SOURCE: OR-Live, Inc.
REMINDER: Beth Israel Medical Center Invites Informed Care Seekers and Primary Care Physicians to an Interactive Webcast Featuring Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Options
June 15, 2009 at 7PM, From Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - June 17, 2009) - Lung cancer is the leading cause of all cancer related deaths in the United States with over 200,000 deaths occurring each year. When surgery is the recommended option as part of lung cancer treatment, the Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) is one of the surgical options. VATS is a minimally invasive surgical technique to diagnose and treat problems in the chest. Surgeons make small chest incisions to insert a tiny fiber-optic camera and other surgical instruments. This minimally invasive procedure results in less pain, faster discharge from the hospital and less trauma to the body.
In collaboration with the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center's team of thoracic surgeons, pulmonologists and medical and radiation oncologists, all work in one setting and at one time to treat lung cancer in the most minimally invasive way possible.
On Monday, June 15th, Dr. Angelo Reyes, Chief of The Division of Thoracic Surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center, will host an interactive video webcast featuring a minimally invasive surgical option for lung cancer treatment called Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS). Dr. Reyes will also be interacting with the audience via Twitter during the broadcast. "A lung cancer diagnosis is frightening, and today there are several treatment options available; what patients need most is information to help them understand their options. We are excited to provide this channel of communication to patients seeking information about their treatment options," said Dr. Reyes.
Dr. Reyes will be Tweeting from the ORLive Twitter account. "Twitter makes the surgeon more accessible, making it easier for the audience to engage," said Robert Oakley, VP Marketing, ORLive. "By adding Twitter to the video broadcast we're making the user experience a richer one, and we're hoping to see a greater degree of engagement so that we can answer a broader range of questions."
The webcast's video page will present the tweeting below the video, while twitter users may also follow @ORLive on twitter to access the tweets directly.
About Dr. Reyes
Angelo Reyes, MD is the Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery both Manhattan and Brooklyn campuses of Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Reyes specializes in thoracic oncology, video-assisted (minimally invasive) thoracic surgery, surgery for diseases of the esophagus, surgical management of diseases of the chest wall and diaphragm, surgery for the treatment of hyperhidrosis, and thoracic access for orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures. In 2000, Dr. Reyes performed the first video-assisted, minimally invasive lung lobectomy at St Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Reyes is board-certified in both General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery.
About ORLive
ORLive is the world's leading surgical broadcasting company. Working collaboratively with hospitals and device manufacturers, ORLive produces customized, interactive, video programs that demonstrate the latest surgical techniques and product innovations. The ORLive broadcasting network provides an intimate look at over 650 live and on-demand surgeries to a global audience, streaming over 45,000 hours of programming each month. The ORLive network can be found on-line at www.OR-Live.com.