This course will have two editions in 2019. The 16th edition will be held on June 3-4 and the 17th edition will be held in November 8-9, 2019.


 Monday, June 3rd 2019  |  Friday, November 8th 2019
 08:30-08:45Registration at ICVS/EM hall
 08:45-09:00Organizing committee welcome
  
 09:00-13:00 Lectures:
- Equipment and instruments
- Abdominal wall, trocar introduction and pneumoperitoneum
- Principles of anesthesia for laparoscopy
- Basic procedures on abdominal laparoscopy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Suturing
  
 12:30-14:00Lunch
  
 14:00-18:00 Endotrainer practice:
- 2D orientation
- Handling instruments
- Suturing
  
 20:00Participants & Faculty Dinner

 Tuesday, June 4th 2019  |  Saturday, November 9th 2019
 08:30-09:15 Lectures:
- Basic procedures on pelvic laparoscopy
- Laparoscopic approach to annexial pathology
  
 09:15-13:00 Endotrainer practice:
- Each group of three participants will have the opportunity to train different procedures on real ex-vivo tissue
  
 13:00-14:30Lunch
  
 14:00-17:00 Endotrainer practice:
- Each group of three participants will have the opportunity to train different procedures on real ex-vivo tissue
  
 17:00-17:30Closing remarks