⚫ To prepare the residents ready for safe practice of laparoscopic surgery
⚫ To describe and understand the equipment, tools, energy, and pneumoperitoneum
⚫ To present the fundamentals of laparoscopic techniques
⚫ Practical training sessions to learn or improve the performance of basic techniques in laparoscopic surgery, such as intra-corporeal suturing and tying techniques of nots, coordinating both hands for dissection and safe energy use in laparoscopy
⚫ To describe the results and potential complications of laparoscopic procedures