ROBOTIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION

Agenda

Tuesday, May 17

Case observation: nephrectomy and kidney transplantation

Debriefing and lecture

Dinner with UIC transplant surgeons

Wednesday, May 18

Lecture robotic kidney program

Dry lab: vascular anastomoses and uretero-bladder anastomosis

Discussion with Dr. Benedetti for program development, and transplant coordinator for patient recruitment

Thursday, May 19

Wet lab*

Nephrectomy

Bench preparation

Kidney auto-transplant

Debriefing

Course content:

During this hands-on training course,
UIC transplant team will share surgical techniques and strategic practices they have adopted to develop UIC’s transplant program.

Learning points:

•OR setup, patient positioning, and docking

•Surgical robotic technique

Registration
Cost: $4,500 / Surgeon

Ashley Farinelli

Administrative Assistant SITL

312-355-3495

ashleyf@uic.edu

Liaohai Leo Chen
Director
UIC Surgical Innovation
Training Laboratory
lhchen@uic.edu

Web: https://sitl.us