OR & Support Staff Training

Having a da Vinci® Surgery Coordinator on-site can provide tremendous benefit, facilitating surgical procedures by minimizing anxieties associated with the introduction of new technology. A da Vinci® Coordinator can be a System and clinical applications expert – with a high degree of knowledge and skill in da Vinci Surgery. The da Vinci Coordinator supports the acquisition of system knoweldge and application. The result: the surgical team can increasingly focus on surgical application and technique and less on the underlying technology.

The following is an outline of a process to develop the knowledge and skills of da Vinci staff members.

Please note that the clinical pathway process is not a replacement for hospital policy regarding surgical credentialing. This process is merely an example of how other OR staff members have learned to utilize the da Vinci Si™ System and become comfortable with application.


Step 1: PREPARATION & SYSTEM TRAINING


1. Select Surgical Team


2. On-line da Vinci® Surgical System Training


da Vinci® Si™ Surgical System

  • System Technical Overview
  • OR Setup and System Connections
  • Vision System
  • Draping
  • Docking
  • Safety Features
  • da Vinci® Si OR Staff Assessment

da Vinci® Si-e™ Online Modules & Assessment

  • Si-e System Overview
  • OR Setup and System Connections
  • Draping
  • Docking
  • Safety Features
  • Assessment

da Vinci® S™ Surgical System

  • da Vinci® S System Overview
  • OR Setup and System Connections
  • Draping
  • Docking
  • Vision System
  • Safety Features
  • OR Staff Assessment

da Vinci® Standard Surgical System

  • Standard da Vinci® Overview and Assessment

3. System Overview Training at Hospital

  • System Component Overview and OR Setup
  • System Connections & Start-Up
  • Vision Cart Overview
  • Draping the Patient Cart
  • Draping and Calibrating the Camera and Endoscope
  • Docking the Patient Cart
  • EndoWrist® Instrument Overview
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Powering Off and Storing the da Vinci® System


Step 2: POST-SYSTEM TRAINING


1. Procedure dry-run: Surgical team members rehearse procedure


2. Additional System skill training as needed.

 

For further details on our comprehensive training program, resources and tools, please see our Customer Services section, and speak with your Intuitive Surgical representative about surgeon and/or hospital needs. You can also visit the da Vinci Surgery Online Community for more information on training. The Online Community is a free service brought to you by Intuitive Surgical.

Besides providing training information, the Online Community allows you access to: the largest collection of robotic surgery abstracts, over 1,000 hours of procedure videos, a range of supporting procedural materials and peer-to-peer discussions, all provided via a secure social networking site. To sign up, go to daVinciSurgeryCommunity.com.


Intuitive Surgical only trains on the use of the da Vinci Surgical System. The information provided during Intuitive Surgical training is not intended to substitute for formal medical training or certification. Intuitive Surgical is in no way responsible for surgical credentialing or for training in surgical procedure or technique, nor are the training programs described a replacement for hospital credentialing requirements. All curricula described are subject to change depending on available resources, as well as on the needs of the course participants.

Some of the training described may be provided by organizations or entities other than Intuitive, and Intuitive is not responsible for the content of these programs. Surgeon proctors are independent contractors. The listed prices are for services rendered by the independent surgeon proctors. A list of surgeon proctors can be provided upon request. Intuitive Surgical does not train on surgical procedures or techniques, nor does it take responsibility for proctoring services provided by the independent surgeon proctors. The hospital/surgeon purchases the proctoring service as part of training they have independently determined to be part of their credentialing requirement; Intuitive Surgical's role is merely to coordinate between the hospital/surgeon and the proctor. The proctors and the hospital/surgeon are always free to negotiate with each other directly.

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