Friday

Course Introduction

The Learning Process and Procedure Skelaton ( Cognitive Task Analysis )

Session I: Principles of MIS Liver Resection

Instruments, Port Placement, Patient Set Up

Ultrasound in Liver Surgery and Liver Mobilization

Group Discussion

Session II: Parenchymal Transection

Robotic Parenchymal Transection

Laparoscopic Parenchymal Transection

Parenchymal Transection/Bleeding Control and Biosurgery

Coffee Break

Session III: Other Techniques in Liver Surgery

Microwave Ablation

ICG Techniques

Utilization of 3D Reconstruction Software

Session IV: MIS Video Clinic

Case #1 - Robotic Liver Resection

Case #2 - Biliary Disease

Case #3 - Lap/Robotic Living Donor

Panel: Bryan Clary, MD, FACS; Cristina Ferrone, MD; Horacio Asbun, MD; David Kwon, MD, PhD

Session VI: Wrap up - How to Start a Program?

Contemporary Perspectives on Hepatic Colorectal Metastases

Dinner at Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine

Saturday

Breakfast | Move to Lab

Introduction to Hands-on Workshop

Cadaver Hepatectomy Live Demonstration; LLS &amp; Right hepatectomy

Platform 1: CUSA, Microfrance Bipolar
Platform 2: Harmonic, Newwave, Enseal, Echelon
Platform 3: Sonicision, Ligasure, Aquamantys, Emprint, Signia Endo GIA
Platform 4: CUSA, Microfrance Bipolar

Hands On - Rotation 1

Industry Sponsored Lunch - Histosonics

Hands-on Session
Rotation 2-4

Q&amp;A and Wrap Up

Agenda

MIS Liver Surgery Master Class

Professor of Surgery

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Sean P. Cleary, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCSC, FACS

Bernard and Ryna Langer Chair

Chair and Professor of Surgery

Join us for a 2 day course on new approaches to liver surgery, focus on minimally invasive surgery, procedures using robotic surgery, ultrasound, ablation techniques.

MIS Liver Surgery Master Class

Join us for a 2 day course on new approaches to liver surgery, focus on minimally invasive surgery, procedures using robotic surgery, ultrasound, ablation techniques.

Course Director

Faculty