Workshop: Laparoscopy for Beginners

Friday, October 31, 2025

10:15 - 12:15 GMT+0

Co-Chair(s)

Gonzalo Vitagliano

Head of Uro-Oncology
Deutsches Hospital, Argentina
Rajan Veeratterapillay

Consultant Urological Surgeon
Newcastle's Freeman Hospital, United Kingdom

Faculty(s)

Zeeshan Aslam

Consultant Urological Surgeon
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom
Gabriella Caballero

Urologist
Hospital Ángeles Centro Sur, Mexico
Arjun Nambiar

Consultant Urological Surgeon
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS foundation trust, United Kingdom

This hands-on workshop course is intended for the urologist who wants to gain knowledge on and develop fundamental laparoscopic skills. Participants will use a laparoscopic trainer to become familiar with laparoscopic equipment and practice basic dexterity using laparoscopic instrumentation. Over this 120-minute session, participants will take part in hands-on tasks of increasing difficulty and complexity to develop the basic motor skills required for laparoscopic surgery.

Learning Objectives :

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

Identify constituents of a laparoscopic stack.
Name commonly used laparoscopic instruments.
Carry out basic laparoscopic exercises using a laparoscopic trainer.
Develop basic motor skills for laparoscopic suturing, including: coordinating proper needle angle and movement, placing the trocars to facilitate the suture, suturing in different planes, and practicing knotting technique.