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HOT TECHNOLOGY
S P E C I A L E D I T I O N
To Our Readers
This year's Manager's Guide to Hot Technology provides a glimpse at the game-changing advances that are transforming ORs into advanced
workspaces where surgeons perform complex procedures with more precision and confidence. Patients are also benefiting from evolving
efforts to better manage post-op pain and interactive platforms that guide them through their rehab and recoveries. It's important to keep pace with the latest developments in
surgical care to ensure your facility remains at the forefront of innovation and continues to attract leading surgeons and savvy patients.
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4 On Point
Early Adopters Will Lead the Way
Jihad Kaouk, MD
8 Talk About Progress
Smart speakers could someday
improve communications in the OR.
Daniel Cook | Editor-in-Chief
12 Seeing Surgery in a New Light
The bright, in-depth views of 4K and 3D
take surgical imaging to the next level.
Nicole Azzara | Contributing Editor
19 3 Key Advances in
Post-op Pain Management
New tools focus on providing
targeted analgesia with fewer opioids.
Jared Bilski | Managing Editor
25 Sterile Reprocessing Goes High Tech
Automation, advanced imaging and even
blue wrap-wrapping robots are transforming
instrument care.
Bob Marrs, BA, ST, CRCST, CIS, CHL
33 Informed Decisions
Enhance Patient Safety
Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and
augmented reality are helping surgeons
leverage data to perform safer surgeries.
Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor
40 Raring to Go After Joint Replacements
Rehab technologies and advanced care get
patients back up to speed sooner after surgery.
Ravi Bashyal, MD
46 The Future of
Robotic-Assisted Total Joints
Improved precision, speedier recoveries and
patient appeal are just a few of the reasons the
robot is becoming a mainstay in orthopedics.
John Berry | Editorial Assistant
54 'Virtual Surgeon' Transforms
The Reach of Surgery
Q&A with Shafi Ahmed, PhD, FRCS, the world's
most watched surgeon and healthcare futurist.
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