<i>Basic laparoscopy course offered in the city</i>
Prof Salam is showing the simulator to Valerie Taylor and former advisor Mr Mahbubul Alam.
Laparoscopic technique has been accepted as a standard practice worldwide. The learning curve of laparoscopy is long and skill development opportunities for future specialist surgeons are extremely limited in Bangladesh. This inspired Prof Dr M A Salam, a pioneer urologist of this country to establish a training center for basic and advanced laparoscopy. Basic laporoscopic course has been designed for medical graduates who are willing to make their career as general surgeons, gynaecologists or urologists. This course will also be suitable for the specialists who would like to learn and practice laparoscopic surgery in their discipline. The two week course has two components, didactic part and hands on practical part. The didactic part of the course will provide an in depth review of basic laparoscopic technique and its principles while the practical portion will train by practice of dry simulations. Dry simulations operative session helps to be trained for laparoscopic tissue dissection, applications of knots, sutures and anastomoses of GI or GU tract. The course will be coordinated by Prof S A Khan, Urologist and Transplant Surgeon of Department of Urology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman, Assistant Professor, urologist and uro-oncologist of Department of Urology, BSMMU. Courses are likely to start from next month at Salam Urology and Transplantation Foundation, House 11, Road 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205. Tel: 01720197152 [Sabbir Ahmed Khan (Rony)] Email: info@swt.org.bd; Website: www.swt.org.bd Prof Salam told Star Health that all courses to be conducted will be non profit and subsidised by Salam Welfare Trust.
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