Advances In Surgery Channel
The ultimate surgical training experience
Description
Overall Course Objective
This course is intended for esophageal-gastric surgeons with an interest in minimally invasive surgery. This 2-day course will provide participants with in-depth teaching and hands-on training in prone esophagectomy on human cadavers by experts.
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to train esophageal-gastric surgeons in laparoscopy and thoracoscopy (prone) techniques. In-depth teaching sessions will focus on the rationale for the minimally invasive approach, patient selection, operative set up, and perioperative care. Live surgery demonstrations and intensive hands-on practice on a human cadaver model will train participants in the surgical techniques and instrumentation for these procedures.
Target Audience
The target audience is esophageal-gastric surgeons (or general surgeons/surgical oncologists with a dedicated esophageal-gastric practice).
