MISC - Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre

30 September 2009 - 2 October 2009

Course Objectives

This workshop is a comprehensive review of the essentials in laparoscopic surgery procedures. This 3-day advanced course involves detailed lectures on important surgical digestive diseases such as GERD, achalesia, obesity, liver tumour and the role of the minimally invasive approach in each scenario. There will be live demonstrations by our panel of world experts utilizing the most modern technology. Furthermore, hands-on live tissue training under the guidance and supervision of a highly competent faculty will provide each participant with an indispensable experience vital to the enhancement of basic techniques and the acquisition of advanced surgical skills.

Aims:

Understand the indications as well as contraindications of
laparoscopic surgery on various digestive diseases;
Improve hand skills and techniques including stapling and intracorporeal
suturing;
Be able to perform advanced digestive procedures.

Who Should Attend

Highly recommended for practicing general surgeons and advanced laparoscopic trainees who wish to progress from basic laparoscopic surgery to advanced minimally invasive digestive procedures.

Course Programme

Day 1: Upper GI Surgery for Cancer

MORNING SESSION: LECTURES

Gastric Cancer Staging
Surgery for Gastric Cancer Today
Laparoscopic Gastrectomy: How I do it?
Chemoradiotherapy in Gastric Cancer
MIS for GIST

AFTERNOON SESSION: LIVE SURGERY

Day 2: Upper GI Surgery for Benign Disease

MORNING SESSION: LECTURES

Surgery for GERD: Where are we today?
MIS for Achalasia
Medical Management of Obesity
Obesity Surgery: from Band to Bilio-pancreatic bypass

AFTERNOON SESSION: HANDS-ON TRAINING

Gastic Banding
Lap Fundoplication
Sleeve Gastrectomy

Day 3:Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

MORNING SESSION: LECTURES

How to Approach Difficult Gallbladder
Laparoscopic Surgery in Biliary Disease
Laparoscopic Liver Resection: indication & limit
Laparoscopic Liver Resection: technique and results
Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery

AFTERNOON SESSION: HANDS_ON TRAINING

Course Fees

3-Day Programme (limit to 20 participants)	1-Day Programme ((limit to 20 participants)	Lecture + Live Surgery Only ((limit to 60 participants)
S$2500	S$1000	S$1000

Course fees are inclusive of 7% GST and non-commissionable.

Cheque should be made payable to“National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd”

For more information, please contact:

Secretary,
Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre (MISC)
c/o The Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat Advanced Surgical Training Centre
Department of Surgery National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119074
Tel: (65) 6772 2897
Fax: (65) 6774 6077
Email: MISC@nuhs.edu.sg

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