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Steven Schwaitzberg: Een universele vertaler voor chirurgen

Filmed Nov 2012 • Posted Jan 2013TEDxBeaconStreet
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Laparoscopische chirurgie gebruikt minimaal ingrijpende insnijdingen -- dat betekent minder pijn en kortere herstelperiodes voor patiënten. Maar Steven Schwaitzberg stootte op twee problemen toen hij deze technieken aanleerde aan chirurgen over de hele wereld -- taal en afstand. Hij toont hoe een nieuwe technologie, die videoconferentie combineert met een universele vertaler in real-time, kan helpen. (Gefilmd op TEDxBeaconStreet.)

Dr. Steven Schwaitzberg is on a mission to teach surgeons around the world to perform minimally invasive surgery. But first, he's had to find the right technology to allow communication across the language barrier. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Els De Keyser
Reviewed by Rik Delaet
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