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Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery
A three-day course providing the essential theoretical knowledge and practical experience of basic level laparoscopic surgery.
An expansion of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy course.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Day 1
08:30-09:15 Registration and refreshments
09:15-09:25 Introduction and welcome
09:25-09:35 History of Laparoscopic Surgery
09:35-09:55 The Imaging System
09:55-10:15 Set up Stack
10:15-10:30 Refreshments
10:30-10:50 Instruments
10:50-11:10 Access
11:10-11:45 Access and Closure
11:45-12:30 Basic Manipulation
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:00 Basic Manipulation (continued)
14:00-15:00 Dissection and Clipping
15:00-15:15 Refreshments
15:15-15:45 Roeder Knot
15:45-16:30 Dissection and Roeder Knotting
16:30-17:00 Discussion
17:00 Close
Day 2
08:30-09:00 Refreshments
09:00-09:15 Knotting
09:15-10:00 Knotting intracorporeally
10:00-10:30 Physiological influences of laparoscopic surgery
10:30-10:45 Refreshments
10:45-11:30 Suturing and Knotting
11:30-11:45 Diagnostic Laparoscopy
11:45-12:30 Suturing and Knotting (continued)
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:15 Suturing and Knotting (continued)
14:15-14:45 Energy Sources
14:45-15:30 Closure of Perforated Ulcer
15:30-15:45 Refreshments
15:45-16:00 Appendicectomy 1
16:00-17:30 Appendicectomy 2
17:30-18:00 Discussion
18:00 Close
Day 3
08:45-09:00 Refreshments
09:00-09:30 Cholecystectomy 1
09:30-10:30 Cholecystectomy 2
10:30-10:45 Refreshments
10:45-11:30 Complications
11:30-12:30 Cholecystectomy (continued)
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-15:00 Suturing
15:00-16:00 Discussion, Evaluation and Assessment
16:00 Close
