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Released April 4, 1996
Yale-New Haven Hospital news release

Yale Endo-Laparoscopic Center
Opens at 40 Temple St.

Contact:
Ken Best, Yale-New Haven (203) 688-2493
Helaine Patterson, Yale School of Medicine (203)785-5824

The Yale Endo-Laparoscopic Center will open on Wednesday, April 10, 1996. Endo-laparoscopic surgery is one of the most innovative and sophisticated surgical techniques available today.

The center focuses on the development, education and clinical practices of procedures performed with this minimally invasive surgery. Procedures using laparoscopic surgery require shorter hospital stays, produce faster at-home recovery periods and are more cost-effective than traditional surgery.

The Yale Endo-Laparoscopic Center is a joint program of the department of surgery at the Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Dr. Ronald C. Merrell, chairman and chief of surgery, and Dr. James C. Rosser, Jr., assistant professor of surgery and director of the endo-laparoscopic program, will describe surgical techniques and demonstrate state-of-the-art educational facilities for surgeons and patients.

Reporters may preview the new Yale Endo-Laparoscopic Center at 1:15 p.m. with Drs. Merrell and Rosser.

Classroom

See an interactive demonstration of CD-ROM education to train practicing surgeons in new techniques. This classroom features 20 multimedia personal computers, all controlled from a unique command module that uses two-way communications for individual tutorials.

Inanimate Laboratory

See the drills surgeons perform to develop their skills in laparoscopic surgery techniques. In addition a demonstration will showcase the telemedicine, remote-controlled surgery capability involving a new Robotic Arm.

Multimedia Patient Information Laboratory

See the latest concept in educating patients about the surgical procedures they will undergo. Patients use personal computers and interactive multimedia programs that Dr. Rosser designed for achieving informed consent before surgery.

1:15 p.m. Press Tour.
Meet in center entrance, 40 Temple St., third floor, Suite 3A

2:30 p.m. Remarks by Drs. Merrell and Rosser

3:30 p.m. Open House, reception and tours of center

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