Surgical Robot Basic Skills Training

Maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Course Location
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Building 53 Auditorium
Orange, CA

Course Director
Thomas Ahlering, MD

Course Faculty
Jason Lee, MD, FRCSC
Joseph Graversen, MD
Achim Lusch, MD
Corollos Abdelshehid, MD

Course Description
The Surgical Robot Basic Skills Training Course has been developed and vetted by the AUA Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery Committee and is anticipated to become the AUA Recommendations for surgeon accreditation for use of the clinical robot nationally. This one day instruction will include inanimate hands-on robotic skills training. This includes the following skill task exercises:

• Peg transfer, Robot Docking/Undocking and Instrument Transfer
• Pattern Cutting or passing the loop over the wire
• Interrupted Suturing
• Continuous Suturing
• Vesicourethral Anastomosis on a model

This course can be taken alone or as a pre-course to the AUA Robotic and Advanced Laparoscopic Urologic Oncology course.

Prerequisite
Prior to the course, the learner must register and complete Module One of the Intuitive Surgical^® online curriculum. Module One takes approximately 90 minutes to complete, including a final examination given at the end of the course. Participants must achieve an 80% passing score on the exam to be able to participate in the AUA Surgical Robot Basic Skills Training course. A printed certificate of completion from Intuitive Surgical^® must be submitted before commencement of the Surgical Robot Basic Skills Training Course.

Registration Fees
Single Day Course – Surgical Robot Basic Skills Training (Module Two)
Member: $1,100
Non-Member: $1,400

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations before December 22, 2011 are subject to a $200 cancellation fee. There are no refunds if you cancel after December 22, 2011.

Hotel Information
Double Tree Hotel by Hilton Anaheim/Orange County
100 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868
714-634-4500
www.anaheimorangecounty.doubletree.com

To hold a reservation, a major credit card number must be provided.
Rate: $112 single/double occupancy. Reference the AUA Advanced Robotic Urologic Oncology meeting when making your reservation at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton Anaheim/Orange County to receive the special group rate. Once the AUA group rate block is full, which may be prior to the cut-off date, the AUA is unable to guarantee rooms at this rate or this hotel.

Hotel Cut-off Date: January 6, 2012.

Questions?
Call 1-800-908-9414 or e-mail registration@AUAnet.org.