PCC 2025

9th Portsmouth Colorectal Congress

11th - 14th June 2025

Courses

ROBO-CERT is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (since 2023) and offers 9.5 CPD points (https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/accreditation/accredited-courses/).

Why ROBO-CERT?

  • Running since 2015 with 50+ successful courses and 400+ participants
  • Proficiency-based progression training to guide your first steps in robotic surgery
  • A stepwise, proven approach – from basic to complex tasks – using the da Vinci Xi & X systems
  • Led by expert training faculty under the leadership of Prof. Jim Khan

Course Structure:

Virtual Course: 2 hours online via Zoom, covering a detailed overview of the surgical platform.
Hands-On Course: A full day of hands-on training with the da Vinci Xi & X systems

Learning Objectives:

  1. Docking and port placement
  2. Endowrist manoeuvring
  3. Hand-eye coordination
  4. Practice of basic and complex tasks
  5. Robotic suturing and stapling
  6. Use of abdominal synthetic models
  7. Theoretical online component
  8. On-site simulation

Key Details:

Max Participant: Maximum 10 per course
Equipment: X and Xi da Vinci Systems and 3 simulators
Hands-On Experience: Approximately 7 hours
Venues: Oxford (January and March courses) or Reading (September onwards)

Fees:

Virtual Course: £150
Hands-on Course: £500
Full Course: Virtual + Hands-on is £500

Dates:

Location:

Oxford Intuitive Lab: The Schrodinger Building, Science Park, Heatley Rd, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4GE, UK

Reading Intuitive Lab: Venue to be defined.

Registration

For inquiries or to register, please contact [email protected]

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The SuNaC – Portsmouth Surgical Navigation Course provides insights and tips and tricks on surgical navigation!

Course Structure:

One Day Course: A half day of face to face course with expert faculty including surgeons, radiologists, and industry providers.

Learning Objectives:

  1. MRI and CT scan interpretation for surgical planning
  2. Intraoperative decision making with USS
  3. ICG as surgical tool
  4. Perfusion assessment
  5. Anastomotic assessment
  6. Lymph node mapping

Key Details:
Max Participant: Maximum 20 per course
Level of Training: Senior trainees, Fellows, Consultants

CPD: 4
Course Day: Pre-congress course on June 10th
Time: h 9:00 to 13:00

Venue: E Level, Theatres room, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK

Fees: £300

Registration: Go to Registration Page to register.

Inquiries: For inquiries, please contact [email protected]

The Intermediate Laparoscopic Course is a training course meant for trainees to develop core essential techniques in laparoscopy.

Course Structure:

One Day Course: A full day hands-on course with expert training faculty

Learning Objectives:

  1. Laparoscopic manipulation
  2. Abdominal bowel models
  3. Suturing technique
  4. Use of linear staplers
  5. Hands-on session

Key Details:

Max Participant: Maximum 15 per course
Level of Training: All levels of trainees

CPD: 5

Stations: 5 Laparoscopic stations
Course Day: 14th June 2025
Time: h 9:00 to 16:00

Venue: VIMARS Simulation Centre, Ground Floor, QUAD Centre, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK

Fees: £300

Registration: Go to Congress registration page to register.

Inquiries: For inquiries, please contact [email protected]

The Advanced Proctology Workshop is a training course meant for senior trainees to develop core essential techniques in advanced proctology.

Course Structure

One Day Course: A morning hands-on course with expert training faculty

Learning Objectives

  1. Fistula in ano
  2. Hemorrhoidal disease
  3. Pilonidal disease
  4. THD wet lab
  5. Unique pig models!

Key Details:

Max Participants: Maximum 6 per course
Level of Training: Senior trainees

CPD: 5

Wet lab pig model stations

Course Day: 14th June 2025
Time: h 9:00 to 13:00

Venue: VIMARS Simulation Centre, Ground Floor, QUAD Centre, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK

Fees: £300

Registration: Go to Congress registration page to register.

Inquiries: For inquiries, please contact [email protected]

The ROBO-NURSE course is a training course designed by nurses, for nurses to develop core essential knowledge in robotic surgery practice.

Course Structure

One Day Course: A morning hands-on course with expert training faculty

Learning Objectives

  1. Theatre setup and cabling
  2. Robotic surgical sets
  3. Draping
  4. Docking and port placement
  5. Surgical assisting
  6. Intraoperative troubleshooting
  7. Staff communication
  8. Emergency un-docking
  9. Robotic careers in nursing
  10. Setting a robotic service

Key Details:

Max Participants: Maximum 10 per course
Level of Training: Nursing background

Course Day: 14th June 2025
Time: h 9:00 to 13:00

Venue: E Level, Theatres room, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK

Fees: £50

Registration: Please contact [email protected]

Inquiries: For inquiries, please contact [email protected]

The VERSIUS – Introduction to Basic Robotic Skills course is a training course meant for any surgeon interested in learning and put in practice the features of the VERSIUS platform

Course Structure

One Day Course: A full day hands-on course with VERSIUS expert faculty

Learning Objectives

  1. System introduction: Console & Bedside Unit
  2. Preoperative setup
  3. Instrumentation
  4. Port training
  5. Bedside assisting
  6. Intra-operative troubleshooting
  7. Practice of basic and complex tasks
  8. Robotic dissection and suturing
  9. Abdominal synthetic model

Key Details:

Max Participants: Maximum 8 per course
Level of Training: All levels of trainees and consultants

CPD: 7

Course Day: 14th June 2025
Time: h 9:00 to 16:00

Venue: E Level, Theatres room, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK

Fees: £100

Registration: Please contact [email protected]

Inquiries: For inquiries, please contact [email protected]