Basic Touch Course
Basic touch is a course for Medical Students that want to get in touch with surgery and laparoscopy.
It is the initial step to begin the Firstouch Academy's Minimally invasive Surgery Program.
The objectives of the Basic Touch Course are:
- initial contact with the First Trainer and laparoscopic instruments
- learn and practice fundamental skills and gestures of laparoscopic surgery
- adquire skills and learn laparoscopic suture
Would you like to participate?
We organize 2 or 3 editions of the BASIC TOUCH Course yearly, in collaboration with:
- Congresso Português de Simulação - SPSIM - www.spsim.pt
- Congresso Nacional do Interno de Formação Geral - MedStart/CNIFG - http://cnifg.pt/
among other events that we may collaborate with.
To know more and register please go to www.lap-school.com, create your account (free of charge) and register on the course (a fee may apply).

BASIC TOUCH Team

Mario Rui Gonçalves, MD, FEBS AWS, FACS 🇵🇹
Fellow of the European Board of Surgery
Fellow of the American of Surgeons
Hospital de Braga, EPE
Braga, Portugal
FTacademy General Director
Basic, First, Second, Hernia, Robotic and Advanced Touch Coordinator
Braga Surgical Week Coordinator

António Oliveira, MD 🇵🇹
Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Hospital de Vila Real
Vila Real, Portugal
FTacademy Scientific Director
First and Colorectal Touch Coordinator
Braga Surgical Week President

Pedro Garcia, MD 🇵🇹
CUF TEJO and Academia CUF Director
Lisboa, Portugal
FTacademy Staff
Trainer Touch Coordinator

José Novo de Matos, MD 🇵🇹
Hospital de São José
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central
Lisboa, Portugal
FTacademy Scientific Director
Basic, First and Advanced Touch Coordinator
Braga Surgical Week President

Ricardo Marinho, MD 🇵🇹
Centro Hospitalar de Leiria
Hospital de Leiria
Leiria, Portugal
FTacademy Scientific Director
First and Biliary Touch Coordinator
Braga Surgical Week Coordinator
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