Credentialing Consensus Conference
FEB 21-23 2019 – CAVA Robotics International’s Dr. Herb Coussons to speak at the Credentialing Consensus Conference
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KEEP READING »What’s the Minimum Annual Case Volume for a Robotic Surgeon? Part 2
Building on last week’s CAVA blog, the literature has identified a learning curve of 25-90 cases required to be safe AND proficient, with the average surgeon at about 50 cases. Likewise, simulation has been studied to shorten this initial learning curve by approximately 50% so that 20-25 cases is achievable. SAGES and urologic societies support […]
KEEP READING »What’s the Minimum Annual Case Volume for a Robotic Surgeon? Part 1
The literature supports that a surgeon should use the robot at least every 2 weeks in order to minimize degradation of skills. It is the consensus in robotic programs that 24 cases is the very minimum annually. The fact is, very few surgeons would feel comfortable revealing to their patients that they do less than 24 cases […]
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