Robotic surgery 

   Date: Tuesday, 31 October 2023
   Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel
    Registration Fee: 180 EUR
   Maximum number of participants: 10
  Course language: English 

IMPORTANT: Participation at the course is possible ONLY after payment of the Meeting registration fee.

 The course was credited with 6 EMC credits by CMR.

 Course Director:
Victor Tomulescu (Bucharest, Romania)
Ovidiu Precup (Bucharest, Romania)

 Course objectives:

understand the basic principles used in robotic surgery procedures;

become familiar with the function and operation of the da Vinci Surgical System;

become familiar with the setup of the robot and the available robotic instrumentation;

understand the selection process for patient positioning and surgical approache;

become familiar with the technique of robotic assisted suturing and knot tying;

learn “tips and tricks” to make robotic surgery more efficient

using the 4th arm

 Course program:

09:00 - 09:30    Robotic Surgery Technical Overview - Ovidiu Precup
09:30 - 10:00    Troubleshooting - Tips & Tricks - Victor Tomulescu
10:00 - 12:00    System presentation, installation for operation 10
                            Moving, connecting and starting of the system 
                            Overview of reusable accessories and disposables
                            Overview of instruments
                            Draping of the system and Docking configuration
                            Port placement philosophy
12:00 - 12:30    Lunch break
12:30 - 17:30    Hands-on training session in robotic surgery
                            Training on the daVinci XI console, on experimental models, live tissue
                             Dissection
                             Suturing
                             Third arm traction and contra traction
17:30 - 18:00     Debriefing and conclusions