Course overview
Theory I Provides a thorough introduction into the history of minimally invasive surgery. Students will then investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information on a large range of theoretical and practical aspects of minimally invasive surgery including operating theatre design-endo suite standards, the anatomy of a trouble shooting for a laparoscopic tower, laparoscopes, visualisation systems and recording devices, electrosurgery, energy devices, harmonics, ligasure and thunderbeat, plasma medicine, tissue approaximation, suture technique and staple technology.
Course learning outcomes
- Understand the basis and relevance of the program and understand how continuous innovation in surgical technique and instrumentation has brought minimally invasive surgery to its current state.
- Appreciate the fundamentals about operating theatre design and endosuite standards for the future and predict how changing technology will influence operation theatre design.
- Demonstrate mastery in the anatomy of, and trouble shooting for, a laparoscopic tower and to have the skills and knowledge to correct malfunctions in the components of the laparoscopic tower.
- Demonstrate an understanding of laparoscopes, visualisation systems and recording devices used in minimally invasive surgery.
- Demonstrate the mastery of theoretical knowledge relating to electrosurgery in open and laparoscopic surgery.
- Understand the theoretical knowledge relating to energy devices: Harmonics, Ligasure and Thunderbeat that are available for dissection in laparoscopic surgery.
- Understand complex information regarding plasma medicine and how it can be applied to surgery, wound healing and sterilisation.
- Demonstrate knowledge on the tissue approximation suture technique and how to use the appropriate suture material for laparoscopic suturing and knots.
- Demonstrate an understanding in the history of the development of stapling devices and be familiar with the array of stapling devices that are available.
Availability
Class details
Online
Class number 20094
Section 01OL
Size 10
Available 10
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