SURGICAL IMMERSION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Offering medical students an exclusive opportunity to improve and immerse themselves in specific topics covered in the postgraduate modules on Mini Invasive Bariatrics and Mini Invasive Abdominal Hernia. The course provides practical learning, contact with renowned specialists and qualified networking, allowing participants to deepen their knowledge and experience real surgical practice.
Observation in an experimental operating room
Lectures with renowned experts
Follow live surgeries and discuss cases
Networking opportunities with experienced surgeons
Practical dry lab simulation on ex-living and synthetic models
MENTORS
COORDINATORS
GUEST LECTURER
GALLERY
METHODOLOGY
The course combines lectures with specialists, surgical observation, live broadcasts, practical simulation in a dry lab and networking with experienced surgeons. The integrative approach ensures technical learning and professional development, preparing participants for modern surgical challenges.
DYNAMICS
TOTAL OF 40 H/A PER MODULE
THEORETICAL
10 hours of theoretical lessons
PRACTICE
10 hours of live surgeries and commented cases
20 hours of realistic simulation observation
Mini Invasive Bariatrics
Coordinators
PROGRAMMING
Date: March 24-30, 2025
Online classes: March 24, 25 and 26, 2025
In-person classes: March 28, 29 and 30, 2025 at Scolla
- Scolla presentation and course
- What is the minimum hospital structure for bariatric and metabolic surgery
- Bariatric surgery job market - is there room for new bariatric surgeons?
- The psychological aspects of obesity and the importance of the psychologist in the multi-professional team
- Nutritional aspects of obesity and the role of the nutritionist in the multi-professional team
- Initial non-operative management in super-obese patients and those at high surgical risk
- When to recommend bariatric and metabolic surgery
- Pre-operative examinations in bariatric surgeryin bariatric surgery
- Step by step for authorization of bariatric surgery by health plans
- What laparoscopic equipment is needed for bariatric surgery?
- Ethical and legal aspects and informed consent forms in bariatric surgery
- Pre- and post-operative nutritional monitoring in bariatric surgery
- Pre-operative psychological preparation and post-operative monitoring in bariatric surgery and the indications for contacting a psychiatrist
- Anesthesia in bariatric surgery
- How to attract new patients and boost your bariatric surgery practice.
Date: April 28th to May 4th, 2025
Online classes: April 28, 29 and 30, 2025
Face-to-face classes: May 02, 03 and 04, 2025 at Scolla
- Choose your path in robotic surgery
- Innovative gastric balloons
- How to use new drugs to help bariatric results
- Social media without exaggeration, tasteful and generating good results
- What you need to know about the indication and technique of OAGB and SADIS
- What you need to know about the indication and technique of bipartitions
- New stapler technologies and energy ready for use
- Digital technology applied to weight loss and change of habits and changing habits
- Innovative intragastric balloons - ia and iot at the service of weight loss
- Endoscopic techniques - state of the art
- Bariclip
- Innovations in remote bariatric mentoring
- Magnetic techniques - validation process
- Use of Indocyanine in reoperations
June 13-15, 2025 - at Scolla
- Complications in Bariatric Surgery: Diagnosis, Treatment and Advances in Bariatric Endoscopy
- Innovations and Advances in Bariatric Surgery: Transforming Clinical Practices
- Selection and Comprehensive Management of Bariatric Patients
- Lessons Learned from Real Cases: Challenges and Practical Solutions
- Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: Impacts on Health and Quality of Life
- The Importance of the Multidisciplinary Team in the Success of Bariatric Treatment
- New approaches to treatment: surgical techniques, medications and specialist indications
Date: July 21-27, 2025
Online classes: July 21, 22 and 23, 2025
Face-to-face classes: July 25, 26 and 27, 2025 at Scolla
- Pathophysiology and diagnosis of type II diabetes
- Current clinical treatment and future prospects for diabetes treatment
- Preparing and monitoring patients for metabolic surgery
- When to indicate surgical treatment for type II diabetes
- Current major studies in favor of metabolic surgery
- Cardiovascular effects of obesity and the action of metabolic surgery
- The metabolic role of bile salts and intestinal microbiota
- Is there room for SADI-?S / OAGB / Nissen-Sleeve?
