WebSurg is a virtual surgery university that provides more than 500 surgical videos, over 1000 expert interviews and 100 descriptions of surgical procedures complete with photos, and animated procedures. The site is peer reviewed by top surgeons from all around the world: United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, Italy, China, and Taiwan. The telesurgeries and information provided on this site are geared more towards healthcare professionals than patients.
WebSurg’s content has been accredited by the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2002 to become the first website outside the United States to meet the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) standards. Presently, it is certified by McMaster University, Continuing Health Science Education Program. WebSurg was developed by Professor Jacques Marescaux and his team at the European Institute of TeleSurgery in France.
The site is available in 5 languages: English, Japanese, traditional Chinese, Spanish, and French.
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December 8, 2007 at 11:46 am
ohorgmo
Being a medical videographer myself, I’m always on the look for good medical videos on the web. Never seen this site before. Thanks!
December 24, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Doctors Directory
what you literally mean by the telesurgery?