Trainee surgeons are being given a helping hand to hone their skills.
The Medical Simulation Centre at the Royal Free Hospital has become the first centre in Europe to have the LAP Mentor III, a simulator that allows learners to practice surgical skills at all levels and in different areas.
Dr Pasquale Berlingieri, lead for screen-based simulation at the hospital, said: “The LAP Mentor III is designed to increase patient safety by raising the confidence of surgeons. The simulation machines allow surgeons to acquire skills in a controlled environment that can be transferred to a real operating setting.”
The centre, which was formally opened in July 2013, is used an average of 3,500 times per year, and is the only centre in the UK open at all hours for trainees.
The equipment was purchased using a grant from The Dinwoodie Charitable Company.
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