Retroperitoneal Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy - Advanced 2-Day Course

Orsi Academy offers an Advanced 2-Day Course in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for urologists who already master the robotic surgery approach and who want to improve their specialized skills.

Directed by top expert Prof. Alex Mottrie & Prof. Dr. Christophe Vaessen, proctored by Dr. Stefano Puliatti.

This 2-day masterclass consists of live case-observations at OLV Hospital Aalst and hands-on wet-lab training at Orsi Academy.

After completion, participants receive a Orsi Academy certificate & CME credits.

This course is for urologists with previous experience on the robot, who want to learn or optimize the retroperitoneal robot-assisted partial nephrectomy procedure. This course is not for robotic beginners.

DAY 1

• Live case observation at OLV hospital of complex RAPN cases performed by Prof. Dr. Christophe Vaessen & Prof. dr. Alex Mottrie with a step-by-step explanation of the retroperitoneal approach.
• Theoretical session at OLV Hospital with presentation of semi-live videos of RAPN cases and step-by-step explanation of both the standard transperitoneal and retroperitoneal procedures (Prof. Dr. Vaessen & Prof. Dr. Mottrie)
• Eventual focus on hemostatic devices (Prof. Mottrie & Dr. Puliatti)

DAY 2

• Hands-on training at Orsi Academy
• Dry-lab training on harvested kidney
• Wet-lab training: full retroperitoneal RAPN
• theoretical introduction on techniques and advanced tips and tricks of RAPN