EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE HELLENIC SURGICAL SOCIETY Ioannis Paraskevopoulos MD PhD FRCS FACS Consultant General Surgeon Chairman of Educational Committee of HSS
ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM I. Panel Sessions / Named Lectures
ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM I. Panel Sessions / Named Lectures II. Postgraduate Courses
ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM I. Panel Sessions / Named Lectures II. Postgraduate Courses III. Seminars
ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM I. Panel Sessions / Named Lectures II. Postgraduate Courses III. Seminars IV. Scientific Meetings
ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM I. Panel Sessions / Named Lectures II. Postgraduate Courses III. Seminars IV. Scientific Meetings V. Congresses
ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM I. Panel Sessions / Named Lectures II. Postgraduate Courses III. Seminars IV. Scientific Meetings V. Congresses VI. Publications
I. Panel Sessions / Named Lectures Lecture theatre at ERRIKOS DUNANT Hospital Center, Athens Four-hour didactic programs Twice per month (except July/August) 20 per year Eight lectures per year
II. Postgraduate Courses (1)
II. Postgraduate Courses (2) Two - day interactive PCs 1. Basic Open Surgery 2. Advanced Open Surgery 3. Basic Laparoscopic Surgery 4. Laparoscopic upper GI Surgery 5. Laparoscopic lower GI Surgery 6. Laparoscopic Surgery for Solid Organs 7. Emergency Medicine 8. Experimental Surgery Each course is available twice per year
II. Postgraduate Courses (3) Format Small group workstations to focus on basic skills and techniques Short introductory presentation for each topic Hands-on practice with review sessions to consolidate skills Types of surgical simulation - box trainers - virtual reality (computer-based) simulators - ex vivo animal tissues - anaesthetized live animals Continuous formative feedback and close work with faculty
II. Postgraduate Courses (4) Experimental-Research Center ELPEN, Athens Box trainers Simulators
II. Postgraduate Courses (5) Ex vivo animal tissues
II. Postgraduate Courses (6) Anaesthetized live animals
II. Postgraduate Courses (7) Workstations Type of simulation No of trainees No of trainers Box trainers (n=4) 1 / box trainer 1 / box trainer Virtual reality (computer-based) model (n=2) 1 / v r model 1 / v r model Ex vivo animal tissues (n=4) 1 / an. tissue 1 / 2 an. tissues Anaesthetized live 3 / animal 1 / animal animals (n=6)
II. Postgraduate Courses (8) Summary 16 PCs per year 20 Trainees per PC 14 Trainers per PC Two Coordinators per PC Personnel of ERC Elpen (n=12) per PC Total no of trainees per year 320
II. Postgraduate Courses (9)
III. Seminars (1) Two - day interactive Seminars 1. Enteral / Parenteral Nutrition ( Nutrition Academy / www.nutrition-academy.gr ) 2. Training the trainers : Developing teaching skills Each seminar is available twice per year
III. Seminars (2) 20 participants per seminar Ratio of faculty to participants 2:1 Total no of participants per year 80
III. Seminars (3)
IV. Scientific Meetings (1) Two Meetings annualy
IV. Scientific Meetings (2) Two Meetings annualy Thessaloniki
IV. Scientific Meetings (3) Two Meetings annualy Thessaloniki Different cities around the country ( Heraklion-Crete, Kalavryta, Larissa )
V. Congresses (1) Organization of two Congresses on alternate years Panhellenic Congress of Surgery and International Surgical Forum even years Ellado-Kypriako Surgical Congress odd years
V. Congresses (2)
V. Congresses (3)
VI. Publications (1) Books Hellenic Journal of Surgery
VI. Publications (2) Books (a) "Soft tissue sarcomas" "Abdominal wall hernia repair" "Diagnosis/Treatment of chest trauma"
VI. Publications (2) Books (b) "Liver/biliary tract surgery" "Evidence-based surgical oncology" "Evidence-based management of colorectal cancer"
VI. Publications (3) Hellenic Journal of Surgery an electronic edition of the HJSurg is also available at springerlink.com e-mail : exe1928hjs@gmail.com Editor-in-Chief : Dr C. Karaliotas
Conclusions Educating and training surgical residents and young surgeons remains an integral part across the entire spectrum of Hellenic Surgical Society s activities
Thank you