SLICE at Johns Hopkins & RMK AIMES Collaborative Course
Robotic Radical Prostatectomy on Hydrogel Models
Dates: 19-20-21 July 2026, Sunday-Monday-Tuesday
Course Chairs
Dr. Ahmed Ghazi
Associate Professor of Urology, Director of Surgical Learning and Innovation Center of Excellence (SLICE), Director of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Brady Urological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Dr. A. Erdem Canda
Professor of Urology, Director of Rahmi M. Koç Academy of Interventional Medicine, Education & Simulation (RMK AIMES), Koç University Hospital Department of Urology, Istanbul, Türkiye
Day-1: Lectures & Video Presentations
Day-2: Hands-on Training Using Hydrogel Prostate Models (2 trainees per model)
Day-3: Live Case Observation In The Operating Room
Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Lectures & Video Presentations Include (Day-1: 19 July 2026, Sunday):
- Hydrogel Models for Robotic Urology Training
- Robotic Radical Prostatectomy with Hydrogel Models
- Posterior Approach: Seminal Vesicle & Vas Deference Dissection, Opening Denonvillier’s Fascia
- Anterior Approach & Bladder Neck Dissection
- Median Lobe Dissection & Bladder Neck Reconstruction
- NVB Sparing, Prostatic Pedicle Dissection & Completion of Prostatectomy
- Urethro-vesical Anastomosis with Posterior Reconstruction
- Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection
- Low-Pressure Robotic Surgery
Please send us an email to info@aimes.org for details.