Free Virtual Conference Open to the Public
Free Virtual Conference Open to the Public
Surgical activities were classically a public affair – the operating “theatre” was open to colleagues, family members, and even the interested public. In the 20th century, however, the operating room became increasingly sequestered for clinical, social, and legal reasons, leading to a substantial disconnect between what patients and the public expect occurs during surgery and what operating room insiders know about surgical proceedings. Decreasing trust in most institutions (e.g., medicine, government, law enforcement), increasing demands for transparency from these institutions, and a desire for more patient empowerment have brought about a new environment of accountability regarding operating room activities. Such trends are beneficial in many ways, but have complex ethical, legal and practical consequences that need clarification and careful attention as increased surgical surveillance develops.
An important part of this new environment of accountability are technological innovations that enable continuous recording of operating room activities (video, audio, and other sensor data). These are designed to support quality improvement, performance assessment, and patient safety, and they have shown significant promise in enhancing surgical care. Furthermore, both nationally and internationally, lawmakers have proposed mandatory operating room recording for these reasons. However, the potential for widespread recording of operating room activities combined with expectations of transparency raises many difficult, unanswered questions in need of close study and analysis.
This first global conference on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Surgical Video will bring together experts in ethics, law and surgery to examine the potential impact of this paradigm shift towards objective recording. The meeting will include public panel sessions, as well as breakout groups to identify knowledge gaps and set research agendas for the coming year.
The leadership of this conference values inclusion and diversity, the voice of the public, and elevation of early-stage researchers and scholars; this meeting will be planned and conducted in accordance with these values.
The first global meeting on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Surgical Recording will be held virtually on May 14th, 2021. All times listed are Central Time. The morning introduction and panel sessions are open to any registered attendee. Registration is free.
Open Sessions - Live Stream
8:00 am - 8:45 am Introduction and Opening Remarks
8:45 am - 9:30 am. Ethics Panel - Patient Communication, Consent, and Equity
9:30 am - 10:15 am. Legal Panel - Legal Challenges for Routine Recording
10:15 am - 11:15 am. Social/Professional Panel - Ensuring Buy-In from Stakeholders
Invitation Only - Knowledge Gap Identification and Research Agenda Setting
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Ethics, Legal, and Social/Professional Breakout Sessions
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Reports from Breakouts and Wrap-Up
Following the meeting, videos of the introduction and panel sessions will be posted on this site. White papers arising from the breakout sessions will also be disseminated for public review and commentary.
Conference Chair
Associate Professor
Director of Surgical Analytics Lab
Director of Surgical Ethics Program
Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville TN USA
Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto
Keenan Chair in Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital
Director, International Center for Surgical Safety
Toronto ON Canada
Professor of Surgery
Associate Dean for Educational Technology & Innovation
McGill University
Montreal QC Canada
Moderator
Associate Professor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor MI USA
Edelman Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair for Education
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York NY USA
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of North Dakota
Fargo ND USA
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas TX USA
Moderator
Professor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville TN USA
Catherine C Henson Professor of Law
Director of Center for Law, Health & Society
Georgia State University College of Law
Atlanta GA USA
Adelfa Botello Callejo Endowed Professor of Law in Leadership and Latino Studies
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Dallas TX USA
Professor of Law
Professor of Medicine
Stanford University
Palo Alto CA USA
Moderator
Associate in Health Policy
Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville TN USA
Chief Medical Officer
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Harvard Medical School
Boston MA USA
Chair, Department of Surgery
Surgeon in Chief, AU Health
Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia
Augusta GA USA
Associate Director of Research
Surgical AI and Innovation Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston MA USA
Professor of Surgery
Director of the Technology Enabled Clinical Improvement (TECI) Center
Stanford Medicine
Palo Alto CA USA
Professor of Surgery
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam Netherlands
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The first global conference on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Surgical Recording is sponsored by the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society and the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, USA, the International Centre for Surgical Safety in Toronto, ON, Canada, and the Consortium for Surgical Ethics.
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