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Dr. Kant Shah
- June 8, 2024
Paediatric Advanced Laparoscopy Course
June 2024 to July 2025
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Welcome to the second edition of the Squirrels Paediatric Laparoscopy Course, to be held from June 2024 - July 2025. This course is designed for paediatric surgeons, by paediatric surgeons and taught by an enthusiastic panel of faculty led by our Course Convenor Dr. Pradeep Shenoy.
The salient features of this course are -
- All theory is covered as videos in the pre-course material. These videos are crafted in detail to cover OT position, Port Position, Port placement, critical steps of common surgeries and common fallacies.
- Two days hands-on training module with dry and wet lab. We have broken down complex surgical tasks into simple tasks and made models for the same. These have been kept relevant to paediatric surgery trying to emulate steps of common procedures and we also help you adjust to fine sutures.
- Post course contact programme. This exhaustive activity is a monthly zoom meeting where a faculty presents a video of a common procedure and a detailed discussion ensues. One or two procedures are discussed each month covering simple to complex surgeries.
- For an additional fee, we organise an in-house contact programme for one day where a delegate can come and observe common cases.
- We now introduce a online-only learning mode wherein if you are unable to come to Mumbai for training, you can attend all the contact programmes for one year and also view our online training videos.
What to expect from the course
This programme is designed to provide you a good starter to your paediatric laparoscopy career. As faculty, we have all been through the stages of learning laparoscopic surgery in the past two decades and have attended many courses. The old adage of 'see one, assist one and do one' rarely is relevant today and it is better to be prepared by thorough learning and practice. This course is a culmination of several brain storming hours to give you what we feel is a comprehensive, continuous and well curated course.
What not to expect from the course
This course is designed for those who have some basic understanding of laparoscopy and is not designed for absolute beginners in laparoscopy.
Rating by previous course delegates (2023)
OVERALL RATING = 4.833 / 5
Course FORMAT = 4.917 / 5
Contact us
You may call or send a WhatsApp message to Dr. Pradeep Shenoy to enquire about this course.
Dr. Pradeep Shenoy 99200 36404
Best wishes and happy learning
Dr. Kant Shah
Course Director
Registration
Course options
Regular course - Rs. 25,600 (no GST) - Only 1 seat left
Pre-Course Material (Online)
+ Two Days Hands-On (27-28 July, 2024)
+ Accommodation 26th & 27th July - two nights, twin sharing
+ Post-course Contact Programmes for one year (Online) (August 2024 - July 2025)
Comprehensive course - Rs. 41,000 (no GST) - Fully booked
Pre-Course Material (Online)
+ Live in-OT observation of surgery for one day (26th July, 2024)
+ Two Days Hands-On (27-28 July, 2024)
+ Accommodation 26th & 27th July - two nights, twin sharing
+ Post-course Contact Programmes for one year (Online) (August 2024 - July 2025)
On-Line only course - Rs. 10,000 (no GST) - 2 seats left
Pre-Course Material (Online)
+ Post-course Contact Programmes for one year (Online) (August 2024 - July 2025)
Online + Live in-OT - Rs. 25,000 (no GST) - Fully booked
Pre-Course Material (Online)
+ Live in-OT observation of surgery for one day (26th July, 2024)
+ Post-course Contact Programmes for one year (Online) (August 2024 - July 2025)
Payment details
NEFT only
Account name: SQUIRRELS TRAINING INSTITUTE
Bank name: Bank of India
Account number: 006220110001275
IFSC code: BKID0000062
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Please click here for the registration form. You will need to make the payment first before registration.
Inclusions
Online course fees include attendance of online session and access to the video library for one year.
Hands-On course fees include All materials, Dry and Wet Models, Accommodation on 26th and 27th July nights at the venue, Food including Breakfast and Lunch for both days.
Live in-OT day includes packed lunch and breakfast. It does not include accommodation, however that can be requested separately.
Exclusions
Travel - if you stay away from the venue then please consider travel in your plans.
Accommodation except 26-27 July
Any other costs not mentioned
Our team
Patron
Dr. Ketan Parikh
Course Convenor
Dr. Pradeep Shenoy
Course Director
Dr. Kant Shah
Course Faculty
Dr. Jui Mandke
Dr. Devendra Taide
Dr. Hussain Kotawala
Online resource faculty
Dr. Ramesh Babu
Dr. VVS Chandrasekharam
Dr. Kirtikumar Rathod
Dr. Ankur Mandelia
Nursing and OT team
Nandini Jadhav
Shubham Ligam
Sonali Bhekare
Vaibhav Gaikwad
Jeevan
Rakesh
Course venue, timings & Travel to the venue
Operating theatres - 26 July, 2024
The Live in-OT observations will be held at Borivali Healthcare and Surya hospitals, Mumbai. Delegates will be assigned one of these venues. Each OT is planned to have 4-5 cases. The delegates will be able to attend the OT and have a one-to-one discussion with two or three faculty members. The OTs will start sharp at 8 am on 26th July and it is recommended to be present at 7.30 am for pre-surgery discussions. You will also get a chance to interact with paediatric anesthesia colleagues.
