 7:26](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=446)
- Early repair while on ECMO is safe and can offer physiological benefits, with the optimal window between 8 to 24 hours. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 7:41](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=461)
- CO2 laser emits infrared light in the spectrum of 920 to 1400 nanometers, which is well absorbed by water. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 8:14](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=494)
- In 56 circumcision cases using CO2 laser with the sleeve technique, dorsal slit, and cyanoacrylate adhesive, the complication rate was only 3%. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 8:30](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=510)
- CO2 laser was used for frenulectomy in 47 patients with low pain profile and no suture required. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 8:40](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=520)
- Autofluorescence has shown to reduce rates of hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy in a randomized controlled trial from France. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 9:37](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=577)
- With a surgery-first mindset, stone clearance rate reflected by negative intraoperative cholangiogram was 86%. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 12:14](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=734)
- MMP-7 was identified about 10 years ago by Georgia Bezarra as a diagnostic biomarker for biliary atresia. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 13:07](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=787)
- Data from a recent Midwest study shows that every 10-day delay in biliary atresia treatment worsens outcomes by 20%. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 13:41](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=821)
- MMP-7 is not a validated biomarker for biliary atresia; it's not perfect, and the sensitivity is pretty good, but cutoffs vary because the assay is still evolving. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 13:58](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=838)
- The institutional commitment is to perform Kasai procedure within 7 days of patients showing up if they have biliary atresia. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 14:15](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=855)
- REBOA can be used in children if you have it at your center and you're good at it, though it's not done a lot in pediatric hospitals. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 15:08](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=908)
- REBOA seems to take longer than opening the abdomen or chest if you're just needing to cross-clamp the aorta. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 15:48](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=948)
- Patients presenting with wounds as their initial presentation for pilonidal disease tend to not always get to the finish line fully healed with a minimally invasive approach. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 16:23](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=983)
- John Armstrong, while serving in the US Army, ran a clinic where patients were shaved weekly, and they observed a dramatic improvement, significantly reducing the need for surgical intervention in pilonidal disease. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 16:40](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=1000)
- If you're not pushing hair removal and meticulous hygiene, you're probably going to end up operating on some people that might not need an operation for pilonidal disease. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 16:55](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=1015)
- For pilonidal disease hair removal, if there's a parent or active caregiver involved, clipping is probably the easiest and simplest approach, with once-a-week recommended. — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 15 · 17:17](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/update-course-rewind-2024-top-ten-key-takeaways-10526?t=1037)
- The prompt used for ChatGPT article screening is: 'I'm conducting a systematic review on this specific topic. I need you to act as a data analyst. Please analyze attached Excel sheet and screen the included articles based on title and abstract.' — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 4 · 0:31](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=31)
- Jeni AI's built-in chatbot can provide relevant answers to research topics, cite supporting papers, and format citations according to preferred styles — The host summarizing the discussion [Ep 4 · 1:24](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2025-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-10-key-takeaways-9-13589?t=84)
- Medical escape rooms have been utilized to teach and reinforce topics including cancer diagnosis, cardiovascular physiology, and fluids and electrolytes — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 4:02](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=242)
- Rami Shaban believes that adding competition to learning drastically improves retention, based on his PhD thesis in eSports — Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 5:53](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=353)
- Stanford Medicine Children's Health is home to one of the nation's largest VR programs with over 150 use cases per month — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 10:33](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=633)
- A randomized controlled trial from Seoul National University College of Medicine showed that VR experience of the preoperative process could reduce preoperative anxiety and improve compliance during anesthetic induction in children undergoing elective surgery and general anesthesia — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 11:35](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=695)
- A significant percentage of surgical residents report they do not feel ready to independently perform procedures upon completion of their training — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 16:13](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=973)
- VR training represents an accessible, cost-effective, and deliberate practice methodology to help surgeons reach a competency threshold or achieve surgical mastery — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 16:23](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=983)
- FDA approved Precision OS Envision as a VR preoperative planning tool, with the patented software available in early 2022 allowing surgeons to use an Oculus Quest 2 device for preoperative planning — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 16:33](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=993)
- The conjoined twins separation surgery was directed from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London while the actual surgery was happening in Rio de Janeiro — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 17:17](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1037)
- Proximy allows multiple people in remote locations to virtually interact in a way which mimics what they would experience if collaborating in the same operating room, using AI, machine learning, and augmented reality — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 17:30](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1050)
- Patient wristbands are difficult to fasten, may irritate, must be rotated to be scanned, can be too tight causing patient harm, or too loose resulting in loss — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 18:42](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1122)
- IdentityShield is an RFID-enabled smart ID sticker made of thin plastic material that is adhesive, non-reactive, and hypoallergenic, lasting for 7 days on patients — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 20:43](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1243)
- In the Northwell pilot study, 80% of clinicians preferred the IdentityShield over traditional wristbands — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 21:34](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1294)
- NFC has been present in Android devices since 2010 and in Apple devices since 2014 starting with iPhone 6 — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 22:15](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1335)
- Dr. Bramlet's lab at University of Illinois creates digital twins for regular pediatric cardiology cases in a couple of hours for emergency cases, and a couple of days for surgical oncology cases — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 23:17](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1397)
- Dr. Bramlet's lab offers free digital twin creation through a submission form, emailing the completed model for use with any VR headset — Em Tombash summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said [Ep 17 · 23:43](https://qa.library.globalcastmd.com/watch/2022-pediatric-surgery-update-course-top-disruptive-technologies-in-medicine-13590?t=1423)

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