Laptitude is the world’s first portable, personal and affordable training platform for minimally invasive surgery skills.
Combined with an expansive software ecosystem that addresses the training needs of residents and experienced surgeons alike, Grendel Medical’s internationally recognized gamification technology has been applied to all software modules ensuring improved retention and smooth user experience. Software for Laptitude users includes exciting, gamified core skills training, competitive procedural drills and end-to-end surgical procedural simulation. Each application tracks extensive user performance metrics to measure engagement and proficiency improvements. Laptitude isn't just a simulator, it's your personal skills lab. It's built to help you reclaim ownership of your learning journey and build real-world skills on your own terms, turning dead time into skill time so you can walk into the OR with real confidence.
In 2007, Dr. James Rosser demonstrated a remarkable connection between video game skills and laparoscopic surgery proficiency. Over the years, research has evolved, diving deeper into this correlation and exploring whether gaming can actively enhance surgical skills. Today, gamification and serious games are revolutionizing laparoscopic and robotic training. PROGRAM Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Manish Chand (UK) The Mechanics of Laptitude: Serious Games in Modern Surgery - Dr. Manish Chand (UK) Clinical Application: Case Preparation with Laptitude - Dr. Borja de Lacy (Spain) and Team (Spain) Interview & Closing Remarks - Dr. Borja de Lacy (Spain)
Published
Sep 2026
Laparoscopic surgery is renowned for its challenges: the change in viewpoint, limited access, the mastery of the long instruments… On top of the technical skills, there are a range of human-factors dynamics that change. If you want to be the best laparoscopic surgeon you can be, what does the training journey look like? How do you know when you are performing well? PROGRAM: Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Borja de Lacy (Spain) Fundamental Skills Acquisition in Laparoscopic Training - Dr. Melissa N. Hanson (Canada) The Technical Challenges – Laparoscopic Core Skills - Prof. Ronan Cahill (UK) Assessing Laparoscopic Competence in the Era of Big Data - Dr. Brian C. George (USA) Measurement of Performance in a Surgical Serious Game - Dr. Glyn Burtt (Netherlands) Closing Remarks - Dr. Borja de Lacy (Spain)
Published
Mar 2025
Every year, 1.5 million lives are lost due to the lack of access to essential surgery; an epidemic that claims as many lives as HIV, malaria, multi-drug resistant TB, and complications from pregnancy combined. The time for change is now, and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is the key to unlocking safer surgery for all. This episode explores how MIS, particularly laparoscopy, has the potential to revolutionize access to safe surgery worldwide. PROGRAM: Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Borja de Lacy (Spain) Rethinking the Future of Surgical Training - Dr. Thomas G. Weiser (USA) Laparoscopic Surgery in LMICs - Benefits & Barriers - Prof. Adewale Adisa (Nigeria) Training through Gaming - Laptitude for Laparoscopic Training - Dr. Glyn Burtt (Netherlands) Closing Remarks - Dr. Borja de Lacy (Spain)
Published
Feb 2025
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