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Global Surgery Challenge
This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), introduces students to how to create a video pitch to sell a remote surgery system.
It is intended that students will be able to:
• investigate and understand the technology that is required for remote surgery
• understand the advantages and disadvantages of remote surgery
Luigi Santori, after suffering a series of heart attacks is about to undergo heart surgery in a hospital in Rome. Dr Norman Mills, a heart surgeon in London, will carry out the procedure via remote surgery. In the procedure a new pacemaker will be inserted. The doctor will be assisted by a team in Italy.
In this activity students are responsible for reassuring Luigi about the procedure and the aftercare. The activity is supported by the global surgery challenge activity sheet.
Related activities can be found in the Remote Operations sub-collection.
This activity is supported by the video Robotic Surgery and the video Remote Medicine.
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