About the programme

ELSA has as mandate to promote and develop endo-laparoscopic surgery in the Asia-Pacific area.

In 2011 the Outreach Programme has been formalized and started with a specific focus to develop and support Surgical Training Programmes in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Developing Countries.

The programme through a support from 3 to 5 years it has the goal “to train the future Trainer” through a structured programme that range from Basic Endosurgical Skills Courses to Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Courses, proctorship and fellowship in MIS. The first ELSA Surgical programme “Train-the Future Trainer” has been launched in Myanmar in 2011 with the fruitful collaboration of a group of dedicated Teachers from the Medical School in Yangon. Till now about 14 Courses have been organized in all Burmese medical Schools and also different specialties involved. Three MIS training surgical skills laboratory have been setup to allow the local surgeons and surgical residents to continue training and in the future to run their own training programme. This Format has been then exported to other Asian Countries and since 2012, the ELSA Outreach Programme has involved: Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia, India, and Pakistan. A total of more then 12 Courses are orgazinzed yearly with a task force of surgeons from the ELSA Community.

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Elsa outreach programme workshops


Train the Trainer Programme for ASEAN

ELSA OP Strategy

Resources

On-line Learning Platforms

Outreach Road Map

Outreach Programme Trainers

                                 

Davide Lomanto                                                Allen Buenafe
Co-Chair, Singapore                                     Co-Chair, Philippines

Members (A-J) Members (J-N) Members (N-S) Members (S-Y)
Anil Sharma, India Jin Bong, Malaysia Nurse Hser GH, Singapore Suthep U, Thailand
Asim Shabbir, Singapore Jun Gi Kim, S Korea Peter MY Goh, Singapore T. Sathien, Thailand
Aye Mon, Myanmar Juvie P Villaflor, Philippines Pradeep Vaidya, Nepal Tan Wee Boon, Singapore
Barlian S, Indonesia Kabir Chowdhuri, Bangladesh Quan LeTuan, Vietnam Tin Tin Mar, Myanmar
Ehsan Rehman, Pakistan Kim GuoWei, Singapore S.Sivaganesh, Sri Lanka Towhidul Alam, Bangladesh
Errawan W,Indonesia Lem Dara , Cambodia Sajid Malik, Pakistan Umar Javed, Pakistan
Eva Lourdes Sta Clara, Philippines Masood Rashid, Pakistan Shailesh Adhikari, Nepal Victor Lee, Singapore
Ho Ying Woo, Singapore MB Fuentes, Philippines Shein Myint, Myanmar Wyn Mint, Myanmar
Htun Oo, Myanmar Moe Moe, Tin, Myanmar SS Ngoi, Singapore Ye Mynt, Myanmar
Jaideep Rao,Singapore Nandadeva Samarasekera, Sri Lanka, Sujith Wijerathne, Singapore Yoke Fai Fong, Singapore

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