Laparoscopic Assessment

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Summary

This is compulsory part of the course and must be attended by all participants to complete the course. It should be treated by the trainee and their Trust as an exam and appropriate leave booked at the start of the course. It will contain both practical and theoretical tests.

The practical tests will be assessed on the trainees Laparoscopic trainer and will use models previously used in the course. The theoretical part will be assessed by a number of recognized assessment tools. The third part of assessment is to submit a 5 minutes video of a Laparoscopic operation carried out by the trainees themselves.

 

Lectures

Lecturers

Amer Raza

Mr Raza is a Minimal Access Surgeon and Consultant Gynaecologist with specialist interest in minimal access surgery. He completed his specialty training in West midlands and London deanery. He worked in Birmingham Womens hospital and established number of laparoscopic courses including basic and advanced laparoscopic courses. Mr Raza later moved to London in Chelsea and Westminster hospital as a Fellow in Laparoscopic surgery.

He signed in for post-graduation in Advanced laparoscopic surgery in Surrey University. He successfully completed his postgraduate certification and later appointed as a consultant in Chelsea and Westminster hospital. He is now performing the major laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts and hysterectomy.

Mr Raza has taken keen interest in developing laparoscopic courses nationally and internationally. He has been on number of laparoscopic teaching faculties in Royal college of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, ICENI Centre UK, West midlands deanery and London. He teamed up with Mr Richardson in Chelsea and developed a series of modular laparoscopic courses over last 4 years. He is now working on various teaching and training programs to develop the online platforms for minimal access surgery education.

Mr Raza has also organized advanced laparoscopic courses in various countries including Pakistan and Iraq, which have been extremely successful. The current developments in online educational platforms will help to expand these courses to surgeons in developing countries.

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Robert Richardson

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In research, beyond personal projects, I have been involved in two National NIHR portfolio studies recruiting patients to evaluate treatment methods/management pathways in gynaecology. The OPT study has now closed and is in the writing phase. I am now lead investigator at Chelsea for the MEDAL study: MRI to Establish Diagnosis Against Laparoscopy. I aim to recruit between 50 and 70 patients and we are on track to achieve this.

Other contributions

I have been appointed as a Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College in recognition of contributions to the Division.

Qualifications

Bsc Pharmacology(Leeds)1979, MBBS(London) 1984, MRCOG 1991, CCST 1997, Acredited preceptor in Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic surgery 2001, FRCOG 2006

Specialities

Gynaecology – Leading the Endometriosis and Rapid access services, Gynaecology – Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery including out patient hysteroscopy

 

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