Real-Time Surgical Education in Hybrid Learning Environments: Connecting HEI Communities and Advancing Medical Training

10 pages•Published: November 6, 2025

Georgios Roussos, Dimos Charidimou, Anastasios Petalotis and Angeliki Agorogianni

Abstract

This paper explores the design and implementation of a real-time surgery broadcasting initiative at AHEPA University General Hospital, affiliated with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). Two surgical clinics, the General Surgery Clinic and the Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic, were transformed into advanced hybrid educational spaces equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual systems. These enhancements allow students, educators, and medical professionals to remotely observe and interact during live surgical procedures through seamless videoconferencing and secure live streaming. This capability significantly enriches the medical curriculum, benefiting Greek and international students and enabling broader community engagement. By detailing technological improvements, addressing ethical concerns around patient privacy, and evaluating initial educational outcomes, the paper positions this initiative within AUTh's broader digital transformation strategy. The findings underline the transformative potential of real-time surgical education to bridge traditional hands-on experience with modern digital accessibility, ultimately strengthening AUTh's role as a leader in medical training and innovation.

Keyphrases: digital transformation in healthcare, hybrid medical training, real time surgery education

In: Laurence Desnos, Raimund Vogl, Lazaros Merakos, Carmen Diaz, Janina Mincer-Daszkiewicz and Stuart Mclellan (editors). Proceedings of EUNIS 2025 annual congress in Belfast, vol 107, pages 374-383.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/NVWk
	https://doi.org/10.29007/pds9

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{EUNIS2025:Real_Time_Surgical_Education,
  author    = {Georgios Roussos and Dimos Charidimou and Anastasios Petalotis and Angeliki Agorogianni},
  title     = {Real-Time Surgical Education in Hybrid Learning Environments: Connecting HEI Communities and Advancing Medical Training},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of EUNIS 2025 annual congress in Belfast},
  editor    = {Laurence Desnos and Raimund Vogl and Lazaros Merakos and Carmen Diaz and Janina Mincer-Daszkiewicz and Stuart Mclellan},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Computing},
  volume    = {107},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2398-7340},
  url       = {/publications/paper/NVWk},
  doi       = {10.29007/pds9},
  pages     = {374-383},
  year      = {2025}}

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