RoboSET@Ingham - Basic Robotic Simulation Skills Course 2025

The IMRA NXT RoboSET course is an advanced training program that aims to enhance robotic surgery skills through hands-on practice. Created by and tailored for surgeons, the course offers a comprehensive learning experience, combining theory alongside essential hands-on practice. Hands-on activities move from virtual simulations and into direct practice on a range of robotic platforms using synthetic training models that simulate human tissue responses. Participants will gain practical insights into key robotic features and procedures in a safe, ethical and controlled environment.

• Pay $2085 today with launch code "RACSPerich2025" (40% off)
• Robotic platforms you will learn: Da Vinci XI • Medtronic Hugo • CMR Versius
• This course is RACS-approved.

Keynote Speaker
Professor Seon-Hahn Kim, MD PhD FACS – world leader in robotic colorectal surgery; 3,500+ minimally invasive surgical procedures; founding president of the Korean Association of Robotic Surgeons. 

Faculty
• Dr Peter Lee – Director of Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney) and lead of the NSW robotic-surgery program
• Dr Justin Peters – Robotic Urological Surgeon at Royal Melbourne/Epworth
• Dr Scott MacKenzie – Head of Colorectal Surgery, Liverpool Hospital; senior lecturer (WSU)
• Dr Michael Wilson – Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Macquarie, Mater & Northern Beaches Hospitals
• Dr Dean Yeh – Colorectal and General Surgeon; specialist in minimally invasive surgery, FRACS since 2011
• Dr Assad Zahid – Colorectal Surgeon; CSSANZ Fellow with advanced training at RPAH
• Capt Matthew Gray – QANTAS Chief Simulation Pilot and human-factors specialist

Any SET or pre-SET trainees, Fellows or Consultants.

Prerequisite:

Foundations of Robotic Surgery online course (this module is included in the course registration fee). 

https://courses.imracademy.com/offerings/foundations-of-robotic-surgery

• Defining components, features, setup requirements, and troubleshooting of robotic surgical platforms
• Developing the psychomotor skills for safe platform operation
• Demonstration of how robotic platforms are integrated into the operating room
• Optimal use of robotics in clinical practice
• Enhancing team work and non-technical human factors crucial to robotic surgery.

The objectives of this course are for participants to:

• identify the specific robotic platform components, settings, and features required to safely utilise and operate the robotic surgical platform.
• demonstrate the proper robotic platform pre-operative setup, troubleshooting measures, and emergency procedures required to safely operate robotic surgical platforms.
• demonstrate competency in psychomotor skills including Endowrist Manipulation, Camera Navigation, Instrument Clutching, 4th Arm Application, Energy Application, Needle Driving, Surgical Knot Tying, and Suturing.
• demonstrate competency in Camera Navigation, Instrument Insertion, Item Hand-offs & Transfers, Cutting, Retraction, Suctioning, Irrigating, Energy Application, and Hemoclip Application.
• recognise the roles and responsibilities of each robotic surgical team member and competently perform the proper setup of the robotic surgical platform for a surgical procedure.

DISCLAIMER: IMRA courses are designed to provide a broad understanding of robotic procedures and may include hands-on training to practice these procedures in a controlled setting. However, participation in these courses does not qualify or certify attendees to perform any medical or surgical procedures independently. It is the responsibility of each participant to consult with their hospital or clinical institution, relevant governing or licensing body, and the appropriate robotic or medical device manufacturer to determine the specific training, certification, and credentialing requirements needed to perform these procedures in clinical practice. Completion of an IMRA course should be viewed as a component of ongoing education and not as authorisation to perform robotic procedures on patients.