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Simbionix Signs Agreement With the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery
PRAGUE, July 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Simbionix and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) have
signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of training materials
and assessment tools for a new Laparoscopic Skills Curriculum.
Since its founding in 1990, the EAES has played a leading role in the
promotion and dissemination of endoscopic surgery and allied interventional
techniques throughout Europe. Its programs include research, training, and
publication of original articles, reviews, consensus conferences and
guidelines. In recent years, the EAES has acknowledged the necessity of
developing a curriculum and objective assessment tools for standardizing
training in laparoscopic surgery. To address this need, the EAES has
developed a multi-year plan to build a European Laparoscopic Skills
Curriculum (LSS), which will comprise both didactic and skills development
components, including eLearning and simulation-based assessment elements.
According to the agreement signed last week, the sophisticated LAP
Mentor(TM) simulator from Simbionix will become the exclusive assessment tool
for the new curriculum. Simbionix is also providing its new learning
management system, MentorLearn(TM), which will provide a universal access
point to data from the simulator, didactic, and assessment components.
Ran Bronstein, president of Simbionix, expressed excitement about the
agreement: "As a leading provider of medical simulators and online medical
education, Simbionix understands the importance of providing access to
standardized training. This collaboration, by leveraging the clinical
knowledge and experience of the EAES and the innovative technologies of
Simbionix, will set a new standard for laparoscopic skills training in
Europe."
Professor Fingerhut, the new president of the EAES, adds that this
agreement is a landmark in the cooperation between industry and professional
societies. Together, they can address the need for modern teaching and
assessment tools particular to the visual transmission of surgical techniques
used in laparoscopic and endoscopic interventions. This agreement also
highlights the prominent role played by the EAES, as the leading European
laparoscopic and endoscopic professional society, in the field of education.
The development of a training curriculum that can be easily adopted by every
country and professional organization in the European Community looks forward
to the time when the LSS curriculum becomes the standard for teaching and
evaluating interventional skills, not only throughout the ECC, but also in
any other countries working with the EAES.
About the EAES
The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) was founded in
1990 and since then has become a growing and dynamic organization that will
continue to play a leading role in the future of Endoscopic Surgery and
Allied Interventional Techniques.
Aside from organizing annual Top Level European Congresses in different
European countries, EAES activities in the research, development, training
and publication are effected through its various Committees: Educational
(training), Research (multicentre studies and clinical trials), Technological
(R&D in instrumentation, ancillary equipment, telerobotics and
telecommunication), publication (publication of original articles, state of
the art reviews, consensus conferences and soon an operative manual),
Membership and Public Relations Committees. The Educational Committee runs
EAES training Courses and also endorses training courses in member
institutions and hospitals if these meet the criteria set up by the Committee
About Simbionix USA Corporation
Simbionix is the leader in the development and delivery of innovative and
effective virtual reality simulation products and solutions for clinical
education and training of medical professionals. The products are designed to
accelerate best-practice medical training, advance clinical performance, and
improve patient safety.
Simulation to Advance Clinical Performance
Contact:
Inbal Mazor
VP Marketing
Simbionix
inbal@simbionix.com
Tel: +1-216-229-2040
SOURCE: Simbionix
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