Case Study

Internationally-renowned surgeons in the field of Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) medicine demonstrated their skills to an audience of health professionals via a live videoconferencing link-up at a major health conference.

Delegates at the British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology (BACO) witnessed live operations performed by a group of surgeons respected for their knowledge and expertise in the international healthcare sector.

In the first demonstration Professor Joe Toner from Northern Ireland performed an anatomical dissection at Birmingham's Heartlands Hospital and the intricate process was presented live to conference delegates at the city's International Conference Centre via a videoconferencing link-up managed by videoconferencing specialist Direct Visual.

Later in the day, Dr Robert Vincent, a surgeon at the Clinique Causse in Colombiers, France, performed ear surgery which again was delivered live to the Birmingham delegates.

The link-up was organised as a unique, interactive training opportunity for conference delegates.

Mike Phillips, Chairman of Direct Visual, comments: "We were delighted to be involved in this high profile event. Our role in supplying the technology to facilitate this project and managing the live link-up between the two locations is proof of our knowledge and experience within the videoconferencing marketplace."

The conference was the latest example of Direct Visual's involvement in providing technology to facilitate first class communications between health professionals.

Earlier this year Direct Visual led a group of industry partners to deliver a unique global health debate to a worldwide audience of more than one million people.

The company provided an industry first blend of videoconferencing, satellite, internet, telephone and radio links to enable health ministers, other leading representatives from the healthcare sector and members of the public to ask candidates in the election for the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) how they would address the most critical issues in global health today.

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