- Revision surgery for severe hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia after gastric bypass
- Pre- and post-operative endoscopic evaluation in metabolic surgery - what the surgeon needs to know.
- Women's health after bariatric and metabolic surgery
- How weight loss and diabetes control work after sleeve and bypass, during and after the first year of bariatric and metabolic surgery
- Step by step to organize a bariatric and metabolic surgery service through SUS
- How to organize a private service and authorize bariatric and metabolic surgeries through health insurance
- How to manage a private bariatric and metabolic surgery clinic.
Investment
SIMPLE PACKAGE
1 module for R$ 1.800,00
SPECIAL PACKAGE
4 modules for R$ 6.000,00
Mini Invasive Hernia
Coordinators
Dr. Federico Gorganchian
Coordinator
Dr. Leandro Totti
Coordinator
Dr. Pedro Trauczynski
Coordinator
Dr. Diogo Falcão
Coordinator
PROGRAMMING
April 7 to 9 - Online theory classes
April 11 to 13 - Practical classes at Scolla in Curitiba/PR
New: Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery Task Force
This will be a unique experience for students who want to improve their knowledge of minimally invasive surgery, working alongside renowned specialists. As part of the activities of the first postgraduate module, April 12 will be dedicated to an intensive practical immersion, with approximately 12 different cases of abdominal wall hernias to be performed. As well as providing advanced technical learning and direct contact with real surgical procedures, this initiative promotes significant social impact, benefiting patients in need of treatment. It will also be an excellent networking opportunity with big names in surgery, enriching the academic and professional careers of the participants.
- History of hernia surgery
- Anatomy of the abdominal wall
- Anatomy of the inguinal region
- International guidelines and classifications of inguinal hernias
- General classification/division of abdominal wall hernias
- Diagnosis and indication for surgery of inguinal hernias
- Open techniques for inguinal hernia repair
- Femoral hernia and other occult hernias
- Inguino-crural hernia in the emergency room
- Inguino-scrotal hernia and bulky direct hernia
- Chronic pain after inguinal herniorrhaphy
- Sports hernia
- TEP and TAPP in inguino-crural hernia
- E-tep in inguinocrural hernias
- Robotic surgery in inguinocrural hernias
May 19-21 - Online theory classes
May 23 to 25 - Practical classes at Scolla in Curitiba/PR
- Sports hernia
- How to choose the mesh?
- Types of fixation for the mesh
- Biological and absorbable mesh: does it make sense?
- Hernias in the pediatric population - an overview
- Planning: how to reduce the chances of complications in my surgery
- Planning: imaging tests
- Progressive pneumoperitoneum, how to do it?
- Botulinum toxin in abdominal wall hernia repair
- Prevention of abdominal wall hernias (prophylactic mesh ... laparotomy closure)
- Umbilical and epigastric hernia: treatment options
- Spigelian, flank, suprapubic and subxiphoid hernias: what now?
- Incisional hernias
- Lumbar hernias
June 30 to July 2 - Online lectures
July 4-5, 2025 - Piracicaba - SP (CBH 2025 pre-congress course)
Held in Piracicaba, this module will offer a hands-on course, allowing participants to follow, under the supervision of renowned specialists, surgical procedures during the routine of a real operating room. Advanced techniques will be covered, such as TAPP, TEP, VENTRAL TAPP, LICHTENSTEIN, among others, providing a direct and intensive experience within the surgical environment. This immersion will be a unique opportunity to hone technical skills, consolidate the knowledge acquired in previous modules and strengthen the students' practical experience in a real care context.
