THE MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL     THE MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

One Gustave L. Levy Place     New York, NY 10029

SURGERY SKILLS COURSE – 2009 to 20010

Wednesdays:  6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: Guggenheim Pavilion, Classroom 2A (indicated)

Date

Subject

Faculty

PGY 1 & 2

PGY 3, 4 & 5

July 15

GP – 2A

 

Basic Skills Course Part I:

a.        knot tying

b.       instrument identification

c.        instrument handling

d.       tube/drain

Divino/Nguyen

ü

 

August 5

GP – 2B

 

 

Basic Skills Course Part II:

a.        Hernia

b.       Abdominal Wound Closure

c.        Central Lines & Chest Tubes

Divino/ Nguyen

ü

 

Sept. 16

GP – 2A

 

 

Intro to Laparoscopic Surgery:

a.        physiology of pneumoperitoneum

b.       placement of trocars

c.        tower setup

d.       hands-on session: repair the “broken” tower

Divino/Nguyen

ü

ü

October 21

GP – 2A

 

Intestinal Anastamoses:

a. Stapling & hand-sewn Anastomosis

 

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

Steinhagen/Weber

ü

ü

Nov 11

GP – 2A

 

Basic Laparoscopy Skills:

a.       FLS Program

b.       Camera/Scopes

c.       Basic Instrument handling,transfers

 

Nguyen/Chin

 

 

Dec 9

 

GP-2A

Ultrasound for Surgeons

a.        Abdominal

b.       Neck

 

Divino/Weber/

Nguyen

 

 

January

Break for Inservice

 

 

 

 

February 10

 

Laparoscopic Suturing 1:

a.        Knots, Sutures, Needling, Handling

b.       Interrupted suture line

c.        Endoloops and Extracorp suturing

 

Nguyen/Chin

ü

ü

March 10

GP – 2A

    Laparoscopic Suturing 2:

a.        Interrupted suture line

b.       Running suture line

 

 

Divino/Nguyen

 

 

 

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ü

April 14

GP-2A

Lap Inguinal Hernia and Ventral Hernia:

a.        Suture passer

b.       Mesh types and handling

Hands on Session: VHR

 

Divino/Chin/Nguyen

ü

ü

May 12

Colon Surgery

a. Energy Devices

b. Lap Staplers

Chin/Nguyen

 

 

June 9

GP-2A

Vascular Techniques:

Ellozy

ü

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