Advanced Touch Course

Robotic Touch is a course for those who want to have a "First Touch" with robotic Surgery Platforms, to learn the basics of Robotic Surgery and to have an initial experience on the Robot console.

This is a course for year 4 to 6 General Surgery, Ginecology and Urology Residents and Specialists that completed the Second Touch and the Robotic Touch.

AT is the 8th and last step of the FT Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Program.

The objectives of the Robotic Touch Course are:

1 - Have an initial contact with the robotic surgery platform

2 - Learn the basics of Robotic Surgery

3 - Learn and train basic gestures on the Surgeon Console

4 - Perform virtual exercises and Simulate surgical procedures on dry-lab models

Would you like to participate?

We organize 2 editions of the ADVANCED TOUCH Course yearly, for 8 participants each, in collaboration with:

- CUBI - Surgical Simulation Center of University of Covilhã

- CHCB - Hospital da Covilhã

- Centro de Mini-invasión Jesús Uson, Cáceres, Spain

- ABEX - Excelência Robótica

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 and Abex - Excelência Robótica).