Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision Course - 2 Days

Orsi Academy offers a 2-day course in robotic TME surgery on living animal tissue (anesthetized porcine model) & human cadaveric tissue.

This course is intended for general surgeons with intermediate robotic skills who want to master the robotic surgery appraoch in left sided colonic resections and Total Mesorectal Excision (TME) surgery.

Proctored and one-to-one teaching by top-expert Dr. Thalia Petropoulou!

The 2-day masterclass consists of a theoretical lectures and hands-on wet-lab training at Orsi Academy.

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Click here to see the full course program.

DAY I

08:30 Arrival at Orsi Academy

08:30 – 08:45 Welcome + coffee and introductions

08:45 – 09:00 Round table: Participants’ experience with da Vinci

09:00 – 09:15 Theoretical session: part 1

09:15 – 12:15 Theoretical session: part 2

12:15 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 17:00 Hands-on training on anesthetized porcine model - 1 pig for 2 surgeons per station

17:00 End of day 1

19:00 Social dinner in Ghent

DAY II

08:30 Arrival at Orsi Academy

08:30 - 10:00 Case discussion and tips & tricks in more complex cases

10:00 - 12:30 Hands-on training on human cadaver tissue - 2 surgeons per station/cadaver

12:30 - 13:15 Lunch

13:15 - 16:45 Hands-on training on human cadaver tissue - 2 surgeons per station/cadaver

16:45 - 17:00 Debriefing & feedback

17:00 End of the course