Women Laparoscopy Three-Month Training Program
Office of Vice-Chancellor for Global Strategies and International Affairs at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in collaboration with Laparoscopy Training Center is holding a 3-month training program of women laparoscopy.
Course duration: 12 weeks
- Workshop duration: 3 weeks
- Clinical art duration: 9 weeks
1-Work shop program:
Two-week basic laparoscopy training
| Weekdays | Professor | Activity | 
| Saturday | Dr. Asgari | Being introduced to colleagues, laparoscopy in general (theory) | 
| Sunday 
 
 | Dr. Hosseini 
 
 
 | Keeping a balance between hands and eyes (the alphabets and ring) 
 | 
| Monday | Arian Tandorost Corporation | Familiarity with instruments | 
| Dr. Tavakoli | Veress needle, trocar, a balance between hands and eyes 
 | |
| Tuesday | Chaian Teb Corporation | Different laparoscopy knots | 
| Dr. Rezaei | The balance between hands and eyes, laparoscopy without hands on moulage, countering (theory) | |
| Wednesday | Dr. Ashegh | Different laparoscopy Knots | 
Second week
| Weekdays | Professor | Activity | 
| Saturday | Dr. Asgari | Dissection on tissues | 
| Dr. Ashegh | Laparoscopy complication (theory) | |
| Sunday | Dr. Ashegh | Taking the vessels by knotting, biopsy, repair | 
| Arian Tandorost Corporation | Familiarity with Endo-vision system | |
| Monday | Dr. Tavakoli | Clips and hemo attack after dissection | 
| Tuesday | Dr. Rezaei | Dissection on bowel tissue ,countering | 
| Chaian Teb Corporation | Familiarity with lotus system | |
| Wednesday | Dr. Ashegh | Repair of bowel injury morcellator | 
One-week advanced laparoscopy training
| Activity | Professor | Weekdays | 
| Work on natural tissue of animal bowel ,dissection, finding vessels, repair of animal bowel | Dr. Ashegh | Saturday | 
| Putting trocar moving the organs, repair of bowel or bladder injuries through suturing | Dr. Ashegh | Sunday | 
| Putting trocar, moving The organs, Homeostasis of vessels after dissection by clips, countering | Dr. Rezaei | Monday | 
| Putting trocar, moving the organs, ligature | Dr. Sorush | Tuesday | 
| Putting trocar, moving The organs, Homeostasis of vessels after dissection by knotting | Dr. Ashegh | Wednesday | 
2) one-week women’s surgery program in Arash women’s Hospital:
- 7:30-8:00: visiting laparoscopy division accompanying a fellow.
- 8:00 – 9:00: attending morning report program and round with ward professor and discuss the operation of that day.
- 9:00-13:00: attending surgery room (observer).
- 13:00-15:30: once a week journal club, once a week theoretical class or case report, continuing operation in the other 3 days and attendance in surgery.
- It is obligatory from the third week to attend in ward based on assigned times, working on pelvic trainer & teaching suturing.
At the end participants have done the following activities:
- Infer lap infertility
- Diagnostic Laparoscopy
- TL
- Ovarian cyst
- Pco-treatment
- Adhesiolysis
Benefits:
- The participants get a certificate from the Office of Vice-Chancellor for Global Strategies and International Affairs at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
- First transfer from the airport in Tehran.
- Place of residence: Laparoscopy Training Center including bedroom, Wi-Fi, refrigerator, TV, tea maker, microwave & recreation facilities like ping- pong and hand soccer
- Breakfast is available.
Requirements:
- This is a post graduate program and the participants should be general surgeons.
- The applicants are requested to submit TUMS online application form to apply for this program.
- Regular attendance: 7:30 -16:00
- Transportation is on participant (from Laparoscopy Training Center to Arash Hospital).
- Course Fee: $5000
- The food expense is on participant (you can call and order from a nearby restaurant).
Contact details:
- Address: Laparoscopy Training Center of Tehran University of Medical Science, before Parvin Square, 196th Street (Zafarghandi), 3rd square of Tehranpars.
- Website: http://laparoscopy.tums.ac.ir
- Email: laparoscopy@Tums.ac.ir
- Tel: 0098-21-77741801-3
- Fax: 0098-21-77741801-3
