Robots Don’t Perform Surgery, Surgeons Perform Surgery: The Role for Remote Access Surgery in Benign Esophageal Disorders

Pros and cons of using a surgical robot, specifically its use in benign esophageal disorders, are discussed in this CME presentation by Dr. Weksler.

Publish Date: 9/25/2012
Total Viewing Time: 34 min.

UPMC Digest Summer 2012

Multiple physicians join together to share their experiences and expertise in the field of Gastroenterology. Topics including current GI research, acute pancreatitis, upper GI tract bleeding, and translational GI research are all touched upon.

Publish Date: 5/3/2012

Risk factors and Markers for Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis accounts for more than 300,000 hospital admissions each year. UPMC endoscopist, Dr. Georgios Papachristou, reviews important markers for the diagnosis of this disease as well as risk factors for severe acute pancreatitis.

Publish Date: 1/12/2012
Total Viewing Time: 30 minutes

Obesity and Free Fatty Acids in Severe Acute Pancreatitis

In his in-depth presentation on severe acute pancreatitis, gastroenterologist Dr. Vijay Singh reviews the clinical complications of obesity and the management of the disease.

Publish Date: 12/1/2011
Total Viewing Time: 25 minutes

Quality: Raising the Bar - Implications for Performance

UPMC's Dr. Francis Solano discusses the shift in medicine from volume-based health care to a system based on quality metrics, cost, and value. This presentation was part of the 2011 Update in Internal Medicine: Evidence Based Approaches to Common Medical Problems.

Publish Date: 4/10/2012
Total Viewing Time: 42 min.

Hot Topics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease – 2012

Dr. Miguel Regueiro recent presentation includes a discussion of biological loss of response, deep remission of crohn's disease, and new medications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

Publish Date: 11/6/2012
Total Viewing Time: 30 minutes

PancreasFest 2013

Pancreas Fest 2013 will be held in PIttsburgh, Pa., from July 24 to July 26, 2013. This year's theme is "Acute Pancreatitis: Risk Stratification, Early Management, and Role of Nutrition."

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Benign Esophageal Disorders

This two-day program will consist of a series of lectures as well as live case demonstrations highlighting the surgical management of benign esophageal disorders