LapPass ®

LapPass

Launched at the 2015 ALSGBI ASM in Southport in the Arthrex Mobile Training Lab

Laparoscopic surgery is technically demanding and the skills required for proficiency are difficult to acquire. It is not for everyone. However, perhaps more than for any other branch of surgery, simulator training lends itself for practising and perfecting laparoscopic technical skills and from Autumn 2015 the ALSGBI has formally recognised those trainees who are able to demonstrate proficiency in a defined set of 5 laparoscopic tasks. These are not easy skills to perfect and the possession of the passport is a badge of proficiency which will be recognised nationwide and will mark out those who are serious laparoscopic surgeons. In turn, it is anticipated that trainers will recognise that those in possession of the LapPass® will be suitable for accelerated operative training. The 5 skills include camera holding (which will be assessed intra-operatively) and 4 technical skill tasks which will be demonstrated and assessed in training jigs.

LapPass® aims to provide trainees with the opportunity to improve their laparoscopic skills, and ultimately assess them in being competent at the LapPass® tasks. This certification serves as an indicator of trainees’ capabilities and skills, allowing them to prove their level of proficiency to supervisors as they move around hospitals or regions. The LapPass® group are working towards rolling out LapPass® internationally, setting up courses across the country and nationwide; ensuring it is accessible, standardised, affordable and consistent.

Click here for a list of members who have passed the LapPass® skills assessment

Click here to read about the experience of the first person to pass

Please click HERE to download your LapPass® pre-course guide, HERE for instructions on how to set up a LapPass® course, authored by Grace Bennett and Mike Kelly, and HERE for the National LapPass® Handbook

The Academy LapPass® group lead is Grace Bennett.

ASSESSORS and ASSESSMENT

We hope you will enjoy acquiring the LapPass®. The tasks set are challenging but the skills required are very much clinically relevant and for most people not intuitive. They will require practice, probably over many hours at home or in the lab. They do not intend in any way to avoid the need for courses but much like the Driving Test: lessons will help speedy acquisition of the required proficiency and promote good habits but on the day you still have to pass the Test itself with or without formal lessons.

We expect to run assessments at the Annual Scientific Meeting each year and in addition there are the regional training days as above. Please watch the website and newsletter for further information. The tasks are designed to be able to be conducted on low fidelity jigs and we would encourage practice in this way.

To invite one or more of our Assessors below to your course, please contact Jenny Treglohan at jtreglohan@alsgbi.org :

Assessors:

Mr Marco Adamo	Mr Petre Ichim	Mr James Olivier
Professor Irfan Ahmed	Mr Iain Jourdan	Miss Anna Palepa
Mr Jawad Ahmad	Mr Neil Keeling	Professor Bijen Patel
Professor Tan Arulampalam	Mr Jim Khan	Mr Rikesh Patel
Mr Altaf Awan	Mr Satish Kolli	Mr Mark Portelli
Mrs Grace Bennett	Mr Javed Latif	Miss Jo Reed
Mr Imran Bhatti	Mr Paul Leeder	Mr Manel Riera-Portell
Mr Hamzah Choudhry	Mr Juin Low	Professor Tim Rockall
Mr Nick Davies	Mr Graham Macaulay	Mr Peter Sedman
Mr Andrew Day	Mr David Mahon	Professor Chelliah Selvasekar
Mr Simon Dexter	Mr Mayank Mathur	Ms Shafaque Shaikh
Mr Steven Dixon	Mr Stuart Mercer	Ms Emma Upchurch
Professor Nader Francis	Miss Tamsin Morrison	Mr Mark Vipond
Mr Aniq Gajdhar	Mr Sreedutt Murali	Professor YKS Viswanath
Mr Ewen Griffiths	Mr Ahmad Nassar	Mr Martin Wadley
Mr Simon Higgs	Mr Colm O’Boyle	Mr Graham Whiteley

 

ASSESSMENT FORMS

Once completed, please email these forms to Jenny Treglohan at jtreglohan@alsgbi.org at the ALSGBI office. Please note that any scope may be used.

Click here to download practical skills assessment guide

Click here to download practical skills assessment sign-off form

Click here to download camera holding assessment form

 

2019 SURVEYS

Click here for ALSGBI Trainees Retrospective Survey 2019

Click here for ALSGBI Trainees Prospective Survey Part I 2019

Click here for ALSGBI Trainees Prospective Survey Part II 2019

Click here for ALSGBI Trainees Evaluation Survey 2019

Click here for ALSGBI Lap Pass Sign Off 2019

Click here for ALSGBI Trainers Survey 2019

 

PURCHASING LAPPASS® TRAINING KITS

We are delighted and excited to announce our appointment of Inovus Medical as the official manufacturer and supplier of the new LapPass® training kits.

The tasks can be used with all of the Inovus Medical laparoscopic box trainers. The 5 key laparoscopic skills can be practised in line with the LapPass® certification requirements and adding real value to the certification, the newly designed kits from Inovus have been developed to meet the key requirements of the existing LapPass® curriculum whilst adding improved realism and standardisation to the fully validated laparoscopic skills curriculum.

The LapPass® kit comes complete with a range of interchangeable elements including: hoops, pegs, 20cm of blue thread, foam block, Penrose drains, suturing skins and cutting skins allowing you to practise all of the key skills required to work towards your LapPass® certification.

If you are interested in purchasing the LapPass® kit or any other Inovus Medical products then visit the Inovus website.

Special note: Trainee Surgeon Members will receive a 10% discount as you will see if you click here.