The European School of Coloproctology Colorectal Robotic Surgery Working Group (ColoRobotica) is delighted to announce that our highly successful webinar series, From basic skills to fine art, had more than 1000 registrations from five continents.
All webinars are available for playback below >
Future robotic surgery webinars
Our second series of robotic colorectal surgery webinars will be held on:
- Thursday 17 June 2021
- Thursday 16 September 2021
- Thursday 4 November 2021
- Thursday 9 December 2021
All webinars start at 17:00 CET / 16:00 GMT.
ColoRobotica training pathway
Trainees can also access our ColoRobotica training pathway. If you are interested in this programme and would like to be updated with the latest information, please fill in the form on this page.
Playback 'From basic skills to fine art' webinars
Part 01: Rationale and Setting up
12 November 2020
During this 60 minute event, our presenters focused on the rationale of robotic colorectal surgery and how to set up a safe and efficient robotic surgery programme.
Key topics included:
- Introduction - Klaus Matzel
- The rationale behind robotic surgery - Samson Tou
- Setting up a robotic programme - Ellen van Eetvelde
- Live Q&A
Presentations commented by Neil Mortensen, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Moderators: Marcos Gomez Ruiz, Klaus Matzel
Part 02: General Concepts and Sigmoid Resection
17 December 2020
During the 60 minute event, our presenters focused on the general concepts of robotic colorectal surgery and sigmoid resection including splenic flexure mobilisation.
Key topics included:
- Introduction - Klaus Matzel
- General Concepts - Marek Zawadzki
- Sigmoid Resection (incl. splenic flexure mobilisation) - Carmen Cagigas Fernandez
- Live Q&A
Presentations commented by Professor Thomassen
Moderators: Roger Gerjy, Eloy Espin Basany
Part 03: Low Anterior Resection
21 January 2021
During this 60 minute event, our presenters focused on low anterior resection, including setting up for a successful TME, tips and tricks and pitfalls and mistakes.
Key topics included:
- Introduction - Klaus Matzel
- Low anterior resection: Setting up for successful TME - Marcos Gomez
- Low anterior resection: Tips and tricks, pitfalls and mistakes - Jim Khan
Presentations were commented on by Professor Seon Hahn Kim followed by live Q&A
Moderators: Shwan Amin and Daniel Perez
Part 04: Complete Mesocolic Excision
16 March 2021
During the 60 minute event, our presenters focused on complete mesocolic excision, including choosing the right tool for the job, setup OR and ports, tips and tricks, pitfalls and mistakes.
Key topics included:
- Introduction - Klaus Matzel
- Compete mesocolic excision: Right tool for the job? - Roland Croner
- Complete mesocolic excision: Setup OR and ports - Paolo Bianchi
- Complete mesocolic excision: Tips, tricks, pitfalls and mistakes - Danilo Miskovic
Presentations were commented by Dr Garcia-Aguilar followed by live Q&A
Moderators: Danilo Miskovic and Paolo Bianchi
