VuMedi now has over 32,000 registered physicians! A significant amount of this growth is coming from international physicians. Physicians from over 150 countries visit VuMedi. As part of this expansion we have begun a series of partnerships with some of the most prestigious physician societies in the world.

• VuMedi has partnered with the Brazilian Orthopedic Society, one of the largest national societies with over 11,000 members. Together we are organizing a series of webinars in Portuguese and English featuring the top orthopedic surgeons from Brazil and the United States. The first webinar was on October 25th on rotator cuff repair, and chaired by the President of SBOT, Osvandre Lech. Future webinars will be on spine surgery and knee ligament reconstruction.
• VuMedi has formed a partnership with the Latin American Shoulder & Elbow Society. Together we have hosted 2 webinars in Spanish. Additionally on November 14 Dr. Eiji Itoi, one of the world’s leading shoulder surgeons from Japan, will present a keynote on Shoulder Instability.
• VuMedi has also partnered with the Journal for Bone and Joint Surgery (Br). Together we are hosting a 2 day webinar on Hip Arthroscopy featuring a number of the pioneers in the field from throughout Europe.

Many more partnerships are in the works. Stay Tuned!

We wanted to let you know about an upcoming course organized by one of our partners ICJR.

ICJR in Joint Sponsorship with Cleveland Clinic

REGISTER NOW!

The Cleveland Arthroplasty Course: The Cutting Edge (an ICJR Meeting)
March 10-11, 2011
Castele Learning Center
Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Cleveland, OH

Faculty members from the Cleveland Clinic and around the country, will provide
orthopaedic surgeons with 2 full days of in-depth and relevant reconstructive surgery
information in an engaging CME format. In between CME sessions, attendees have the
opportunity to:

• Meet and interact with faculty
• Learn about new products from industry representatives on the exhibit floor
• Sharpen surgical techniques in cadaver workshops (non-accredited)

Visit www.icjr.net/2011cleveland for complete meeting and registration information!

You can check previous ICJR courses on VuMedi at the links below, and more courses will be posted in the future.

ICJR Spring Course April 16-18, 2010

CIPKA (an ICJR Meeting)

In the past we posted a blog on how to make videos in Powerpoint on a PC, this can also be done on a Mac.  You can voice over a Powerpoint presentation and then we convert it to a video. Below are instructions for how to voice over your PowerPoint presentation.

Intstructions:

Step 1: If your Mac has a camera, it also has a built in microphone, these work well. If not, plug a microphone into your computer.

Step 2: Open your presentation in Powerpoint

Step 3. Select “Slide Show” at the top and then select “Record Narration” (See image below).

Select "Slide Show" and then 'Record Narration"

Step 4: Select the “Input Device”. If you are using the built-in microphone, it is already selected. Then click “Record”.

Select Input Device

Step 4: Your slide show will begin to play. Speak into the microphone to record your presentation. Press the RIGHT arrow key to move on to the next slide (You will see a message saying “Exporting movie” and then your next slide will appear). The timings are automatically recorded. IMPORTANT: After each slide, you must pause, advance the slide, and then begin speaking again. Powerpoint does not record audio when it advances to the next slide.

Step 5: When you advance past your last slide, you will see the message below, select “Yes”:

Select "Yes"

Step 6: Another message will appear, select “Yes”:

Select "Yes"

Your recording is now complete!

The final step is to send us your presentation. Email us at contact@vumedi.com to get details on how you may send your presentation and all accompanying files.

Below we have compiled the  top videos of all time on VuMedi, organized by specialty. They are judged based on number of views, ratings, and comments, not editorial judgement of quality.

Shoulder/Elbow

Latarjet-Patte Procedure - Gilles Walch, MD
Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment - Peter Millett, MD
Biceps Tenodesis-Sutureless Technique - Gary Gartsman, MD
Capsular Release - Laurent Lafosse, MD
Arthroscopic Transosseous ‘Cuff Repair - Butch Krishnan, MD
Anatomical Shoulder Update - Georg Latjai, MD
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair - Russell Warren, MD
ORIF of the Proximal Humerus - Michael Gardner, MD
ORIF of Distal Humerus Fx - Joaquan Sanchez-Sotelo, MD
Rotator Cuff Crimson Duvet - Steve Snyder, MD

Knee, Hip (Non Arthroplasty)

Anatomic Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction - Freddie Fu, MD
Anatomic ACL Reconstruction - Anteromedial Approach using Femoral & Tibial Intrafix - John Richmond, MD
Femoral Drill Hole Location in ACL Reconstruction-James Smith, MD
ORIF of Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fracture - Bruce Levy, MD
MPFL reconstruction - Robert Burks, MD
Revision ACL Reconstruction w/BPTB Autgraft - Dave McAllister, MD
Arthroscopic BTB ACL Reconstruction - Tom Wickiewicz, MD
Anteromedial Tibial Tubercle Transfer - John Fulkerson, MD
Management of Pincer & Cam Imingement - Chris Larson, MD
Snapping Hip Syndromes - Victor Ilizaliturri, MD

