Monday, 21 January 2019

Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills (SCHS), Department of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University (SIU) in collaboration with Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), England launched the first ever Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) course in Pune on 18th and 19th January 2019 at Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

Symbiosis Centre for Health Skills (SCHS), Department of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University (SIU) in collaboration with Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), England launched the first ever Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) course in Pune on 18th and 19th January 2019 at Symbiosis International (Deemed University).


The BSS is internationally accepted as the Gold standard in the training of surgeons. The World over there is an increasing demand for this course and every surgical professional in the West is required to undergo this Course as a mandatory pre-requisite.
The two-days intensive hands on training course is designed to introduce Surgeons to safe surgical practice and aims to teach the correct basic surgical techniques by means of a structured curriculum common to all forms of surgery. The course thus provides an opportunity to surgeons (in training as well as established) to upgrade their clinical skills on par with international norms and standards and remain updated with the latest developments. The Course covers the following three main areas viz. Open surgery, Electro surgery, Endoscopic surgery.         
Dr. Drabble Eric Harold & Ms. Gill Vessey from RCS England were the faculty from UK. Delegates comprised of general and orthopedic surgeons across India.