Abdominal Wall Repair: Update on Revolution in Progress

Abdominal Wall Repair: Update on Revolution in Progress is organized by Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education.

Release Date: November 8, 2017
Expiration Date: November 8, 2019

Target Audience:
These activities are directed to practicing surgeons and other health practitioners who care for patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery.

Accreditation:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
Innovations in Surgery is a series of CME-certified webcasts that allow participants to view prerecorded demonstrations and discussions of new and innovative minimally invasive procedures, devices, and techniques. The monthly series of archived webcasts feature presentations by and discussions with nationally renowned experts at prestigious medical centers.
Abdominal Wall Repair: Update on Revolution in Progress webcast will review the history of retromuscular ventral hernia repair and discuss potential short-comings of traditional laparoscopic IPOM modifications to neuromuscular technique and new evolving AWR MIS techniques will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
• Review the history of retromuscular ventral hernia repair
• Discuss potential short-comings of traditional laparoscopic IPOM
• Review modifications to retromuscular technique
• Review the new evolving AWR MIS techniques