Page 21 - Prospectus Felloship and Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery

Course Time Table of F.MAS + D.MAS Programme:

Diploma
10:00am - 12:00pm
Laparoscopic Hands-On Exercises with extracorporeal Dundee Jamming Knot, Weston knot,
Continuous suturing and Aberdeen Termination. Ambidexterity will also be practiced as
recommended by WALS and SAGES

12:00pm - 02:30pm
PowerPoint presentation and video demonstration and Discussion of principles of Laparoscopic
Myomectomy for Gynecologists and Procedure for Prolapse and Haemorrhoid and hydatid
cystectomy for surgeon. Urologist will be taught retroperitoneoscopy will be demonstrated.

Lunch : 02:30pm - 03:00pm

03:00pm - 05:00pm
Hands-On Exercises with Electrical morcellator followed by practice of tissue retrieval technique
and port closure technique. Demonstration of Tayside knot and Mishra’s knot will also be done.

Diploma

10:00am - 12:00pm
Laparoscopic Hands-On Exercises with ovarian cystectomy together with practice of
extracorporeal Tayside knot.

12:00pm - 02:30pm

For Surgeon: Power Point presentation and video demonstration and Discussion of principles of
Laparoscopic Fundoplication (Nissen and Toupet).

For Gynecologists PowerPoint presentation and video demonstration and Discussion of principles
of Laparoscopic Ovarian Surgery (Presentation of laparoscopic oophorectomy, Ovarian Cystectomy
including laparoscopic resection of Endometrioma).

Lunch: 02:30pm - 03:00pm

03:00pm - 05:00pm
Hands-On Exercises with extracorporeal Dundee Jamming Knot, Continuous suturing and
Aberdeen Termination will continue. Ambidexterity will also be practiced as recommended by
WALS and SAGES

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