This Week’s Special Events: Managing Risk in Surgical Robotics through Simulation Training + Robotic Olympic Games during SLS

Don’t miss Mimic’s upcoming Satellite Symposium on Thursday, August 29th, in Washington D.C., featuring some of the world’s foremost thought leaders in robotic surgery and simulation training. This 1 hour special session on “Managing Risk in Surgical Robotics through Simulation Training” will be moderated by Rob Sweet, MD. Urology Professor and Director of Medical School…

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New Opportunities for Surgeons to Earn CME credits with More Hands-On Robotic Surgery Simulation Training Courses Scheduled in 2013

The success of the hands-on robotic surgery simulation courses offered at this year’s AUA event in San Diego is generating buzz among surgeons and anticipation for the next round of training courses to be offered at popular industry meetings. “The hands on courses in robotic surgery at the annual meeting of the AUA in San…

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Major Urology Conference Sponsors Surgical Simulation Training for the First Time

SAN DIEGO – The nation’s largest meeting of urologists will, for the first time, offer training courses in robotic surgery, using new, independently validated technology. The American Urological Association’s  Dr. Elspeth McDougall and Mimic Technologies, the company that designed the simulation software system for the da Vinci robot, will host the training. AUA’s annual conference…

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Upcoming World Robotics Gynecology Congress Focuses on Surgeon Training and Simulation

The 5th World Robotics Gynecology Congress comes to Chicago, Illinois on August 21 – 23, 2013. The 3-Day event represents an evolution in surgical instruments, techniques, outcomes, and experience from some of the most experienced robotic surgeons in the world. This years’ program also represents the 5th Anniversary of what has become the largest dedicated…

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Mimic: "Best in Show" Award at International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare

This week, Mimic Technologies showcased the dV-Trainer and the new robotic surgery simulation platform of the future, MSim 2.0, to the world’s largest audience of healthcare simulation educators, researchers, technologists, and enthusiasts at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. This year’s 2013 Showcase boasted four times the space and introduced the inaugural Serious Games…

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