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ODs with proper training, legislation can implement their suturing skills

While practice scope legislation in a number of states bars optometrists from performing surgical procedures in which sutures are required, many optometrists have sufficient education and skill to ...
PR Newswire

Simbionix Introduces the First VR Training Module for the Practice of Vaginal Cuff Closure Suturing Using Barbed Sutures With State of the Art Haptics

Hysterectomies are one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States, with over 600,000 performed each year. Studies show that performing the procedure using a laparoscopic approach is ...
Kaleido Scope

UAB Surgery hosts suturing workshop for underrepesented minority pre-health students

The UAB Department of Surgery hosted several students in a COVID-safe environment to teach a suturing skills workshop to students in the UAB chapter of the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students ...
Kaleido Scope

DEI Committee hosts suture workshop for URIM students

The UAB Department of Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee hosted several students in a UAB Surgery learning space to teach a hands-on suturing skills workshop. The participants ...
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Endoscopic hand suturing after advanced endoscopic procedures: early outcomes of 31 cases in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract (with video)

Introduction: Endoscopic hand suturing (EHS) has emerged as a promising modality in gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures. Reports on its effectiveness in clinical practice remain limited due to ...