Dr. Jay Redan is a pioneer in the field of minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery. With over 30 years of experience, he serves as Chief of Surgery at AdventHealth Celebration, and holds leadership positions on numerous boards and societies. Dr. Redan shares his insights on digital technologies and their effects on healthcare over the years as well as his thoughts on what’s to come for the future.
Future Tech
5 Ways MedTech is Helping Improve Surgeries
For surgeons, there is a constant need to innovate, adapt to changes in the field, and improve patient outcomes. Advances in surgical technologies aim to enhance patient experiences and improve care through shortened recovery times and reduced complication rates. So how specifically are advancements in medical technology, or MedTech, being developed to help improve patient outcomes?
Expert Focus | Dr. Erica Stockwell
Dr. Erica Stockwell is an advanced gynecologic surgeon with AdventHealth Celebration. She shares her professional journey from biomedical engineering to completing her fellowship in minimally invasive surgery and MBA concurrently. Dr. Stockwell’s experiences over the years fuel her passion for continuous surgical improvement and mentoring, influencing her role as a C-SATS reviewer.
Surgical Skill
How Can We Create An Environment Where Surgeons Work Smarter, Not Harder?
It’s a widely accepted adage that practice makes perfect. In today's surgical environment, the opportunity given to residents and attending alike the ability to improve their proficiency outside of the OR is a critical addition to their practice. Technical proficiency is not something to be achieved later in a surgeon’s tenure - rather, it is an integral factor in helping to improve patient safety and surgical outcomes today.
Surgical Proficiency
How Digital Solutions Can Continually Help Improve Surgical Proficiency
Achieving a positive outcome and improving the quality of life for the patient is the goal of any surgical intervention. This objective has long driven advancements in the surgical field, including today’s digital solutions that are designed to help surgeons reduce variation in care and potentially improve patient outcomes.
Preventing Surgeon Burnout
Why Tech Tools Need To Be Surgeon-Friendly
As surgery moves towards minimally invasive outpatient procedures and digital technologies become more prevalent in the OR, there is a risk that using this tech could contribute to the cognitive overload many surgeons are already experiencing. With 53% of surgeons contending with burnout, it’s clear that new technologies need to be developed with paramount consideration given to the unmet needs of surgeons in efforts to minimize contributing to this mental overload.
JJMT Earns a Spot on Fast Company’s 2022 Most Innovative Companies List
Innovation has always been at the heart of Johnson & Johnson’s mission to change the trajectory of human health around the world.
The 10 Most Innovative Health Companies of 2022
Johnson & Johnson MedTech has heavily invested in surgical innovation, creating comprehensive planning software, training, and surgical robotics for health systems.
Expert Focus | Dr. Santiago Horgan
Santiago Horgan, MD, is an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive and robotic surgery. We recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Horgan about the bariatric surgical advancements he has witnessed and in multiple cases, pioneered. He also shares his thoughts on developing and leveraging the digital surgery ecosystem to advance surgical learning and reduce variability in care.
Expert Focus | Dr. Gianluca Torregrossa
Dr. Gianluca Torregrossa, Director of Robotic Coronary Revascularization, shares his journey in cardiac surgery from understanding heart valve tissue engineering to robotic mitral valve repair and coronary artery bypass grafting. He also shares his point of view on the opportunities digital surgery solutions can provide surgeons today.
Severance Professor 1st Asia-Pacific Surgeon to Join C-SATS
Prof. Byung Soh Min with Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System is the first C-SATS expert reviewer in Asia-Pacific.
ABS to Explore Video-Based Assessment in Pilot Program Launching June 2021
The Florida Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Launches Strategic Collaboration to Advance Surgical Learning
AdventHealth to Continue Leveraging C-SATS Platform to Further Learning and Improvement for Robotic Surgeries.
Valley Health System Partners with C-SATS to Integrate a Surgical Skills Improvement Platform Using Machine Learning and Human Insights
Hackensack University Medical Center First Hospital in New Jersey to Implement C-SATS – an AI-Powered Surgical Training Platform
First of its Kind Centre in Kingdom
The Daily Tribune, News of Bahrain
C-SATS is state of the art simulation technology, similar to those used in the aviation industry, that effectively improves skills and knowledge of health care professionals.
Virtual Training Platform Maintains, Improves Military Surgeons' Skills
The Air Force studied a virtual training platform called C-SATS, which provides specialized training for surgeons to further improve their specialized skills.
5 High-Tech Ways Johnson & Johnson Is Revolutionizing How Doctors Are Trained Around the World
Welcome to the cutting-edge, tech-savvy world of continuing medical education at Johnson & Johnson with virtual reality surgical simulations and cloud-based feedback on performance in the surgical suite.
The Future of Surgery: How Digital Surgery is Shaping the Future of Healthcare
From VR that trains doctors in remote locations to 3D printing that creates customized surgical tools on demand, digital advances are making high-quality care and specialized procedures more accessible and effective.