LAPROSCOPIC SURGICAL SKILLS PROGRAM – GSL MEDICAL COLLEGE

Five days long CME on Basic Skills of Lap Cholecystectomy is being conducted GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry from 16th to 20th September, 2013, coordinated by Prof Jacek Jerzy Jakimowicz MD, PhD, FRCS, Ed. He holds the position of the Chair Safety in Healthcare, faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at the Technical University Delft, Netherlands. The Course Director is Dr. Ganni Bhaskara Rao MS, FICS, Dr. Y.V.Sarma is the Chief Controller and the Course Coordinator is Dr. Samir Ranjan Nayak, MS. A total of 21 Surgical Residents and Faculty are participating in this Certification Course organized for the very first time in India, accredited by the European Association for Endoscopic Surgeons at GSL Medical College. 

This course is most useful for Post Graduate Students, Practicing Surgeons and everyone who is keen on enhancing their laparoscopic skills. It also allows the participants to apply for online up gradation to next level in future.   The next course is scheduled to be held in January 2014.

GSL Medical College is providing hands on training to medical post graduate students at their Simulator Lab of International standards to improve the efficiency in laparoscopic surgery (Laparoscopic skills – LSS).

Without any old conventional incision (resulting in cosmetic disfigurement) through a small keyhole made over the abdomen the microscopic camera and slim surgical instruments introduced into abdomen the surgical procedure is monitored through on screen live visualisation. 

Dr.Ganni Bhaskara Rao is one among the few surgeons of first generation trainees of 1990 in keyhole Lap surgery from India.

Simulator can be compared to a video game. The sounds of running car crashes etc. give a live feeling to player. Simulator gives a more real time feeling than a video game. The entire human structure with intricate internal details is computerized to give a real tactile experience of handling tissues at the time operating through simulator. The practicing doctor feels as though he is operating on a live person than a computerized model. The learning doctor’s performance is evaluated by simulator through numerical scoring and guides to get over the obstacles and makes the doctor more and more skilful.

The training program on simulator is developed by European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) and it is recognized by World Health Organization. Dr. Ganni Bhaskara Rao and Dr.Samir Nayak already visited Europe twice and got trained. They contributed their experience in laparoscopy to researchers.