LAPAROSCOPIC GENERAL SURGERY COURSE

Basic Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery:

• This intensive course covers the core laparoscopic surgery skills and knowledge essential for every surgical discipline.
• You will use a range of high-quality laparoscopic equipment, working with specifically designed bench top models, as well as learning a variety of knotting and suturing techniques.

Learning Outcome: 

After attending this course, you should be able to:

• Set up a stack, correctly connecting a light source and gaining a good quality image – Identify means of access and outline patient positioning.
• Discuss and anticipate a range of complications and how to deal with them.
• Demonstrate a range of suturing and knot tying techniques.
• Perform key laparoscopic surgery procedures Discuss the use of laparoscopy in diagnosis.
• Evaluate the use of various energy sources.
• Demonstrate wide-ranging knowledge in laparoscopic surgery and operative procedures including ulcers, appendectomy and cholecystectomy.

Course content:

You will cover a wide variety of topics during this course, including:

• Instrumentation
• Access
• Manipulation
• Dissection and clipping
• Suturing and knotting
• Diagnostic laparoscopy
• Repair of a perforated ulcer
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Continuous suturing
• Laparoscopic pelvic anatomy
• Laparoscopic energy modality
• Laparoscopic surgery technic
• Laparoscopic instrument
• Laparoscopic anatomy
• Laparoscopic Difficult cases
• Laparoscopic in obese patient
• Laparoscopic cancer staging surgery
• Laparoscopic lymphadenectomy
• Laparoscopic appendectomy
• Laparoscopic complication management
• Laparoscopic gastrointestinal repair
• How to avoid vessel injury
• Trocar site closure techniques

Duration: 5 days

Number of Participants: 1 – max. 3