KARL STORZ, the leading endoscopy manufacturer, and VirtaMed, world leader in medical training simulation, introduce a novel mixed reality simulator bringing innovation to laparoscopic skills training ...

Over the past two decades, the importance of implementing minimally invasive approaches to urological surgery and resident training has increased substantially. The indications for laparoscopic ...

Laparoscopic gastric banding is a common surgical treatment for morbid obesity and the most critical factor in the success of the operation lies in the hands of the surgeon – who needs the proficiency ...

This study aims to compare the cognitive workload levels of general surgery residents by measuring prefrontal cortex hemodynamic activity while performing a similar task using robotic-assisted surgery ...

Trainee surgeons learning to conduct laparoscopic (or keyhole) surgery will soon be able to complete their training quicker thanks to an AI-empowered system being developed by researchers at the ...

Objective measures of laparoscopic skill in training are lacking. To evaluate the changes in the surface electromyography (sEMG) signal during laparoscopic training, and to link them to intracorporeal ...

For many urological procedures the open approach is being replaced by the laparoscopic approach. Laparoscopy technique requires special training conditions. A well-designed, step-by step training ...

Delaware County Community College is proud to be the first community college in the country, and one of the only colleges in the Philadelphia region, to have acquired the LapSim(R) 2015, a virtual ...