Borivali Healthcare - maps - https://goo.gl/maps/k4AQ8RNACk8LzEwV6
Surya Hospital - maps - https://goo.gl/maps/2495wYaD5CJ6uHap6
Hands-on workshop 27 & 28 July, 2024
The two day hands-on course is held at the MCA Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana, Kandivali west, Mumbai
Website - https://mcasak.com/
Maps - https://goo.gl/maps/aitfipWPmWQTRAkHA
The hands-on course starts sharply at 8 am on Saturday and Sunday 27& 28 July, 2024. Each day will end approximately at 6 pm. Please plan travel accordingly. The course includes stay on the night before at the venue. You will need to check-out on the last day of the course in the morning itself.
Travel to the venue
It takes around one hour to get to the airport and about one and half hours to get to the main train stations from the course venue. We request you to plan your travel accordingly.
What to bring to the course
Light casual wear.
It will be beneficial to have a good night's rest ahead of the hands-on workshop.
Course Schedule
Online
June 2024
Online videos – 10 hours
You get access to online videos which are specifically made keeping you in mind. Every small step is detailed and we cover everything from OT setup to patient position to port insertion.
July 2024
Online course introduction – 2 hours, live interactive
We will take you through the course and highlight important things for you to learn during the course.
We will also take questions from you about the videos and resolve queries in detail.
Operative workshop – live in-OT
Friday 26th July, 2024
To bridge the gap between theory, lab training and real life, we have introduced a live in-OT training day. You get firsthand experience of observing experts go about their routines and get valuable insights. Our experts then sit you down and help you develop a plan that will work for you in your setup. There is ample time to discuss instrumentation, staff, anaesthesia, costs, and other practical nuances.
The operative workshop can be taken as an add-on to the regular course or the online only course.
Hands-on training
The hands-on course is a two day grueling affair where there are no lectures. You will be taught simple manouvres to minimise effort, small tricks to prevent errors, and tested to help you understand your skills better. We start at sharp 8 am and finish at 6 pm on both days.
Saturday 27th July, 2024
Day one of the hands-on course focusses on getting the basics right. Simple hand movements, efficiency, ergonomics, basic skills such as dissection, suturing etc.
8 am – Breakfast
8.30 am – Session – 1 – Meet the professor – Dr. Ketan Parikh
Dr. Ketan Parikh is a pioneer in paediatric laparoscopic surgery and a founding member of the PESI-IAPS society. We hope an hour-long interaction with the master will motivate you to learn with rigour.
9.30 am – Session 2 – Handling and Dissection skills
11.30 am – Test
12 pm – Session 3 – Physiotherapy for Laparoscopic Surgeons
This extremely useful and well-liked session focusses on things you can do to prevent injuries to yourself. In our zeal to learn, the first sacrifice is often made of ergonomics. Some surgeries are inherently difficult or longer. A good plan of how to prevent injuries will put you in good stead for decades to come.
1 pm – LUNCH
2 pm – Session 4 – Dissection Skills
4 pm – Test
4.30 pm – HIGH TEA
5 pm – Session 5 – Suturing skills – 1
Sunday 28th July, 2024
8 am – Breakfast
8.30 am – Recap
9.30 am – Session 6 – Suturing skills – 2
12.30 pm – Test
1 pm – LUNCH
2 pm – Fine Suturing Skills – 3
In this session we focus on using finer sutures, finer tissues with less error rates.
4 pm – Test
4.30 pm – HIGH TEA
5 pm – Closing comments from Faculty
Sponsors
Our educational sponsors for this course are -
Borivali Healthcare
Olympus Medical Imaging systems
Testimonials from previous course
Our first course in January 2023
Our ratings
Overall
Detailed
Comfort of suturing at the end of the course
Our delegates came from far and wide
The setting - hall
MCA club, Kandivali, Mumbai
We had one of the best ever setups at this fantastic venue. The ambience was perfect for learning and the food and service was well organised by the local team.
The equipment
All imaging systems were HD or 4K, also there was one 3D system for people to try out.
These were provided by Olympus Imaging, our Educational Partner
Interactive sessions
We had two mentors Dr. Ketan Parikh and Dr. Uddhavraj Dudhedia who both gave tips and tricks of starting out the laparoscopic journey. They focussed on starting problems and how to over come them. We also had a fantastic session with a physiotherapist Shiney Shanbhag who discussed different techniques to avoid injuries. There was also a session with Dr. Ankit Desai to highlight challenges for anaesthetists with laparoscopic surgery especially in Infants.
The faculty
Our faculty have spent most of the past two decades learning laparoscopic surgery and modifying its usage to suit our tiny patients and every increasing repertoire of surgeries.
They spent hours discussing models which would mimic real life scenarios. Also wet tissues were used to give a 'feel' of real life surgery.
The faulty were well supported by a fully engrossed staff who also tried their hands in their spare time!
True Hands-on
A great emphasis was given on hands-on training throughout the two days of training. our faculty used their expertise to fine tune the hand movements, shoulder placements and internal instrument movements to enhance efficacy and accuracy.
The delegates
We had some of the most enthusiastic delegates who participated with vigour. This motivated the faculty to go all out to help them in their journey of laparoscopy. This camaraderie was well evident in the post-course monthly contact programmes and continues to this day.
We are thankful to our sponsors for supporting us in this endeavour financially and by providing materials.
Borivali Healthcare
Olympus Medical Imaging
Yantrika Laparoscopy Instruments
Dolphin Sutures
Blueneem Urology products
We are eternally grateful to our teachers who taught us to learn, practice and innovate.
We are featured in Express Healthcare!
Express Healthcare and about 40 other health related online media websites covered our course and mentioned our vision statement in their published articles
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