ASiT / Covidien Core Laparoscopic Skills Course
This Course will be held at the Hull City Hall Conference Venue
ASiT/Covidien Core Laparscopic Skills Course
12 March 2010
Cost: £50 for ASiT Members (plus conference registration)
Includes lunch, coffees, and evening drinks reception in Ferens Art Gallery
This course can be booked through the on-line conference registration system
This one-day skills course is aimed at trainees who have little or no laparoscopic experience and wish to develop core techniques in laparoscopic surgery.
Content
The faculty will comprise both upper and lower GI specialists and the day will provide an informal atmosphere in which to see and develop new skills. The programme is still to be finalised but the draft programme is below:
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08.30 – 09.00
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Registration and coffee
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09.00 – 09.10
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Introduction and welcome
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Faculty
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09.10 – 10.00
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An introduction to laparoscopic surgery –
Instruments, ports, access and ergonomics
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Will Hawkins
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10.00 – 10.30
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Laparoscopic exercises
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Faculty
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10.30 – 10.45
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Coffee
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10.45 – 11.30
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Laparoscopic exercises including simulated dissection and clip application
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Will Hawkins
Faculty
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11.30 – 11.45
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Diathermy in laparoscopic surgery
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Valleylab
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11.45 – 12.05
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Laparoscopic appendicectomy
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Cynthia Borg
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12.05 – 12.30
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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Natasha Henley
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12.30 – 13.30
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Lunch (laparoscopic stacks will remain available)
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13.30 – 15.00
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Laparoscopic suturing (presentation and practical)
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Peter Sedman
Faculty
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15.00 – 15.15
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Coffee
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15.15 – 16.45
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Laparoscopic suturing (continuous sutures, bowel anastomoses)
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Faculty
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16.45 – 17.00
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Question and answers, feedback & presentation of certificates
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Faculty
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The course will conclude with a free evening drinks reception and canapés in Ferens Art Gallery, with a welcome from the Lord Mayor and a string quartet.
Sponsorship
The course has been generously sponsored by Covidien and Karl Storz and will include the opportunity to trial a range of new products and instruments from their laparoscopic range.
For further information please contact: info@asit.org
