{"id":26281,"date":"2017-05-31T11:59:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toh.wpengine.com\/en\/?p=26281"},"modified":"2021-02-17T10:40:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:40:14","slug":"senators-impressed-that-3d-printing-lab-will-improve-patient-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/uncategorized\/senators-impressed-that-3d-printing-lab-will-improve-patient-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators impressed that 3D printing lab will improve patient care"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senator Art Eggleton (right) was impressed by The Ottawa Hospital\u2019s 3D printing program, saying it would be an enormous benefit for patients. He and other senators learned about the program from Dr. Frank Rybicki (left) and Dr. Adnan Sheikh (second from right).<\/em><\/p>\n

When patients can see a 3D-printed model of their own arthritic knee joint or the tumour on their kidney or pelvis, It\u2019s much easier to understand the anatomy, the medical issues involved, and how a surgeon will operate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s got to be an enormous advantage for patients,\u201d said Senator Art Eggleton, after he and five colleagues on the Senate\u2019s Social Affairs, Science and Technology Committee toured the 3D printing lab at The Ottawa Hospital. \u201cIt will help surgeons better prepare for surgery. It\u2019s got to give patients a greater confidence level.\u201d<\/p>\n

After learning about the 3D printing program at the hospital, the senators toured the lab, watching as the printer added layer upon layer to build a 3D model. They also handled various 3D-printed body parts. The senators are studying the role of robotics, 3D printing and artificial intelligence in the health-care system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is truly impressive,\u201d said committee chair Senator Kelvin Ogilvie. \u201cTo have the capability to diagnose and use this technology to provide replacement body parts \u2013 this is the future and we\u2019re seeing it here.\u201d<\/p>\n

3D-printed models help doctors explain diagnoses and surgical plans to patients, said Dr. Frank Rybicki, Chief of Medical Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital and Chair of Radiology at the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe bring the patient\u2019s model to the patient,\u201d Dr. Rybicki explained. \u201cIt is truly ground-breaking to be able to deliver personalized medicine, to show the patient their own tumours. You would be shocked at how many people are excited to see their own tumour. If you have a tumour in your kidney, a huge part of your fear is not knowing what it looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Paul Beaul\u00e9 showed the senators a 3D model of a tumour within the pelvis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout this model it would be difficult to see where the tumour starts and ends. Also, the patient and family can have a much better appreciation of what\u2019s involved,\u201d he explained. \u201cEach patient can be treated with specialized care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s first Medical 3D Printing Program, launched at The Ottawa Hospital in February<\/a>, focuses on medical education, surgical planning, patient education, research, and patient-specific prostheses. Resident Dr. Leonid Chepelev explained how 3D printing helps doctors learn about and plan for surgeries and treatments, especially for cases that are rarely seen.<\/p>\n

Dr. Rybicki said the 3D printing lab helps the hospital plan for the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re starting to treat the baby boomers,\u201d said Dr. Rybicki. \u201cThey\u2019re sore in their hips and having chest pains. They\u2019re in our Emergency Departments now. This is a way to elevate our game so that we can meet the needs of the baby boomers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs legislators, we want to know what we should be doing to facilitate this,\u201d said Senator Eggleton. \u201cThere\u2019s lots more to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senator Art Eggleton (right) was impressed by The Ottawa Hospital\u2019s 3D printing program, saying it would be an enormous benefit for patients. He and other senators learned about the program from Dr. Frank Rybicki (left) and Dr. Adnan Sheikh (second from right). When patients can see a 3D-printed model of their own arthritic knee joint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":26282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[436,67],"class_list":["post-26281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-3d-printing","tag-innovation"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}