Second Touch Course
Second Touch is a course for Year 1 to 2 Surgical Residents (General, Pediatric, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Gynecology and Urology) that want to get full contact with laparoscopic Surgery and Laparoscopic Suture.
It is the natural step after the First Touch Course and the second step of the FT Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Program.
The objectives of the Second Touch Course are:
- have a full contact with laparoscopy, instruments, devices, energy, etc
- learn and master laparoscopic suture
- learn and practice intermediate and advanced laparoscopic skills and gestures
Would you like to participate?
We organize 2 or 3 editions of the SECOND TOUCH Course yearly, in collaboration with:
- Congresso Ibérico de Parede Abdominal
- CHLC - Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisboa
- CHTMAD - Hospital de Vila Real, Vila Real
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 applies but there are discounts for First Touch participants with the Support of Medtronic).
SECOND 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
António Albuquerque, MD
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
Hospital Curry Cabral
Lisboa, Portugal
FTacademy Core Staff
Bariatric Touch Coordinator
Cátia Ferreira, MD
Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Hospital de Vila Real
Vila Real, Portugal
FTacademy Senior Staff
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
Carlos Magalhães, MD
Centro Hospitalar do Porto
CICA - Centro integrado de Cirurgia de Ambulatório
Porto, Portugal
FTacademy Core Staff
Hernia Touch Coordinator
Sponsorship
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