GESEA CERT2 CPT: Practical Training Workshop (7-8 October 2026) & Certification (9-10 October 2026)

Registrations still to be released:

GESEA CERT2 (CAPE TOWN)

PRACTICAL TRAINING WORKSHOP – Wednesday 7 – Thursday 8 October 2026

CERTIFICATION – Friday 9 – Saturday 10 October 2026

To ensure patient’s safety in laparoscopic surgery, the EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR GYNAECOLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY (ESGE), in collaboration with ESHRE, SERGS and ESGO, has conducted extensive scientific research resulting in a validated programme of exercises for acquiring and testing laparoscopic psychomotor skills.

LASTT2™, SUTT2™ and HYSTT2™ are validated assessments and certification method which measures and evaluates psychomotor skills in camera navigation, hand-eye and bi-manual coordination.

All exercises are executed in dry-lab set-up, with participants working together in pairs, and under the strict procedural guidance of instructors.

CERT2 PRACTICAL TRAINING WORKSHOP – Wednesday 7 – Thursday 8 October 2026

This 2-day Workshop invites participants to learn, test and improve their LAPAROSCOPIC SKILLS using the validated assessment and certification method developed by the ESGE.

The Workshop is open to all delegates interested in laparoscopic surgery.

Venue: Surgical Skills Training Centre, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town

CERT2 CERTIFICATION – Friday 9 – Saturday 10 October 2026

The certification will involve both the theoretical based assessment (Friday evening, 1 hour assessment) and the practical based assessment (Saturday).

All CERT2 mentees must have completed the GESEA Level 2 e-learning videos and achieved the GESEA E-Learning – Level 2 MIGS. A copy of the GESEA E-learning Completion Certificate must be submitted to to kerryn.macdermott@uct.ac.za in order to participate in the GESEA Certification.

Venue: Surgical Skills Training Centre, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town

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Please note we receive a high volume of applicants for every course and space is limited. 

For more information please contact: kerryn.macdermott@uct.ac.za 

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