JOMI was included in the article published in Annals of Surgery called
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We have published a page outlining the value that JOMI brings to various users in context of a pandemic: https://jomi.com/Value-of-JOMI-in-a-Pandemic
In Summary: access to the OR is limited, elective surgical volume is down, and an opportunity to watch high-quality surgical videos is of significant value to medical students going through clerkships, residents, and anyone else who would generally benefit from in-person surgery.
Left Mastectomy Wound Closure with Left Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Local Flap
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD
Plastic Surgery Consultant
Sacred Heart Campus, St. Luke’s Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
In this case, Dr. Hallock closes the wound that was left behind following a mastectomy using a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous local flap. This was performed during a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Surgical videos are a valuable resource in medical education – they help residents and students prepare for the operating room.
Dr. Scott Brown, the medical editor responsible for the creation of the Otolaryngology Section at JOMI, has published in OTO-Open an article “Development of a Surgical Video Atlas for Resident Education: 3-Year Experience“. In this article, Dr. Brown discusses his journey, selection of cases, filming processes and challenges, and adoption of the content by residents and students. Dr. Brown also discusses how surgical video atlases impact surgical training and the role they will play for ENT and other surgical residencies in the coming years.
Abdominal Hysterectomy for Uterine Fibroids
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Col. Arthur C. Wittich, DO
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (Retired)
World Surgical Foundation
In this case, Dr. Wittich performs an abdominal hysterectomy on a 45-year-old female with symptomatic uterine fibroids. This was performed during a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Intraperitoneal Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Shabir Abadin, MD, MPH (Operating Surgeon)
Endocrine and General Surgeon
World Surgical Foundation
The patient in this case had an emergency exploratory laparotomy and diverting colostomy several years ago for a perforated colon. Following reversal of the colostomy, she developed an incisional hernia that also involved the stomal site. Here, Dr. Abadin performs an intraperitoneal mesh repair while on a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Logan Threet, AAS, CST, Director of Surgical Technology at Wichita State University discusses education resources for learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommends JOMI “… as a great tool for clinical and didactic students.”
Read the article at:
https://www.arcstsa.org/index.php/revising-the-lesson-plan-advice-on-moving-your-students-and-faculty-forward/
Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (EFAST) Exam
UChicago Medicine
Daven Patel, MD, MPH
Resident Physician
Emergency Medicine
Kristin Lewis, MD, MA
Resident Physician
Emergency Medicine
Allyson Peterson, MD
Resident Physician
Emergency Medicine
Nadim Michael Hafez, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
In this video, Dr. Hafez discusses and demonstrates how to perform an EFAST exam.
Pediatric Open Right Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: The Alvear Technique with High Ligation and Internal Ring Repair
St. Catarina Hospital, Honduras
Domingo Alvear, MD
Founder, World Surgical Foundation
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
In this case, Dr. Alvear performs an open right inguinal herniorrhaphy on a 1-year-old male using his own technique involving high ligation of the hernia sac and internal ring repair. This was filmed during a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Blind Technique for Subclavian Central Line Placement
St. Catarina Hospital, Honduras
Domingo Alvear, MD
Founder, World Surgical Foundation
Caroll Alvarado Lemus
Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
This case demonstrates a blind technique used for subclavian central line placement when imaging is not available. It was performed in Honduras on a surgical mission with the World Surgical Foundation in a resource-poor environment.