Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery
Wednesday, 19 October - Friday, 21 October
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| Course: | Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery |
| Date: | 19th - 21st October 2016 |
| Duration: | Three days |
| Venue: | LIMIT, 3rd floor, Chancellor’s Wing, St. James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF |
| Synopsis: | This 3-day interactive course will provide surgeons with the essential theoretical knowledge and practical experience of basic level laparoscopic surgery. The course will take you from a complete beginner in laparoscopic surgery to someone who is able to suture and tie knots laparoscopically, as well as perform some of the key procedures in laparoscopic surgery, by the end of the course. |
| Target Audience: | CT1-2, ST3-4
If you are attending this course as a participant in a non-training grade, the course is deemed equivalent to 20 CPD points. If it has contributed to your professional development, this would be in agreement with your appraiser. |
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The course is an intensive practical skills course with plenty of opportunity to practice in the laboratory, using high-quality laparoscopic equipment on bench-top models specifically designed for the course. Feedback and formative assessment is also provided to help each individual’s progress. |
| What’s Included: | Lunch & refreshments, Course DVD, Certification on completion (if successful) |
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Course Content
Day 1: Instrumentation, Access, Manipulation, Dissection Day 2: Suturing & knotting, Diagnostic Laparoscopy, Laparoscopic Appendectomy, Repair of perforated ulcer. Day 3: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Continuous Suturing.
Key Benefits The chance to develop the fundamental skills of laparoscopic suturing and knot tying as well as to learn and practice a number of key laparoscopic procedures in a structured way, under the instruction of experienced and interested tutors..
Why take this Course? Laparoscopic skills are an essential part of all surgical disciplines and this course will give you the basic grounding, theory and practical skills you need for commencing and developing a safe laparoscopic practice.
Testimonials “Very good keen instructors, important and useful that we got maximum time on the box trainers and given good feedback. Given me more confidence to ask to do parts of the laparoscopic surgery in training. Satisfying and rewarding Course”
Require Accommodation? Please visit www.visitleeds.co.uk for accommodation listings. The two nearest hotels to the hospital are located in the Waterfront Area and are a 5 - 10 minute drive from the hospital, depending upon traffic; they are:
Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries, Armouries Drive, Clarence Dock, Leeds, LS10 1LE. Ibis Budget, 2 The Gateway North, Crown Point, Leeds, LS9 8BZ. As the name suggests, the Ibis Budget offers low-cost, no frills accommodation). N.B. Hospital accommodation is no longer available. |
| Cancellation Policy: | In the event you need to cancel this course, the following terms and conditional apply.
Cancellation of course 30 days prior to commencement date, course feel will be returned minus £50 administration fee. If you receive any course materials these must be returned prior to any refund. Cancellation within 30 days will result in a loss of fees. If there is another course available, you may be able to transfer, but a £50 administration fee will charged to your card. |
| Course Administrator: | For further information please contact: Mandy Sedler, email: mandy.sedler@nhs.net tel. 0113 2064886 |
