Editorial Thirty years ago, we founded IRCAD, convinced that robotic surgery, telesurgery, artificial intelligence, and new technologies in general would revolutionize surgery and bring significant benefits to patients. At that time, robotics was considered a gimmick, a curiosity to attract journalists, and we were sometimes seen as eccentrics. Thirty years later, history has proven us […]
Editorial World Obesity Day will be observed, as is customary each year, on March 4th. Obesity is a growing scourge worldwide. In France, 17% of the population suffers from it, while in the United States, the figure stands at 35%. Obesity constitutes a standalone disease, often interconnected with other conditions such as metabolic abnormalities (e.g., […]
Editorial At the commencement of this new year, the IRCAD teams have united to extend their heartfelt wishes for a prosperous 2024 in the video that I am sharing with you. The video reminisces about the Institute’s numerous accomplishments in 2023. As the years progress, our dedication to advancing global healthcare intensifies. This year holds […]
Editorial As 2023 draws to a close, a year rich in major milestones for IRCAD, including the opening of IRCAD Africa in Kigali, IRCAD India in Indore, and the advances made by IRCAD China and IRCAD North America, we wanted to give a voice to the institutes on every continent that make up the richness […]
Editorial One month ago, on October 7, 2023, IRCAD Africa, the mirror institute of IRCAD Strasbourg, was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Rwanda at the conclusion of the first week of laparoscopic surgery courses organized by the Kigali-based institute. The inaugural course, with a program identical to IRCADs on all continents, drew […]
IRCAD Africa has opened in Kigali, Rwanda, with a mission to combine research and innovation with surgeon training in order to enhance access to healthcare not only in Africa but also worldwide. Strasbourg, October 10, 2023 – On Saturday, October 7, 2023, IRCAD Africa, a mirror institute of IRCAD France (Strasbourg), was inaugurated in […]
Editorial Just a few days before European Prostate Day (September 20), we would like to introduce Dr. Thierry Piéchaud, a urological surgeon who has been a part of IRCAD since its inception. Urology was one of the first surgical disciplines to pioneer minimally invasive surgery, initially through conventional (manual) laparoscopy and later through robotic surgery, […]
Editorial In 2024, IRCAD will celebrate its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of collaboration between surgeons, engineers, and industrialists to advance research and technology. It also signifies thirty years of providing training in minimally invasive surgery, with over 830 sessions organized since 1994. Since its establishment, IRCAD has welcomed more than 48,000 surgeons from around […]
Editorial In recognition of Green June, the month dedicated to cervical cancer prevention, we have decided to devote this latest edition of the IRCAD newsletter to the field of gynecology, focusing specifically on surgical oncology. We are privileged to feature Professor Denis Querleu, an esteemed specialist in gynecological oncology and a distinguished lecturer at IRCAD. […]
The revolution of scarless surgery: a French first, performed 16 years ago, which opened the way to technical, surgical, and therapeutic progress Professor Jacques Marescaux President and founder of IRCAD In April 2007, 16 years ago, IRCAD teams performed the first scarless surgery to remove a patient’s gallbladder through the vagina. This procedure, known worldwide […]
Please note that the IRCAD administrative board and staff are closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation, in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in France. The health, safety, and well-being of our participants, experts and staff are our top priority!
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We would like to draw your attention that the « Vaccine Pass » is now mandatory in France since end of January 2022 and replaces the former « Health Pass » to access places that are open to the public, such as cinemas, museums, cafés and restaurants, hotels as well as the IRCAD Institute which welcomes participants in the framework of its courses and seminars. Thus, a PCR test without vaccination is no longer sufficient to take part in our courses.
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