Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Training course was conducted at Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, Bangalore on 10th-11th March 2022 by Dr. Ganesh Shenoy and Dr. B.S. Ramesh. It was a PACE program on Hernia surgery, a Medtronics initiative. This training course was endorsed by Hernia Society of India. Hernia Society of India (HSI) is the National Chapter of Asia Pacific Hernia Society with more than 1000 members. HSI is doing tremendous scientific activities and training programs across the country under the leadership of Dr. Deepraj Bhandarkar as President, Dr. Manish Baijal as Secretary and Dr. Randeep Wadhawan as Treasurer. 7 Surgeons from Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka attended the course.

The course was inaugurated by Dr. Vivek Javli, Chairman Cardiac sciences, Dr. Patil, Chief Anesthesiologist, Dr. Manish Mattoo Vice President and by Anand Angadi. This training course involved Live Operative Demonstrations and Video lectures. We had Live Operative Demonstrations of 8 Laparoscopic Hernia Surgeries: TEP, TAPP, ETEP for groin hernias, IPOM plus, TAPE, ETEP-RS, SCOM for Ventral hernias and Laparoscopic Nissen’s Fundoplication for Hiatus Hernia. 

The operative demonstrations were relayed live to all surgeons through MICROSOFT TEAMS platform. This had nearly 1500 viewers. Dr. Ashwin Tangavelu, Executive Committee Member Hernia Society of India, delivered lecture on “Laparoscopic TAPP repairs for Groin and Ventral hernias” and shared his experience with the surgeons.