The Department of Gen. Surgery Unit 1, successfully conducted the 1st SIMS upper GI endoscopic workshop for surgeons at post graduate skill lab Services Institute of Medical Sciences. The workshop involved teaching of basics and fundamentals of gastroscopy on high fidelity simulators.

The workshop was held under the patronage of Professor Zohra Khanum (Principal SIMS)

The workshop was organized by Prof Dr M Nadeem Aslam, Course Director and Dean of Surgery Services Hospital Lahore whose vision is to train surgical residents in endoscopic procedures. Prof. Dr Nadeem Aslam stressed on the importance of learning the basics of endoscopy for the surgical trainees.

Professor Dr Muhammad Imran (Dean of Medicine, KEMU), a master trainer and an expert endoscopic physician, delivered a comprehensive lecture on the principles for safely performing endoscopic procedures. followed by hands on practice on hi fidelity virtual simulators. The participants were trained under supervisoon in basics of navigation, target acquisition, simulated endoscopy cases both physiological and common pathological condition hiatal hernia, esophagitis, varices and esophageal tumors.

This is first of the series of future workshops to be conducted at post graduate skill lab SIMS/SHL. The attendees keenly participated in the workshop and gave an encouraging feedback. The aim is to extend this endeavor and hold such a workshop with live demonstration and include teaching of fundamentals of colonoscopy as well.