The course provides education in Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) focusing on the safe treatment of patients with upper aerodigestive benign & malignant disease. This course also provides basic system training in surgical robotics that focus on basic skills required to safely operate the Intuitive Surgical daVinci Surgical System. 

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Translate the core robotic psychomotor skills that include; endowrist manipulation, camera navigation, instrument clutching, 4th arm application, energy application, needle driving, surgical knot tying, & suturing as it relates to the execution of these skills in the remote surgeon’s console of the robotic surgical platform.
• Recall and identify the general robotic platform components, settings, and features.
• Define the roles and responsibilities of each robotic surgical team member and demonstrate the proper setup of the robotic surgical platform.
• Identify the proper patient candidates for Transoral Robotic Surgery.
• Employ the proper robotic surgical technique in the following procedures; tongue base resection and epiglottic revision on a cadaveric model.

• Registration Cost:

  Physicians: $5,900

  ·         Includes lectures, course-related materials,  and course-related meals.

  Target Audience:

  Ear, Nose, And Throat Surgeon, Fellow / Resident, Head and Neck

  Accreditation:

  AdventHealth Orlando is accredited by the Florida Medical Association (FMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

  Designation Statement

  AdventHealth Orlando designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 35.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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