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DRY SKILL LAB IN LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGY

DRY SKILL LAB IN LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGY. Dr. Anmar Nassir, FRCS(C) Fellowship in Andrology (U of Ottawa) Fellowship in EndoUrology and Laparoscopy (McMaster Univ) Chairman, Department of Surgery Umm Al-Qura Univ Consultant Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah.

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DRY SKILL LAB IN LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGY

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  1. DRY SKILL LABIN LAPAROSCOPIC UROLOGY

  2. Dr. Anmar Nassir, FRCS(C) Fellowship in Andrology (U of Ottawa) Fellowship in EndoUrology and Laparoscopy (McMaster Univ) Chairman, Department of Surgery Umm Al-Qura Univ Consultant Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah

  3. To solve difficulties in starting • Fellowship (www.endourology.org) • Co-operation b/w colleagues • Courses • Animal lab • Dry skill lab • Simulators to tone up your skills (suturing) • Since the number of centers with laparoscopic expertise is still limited in SA, Hands-on training work-shop have become very important. Pelvic trainer Lap-Trainer

  4. Simulab Corporation1144 NW 52nd StreetSeattle, WA 98107 Phone: 206-297-1260 http://www.simulab.com RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF LOW-COST, CAMERA-LESS LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINERto STANDARDLAPAROSCOPIC TRAINER At-home camera-less laparoscopic trainer. Standard video-assisted laparoscopic trainer Sharpe et al, Urology. 2005 Jul Department of Urology, Emory University Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia

  5. 22 urology residents were tested prospectively on four basic laparoscopic tasks on a standard video laparoscopic trainer (pretest). Sharpe et al, Urology. 2005 Jul

  6. Sharpe et al, Urology. 2005 Jul

  7. CONCLUSIONS: • The improvements in laparoscopic skills were not significantly different b/w the 2 groups. • Participants trained on the portable trainer were able to improve objectively and subjectively. • Thus, trainees can develop their laparoscopic skills in an inexpensive manner in the comfort of their own home. Sharpe et al, Urology. 2005 Jul

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