Need Laparoscopic Skills? – Get Skills!

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:

Clinical Background

1. Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Borja de Lacy (Spain)

2. Fundamental Skills Acquisition in Laparoscopic Training - Dr. Melissa N. Hanson (Canada)

3. The Technical Challenges – Laparoscopic Core Skills - Prof. Ronan Cahill (UK)

4. Assessing Laparoscopic Competence in the Era of Big Data - Dr. Brian C. George (USA)

5. Measurement of Performance in a Surgical Serious Game - Dr. Glyn Burtt (Netherlands)

6. Closing Remarks - Dr. Borja de Lacy (Spain)