Training Programs : FIMAST
- Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Training course : 10th-11th March 2022
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. It was a successfull and well received course.It was endorsed by Hernia Society of India, the National Chapter of Asia Pacific Hernia Society. 7 Surgeons from Bihar, Andrapradesh and Karnataka attended the course. This training course involved Live Operative Demonstrations and Video lectures by Dr. Ganesh Shenoy and Team.
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.
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.
- Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Training course : 29th – 30th April 2022
Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Training course was conducted at Fortis Hospital Cunningham Road Bangalore on 29th and 30th April 2022 by Dr. Ganesh Shenoy and Dr. BS Ramesh. The course was endorsed by Hernia Society of India.
This course included Live Operative Demonstrations in OT, Video based Lectures, Didactic sessions and Hands on training on Endotrainers on specially designed modules for hernia.
Dr. Deepraj Bhandarkar, Dr. Manish Baijal, Dr. Randeep Wadhawan, Dr. Ramesh Agarwalla, Dr. Sarfaraz Baig, Dr. Vijay Borgoankar, Dr. Sumeet Shah, Dr. Ashwin Masurkar, Dr. T.Sivakumar and Dr. Balaji were the faculties for video based lectures in this course .
This hernia course was attended by 13 Surgeons from Haryana, Assam, MadhyaPradesh, Maharastra, Goa, Karnataka, Andra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Iraq. 13 Laparoscopic hernia surgeries including TEP, TAPP, ETEP for groin hernias, IPOM plus , ETEP RS, SCOM, SCOLA for Ventral hernias, ETEP for Lumbar and Groin hernia and Nissens Fundoplication for hiatus hernia were demonstrated in 2 days with active involvement of the participating surgeons.
The course was inaugurated by Dr. Vivek Javli, eminent internationally renowned Cardiac surgeon, Chairman Cardiac Sciences, Fortis Hospitals and Patron of FIMAST. All the participants received a Certificate and Pendrive containing whole gamut of Laparoscopic hernia surgery procedures.
The hands on sessions were conducted at Skills lab, Bangalore Medical College.This HSI endorsed course was a well received course and was appreciated by all the participated Surgeons.
- Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Training course : 22nd – 23rd July 2022
This was the 3rd Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Training course of this year conducted at Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, Bangalore which is endorsed by Hernia Society of India.
This was attended by 21 Surgeons across the country and also from Bangladesh. Dr. Vijay Borgoankar, Vice President West Zone and President Elect, Hernia Society of India was the faculty and chief guest for the inauguration ceremony. Dr. G. Srikanth, Director and Chief Surgical Gastroenterologist, Sahasra Hospital Bangalore was the chief guest for Closing Ceremony.
Dr. Deepraj Bhandarkar, President Hernia Society of India delivered Lecture on “Hiatus Hernia: Diagnosis and Treatment” during this training program.
We demonstrated 18 Laparoscopic Hernia Surgeries in this 2 days. The Laparoscopic surgeries included TEP, TAPP and ETEP mesh repairs for Groin hernias, IPOM Plus, ETEP RS, SCOLA and TAPE mesh repairs for Ventral hernias and Laparoscopic Nissens Fundoplication for Hiatus Hernia.
There was active involvement of the Surgeons during the Live Operative Demonstration. All the participants received a Certificate and Pendrive containing whole gamut of laparoscopic hernia surgeries.
The course was well appreciated by all the surgeons.
