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NIH Vodcasts

Digital recordings made available for downloading to a personal video player or computer. Vodcasting, also called video podcasting or videocasting, adds video to the downloadable sound files to which podcast listeners are accustomed. After downloading and saving a vodcast, users can choose when and where they want to watch the video. Information about system requirements and a full listing of current and archived vodcasts can be accessed through NIH Vodcast.

• Exploring the Link between Kidney and Cardiovascular Disease (02/08/08) (Episode #0010)
• Information about World Diabetes Day (11/09/07) (Episode #0007)

Surgical Videos

Pre-recorded webcasts of surgical procedures from the NLM. These webcasts are of actual operations performed at medical centers in the United States since January 2004. The videos last 1 hour. Please note that you cannot send questions by email, because you are not seeing these videos live, though the webcast may say you can. (Full library of surgical videos from the NLM)

You will need RealPlayer to view the procedures. If you do not have RealPlayer, you will be prompted to obtain a free download of the software before you view the presentation. You can download the RealPlayer media player at www.real.com .

Digestive Diseases

Colonic Diseases

• Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy

Colonic Polyps

• Minimally Invasive Colon Surgery for Polyps

Crohn’s Disease

• Minimally Invasive Colon Surgery for Crohn’s Disease

Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis

• Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy

Gastroesophageal Reflux/Hiatal Hernia

• Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux
• Nissen Fundoplication Procedure
• Pediatric Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication

Fistulas

• Anal Fistula Plug

Hernia

• Laparoscopic Incisional/Ventral Hernia Repair

Diabetes Complications

Retinal Disorders

• Latest in Retinal Surgery Techniques

Diabetic Foot

• Regenerative Tissue Matrix Used to Repair Challenging Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Kidneys and Urinary System

Kidney Diseases

• Pediatric Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty

Kidney Transplantation

• Live Donor Kidney Transplant, Baltimore
• Living Donor Kidney Transplant, Memphis, TN

Urinary Incontinence

• Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure for Urinary Incontinence

NIH VideoCasting

Videos of special NIH events, seminars, and lectures available to viewers through the NIH network and the VideoCast website. More information about system requirements and upcoming and past events can be accessed through NIH VideoCasting.

Diabetes

• Demystifying Medicine – Diabetes: New Clinical and Basic Dimensions (04/17/07) (Total Running Time: 02:00:02)
• Type 1A Diabetes: Solvable Genetic Puzzle (09/07/05) (Total Running Time: 00:58:23)
• Demystifying Medicine – Diabetes (04/19/05) (Total Running Time: 01:49:55)
• Antigen Specific Interventions in Type 1 Diabetes: Avenues to the Clinic (01/19/05) (Total Running Time: 01:07:24)

Digestive Diseases

• Demystifying Medicine – Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: What Is the Target? (02/05/08) (Total Running Time: 01:59:46)
• Host Factors Involved in the Control of Hepatitis C Virus Infection (01/11/08) (Total Running Time: 00:51:12)
• Prevention of Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Adults (Day 3) (12/12/07) (Total Running Time: 02:13:49)
• Prevention of Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Adults (Day 2) (12/11/07) (Total Running Time: 04:43:53)
• Prevention of Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Adults (Day 1) (12/10/07) (Total Running Time: 07:54:32)
• Demystifying Medicine – Hepatitis C: Comes of Age Globally and in Culture (04/24/07) (Total Running Time: 01:39:51)
• Hepatitis C: A Silent Global Disease (01/10/06) (Total Running Time: 01:50:02)
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Research Workshop (Day 2) (09/20/05) (Total Running Time: 05:42:55)
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Research Workshop (Day 1) (09/19/05) (Total Running Time: 06:35:29)
• Demystifying Medicine – Inflammatory Bowel Disease (05/03/05) (Total Running Time: 01:47:28)

Weight Control

• Obesity Initiative (12/14/07) (Total Running Time: 01:26:42)

Women's Health

• Stopping the Clock on Diabetes in Women: Strategies for Prevention and Treatment Across the Lifespan (11/2/06) (Total Running Time: 01:53:24)

Procedures

• Demystifying Medicine – Transplantation: Tolerance vs. Rejection (03/29/05) (Total Running Time: 01:59:51)