Online (micro)surgical training at RRSSC (download the PDF)
At the René Remie Surgical Skills Centre (RRSSC) training facilities in Almere, The Netherlands, we have trained over 3000 surgeons, veterinarians, animal technicians, and scientists. We teach the general principle of surgery in rodents and provide training in a large number of specific (micro)surgical procedures, e.g. catheterisations for chronic blood sampling and infusion, implantation of devices (radio-telemeters, osmotic mini pumps and iPRECIO pumps), and experimental techniques such as myocardial infarction (MI, LAD obstruction), transverse aortic constriction (TAC). However, experimental techniques such as bile duct catheterization with intact entero-hepatic circulation and chronic CSF sampling in the cisterna manga of the rat are also taught.
The dedicated surgical workstations, FST instruments, personal attention, and relaxed atmosphere during our courses create the ideal circumstances for knowledge transfer. Our website testimonials speak for themselves. (https://www.rrssc.eu/testimonials-2/).
Why did we start this online training?
Like many other businesses, we were affected by the travel restrictions of our clients due to the Corona pandemic. As a result, the number of course participants being able to follow our training modules decreased. Although we believe that surgical training is best achieved with personal guidance in our dedicated training facilities, we have the set up for online surgical training for advanced surgeons and thus expand our training possibilities.
With online surgical training, we continue to comply with our mission “To share our experience and enthusiasm for setting and achieving ambitious levels of surgical skills”. This means we have set the highest standard for performing this online surgical training. Both the microscope vision and overview of the surgical area are provided. Additionally, we offer the possibility of monitoring you while performing surgery using a portable digital microscope. This allows us to guide you through procedures and help you perform complex steps in the operation. Online communication using Microsoft Teams enables us to invite other specialists to assist us. The training sessions are recorded for future reference.
A good preparation is half the job.
Like any surgery, online surgical training needs preparation. Our online training session, therefore, starts with an inventory of your surgical request. As soon as a surgical protocol is agreed upon, we can plan an online training session. At a later stage, we can follow up and assist you while performing surgery in your facilities using the portable digital microscope. We can refine your surgical technique and ensure the procedure is successfully performed.
Let us know how we can assist you with your surgical technique or offer you new approaches!
You can use the contact form on the website to get in touch with us.
The RRSSC Team,
