Recording speech in the OR
April 12, 2008 § Leave a comment
I recently got a question via the contact form concerning the recording of speech in the OR. As this may be interesting to others I post the question and my answer here. Please don’t hesitate to ask me about anything related to medical or surgical videography. I’m more than happy to share my “expertise” (for what it’s worth). « Read the rest of this entry »
Check out SurgeXperiences 119
April 12, 2008 § Leave a comment
Edition 119 of SurgeXperiences – the one and only (I think) surgical blog carnival – is up at Marianas Eye.
I don’t know if it’s a sterile eye, but it nonetheless belongs to eye surgeon David Khorram, a native of Saipan, and a guy with a great sense of humor. The comments to his edition of surgeXperiences are very funny. Here’s what he said about my post “Yo mammae”:
“I was filming a nipple reconstruction…” Thus begins a “Tale of Two… ” um, no, I’m not going to say it… thus begins a tale by Norwegian surgical videographer, The Sterile Eye, who presents Yo mammae! That sentence is sure to become a classic in medical blogging literature. I give Sterile Eye the “Call me Ishmael” Award (which I just created) for week’s best opening sentence of a Carnival post.
You should also check out his thoughts on irritated eyes. Great stuff!
Edition 120 will be hosted by none other than Dr Sid Schwab of Surgeonsblog, on April 27.
SurgeXperiences archive and schedule can be found here. Please consider hosting an edition.
Yo mammae
April 8, 2008 § 5 Comments
I was filming a nipple reconstruction. The last in a series of operations to reconstruct the right breast of a woman in her sixties. She’d had a mastectomy for breast cancer. This final operation would be the end of a long and winding treatment.
I had only filmed with this plastic surgeon (PS) once before. Then he’d complained about the senior surgeon’s music and demanded to play Metallica the next time they’d operate together. The nipple reconstruction was being done at the outpatient department. As I entered the small OR, PS was rummaging a drawer full of pink caps. “I have to find a green cap,” he said. “I can’t possibly appear on camera with a pink one!” « Read the rest of this entry »
Grand Rounds
April 8, 2008 § Leave a comment
Check out this weeks Grand Rounds – the best of the medical blogosphere – over at Dr. Wes.
As he’s a cardiologist, this week’s posts are neatly categorized by their appropriate cardiovascular term.
My post Diagnosis and aspiration is featured under the “Heartfelt” banner:
The Sterile Eye reflects on the gnosis of diagnosis by biopsy.
Don’t forget to visit the Grand Rounds archive and schedule.
Diagnosis and aspiration
April 4, 2008 § 3 Comments
diagnosis
1. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition.
2. the decision reached from such an examination.
gnosis
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
Hand drill brain surgery
March 31, 2008 § 4 Comments
BBC has an interesting story about a British neurosurgeon who regularly travels to Ukraine to share his expertise and help with difficult operations.
In lack of surgical equipment the Ukrainian surgeons improvise, using a domestic Bosch hand drill for making the holes in the patient’s cranium during brain surgery. « Read the rest of this entry »
Check out SurgeXperiences 118
March 30, 2008 § Leave a comment
Edition 118 of SurgeXperiences – the biweekly surgical blog carnival – is up at OpNotes.
SurgeXperiences collects the most interesting and compelling posts from the surgical department of the medical blogosphere.
OpNotes is a blog featuring informal discussions about new procedures, products, and ideas in the operating room.
All previous editions of SurgeXperiences can be found here.
If your blog touches on surgery in any way, you should absolutely consider hosting an edition. Here’s how.
The Making of Modern Medicine
March 28, 2008 § Leave a comment
I’ve just finished listening to the BBC Radio series “The Making of Modern Medicine”. A total of 30 programmes about the development of medicine from the ancient Greece to the scientific medicine of today. « Read the rest of this entry »
Video summary: Peritonectomy and HIPEC
March 28, 2008 § 11 Comments
This is a video I’ve made of a peritonectomy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for pseudomyxoma peritonei. The video is published on www.oncolex.no in Norwegian. I’ve written a short summary of the video in English. « Read the rest of this entry »
This bastard’s voice
March 26, 2008 § 3 Comments
I am my own master. At least when it comes to video voice-overs.
I’ve just been through a longer period of editing and adding finishing touches to a series of videos. This includes recording voice-overs (VO) using my own humble vocal chords. « Read the rest of this entry »
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