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Stefan Johnson to give Surgery Grand Rounds on robotic general surgery June 11

Stefan Johnson, M.D., clinical assistant professor and program director of the UND Surgery Residency Program, will present a talk entitled “Current Evidence for Robotic General Surgery in 2021” at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday, June 11, 2021. All are welcome to attend.

The Zoom link for the meeting is: https://und.zoom.us/j/567534955?pwd=ZHhJdFgrRHNvUGVSRloxci8wWnY3UT09

Meeting ID: 567-534-955
Password: 616004

The objectives of Dr. Johnson’s talk are:

  1. Discuss the use of robotics in general surgery.
  2. Describe the evidence supporting the use of robotics in general surgery.
  3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robotic surgery for hernia repair.
  4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of robotic surgery for colorectal surgery.

This Surgery Grand Rounds Conference, sponsored by the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Surgery, is broadcast via video conference to many sites in North Dakota and Minnesota. For more information about how to view the presentation, contact Kerri Hjelmstad at 701.777.2589 or kerri.hjelmstad@UND.edu.

The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.