EAES Laparoscopic Lower GI Surgery Course
This course has been awarded 20 CPD Points
Re-imbursement Details
STORZ have updated our contract as of June 2023, please read reimbursement information below.
Initially you will pay the full course fee £1800, KARL STORZ are kindly sponsoring this course and will reimburse half of the course fee after attending (£900).
Travel and accommodation is not reimbursed.
KARL STORZ will allow you to attend one EAES Upper Course and one EAES Lower Course only, you will not be reimbursed if you apply and attend the course again. You can only book onto one EAES Laparoscopic course within a 12 month period.
A four-day course aimed at Lower GI surgeons and senior trainees who wish to learn more about laparoscopic approaches to the Lower GI system.
Students
Suitable attendees are surgical trainees (SPR 5-6) and consultant surgeons who have extensive experience of conventional lower GI procedures and are already undertaking routine laparoscopic cases (cholecystectomy, diag. lap., lap appendix). There will be a maximum of 20 places available on each course, with 2 courses running each year.
Selection Criteria
Attendees who wish to book on the course should either provide a summary from their recent ARCP or CV including current surgical activity. Candidates should be at the point of commencing practice of some of the procedures to be covered in the course, with appropriate supervision/ mentorship.
Content
This will be a practical skills course where attendees will master a variety of tissue approximation techniques. The following laparoscopic procedures will be rehearsed in the skills laboratory: Lap suturing, Laparoscopic anatomy demonstration on cadaver, parastomal hernia, rectopexy and rectal resection. There will also be several expert sessions covering aspects of advanced lower GI surgery involving clinicians from across Europe, with a live operative demonstration. There will also be a revision anatomy session, to relate the relevant anatomy to procedures.
The course provides:
- 'hands on' experience
- individual tuition and feedback
- clear explanations and guidelines
- discussion sessions
- live operative demonstration.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course each attendee should be able to:
- Explain the pros and cons of laparoscopic colorectal surgery and make an informed decision about their own future practice
- Describe the techniques for obtaining vascular control in lap. colorectal surgery
- Debate the place of lap colorectal surgery for cancer
- Describe the indications, methods of patient selection, patient information, risks and complications related to laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- Form a plan for starting out in their own clinical training for lap colorectal cases
- Outline the important anatomical considerations related to laparoscopic colectomy
- Explain the risks inherent in use of energised dissection and means of avoiding complications related to such devices
- Demonstrate certain key skills related to lap colorectal surgery.
- Positioning of trocars and instruments according to basic ergonomic principles
- Safe laparoscopic dissection techniques
- Safe deployment of a laparoscopic stapling device
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Thiel
The University of Dundee is currently the leading centre in the UK using Thiel embalmed cadavers, thanks to the pioneering work of its Centre of Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID.) for more information on our Thiel courses.