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 – 2011to 2012

Wednesdays:  6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: Annenberg 5  Dining Rooms (unless indicated)

Date

Subject

Faculty

Chief Resident / Guest Faculty

July 21

 

Basic Skills Course Part I:

a.       knot tying

b.       instrument identification

c.        Tubes / Drains

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

 

August 18

 

 

Basic Skills Course Part II:

a.       Abdominal Wound Closure

b.       Lines

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

 

Sept. 21

 

Intestinal Anastamoses:

a.       Stapling

b.        hand-sewn Anastamosis

 

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

Butala

October 19

 

Intro to Laparoscopic Surgery:

a.       Laparoscopic instruments

b.       placement of trocars

c.        tower setup

 

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

 

Nov 16

 

Ultrasound for Surgeons

a.       Abdominal

b.       Neck

c.        Thoracic

 

Divino /Nguyen/Chin

 

Stern/Oropello

Dec 14

 

 

Basic Laparoscopy Skills:

a.       FLS Program

b.       Camera/Scopes

c.        Basic Instrument handling,transfers

 

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

Roybal

January

Break for Inservice

 

 

 

February 15

 

Basic Laparoscopic Instruments

a.       Tackers

b.       Suture Passers

c.        Endoloops and Extracorp knots

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

Zhang

March 14

 

Airway Management

a.        Endotracheal intubation

b.       Tracheostomy

c.        Other airway management

 

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

Boudarakis

 

      

April 18

 

Laparoscopic Suturing

a.          Knots, Sutures, Needling, Handling

b.          Interrupted suture line

c.          Endostitch

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

Madorin

May 16

Advanced Laparoscopic Instruments

a. Energy Devices

b. Laparoscopic Staplers

c. Intracorporeal anastamosis

Divino/Nguyen/Chin

Leung

June 13

 

Vascular Techniques:

Ellozy

Vascular Fellows