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The Microsurgery Research and Training Laboratory serves an important role within the United States and abroad in promoting microsurgery as a discipline. Dr Yelena Akelina attends professional meetings and conferences speaking at diverse institutions on topics related to microsurgery and training in microsurgery.
Trip to Boca Raton, Florida
 Dr Akelina presented the microsurgery training program at the AngioTech http://www.angioedupro.com/ booth at the AAHS/ASPN/ASRM meeting in Florida, January 2010
New Equipment
3D True Vision System
We have completed the year-long trail for the 3D system from True Vision Systems. The feedback from the faculty and students was useful for the TVS to improve the system's quality and make it more adaptable for hand microsurgery. At this time we are no longer utilizing the TVS in our training.
Travel Of Note
Trip to Finland
Dr. Akelina presented a talk at the 9th Congress of the European Federation for Microsurgery at Turku, Finland. June 2008.
Trip to Greece
Dr. Yelena Akelina was presenting a research poster at the IV Congress for the World Society for the Reconstructive Microsurgery in Athens Greece. July 2007.
Trip to Romania
Dr. Yelena Akelina was invited to participate as a Visiting Professor and a Director at the 17th International Practical Seminar in Microsurgery of Vessels and Nerves, Timisoara, Romania, Oct. 2005.
She presented a few talks for the students of the seminar and for the faculty of the Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
She was proud to share her expertise as a trainer with her colleagues from microsurgery center and participated in training sessions.
Dr. Akelina also presented the talk about Columbia University's microsurgical programs at the Dept. of Experimental Surgery, University of Vienna, Austria., Oct 2005.
Trip to Japan
Drs. Melvin Rosenwasser and Yelena Akelina were invited as Guests of Honor at the first meeting of the Kagawa Society of Upper Extremity Surgery in Takamatsu City, Japan in December 2003.
They spoke on microsurgery techniques and clinical applications of microsurgery and provided a workshop to the members of the Society.
Trip to California
Dr. Akelina visited Berlex Pharmaceutical, CA in 2004 to speak to professional and technical staff about training in microsurgery.
Lectures and presentations (Dr Akelina):
"New Techniques in microsurgery training, technical aspects of training, pitfalls and difficulties", 17th International Practical Seminar in Microsurgery of Vessels and Nerves, Timisoara, Romania, Oct. 2005.
"Microsurgery Training in Columbia University, NY", Dept of Experimental Surgery, University of Vienna, Austria, Oct. 2005.
"Microsurgery Lab in action", Grand Rounds, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, Sept 2005.
"Microsurgery Training Program in the Department of Orthopedics, Columbia University: Technical Aspects, Pitfalls and Tips".
December, 2003. Takamatsu City, Japan.
"New Training Course in Rodent Surgery/Microsurgery", Jan, 2004 Research Faculty and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Rockefeller University, NY.
"Training Courses in Rodent Surgery/Microsurgery", Feb. 2004, Metro AALAS, Cornell University, NY.
"Developing and Implementing New Training Course in Rodent Surgery", Oct.2004, Tampa, FL.
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS.)
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