- Open Techniques: Anatomical repairs with and without mesh
- Transposition of hernial sac (Alcino Lázaro technique)
- Separation of components - anterior
- Separation of components
- Ventral hernia, which minimally invasive techniques can I recommend
- Ipum, ipum plus
- Ventral tapp
- Etep and Retep
- Tarup
- Tarm
- Tar
- Lira
August 11 to 13 - Online theory classes
August 15 to 17 - Practical classes at Scolla in Curitiba/PR
- Milos and emilos
- Hiatus hernia (GERD)
- Diaphragmatic hernia - Morgagni and Bochdalek
- Parastomal hernia treatment
- How to set up a wall hernia center
- What is the role of the multidisciplinary team
- Radiology, artificial intelligence, robotics in hernia treatment
- Anesthesia in hernia
- Research in hernia
- Importance of follow-up
Investment
SIMPLE PACKAGE
1 module for R$ 1.800,00
SPECIAL PACKAGE
4 modules for R$ 6.000,00
Mini Invasive and Robotic Cardiovascular Surgery
Coordinators
PROGRAMMING
Dates: February 14-16, 2025
Objectives:
To review knowledge of the anatomy of the right atrium and atrial septum by videothoracoscopic access and the indications for cardiac video surgery; Anatomy of the tricuspid valve and indications for treatment by cardiac video surgery; Access and planning of surgical procedures; Presentation of clinical cases and discussion of indications and contraindications; Most frequent complications and solutions for risk situations in right atrium surgery; Minimally invasive tricuspid valve repair techniques.
Dates: April 25-27, 2025
Objectives:
To broaden the approach to the surgical anatomy of the left atrium by videothoracoscopic mini-access and the indications for Mitral video cardiac surgery; Anatomy of the Mitral valve and indications for treatment by video cardiac surgery; Access and planning of surgical procedures of the left atrium; Presentation of clinical cases and discussion of indications and contraindications for Video-assisted Mitral surgery; Most frequent complications and solutions for risk situations in Mitral Valve surgery; Particular techniques for minimally invasive Mitral valve repair.
Dates: June 27-29, 2025
Objectives:
To review the surgical and radiological anatomy of the ascending aorta and aortic valve by mini videothoracoscopic access and the indications for Aortic video cardiac surgery; Anatomy of the aortic valve and Indications for treatment by video cardiac surgery; Access and planning of surgical procedures of the aorta and aortic valve; Presentation of clinical cases and discussion of indications and contraindications for video-assisted aortic surgery; The most frequent complications and solutions for risk situations in aortic valve surgery; Particular techniques for minimally invasive aortic valve repair.
Dates: August 28-31, 2025
Objectives:
In this module we will be offering a unique experience of living with the greatest international authorities in MICS, who will be on our premises giving courses in specific surgical techniques, which will be offered to the participants.
We will also have lunches with the experts, a unique opportunity to network with renowned international colleagues.
The Symposium, which the students will automatically be part of, will be the largest minimally invasive cardiac surgery event held in Brazil, covering all current topics in heart valve surgery, coronary surgery and atrial fibrillation surgery, whether using a video-assisted, endoscopic or robotic approach.
We will also have live surgeries and interactive discussions with all the participants.
We hope that surgical modalities, especially robotics, can show a future path to further improvements for everyone.
Dates: October 24-26, 2025
Objectives:
We aim to introduce the concepts and minimally invasive techniques used in the treatment of electrical heart disease, covering the possibilities of cardiac stimulation of the left ventricle and especially the approach to minimally invasive treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, presenting new devices for excluding the left atrial appendage and cryo ablation techniques.
We also discussed the association of these procedures with mitral and tricuspid valve diseases, as well as hybrid treatment in conjunction with the Arrhythmia team, surgeon, electrophysiologist and clinical cardiologist
Dates: December 5 to 7, 2025
Objectives:
To train and expand strategies for the future of robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery; To present scientific papers - Capstone - optional; To participate in FELLOW - optional
Investment
SIMPLE PACKAGE
1 module for R$ 1.800,00
SPECIAL PACKAGE
4 modules for R$ 6.000,00
HIGHLIGHTS
- Learning from nationally and internationally renowned experts
- Practical dry lab simulation with ex-living and synthetic models
- Certification valid for complementary hours
- Immersive experience with participation in real case discussions
- Follow live surgeries
- Networking with experienced surgeons and professionals
