Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Describe and familiarize with how to turn surgical ideas into patents and then ultimately into companies
2. Identify how miniature robots and robotic technology in general will change future surgical practice

Faculty

Dmitry Oleynikov, MD, FACS
Chairman, Department of Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center
Clinical Professor, Rutgers RWJ Medical School

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

Dr. Dmitry Oleynikov is the founder of Virtual Incision Corp. He is on the Speaker's Bureau for Medtronic.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

None of the other planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Advanced Practice Providers
Baystate Health designates this activity for 1 contact hours for Advanced Practice Providers. Advanced Practice Providers should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.