Course Overview

Customized program for an attendee from 1 day to a week program for case observation and surgical workshop (optional) for urologic da Vinci procedures. Attendees can see simple to complex urologic procedures for

  • Robotic prostatectomy
  • Robotic partial nephrectomy
  • Robotic radical cystectomy with ileal conduit/neobladder, lymph node dissection
  • Robotic nephroureterectomy
  • Robotic pyeloplasty, robotic sacrocolpopexy (conditional)
  • Robotic partial cystectomy, robotic adrenalectomy (conditional)

Faculty

Program Coordinator

Prof. Song, Wan, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Urology
Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Major Procedures and Cases/year
Robotic prostatectomy, 50 cases/year
Robotic partial nephrectomy, 50 cases/year

What you can learn

Port placement for each procedure -
Radical prostatectomy Surgical skills from different surgeons
Nerve sparing technique,
Tips to reduce positive surgical margin rate, incontinence rate
Partial nephrectomy How to use intra-op USG for tumor location and resection
Vascular clamping
Retroperitoneal approach
Different suture skills
Radical cystectomy Different LN dissection template
Tips to reduce complications during LN dissection
Surgical skill of radical cystectomy in men/women
Ileal conduit/neobladder formation,
Surgical skill of ureter-bowel anastomosis/urethra-neobladder anastomosis
Radical nephroureterectomy Tips for easy access during bladder cuffing (port place and/or patients' position)
Various surgical skills during bladder cuffing

Program

Program
  One-day course Program
Fee USD500
Day 1 Morning Case Observation(1)
Lunch Teaching surgeon’s presentation over the lunch
Afternoon Case Observation(2)
QnA & Wrap-up
Program
  Two-day course Program
Fee USD1,000
Day 1 Morning Case Observation(1)
Lunch Teaching surgeon’s presentation over the lunch
Afternoon Case Observation(2)
QnA & Wrap-up
Day 2 Morning Case Observation(3)
Lunch Teaching surgeon’s presentation over the lunch
Afternoon Didactic with the attendee’s video
Program
  Five-day course Program
Fee USD2,000
Day 1 Morning Case Observation(1)
Lunch Lunch with surgeon
Afternoon Case Observation(2)
Day 2 Morning Case Observation(3)
Lunch Lunch with surgeon
Afternoon Peer-to-Peer case video review
Day 3 Morning Case Observation(4)
Lunch Lunch with surgeon
Afternoon Case Observation(5)
Day 4 Morning Case Observation(6)
Lunch Lunch with surgeon
Afternoon Case Observation(7)
Day 5 Morning Case Observation(8)
Lunch Lunch with surgeon
Afternoon Lecture*

# Includes tips and tricks for care team training (e.g. PA role, Resident role, OR configuration, Inventory management)
*attendee’s request-based topic (e.g. patient selection, port placement by system, Initial case selection, surgical skill by procedure step, complex anatomy review, etc.)

※ Number of participants: 1 to 2
※ Payment: should be remit within business 20 days of the receipt of the invoice before the training
※ Registration doesn’t include an accommodation and meals.

Who can participate

  • Beginners for robotic surgery
  • Experienced surgeons who stay still in learning curve
  • Experienced surgeons who want to experience full robotic procedures

When to apply

  • Year round (minimum 3 months before the training)

Required Documents

  • Application Form Download
  • Consent to Collection & Use of Personal Information Download
  • Copy of Passport
    * Please note
    • All required documents must be originals in English or notarized translations into English.
    • Please submit all documents as a single PDF file
      (File name: First name_Last name_Country)
    • Incomplete applications will not be considered.