BAUS Sections of Endourology and Oncology Laparoscopic Training Course

BAUS Sections of Endourology and Oncology Laparoscopic Training Course is organized by Surgical Skills Centre - University of Dundee and will be held from Mar 18 - 19, 2019 at University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom.

This newly re-developed 2 day course provides urological trainees hands-on opportunity to train laparoscopic skills up to intermediate level, and builds on core techniques up to the rehearsal of laparoscopic nephrectomy, pyeloplasty, and partial nephrectomy. Suitable for SpR 1 or above, and consultants who wish to adopt these techniques. The course uses specially designed training animal tissue phantoms and virtual reality simulation. Close supervision is provided by expert urologists. 

The course provides
• Access technique, insufflation, camera orientation exercise
• Virtual reality simulations skills exercises
• Ergonomics in laparoscopic surgery
• Tissue dissection exercise
• Safe use of electrosurgery and other energized dissection devices
• Tissue extraction/port closure
• Laparoscopic suturing
• Expert session: laparoscopic nephrectomy
• Laparoscopic right and left nephrectomy on a calf model
• Laparoscopic pyeloplasty
• Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.