Marc Battaglia
First Ever Surgery to be Simulcast Live on Twitter and Facebook
Best large on black. I had the privilege of creating and organizing the first surgery to ever be simulcast on Twitter and Facebook, as well as the first surgery in Illinois to be shared on Twitter. Some of you may know, surgeries are are very commonly videoed, televised, observed, and photographed. Running a "Tweeted" surgery is actually one of the more calmer methods for sharing what is going on with others.
"Tweeting" a surgery has a lot of benefits. For one, we are able to reach out to the community in a new way to make others aware of advancements at a hospital. In this case, the procedure was a robotic laparoscopic hysterectomy. Sherman Health uses the da Vinci Surgical robot, controlled by a doctor, to create extremely tiny incisions which result in low blood loss, extremely minor scaring and a much speedier recovery time. Those who may be candidates for hysterectomy procedures, as well as other surgeries, should know about their options. Secondly, from a medical education standpoint, other hospitals and medical personnel were monitoring the procedure from across the world. And finally, the best part was that the family was able to follow the surgery from the waiting room, instead of being left in the dark. More hospitals will be using Twitter in the future. I'm honored and proud to stand behind this one.
As an aside, the surgery was a complete success and the patient was able to go home the next day. (Something that is impossible with a traditional hysterectomy.)
First Ever Surgery to be Simulcast Live on Twitter and Facebook
Best large on black. I had the privilege of creating and organizing the first surgery to ever be simulcast on Twitter and Facebook, as well as the first surgery in Illinois to be shared on Twitter. Some of you may know, surgeries are are very commonly videoed, televised, observed, and photographed. Running a "Tweeted" surgery is actually one of the more calmer methods for sharing what is going on with others.
"Tweeting" a surgery has a lot of benefits. For one, we are able to reach out to the community in a new way to make others aware of advancements at a hospital. In this case, the procedure was a robotic laparoscopic hysterectomy. Sherman Health uses the da Vinci Surgical robot, controlled by a doctor, to create extremely tiny incisions which result in low blood loss, extremely minor scaring and a much speedier recovery time. Those who may be candidates for hysterectomy procedures, as well as other surgeries, should know about their options. Secondly, from a medical education standpoint, other hospitals and medical personnel were monitoring the procedure from across the world. And finally, the best part was that the family was able to follow the surgery from the waiting room, instead of being left in the dark. More hospitals will be using Twitter in the future. I'm honored and proud to stand behind this one.
As an aside, the surgery was a complete success and the patient was able to go home the next day. (Something that is impossible with a traditional hysterectomy.)