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EDITORIAL
Dear Readers,
Dr. Hans-Joachim Miesner
Network connectivity seems to be a common trend affecting nearly every
aspect of our daily lives. In fact, without the creation of the Internet some
40 years ago, we might not be talking about the flattening of the world right
now. Due to the increased connectivity and collaboration, more people than
ever can work together to develop products and provide services.
The resulting synergies have produced amazing innovations and the
technological advancements of the last few years have been dramatically
shaping our world and bringing it closer to us.
Consequently, this trend has been making its way into the OR. With the
electronic integration of almost all clinical data and the capability to
capture, archive and share clinical information and images, the medical
field is becoming more and more networked. Having access to skilled
physicians not available on site and the ability to share knowledge with
others beyond the facility’s boundaries are benefits for everyone.
The enormous technological and scientific progress is leading to innovations
that open up new opportunities in all medical specialties.
Surgical equipment is and will be more and more sophisticated in the
future. Nothing will operate in a vacuum anymore.
This fourth edition of INFORMED will shed some light on what the future
may hold for the integrated OR as well as trendsetting ideas for
visualization and connecting excellence. We will look at both connectivity’s
achievements and some ideas for it in the future.
We hope you will enjoy these articles and continue to find INFORMED
interesting and useful. Any ideas or suggested topics for the upcoming
editions will be gratefully received. For this reason, we invite you to send us
your comments using the postcard at the back of this issue.
Happy reading!
Yours,
Hans-Joachim Miesner
Director Neuro/ENT & Spine
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INFORMED 4th Issue · May 2009