Introduction to Laparoscopic Surgery

Kickstart your laparoscopic surgery journey with this 1-day high-intensity course designed for surgical trainees. Combining foundational skills with procedure-specific training, this course prepares you to master key laparoscopic techniques under expert guidance.

Prepare with pre-course e-learning modules covering principles of laparoscopy, port placement, suturing, and emergency considerations to maximize your practical experience.

Who is this course for?

This 1 day intensive course is for doctors of any grade interested in building an excellent base in laparoscopic surgical skills, with a specific focus on General Surgery. This course is suitable for grades from medical student to ST4.

What will I learn? 

This course will take you through the basic principles of laparoscopic surgery, build your foundation in basic skills, progressing through the LapPass curriculum and get theatre-ready with high volume, high-fidelity procedural simulation training.

Why should I do this course? 

Take advantage of the latest technology-enhanced training methodology to progress your skills faster than ever before. We will work towards LapPass accreditation sign off and all videos, assessments and metrics will be stored on your Totum profile where you will be able to access this for a full year’s complimentary subscription.

On the day:

Module 1:

Develop essential basic laparoscopic skills with focused tasks in object manipulation, disk cutting, and LapPass exercises, complete with video-recording, metric recording and real-time feedback.

Module 2:

Learn and practice the most common emergency procedure, laparoscopic appendicectomy. Refine your technique with augmented reality simulations, completing multiple procedures while improving through performance tracking and facilitator feedback.

Module 3:

Master advanced suturing skills with practical training on LapPass and enterotomy closure models, covering both continuous and interrupted suturing techniques. Reflect and progress with structured metric analysis.

Benefit from high-volume hands-on operating, live masterclasses, and performance tracking to gain confidence and competence in key laparoscopic procedures. Work towards getting LapPass sign off, with sign offs for modules completed during the face-
to-face course. This course offers the perfect foundation to build your skills, improve efficiency, and excel in laparoscopic general surgery. 

Learning Outcomes

• To understand the principles of minimally-invasive surgery
• To understand the benefits, limitations and ergonomic considerations of laparoscopic surgery
• To understand the operation-specific considerations of a laparoscopic procedure (including the wider theatre team, set up)
• To understand the basic principles of laparoscopic access (Hasson and Visi-port)
• To practice and demonstrate basic laparoscopic skills including: object manipulation, sharp dissection of a disk and ligation
• To practice and demonstrate laparoscopic suturing techniques in continuous and interrupted fashion.
• To understand the principles and evidence-based practice of laparoscopic appendicectomy
• To practice and demonstrate laparoscopic appendicectomy on an augmented reality model
• To reflect and improve on performance using video-recording review and analysis of operative performance metrics.

Learn. Practice. Reflect. Excel

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