Hip & Knee Arthroplasty

Anatomy Function, and Accessibility of the Iliotibial Band in TKA - Leo Whiteside, MD
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty using Anterior Supine Intramuscular Approach - Keith Berend, MD
Primary TKA - Merrill Ritter & Mike Berend, MD
Alignment & Balancing for Varus/Valgus Knees -Leo Whiteside, MD
Live HA Coated, Tapered Primary THA - Chit Ranawat, MD
Anterior Total Hip Arthroscopy using Aquamantys - John Keggi, MD
Staying out of Trouble in TKA - Robert Rossi, MD
Quills SRS: Barbed Knotless Suture for Wound Closure - Angiotech
Primary TKA via the Gap Balancing Technigue - Robert E Booth, MD
How and Why I Resurface the Patella in TKA - Doug Dennis, MD

Spine

C2 Pedicle Screw Fixation - Alex Vaccarro, MD
Posterior Spinal Instrumentation & Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis - Peter Newton, MD
C1-2 Stabalization options - Neill M Wright, MD
PVCR - Ohenaba Boachie-Adjei, MD
Open TLIF - Todd Albert, MD
Minimally Invasive TLIF - D. Greg Anderson, MD
Microscopic Anterior Cervical Corpectomy of C6 - Dan Riew, MD

Hand & Wrist

Dupuytren’s Contracture Release - Tom Trumble, MD
Open Carpal Tunnel Release - Randy Bindra, MD
Open Carpal Tunnel Release - Joe Imbriglia, MD
Brunelli - TriLigament Tenodesis - Mike Hayton, MD
Scapholunate Ligament Repair - Scott Wolfe, MD
RASL Procedure - Melvin Rosenwasser, MD
Wide Awake Carpal Tunnell - Don Lalonde, MD
External Fixation of Distal Radius Fx - David Slutsky, MD
Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s Contracture - Gary Pess, MD
Arthroscopic Knotless TFCC Repair - William Geissler, MD

Foot & Ankle

21 Point Arthroscopic Examination of the Ankle - Rick Ferkel, MD
Triple Arthrodesis - Tom Lee, MD
Arthroscopic Anatomy and Open Dissection - Alastair Younger, MD
1st Metatarsal Phalangeal Fusion with an Intramedullary Device - Brian Donley, MD
Chevron Shaft Osteotomy for Severe Bunion - Jose Sanhudo, MD
Modified Brostrom-Gould-Evans Repair - Dean C. Taylor, MD
5th Metarsal ORIF - John G Kennedy, MD
Peroneal Tendon Subluxation - Alastair Younger, MD
Ankle instability treatment - Alberto Gobbi, MD
Acute and Chronic Syndesmosis Sprains - Ned Amendola, MD

CME Certificates for 2009 and the January’s Knee Dislocation webinar have been processed. If you attended the entire webinar and filled out the evaluation, you will receive 2 CME units per webinar. The certificates have been posted for download on your VuMedi Profile, see the My Account tab at the top of the site or visit this link directly: http://www.vumedi.com/user.

Last month we launched a completely new website.  Many of the features were “under-the-hood”.  These new hidden features have enabled the next generation of innovation onVuMedi.

Innovation happens incrementally, the redesign of our homepage is the first of many incremental changes to come.  We’ve also changed and improved the navigation.  Gone is the static sidebar with limited content.  Navigation menu is now found right under the top VuMedi bar.  The content is much more focused around how you use the site.  Major headings have drop-down menus to help you get to the videos you want faster.

Please let send your feedback via the comments below.

Someone told me that to make an effective point you need to practice more and speak less.

On November 12/13th the FDA will hold a public hearing on the impact of social media on healthcare. There has an incredible response to the FDA to attend, and I’m very excited that VuMedi has been selected as a presenter. I will present at 11:15 on Thursday 12th November, in the middle of a packed first day.

Of course I have a specific point of view, VuMedi is a social media website with a lot of anecdotes and real use data. I want to bring the point of view of the surgeons using VuMedi to the FDA. To let the FDA know how surgeons use VuMedi and how VuMedi is helping to shape the decisions being made. Its going to be hard to practice enough to get all this information into 15 minutes on the 12th!

To see more about this meeting: www.fdasm.com. If you’re a Twitter user you can read more here: #fdasm on Twitter

If you’ve got points of interest for me to share, then don’t hesitate to get in touch with me directly or through the comments below.

Today we launched a new version of VuMedi. Check it out: http://www.vumedi.com

The new site has higher quality video streaming, adding images to comments, faster page loading, and much more.

Let us know what you think in the comments below.

We have compiled these best practices based on studying the highest and lowest rated videos on VuMedi and anecdotal discussions with surgeons in the VuMedi Community. To view a demo for free and easy-to-use software for editing videos and recording narration, click here.

1. Video Length: 8-12 minutes. This can vary depending on the topic.

2. Structure:

• Indications and contraindications
• Examples of pre-op MRI, X-Ray, CT, and/or physical exam
• Describe technique in full
• Post-op MRI, X-Ray, and/or physical exam, as available
• Conclude with any relevant clinical results

3. Use the narration to teach concepts in addition to describing the technique. Explain your rationale for using the technique and the advantages and relevance of your technique.

4. Do not mention brand name products under any circumstances. Any descriptions of products should be very limited, and overall purpose of videos should be technique driven.

We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with Depuy Mitek. Check out their new videos on the Depuy Mitek Brand Channel!