Speakers

Maryam Gholinejad

Researcher, Technische Universiteit Delft

Biography: Maryam Gholinejad is a leading researcher on the introduction of novel computer technologies and systems into surgical practice. Her aim is to improve human life by enhancing the surgeries/surgeons’ performance with introducing state-of-the-art systems. She has modelled many mathematical systems for healthcare improvement. She is enhancing surgeons’ and patients’ experiences in the entire surgical process, from surgeons’ training to patient recovery through new computer technologies, process algebraic modeling and simulations, artificial intelligence, and surgical processing modelling techniques.

Title: New ways of improving surgeries: computer technologies and process modelling.

Abstract: Various parameters and strings of complex decision-making are involved in performing a successful surgery. A safe surgical execution is based on several key parameters such as surgeon’s experience, proper surgical planning, efficient surgical task execution and possessing right information for decision-making. Surgical improvements can be achieved at an early stage by proper training and education of surgeons or at a later stage by efficient surgical planning and, finally, by guiding surgeons during the actual act of performing surgical tasks in the operating room (OR). Surgical process modelling is a key discipline that could fulfil these challenging tasks and provide the right inputs to work on different aspects involved in improving surgical procedures. To take advantage of process models at different surgery stages, novel solutions from computer technology need to be introduced.

Computer-based technology and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions have revolutionized surgeries in the last decades. These technologies are expanding their footprint in clinical systems ranging from clinical databases to intra-operative video analysis for assisting clinical teams.

The introduction of new technological solutions using surgical process modelling techniques may open up a new avenue for overcoming a broad range of challenges in pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative phases. In this talk, we cover several advances in our research projects over the application of surgical process modelling and new computer technologies to improve different phases of surgeries. Especially for this talk, we cover the impacts of new technologies into surgical practice, surgical process modelling recognitions and AI, and an in-house designed generic surgery analysis platform.