Training in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

19 Jan, 2024 - 19 Jan, 202412:00 AM-12:00 AM

Overview

Department of GI Surgery at Amrita Hospital, Kochi is organising a 'Training in Advanced Laproscopic Surgery' at Amrita Hospital, Kochi.

To get familiar with the most advanced minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, spleen diseases

Duration: 14 days

Venue: Amrita Hospital, Edappally, Kochi

Fees: INR 130,000/ +GST

Course Itinerary

Day: 1 & 2

Dry-Lab Simulation Training in Knotting & Suturing (9AM TO 5 PM) by Master Trainer S. Prakash Babu

To Hints and tips of laparoscopic suturing
Ergonomics and port placement for laparoscopic suturing
Effective and safe laparoscopic tissue handling
Interrupted and continuous suturing techniques
A range of needle manipulation techniques and handling skills and accurate bite placement
Intracorporeal surgeon’s knot and tumbled square knot
Extra-corporeal knotting techniques

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course each trainee should be able to:

Safely introduce and pick up a curved needle in an appropriate position to make a bite through tissue.
Pass a needle and suture through tissues at suitable depth and distance for interrupted and continuous suturing
Tie a safe laparoscopic Surgeon’s knot
Create a laparoscopic tumbled square knot
Demonstrate continuous suturing, maintaining tension and completing the suture line safelyacquire advanced laparoscopic skills in the lab: suturing, handsewn anastomosis, bleed controls in emergency situations

DAY: 3 to 14

Training Advanced (9AM TO 5 PM)

Real-time didactic exposure to all
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures and Oncological Surgery of the GI Tract,
Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery
Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery
Specialized Colorectal Surgery Including Sphincter Saving,
Stapled And Pouch Procedures
Intra-Abdominal Vascular Reconstructions
Retroperitoneal Tumour Excisions
Intra-Abdominal Trauma