Principles of basic laparoscopic surgery

When you have completed this course you will:

• understand the principles of laparoscopic surgery
• be familiar with the equipment and theatre setup required
• understand preoperative and anaesthetic considerations
• know about complications and consenting for laparoscopic surgery
• be aware of entry techniques
• understand the steps required to complete basic and intermediate laparoscopic procedures
• recognise the importance of simulation training in developing laparoscopic surgical skill.

Kitty Hardman (2025)

Jessica Preshaw MRCOG (2025)

Miss Preshaw is a Consultant Gynaecologist at Southmead Hospital, Bristol and completed the Advanced Laparoscopy for the Excision of Benign Disease ATSM.

Christy Burden MD MRCOG (2014)

Dr Burden is a Consultant Obstetrician at Southmead Hospital, Bristol in the Severn Deanery. Dr Burden developed this course as part of a regional laparoscopic simulation implementation study.

BeST team (2015):

Dr Alison Gale FRCOG 

Dr Gale is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Royal Preston Hospital, and Simulation Adviser at the RCOG.

Professor Khaled Ismail FRCOG 

Professor Ismail is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham.

Dr Kathleen Merrick MRCOG

Dr Merrick is a senior registrar in the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery.

Dr Stuart Rundle MRCOG

Dr Rundle is a sub-specialty fellow in gynaecological oncology at the Northern Gynaecological Oncology Centre in Gateshead, UK. 

Dr Natalie Woodhead MRCOG 

Dr Woodhead is a senior registrar at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire.

This course is intended to help clinicians gain core knowledge for O&G training and the MRCOG examinations. It can also be used by O&G consultants to refresh their knowledge of the area or for teaching.