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The Society of
Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) and
The Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Announce
THE SAGES / SLS HANDS-ON SIMULATION COURSE
Establishing a Simulation and Training Center for Surgical
Skills:
What to Do and How to Do It
April 27, 2006 • 7:30am - 5:30pm
Hilton Anatole Hotel • Dallas, Texas
Description
The SAGES/SLS Hands-On Simulation Course is designed to inform
Surgical and Perioperative Educators about the latest Simulation
Technology and its use in the development of a Skills Training
Center. Participants will learn how simulators are used as a
teaching tool within an educational curriculum. Participants
will also learn about current issues and concerns with regard to
building a Skills Training Center. Participants will have the
opportunity to use a variety of current simulators to teach
assigned trainees provided for the Hands-On session. The Hands-On
session will be limited to 40 participants.
Target Audiences
• Program Directors in General Surgery, Minimally Invasive
Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, Orthopedics, OR Nurses, OR First
Assistants
• All Surgical Educators and Trainees
• Students, Residents, and Faculty interested in Surgical
Education as a Career Path
Objectives
• Understand, through hands-on use, how simulators are used as a
teaching tool
• Understand current and future initiatives and concerns of
societies and regulatory agencies
• Understand the background and issues involved in the creation
of a skills training center
• Participants will be able to develop a roadmap to facilitate
the implementation of a skills training center
For more information or to register visit:
www.sages.org/06program/html/sages06advprog/handson.html
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