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GESEA CERT2 PTA: Practical Training Workshop (17-18 June 2026) & Certification (19-20 June 2026)

Event Description

Registrations still to be released:

GESEA CERT2 (PRETORIA)

PRACTICAL TRAINING WORKSHOP – Wednesday 17 – Thursday 18 June 2026

CERTIFICATION – Friday 19 – Saturday 20 June 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 17 – Thursday 18 June 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: Pretoria University Skills Centre, Pretoria

 

CERT2 CERTIFICATION – Friday 19 – Saturday 20 June 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: Pretoria University Skills Centre, Pretoria

 

Registrations for this event are NOT open yet. If you would like to be added to the GESEA mailing list, please complete the following form.

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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