Laparoscopic skills course

Date: Tuesday 22 September 2015

Time: 08:45 - 16:00
Location: Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Clinical Skills Laboratory, 101 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2 (tel: +353 1 402 2100)
Local faculty: Dara Kavanagh (Ireland), Sean Martin (Ireland)

Designed for senior trainees and young consultants

Supported by a grant from Ethicon

Time	Event
08:45 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09.15	Introduction
09.15 - 10:15	Basics of laparoscopy Basic Principles Set-up Patient position Port placement
10:15 - 10:30	Coffee break
10:30 - 11:00	Laparoscopic appendicectomy Didactic talk - tips/tricks/conundrums Principles of vascular ligation / division and extraction of appendix
11:00 - 12:30	Practical session: Laparoscopic appendicectomy
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 14:00	Laparoscopic colorectal resection - didactic talk Patient position Medial to lateral vs Lateral to medial mobilisation Vascular ligation - staple/clip/electrothermal coagulation Division of the colon and rectum: intracorporeal vs open-assisted Anastomosis: Intracorporeal vs open-assisted; Handsewn vs stapled
14:00 - 15:45	Practical session - laparoscopic colorectal resection
15:45 - 16:00	Questions and Answers / Feedback/ Closing remarks